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poor creatures and seeing
their plight I want to work
towards solutions. This
travesty cannot continue.
This barbarism is not human.
Thomas,
[email protected]
Though the title of the
photograph “Hell is Here”
is in favour of elephants. I
would not have presented
the photographer with the
award because others may
instigate such torture just to
win an award at some future
date. Also people living
in other human-elephant
confl ict areas may take a
cue from such images and
resort to throwing fi reballs
and crackers on elephants.
Nitin Singhvi,
Raipur
We share the pain of
Sanctuary Asia readers
and Sanctuary Nature
Foundation supporters. This
trauma has being infl icted
in Bankura, West Bengal
for two decades or so. Why
did the judges choose this
image? To shake India and
the world from decades
of complacency where
elephants were suff ering
in oblivion. More over the
loss of elephant habitats
to projects such as dams,
mines, roads are oftenHELL IS HERE
Holding people accountable
for elephant welfare and
solutions to decrease human
and elephant confl ict must
happen. Sanctuary should
assist in fi nding solutions to
this extinction event. Tell us
what we can do.
Mark Goldsworthy,
markallangoldsworthy@
gmail.com
It’s most unfortunate to see
the sad plight of elephants
in south Bengal and other
parts of the country. I
am happy to help. Merely
writing petitions to the CM
won’t help. Approaching the
Supreme Court would be
a better option. We need
more action on the ground.
Partha Sarathy,
South BengalI saw your horrifying post
on people throwing fl aming
tar balls at elephants in India.
From across the world I
would like to help. Guide us
how we can add our strength
to yours so elephants can
regain lost forests.
Jen Honickman,
[email protected]
The photo of a baby
elephant and its mother
being attacked by burning
tar balls was very upsetting.
My hope is that the people
who do this will be punished
for the cruelty they infl ict on
these intelligent animals. Why
would you pick a picture of a
calf being burned to death?
This deserves an award? I
don’t remember the last time
I have been so upset.
Cheryl Leber,
[email protected]Why would you award
someone for taking this
picture and not helping the
elephants? Why would it win
an ‘award’? You must put
a warning on pictures such
as these. I am traumatised
by the images. I have been
an animal advocate my
entire life and have worked
to protect elephants. The
photographer should have
thrown down the camera
and addressed the horror
of this event.
Sharon Mastrianni,
[email protected]
I recently saw a post titled
‘Hell is Here’ in reference
to the Asian elephant.
I am proud to see your
publication raise awareness
on the issue. However, I
am just appalled at what
people are doing to these
creatures. How can a person
cheer while harming any
animal? I feel so powerless
in this world where we kill
one another and now we
cheer when tormenting a
baby elephant calf with fi re
balls. I tend to scroll through
news, and like many others,
I admit I have become
somewhat desensitised
and mildly jaundiced to
the human realities we all
see every day. Yet seeing
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