Emaciated Elephant That Forced To March Through The Streets Has Now Passed Away

Disturbing photos of the helpless elephant have infuriated animal rights groups all over the world.

A 70-year-old female elephant called Tikiri that was forced to parade through the streets at a religious festival has recently died.

Heartbreaking pictures of Tikiri collapsed on the ground enraged people all over the globe after it emerged that her emaciated body was hidden by a costume.

The elephant's death was confirmed by Metro.

Tikiri was a part of sixty elephants that marched through the streets for days on end so people can feel “blessed”.

Earlier in September 2019, founder of the Save The Elephant.

Foundation in northern Thailand, Lek Chailert, shared pictures of Tikiri.

Lek was wondering why Tikiri’s legs still had chains on them.

As the Sacred Tooth Relic the Buddist temple that organizes the festival, reported, Tikiri suffered from a digestive ailment that prevented her from gaining weight.