released : 24 Jun 2023 at 11: 54 Elephant Muthu Raja is seen inside a cage throughout his acclimatisation ahead of his moving to Thailand, at Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on Friday. (Photo: AFP) COLOMBO: An ailing Thai elephant is being ready for an tough journey house from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic disagreement inbetween the 2 Asian countries over the animal’s declared mistreatment. Thai authorities had talented the 29-year-old Muthu Raja — likewise understood back in its birthplace as Sak Surin — to Sri Lanka in2001 But they required it back last year after claims it was tortured and overlooked while housed at a Buddhist temple in the island country’s south. The elephant was in discomfort and covered in abscesses when Sri Lanka’s federalgovernment took back custody of it from the temple in November. Most of its injuries have consideringthat recovered while the elephant recovers in a zoo on Colombo’s borders however damage to the animal’s foot still needs advanced hydrotherapy treatment. A Thai keeper leads elephant Muthu Raja previous a cage throughout his acclimatisation ahead of his moving to Thailand, at Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on Friday. (Photo: AFP) “Arrangements haveactually been made to fly the elephant back to Thailand for this type of treatment,” vet Madusha Perera, who hasactually been nursing the animal back to health consideringthat its rescue, informed AFP on Friday.
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