JOE ROBERTS: ‘A starving 70-year-old elephant is made to walk miles every night so people can feel ‘blessed’ at a religious festival, an activist has claimed. The ailing female elephant, who is called Tikiri, is covered in a colourful costume so the people watching her in the parade do not see her emaciated body. Lek … Continue reading Starving elderly elephant’s emaciated body is hidden by Buddhist festival costume