New Delhi: A robotic elephant named Irinjadpilly Raman, donated by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with an aim to prevent cruelty to animals for rituals, has been unveiled at the premises of the Sri Krishna temple in Kerala’s Thrissur district Was. The robotic elephant is the center of attraction which will be used to conduct ceremonies at the temple in a safe and treat-free manner. The move was applauded by many, including award-winning Indian film actor Parvathy Thruvothu, who sent her support to PETA India.
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As per reports, the elephant donated to the temple is 11 ft (3.3 m) tall, weighs 800 kg and is made of an iron frame. It looks realistic and the artificial pachyderm can be seen flapping its big ears constantly. Devotees thronged the temple to have a glimpse of the mechanical pachyderm and looked excited about it.
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Trained elephants are abused for riding, ceremonies, trickery and other purposes and this has been a matter of concern. They are being subjected to cruel punishments and tortures.
PETA organization has been advocating against animal cruelty for many years. PETA said it would help organize the event “in a cruelty-free manner”. PETA insisted in a statement that it was “cruel” to subject live elephants to excessively loud noises during festivals and called on all temples in the state to switch to live mechanical elephants.
“It is high time that we take stronger and more impactful steps towards stopping such abuse and giving animals a dignified and dignified life,” the organization said.
Good move: Use of a life-size robotic elephant for rituals is a first for Kerala: An important step to end “animal cruelty” pic.twitter.com/VxHeXxIvDR
— ADV. Ashutosh J Dubey (@AdvAshutoshBJP) March 2, 2023
PETA India, based in Mumbai, was launched in January 2000. It operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or mistreat in any other way, while also educating policy makers and the public. About promoting an understanding of the rights of all animals to be treated with dignity and respect.
Netizens shared videos of the mechanical robot on Twitter when the curtains were opened to give devotees a glimpse of the artificial pachyderm. The crowd was thrilled to see the artificial robot.