"We are capturing it and torturing it. It's totally unethical". Prakash was instrumental in bringing the robot elephant to the temple. It was donated by the Voice for Asian Elephants Society, which ...

In the Indian state of Kerala, machines are performing rituals traditionally involving elephants in captivity. Just like the ...

A recent video shared by PETA featured one such robot elephant from a temple in Kerala. At first glance, it looked like a ...

This innovative initiative provides a cruelty-free alternative for temple rituals, addressing the growing concerns over ...

“We are capturing it and torturing it. It’s totally unethical”. Prakash was instrumental in bringing the robot elephant to the temple. It was donated by the Voice for Asian Elephants ...

It’s totally unethical.” Mr Prakash was instrumental in bringing the robot elephant to the temple. It was donated by the Voice for Asian Elephants Society, which said it would aid “cruelty ...

Workers push a finished model of a robotic elephant outside a workshop in Thrissur, in India's Kerala state - Copyright JIJI Press/AFP/File STR Workers push a ...

It flaps its ears and squirts water from a waving trunk, but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in India's Hindu temples. Made of ...