<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en” data-theme=”dark”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>It is very sad that we Sri Lankans havent been able to let go of our cruel traditions. <br>A New Year Celebration "game" : Elephant Race <br>The participants are made to take part by force and torture held in chains and stabbed by bullhook. <a href=”https://t.co/88duwIrZou”>pic.twitter.com/88duwIrZou</a></p>— RARE Sri Lanka (@RARE_SriLanka) <a href=”https://twitter.com/RARE_SriLanka/status/1650743638950047750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
This tweet talks about the cruel New Year traditions that Sri Lanka continues to this day. The tradition is called elephant racing and it is when elephants are chained and hooked by stabbing so they can race. This is pure example of animal abuse because there harming and forcing the animal to engage in the historical tradition. The tweet condemns those who participated in the acts and wishes that fellow Sri Lankans “let go of our cruel traditions”
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