The Gauhati High Court today asked the Tamil Nadu government to give permission to the delegation from Assam to inspect the allegedly abused elephant 'Joymala' within three days of receiving a copy of the court's interim order.

Video of Sunder being tortured by mahout went viral in 2013; campaign to free him saw push from Amitabh Bachchan to Pamela Anderson to Paul McCartney

Wildlife SOS aims to restore not just the physical health of the elephants rescued from captivity but also their mental well being, and allowing them to live out a life of retirement in surroundings that are as close to the wild as possible

Mohan, the world's 'unluckiest elephant', is finally home. The tusker was chained and abused for the past 50 years of his life, Wildlife SOS says.

55-year-old Mohan spent almost his entire life in chains. He was a calf when he was snatched from his herd, beaten into submission and then sold off to various owners. His luck has finally changed.

Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by the appalling evidence of elephant torture and trauma brought out by "God in Shackles", a critically acclaimed documentary exposing the abuse of Kerala's captive elephants. She says elephant rescue centres were the need of the hour.

It was a 'trunk' call for Kerala legislators. 'Gods in Shackles', directed by Canada-based Keralite Sangita Iyer, is an award winning documentary on how elephants are abused in the name of temple festivals in Kerala. On Wednesday, it was screened in India for the first time in the Kerala Legislative Assembly complex, on the suggestion of the Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan...

Phoolkali, a female elephant who was rescued from her abusive employer and rehabilitated at an animal shelter in Mathura, Agra is now happy enough to paint!

Big, Grey and Smiling. Sunder, the former temple elephant is an unlikely celebrity with friends ranging from the Big B to rock legends. And he is leaving behind a tormented past in Bangalore's Bannerrghatta park.

Raju, a 50-year-old elephant who was recently rescued from his abusive owner in Allahabad, is now recuperating at an elephant care centre.

Sunder, a temple elephant in Maharashtra might have been tortured for his entire life but a recording of his video has helped to free him. The video of the abuse he was receiving at the hands of his mahout was released and caused outrage across India.

An animal rights group says a 14-year-old elephant in India is still being abused despite a 2012 appeal by former Beatle Paul McCartney.