In theending days of March, the year 2021 started resembling like 2020. It feels like‘2020 once again’. Amid the second wave of coronavirus, India is facing a hugespike in cases and deaths. The health infrastructure is overburdened and facingshortages. From oxygen shortage and ICU beds to medicine shortage, many statesare facing turmoils in treating covid patients. Where each morning we aredelivered with one or the other bad news once in a while we get a treat ofrelaxation.
The internetis circulating a playful picture of an elephant. The video is shared by one ofthe Twitter users. In that video, an elephant can be seen playing with a ballwhile he is surrounded by many boys. Four to five boys can be seen playingcricket with the elephant. Along with the video, the user wrote, “have you seenan elephant playing cricket? Well he is better than many international players”.
Under thispost many users are enjoying the playful elephant and loving the innocence ofthe animal. However, most of them have criticized and expressed sorrow overthis condition. One of the Twitter users wrote, “people don’t realize howanimals come to be in this situation. Being trapped and forced, usually withpunishment until they follow instructions to do these ridiculous stunts sopeople can profit from them. They should be in nature with their own species”.
Replyingto the same tweet, someone writes, “actually elephants in India are very wellkept. They form close bonds with the humans caring for them. Think of this likehow you would think of a dog or a cat playing ball”.