eleblog

“Armenia�s bachelor elephant, who has been desperate for a wife already for several years, has finally found his match.” - ArmeniaNow.com

“The zoo in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, has marked the wedding of two elephants - Grand and Candy. Hundreds of guests attended the ceremony, complete with traditional Indian dances.” - RussiaToday

“The Prime Minister declared the elephant would not be sent to Armenia �on compassionate grounds.� He further stated that thereafter the gifting of animals from India to another State to build diplomatic relations would be stopped.” - Daily News

“An elephant has been taken to court, not just any court but the highest in the land, the Supreme Court. Asokamala, born and bred at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, has kicked up dust being in the centre of a controversy over whether she should be �exported� as a gift from Sri Lanka to Armenia.” - The Sunday Times

“The Cabinet has approved the gifting of an elephant to Armenia while Wild Life officials were still studying the suitability of the weather and other conditions for the animal. The move has drawn angry responses from various groups closely following the issue of gifting the elephant Asokamala.” - The Sunday Times Online

“The Cabinet has approved the gifting of an elephant to Armenia while Wild Life officials were still studying the suitability of the weather and other conditions for the animal. The move has drawn angry responses from various groups closely following the issue of gifting the elephant Asokamala.” - The Sunday Times

“Sri Lanka will give a baby elephant to the Armenia zoo in exchange for veterinary training to an animal “suitable” for local conditions, a government minister said Sunday.” - Lanka Business Online

“Sports and Recreation Minister Gamini Lokuge is to travel to Armenia later this month to hand over an elephant as a gift from Sri Lanka ignoring warnings from animal rights activists and without the sanction of the Wild Life Department. Mr. Lokuge confirmed to The Sunday Times that he was planning the visit and had been informed that the Armenian government was preparing a national ceremony to receive the elephant.” - The Sunday Times Online

“After a four-month campaign by Indian animal lovers, the government relented and said it would not gift a baby elephant to Armenia, it was reported Saturday. ” - www.armenialiberty.org

“A plan to gift an Indian elephant to Armenia has led to an outcry by animal rights activists.” - BBC NEWS