A pregnant wild elephant in Kerala died on May 27 after she ate a pineapple filled with firecrackers that was allegedly offered to her by some locals.
She faced one of the most brutal forms of animal abuse as the fruit exploded in her mouth, leading to her death. She had wandered into a nearby village looking for food when she was offered the pineapple filled with crackers.
The cracker explosion burned her tongue and mouth. Reportedly, she walked around in the village, in searing pain and hunger, unable to eat anything owing to her injuries
The elephant was taken back inside the forest in a truck where the forest officials cremated her.