The rescues are part of Wildlife SOS 'Circus Elephant Campaign' to rehabilitate circus elephants across India," she said. "The four rescued elephants were named as Pearl, Ruby, Goldie and Sylvie in the circus. By IANS | Posted 3 hoursNew Delhi: Four elephants were rescued from a circus in Pune in Maharashtra on Friday following a two-day and a night long operation by a rescue team of a wildlife NGO. Wildlife SOS, an NGO, in coordination with PETA, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), police and forest department carried out the rescue operation at Rambo circus in Pune. She said three horses, one pony and 14 dogs were also rescued from the same circus.

Source: Mid-Day May 27, 2016 07:15 UTC