It was interesting to see how well these elephants are treated. They are basically rescued animals from abuse or injury. There was also a great reverence given to cows and gots, in the Hindu areas at least. Cows and goats could be seen standing in the middle of the road, chewing the cud n public as well as private spaces. All very poetic, but a health hazard in a children's playground for instance. My Swiss-German host remonstrated with a cow's owner in one such playground where the owner replied that it was up to the government to clean everything up. Not a good reply for my host.
I also got quite distressed about the treatment of dogs, and even cats, in Sri Lanka. Many of the stray dogs are rabid so there is currently being planned a cull on stray dogs. Battersea Dog's Home does not feature here. I had to switch off from feeling for dogs or risk rabies myself. It was particularly distressing when we saw two puppies abandoned in the middle of the road one night as we were driving in the south over Christmas. All Steve could do was move them over to the side of the road as we drove in. All very sad.
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