AN OLD and fragile-looking elephant is being “tortured” by her owners in Sri Lanka who hide the 70-year-old giant’s emaciated body with a colourful festival costume.
斯里兰卡一头脆弱的老象正遭受着主人的“折磨”。它的主人用彩色节日服装把它瘦弱的身体藏了起来。
Tikiri is shackled every night while joining a parade at the Perahera Festival, one of the oldest and grandest of all Buddhist festivals featuring fire-breathers, dancers and lavishly decorated elephants.
在斯里兰卡最古老的也是最庄严的，以喷火为特色的佛教节日——佛牙节期间，老象Tikiri每晚都要戴上镣铐，参加游行。
Starving Tikiri is one of 60 elephants working at a festival in Sri Lanka, despite being in poor health, with her skin rubbed raw
饥饿的Tikiri是节日期间工作的60头大象之一，健康状况堪忧，皮肤已经被磨破。
No one sees her bony body or her weakened condition, because of her costume, says Save Elephant Foundation
拯救大象基金会称，没有人看到它瘦骨嶙峋的身体和虚弱的精神状态，因为它身上盖了一层华服彩衣。
Save Elephant Foundation (sic), set up by Thailand’s ‘elephant whisperer’ Lek Chailert, has shared horrific photos of starving Tikiri which shows every rib in her body, and raw-looking skin on her trunk.
“拯救大象基金会”由泰国“骑象者”Lek Chailert创建。从他分享的Tikiri这些触目惊心的照片中可以看出，Tikiri已经瘦到皮包骨，背脊上的皮肤被磨得通红。
She’s so skinny that bones protrude through her skin – including her spine.Posting the images on Facebook, the charity explained: “This is Tikiri, a 70 year old ailing female.
她骨瘦如柴，骨头从她的皮肤里凸出来——包括她的脊柱。该慈善机构在脸书上发布了这些照片，并解释说:“这是Tikiri，一头70岁的患病母象。”
“She is one of the 60 elephants who must work in the service of the Perahera Festival in Sri Lanka this year.
它是今年佛牙节期间工作的60头大象之一。
“Tikiri joins in the parade early every evening until late at night every night for ten consecutive nights, amidst the noise, the fireworks, and smoke.
Tikiri需要连续十天晚上工作到深夜，忍受周围的噪音、焰火和烟雾。
“She walks many kilometres every night so that people will feel blessed during the ceremony.
每晚它都要走数公里，人们认为这样才会在仪式上受到上帝的祝福。
“No one sees her bony body or her weakened condition, because of her costume.
因为身披彩衣，没有人看到它骨瘦如柴的身体和虚弱的状态。
“No one sees the tears in her eyes, injured by the bright lights that decorate her mask; no one sees her difficulty to step as her legs are short-shackled while she walks.
没有人看到它被面具上的强光照射而流下的眼泪；没有人看到它被镣铐束缚的腿向前走动时的艰难。
“For a ceremony, all have the right to belief as long as that belief does not disturb or harm another.
“只要信仰不干扰或伤害他人，所有人都有信仰的权利。
“How can we call this a blessing, or something holy, if we make other lives to suffer [sic]?”
但如果我们给这些生灵带来痛苦，这个仪式又如何能称之为祝福、神圣的仪式呢？
With August 12 celebrating World Elephant Day, the charity added: “We cannot bring a peaceful world to the elephant if we still think that this image is acceptable.
8月12日是世界大象日，该慈善基金会补充说，“如果我们看到这幅画面后还觉得可以接受，我们就不可能给大象提供一个安宁的环境。”
“To love, to do no harm, to follow a path of kindness and compassion, this is the Way of Buddha. It is time to follow.”
“去爱，不做坏事，走一条善良和慈悲的道路，才是佛的道路。是时候遵守了。”
The foundation runs a sanctuary for rescued elephants, and has rescued hundreds of the gentle giants from Thailand and other countries.
该基金会经营了一家救护所，帮助需要救援的大象。他们已经帮助过泰国和其他国家几百头大象。
It said that Tikiri works at the Tooth temple in Kandy city and is in constant service for the temple ceremony, in which she is draped in colourful costume, covering her emaciated frame.
据说Tikiri是在康提市佛牙寺工作，仪式期间它要披着彩色装束，遮盖住瘦弱的身体，连续工作到仪式结束。
A spokesperson for the Sacred Tooth Relic, a Buddhist temple, told Metro that while hosting such festivals they “always care about the animals”.
They said that a vet has seen Tikiri.
佛牙寺的发言人告诉《都市报》，在举办这样的节日时，他们“一直很关心动物”，并表示他们给Tikiri看了兽医。
The foundation has urged people to write to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to “end this cruelty”.
基金会鼓励人们给斯里兰卡总理维克勒·马辛哈写信，以“结束这种残忍的行为。”
It added: “We need your continued support and your voice to stop the abuse and slavery of these majestic giants.
“我们需要您的支持和声音，结束对这些生灵的虐待和奴役。”
“Let’s use World Elephant Day to be the voice for the voiceless.”
“在世界大象日这天，为那些无声的动物发声。”
Others urged that the “poor underfed darling” be rescued.
其他网友也敦促尽快拯救这个“可怜又饥饿的大象”。
这么美丽的生灵却遭受这样的对待，看来人们真的认为自己种族优越。我永远不会赞同这种做法。这头母象应该被送到安全的地方，过自己原本幸福的生活。这种虐待行为必须得到禁止，我仅代表自己给斯里兰卡政府写信。
太令人心痛了！难以置信，她已经这样年老，骨瘦如柴，脆弱不堪，她迫切地需要爱护和休息。我衷心的希望她能摆脱这些折磨。
可耻！彻头彻尾的残忍和忽视，或许可以联系国家地理杂志、拯救大象的各个组织，主要的海外电视台，让这头可怜的母象获得自由，享受健康，温饱和爱。
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