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Sir Paul McCartney’s battle to free elephant

Published: 24th August 2012

SIR Paul McCartney has helped to free an elephant kept chained in the dark for seven years.
The Beatles legend and actress Pamela Stephenson, 62, pleaded with India’s forest minister Dr Patangrao Kadam for the animal’s release.
Yesterday it was revealed that 13-year-old Sunder will be rescued from his shed hell in India’s Maharashtra district and moved to a wildlife centre.
Angry Sir Paul, 70, had written: “I have seen photographs of young Sunder, the elephant kept alone in a shed at a temple and put in chains with spikes.
“Years of his life have been ruined by keeping him and abusing him in this way.
“Enough is enough. Get Sunder out.”
Mimi Bekhechi, of animal welfare campaigners PETA, said yesterday: “We are grateful to the forest minister for agreeing to liberate Sunder.”

Helped to liberate Sunder ... McCartney