00:00Weighing in at 800 kilos, over 3 meters tall and stunningly lifelike, this robot elephant
00:07is decked out in colorful attire for Hindu ceremonies.
00:11The animal welfare organization PETA India is trying a new approach to end cruelty against
00:16animals.
00:17The robot elephants cost around 6,000 euros.
00:20Repeated incidents with stressed animals at ceremonies prompted the innovation.
00:26We see on a daily basis, we see all the different kinds of cruelty that is happening and elephants
00:32running amok in I think almost all the temple festivals because they happen in the heights
00:36of summer.
00:37And I don't think it's ever occurred to people that there is an alternative and you can do
00:42something like this.
00:43I think it's a really revolutionary step that they're taking and we hope to see him in a
00:47lot of places.
00:49Robot elephants operate in more than 10 temples in southern India, helping to keep a centuries
00:54old tradition alive.
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