Indian temples have been asked to stop their elephants from blessing Hindu pilgrims after fears were raised that the tourists were passing tuberculosis to the animals.
Forest rangers reported that the animals were living in poor conditions and asked temples to stop the elephant blessings.
"It is not a very happy situation right now," Dr VN Singh, chief conservator of forests, told The Times of India.
"The guidelines on proper care for an elephant are still a grey area that most mahouts and owners are unaware of. So we ordered district forest officers to do a round of inspection of temples.
"Our veterinary doctors also checked the elephants. We found many elephants suffering from a lot of ailments," he told the newspaper.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7926523/India-elephant-blessings-to-stop-over-tuberculosis-fears.html
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