ban elephants?

October 8, 2006 10:28 AM

Should Mumbai ban elephants from the city? They're already using microchipped to crack down on "illegal elephants" being used for begging. Is this the next step?
posted by reklaw (11 comments total)

Hurrah! It's elephant day!
posted by randomination at 10:29 AM on October 8, 2006

Oh! However did this happen? Weird.

I sure hope no-one else is working on a post about elephants right now... that'd be so strange...
posted by reklaw at 10:31 AM on October 8, 2006

This is getting wierd.
posted by cal71 at 10:32 AM on October 8, 2006

Yesterday was self-link day. Today is elephant day.
posted by bob sarabia at 10:35 AM on October 8, 2006

Never Forget.
posted by farishta at 10:36 AM on October 8, 2006 [1 favorite]

There have been countless incidents of mahouts being charged with begging but they pay the paltry fines and take the animals to beg again some where else.

Easy solution: Elephant DRM
posted by matteo at 10:37 AM on October 8, 2006

the elephant in the room
posted by gubo at 10:37 AM on October 8, 2006

randomination, I was about to mention that.

posted by p3on at 11:02 AM on October 8, 2006

Four elephants are legally registered in Mumbai, but locals believe up to a dozen could be living in the city.

and they're so easy to hide ...
posted by pyramid termite at 11:18 AM on October 8, 2006

so elephants then.
posted by nola at 12:32 PM on October 8, 2006

This is so typically India. They use RFID to track 12 elephants.
posted by Tuffy at 1:23 AM on October 9, 2006