The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has submittted a letter to Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asking him to permanently end the festival permanently that causes tremendous suffering to the elephants.

The letter issued to the PM in Tuesday claimed that PETA documented mahouts in the last editions of the festivals, relentlessly beating and jabbing elephants with sticks and makeshift wooden knives and violently yanking their ears in order to force the animals to race, give rides, and “play” polo and football.

The letter also claimed that one elephant was beaten for nearly a minute, and many animals sustained deep, bloody wounds.

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