Cher helped rescue the 'world's loneliest elephant' from captivity and brought him to a sanctuary in Cambodia
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Cher helped rescue a 36-year-old overweight elephant who has spent much of his life in captivity, and was part of a team who brought him to a sanctuary in Cambodia.
Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant" after his partner died in 2012, had been in captivity in Pakistan for 35 years until he was rescued over the weekend.
The elephant — Pakistan's only Asian elephant — had been a gift to the country from Sri Lanka, according to the welfare organization Four Paws.Cher has pushed for Kaavan's relocation for years, and was at his side when he was moved on Monday. She even sang him the song "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," CNN reported.
"I am so proud he is here," Cher told AFP. "He's going to be really happy here."According to a statement from the Smithsonian Channel to CNN, which is making a documentary about Kaavan, Cher first learned about the elephant through Twitter.
"I thought, 'how can I fix this? How can I save an elephant who's been shackled to a shed for 17 years and who is a thousand miles away?'" Cher said."Kaavan was eating, was not stressed — he was even a little bit sleeping, standing, leaning at the crate wall," Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from Four Paws, told The Guardian.
There are 600 other elephants at the sanctuary where Kaavan will be staying, the Guardian reported.
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