After police arrested the traders and freed Xiguang a few months later, the elephant was confirmed to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms and sent to a wild animal protection center in Hainan for rehab, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.A year of methadone injections at five times the human dosage had helped wean Xiguang off his addiction.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Getting Clean
This story from Reuters explains how an elephant was controlled by poachers using heroin-laced bananas.
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