In 2017, Planting Peace began rescuing Asianelephants out of slavery.
With a goal to save an elephant every month, the organization has never stopped since.
The firstelephantthe organization rescued from chains was named Mae.
She was 35 years old andhad beenenslaved her whole life in the logging industry in Laos.
She was enslaved as a riding elephant.
The short clip shows her taking her first steps to freedom.
You are looking at the newest free elephant in the world.
Poor girl has lost 3 babies to the practice.
Planting Peace raised 37k in the last 24 hours to buy her freedom.
She will have 500 acres to roam chain free.
Thanks to all who made that happen, Aaron added.
you might not only clearly see her ribs but her head is also sinking in due to being underweight.
On top of it all, she is blind in her right eye.
We were able to buy her freedom, and we donated her to a rescue called Mandalao.
That night, I bought a ticket to Southeast Asia and started investigating how to rescue an elephant.
I found an elephant named Mae that was bonded in the woods and chained to a tree.
I freed her and never stopped working on the elephants behalf, he added.
Asked about what makes the elephants so special, Aaron said that mostly their spirit.
One thing that is always surprising about them is that the world can be so horrible to them.
A very similar situation occurs in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia.
