Cher helped the world’s loneliest elephant believe in love again.
In November, the star, 74, worked with animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS to relocate Kaavan,a 36-year-old elephant languishing alone in a zoo, from Pakistan to a Cambodian sanctuaryfilled with friendly rescue elephants.
Now, animal lovers and Cher fans can learn how the successful rescue operation came to be in the upcoming Paramount+ and Smithsonian Channel documentaryCher & The Loneliest Elephant, set to premiere on Earth Day, April 22.
Cher and Kaavan.Courtesy The Smithsonian Channel
Courtesy The Smithsonian Channel
Kaavan became the poster child of Free the Wild, with Cher even recording the original song “Walls” to raise awareness about his situation. The efforts of all those fighting for Kaavan paid off in May 2020, when the Pakistani high court ordered that Kaavan be freed, which eventually led to his November transport.
Cher & The Loneliest Elephantoffers a front-row seat to the challenges that arise when you have to move a four-ton elephant across the world during a pandemic and how Cher had a hands-on role in making this final step to freedom possible for Kaavan.
“People want a happy ending. People don’t want to see animals suffer. And I know people are suffering too, but this is a story that can brighten their lives,” Cher shared about the film in a statement.
source: people.com
