Cher is in Pakistan to help the elephant “Kavan”.



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The American singer and actress Sher (74 years old) is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Friday to celebrate the departure of “Kavan”, nicknamed “the world’s lonely elephant”, who will soon leave the zoo where he is for better conditions in Cambodia, years later . From pressure from activists and animal rights groups, according to the Associated Press.

Due to safety concerns, Cher’s schedule has not been made public, but is “on the way,” said Martin Bauer of Four Bows International, the Vienna-based animal welfare group that led the campaign to save Kavan.

The elephant had been at the zoo for 35 years and lost his mate in 2012, while vets diagnosed him as overweight and malnourished earlier this year, as well as suffering from behavioral problems. He is scheduled to leave for a protected area in Cambodia on Sunday.
Cher embraced the “Kavan” case and raised her voice to demand the elephant’s resettlement. The Four Bows International Foundation, which often conducts animal rescue missions, provided the necessary medical treatment before Kavan traveled. Knowing that the battle to transport the elephant started in 2016.
“Thanks to Cher, as well as local Pakistani activists, (Kavan’s) fate made headlines around the world, and this made it easy for him to broadcast,” Power told the Associated Press on Friday. Even after arriving in Cambodia, Bauer said, he will need years of physical and even psychological help.



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