Ellie, the elephant: On a mission to make children kinder to animals

Asia's first empathy-building animatronic elephant, Ellie, visited St Joseph’s School in Bengaluru on Tuesday as part of a nationwide awareness tour by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.

Ellie, a life-like mechanical elephant, is designed to help children understand that animals experience emotions such as pain, fear, joy, and love, just like humans, and that they deserve to live in peace.

Since May 2023, Ellie has reached over 1.65 lakh students across various schools in India.

Visit to B'luru schools 

During her visit to Bengaluru, Ellie will also stop at several schools, including One World International School (Whitefield), Ujjval World School, Presidency School (RT Nagar), Winmore Academy (Whitefield and Jakkur), Samshidh International School (Horamavu), and Little Millennium.