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Cher first became
aware of 29-year-old Kavaan's plight when pictures of the
elephant in chains with only a dilapidated shed for shelter and
a small, dirty pond to play in spread on social media.
Cher sent her representative, Mark Cowne, to Islamabad to check
up on Kavaan, who has been kept chained for 27 of his 29 years
at the Maraghazar Zoo in Islamabad.
"Mark got Kaavan Water, Shade & Unchained. MARK IS TRYING
EVERYTHING TO FREE HIM," Cher tweeted after Cowne visited the
zoo.
Cowne told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper that Cher would soon launch
an international campaign to help elephants in captivity.
Kavaan's caretakers last week said they had never heard of Cher
or her music but were grateful for her help.
"We hope this will change things for him," said Kavaan's
caretaker, Muhammad Jalal, as another caretaker sprayed the
animal with a high-pressure hose while he bathed in a pond of
muddy water.
Zoo management did not respond to calls seeking comment but told
reporters last month that they were trying to get a new mate for
Kavaan from Sri Lanka.
Kavaan was given to Pakistan by Sri Lanka in the 1980s. His only
companion died in 2012.
(Additional Reporting by Faisal Mahmood; Editing by Kay Johnson
and Nick Macfie)
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