No neglect, just ‘musth’: Taiping Municipal Council clarifies Malaysian elephant Kelat’s absence at Osaka Zoo

No neglect, just ‘musth’: Taiping Municipal Council clarifies Malaysian elephant Kelat’s absence at Osaka Zoo

IPOH, June 16 — The recent absence of an elephant named Kelat from public viewing at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, was part of a musth management procedure implemented for safety and animal welfare reasons.Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) President Mohamed Akmal Dahalan explained that as a safety measure for the animal, its keepers, and zoo visitors, Kelat was temporarily housed separately throughout the musth period.“This practice is a standard p…