These photos showing a 70-year-old emaciated elephant who walked long distances chained while performing at a festival in Sri Lanka has caused outrage on social media.

According to BBC News, the photos were shared on Facebook on Tuesday by a Thailand-based advocacy group that provides assistance to Thailand's captive elephant population through local community outreach, rescue and rehabilitation programs, and educational ecotourism operations, the Save Elephant Foundation (SEF).

In the heartbreaking photos shared by the foundation on its official page, Tikiri appears to be malnourished, with the shape her bones and her ribcage showing evidently.

According to the foundation, "Tikiri walks for miles every night so people can enjoy the festival. Nobody can see thin bodies with visible bones or weak conditions because their bodies are covered with robes.”

"Nobody saw his eyes watering from the lights and because of the accessories that closed his eyes, no one saw him having difficulty walking because the elephant's legs were also chained while walking," it added, referring to the annual Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka.

In reaction to the photos, many expressed anger and sadness after seeing the fate of poor Tikiri. Many users also initiated a petition to help Tikiri.

"Seeing these beautiful creatures being treated and used in this disgusting way shows that humans feel very superior. This must be stopped and I will write to the Sri Lankan government," a user said.

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God Don answer the elephant call.. Watch as USA will invite the elephant

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poor elephant

Wow,lean elephant.

Quite sad

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So Next Level reach sri lanka too.. oga oo!

Wickedness

d guy ontop of d elephant need to be arested

That animal is sick and needs to be rescued

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Humans are truly a curse to this land.

The elephant don tire...only if he could deport himself from that country. Them wan use hunger finish am and still dey use am do concert join. This people must be wicked.

even animals can't enjoy their old age in peace

How did they know the age from afar?

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God Don answer the elephant call.. Watch as USA will invite the elephant

Na only u.s.a dey this world ni? Good Samaritans from Nigeria can also invite the elephant.

Nigerians go still dey the country hustling.

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this elephant look like a fossil on a stone

But animal feed on grass, it shouldn't be worst to this level , I could says probably ageing too

The elephant cant live up to 5years