In Kerala, privately owned elephants rake in a lot of money as they are rented out to take part in temple festivities. The artificial tusk is added to make the elephant more appealing to the crowd.<br /><br />An elephant in India has been fitted with a prosthetic tusk. A video filmed in southwestern Kerala state shows a man fitting the artificial tusk on the stump of the left tusk. Animal Welfare activists are up in arms over the video saying there is nothing heartwarming about it.
