A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders is to return to the wild after being weaned off his addiction.
Big Brother, who lived peacefully with his herd in China’s Yunnan province, was caught by traders in 2005.
"To control him so he could lead the herd to where they wanted, the traders kept feeding him bananas laced with drugs," China Daily newspaper said.
The traders were caught trying to sell Big Brother and his herd after a tip-off to police.
By that time Big Brother had developed a raging heroin addiction and posed a danger to people if denied his fix, the paper said.
A drooling Big Brother was taken to a park on the island of Hainan for treatment, after cold turkey was so unbearable even his chain could not hold him.
Park authorities spent a year treating him with methadone, regular bathing and massage.
Via: Scotsman.com News
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