She finally found something that she can relate to choose as her cause.
Hilton praised over boozy elephants
Conservationists in India have praised socialite Paris Hilton for speaking out on her latest cause – binge-drinking elephants.
Activists said such a celebrity endorsement would raise awareness of the plight of the elephants.They also encouraged Hilton to visit the remote region that is home to the world’s largest concentration of wild Asiatic elephants.
Hilton made what appeared to be a few throwaway comments after hearing how six wild elephants that broke into a farm in the state of Meghalaya were electrocuted after drinking supplies of home-made rice beer then uprooting an electricity pole.
“There would have been more casualties if the villagers hadn’t chased them away. And four elephants died in a similar way three years ago. It is just so sad,” Hilton said.
“The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them,” she added.
Her comments were picked up by web sites and newspapers around the globe.
Sangeeta Goswami, head of animal rights group People for Animals, said: “I am indeed happy Hilton has taken note of recent incidents of wild elephants in north-east India going berserk after drinking home-made rice beer and getting killed.”
Hilton promised to improve her bad-girl image when she completed a three-week jail term in June for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
She had announced plans to do charity work in Rwanda for the Playing for Good Foundation, but the trip was postponed until next year.
