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British woman trapped herself in tidal cave for Malaysian animal rights protest

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TRAPPED! - vlog 8 - Hannah traps herself in MacKinnon's cave (a tidal sea cave) alone overnight for an animal rights protest. "I needed click bait for the video, something that might get peoples attention to help generate signatures"If you would like to help Lasah the elephant trapped on Langkawi, please send emails asking for him to be freed to the addresses at this link: http://www.fotomalaysia.org/?p=1893 (please include your country of residence) If you would also like to sign the petition please go to:www.tinyurl.com/freelasahPlease 'like' and share this video on your social media.British photographer and animal rights activist Hannah Morris 30, trapped herself in MacKinnon's cave, Scotland for a Youtube video to raise awareness and gain signatures for the 'Free Lasah the abused Malaysian Elephant' petition.MacKinnon's Cave, on the Island of Mull, is the longest sea cave in all the Hebrides, twisting 500 feet long and 90 feet high at the cave entrance.The cave gets completely cut off by the tide and is only accessible below half tide via a difficult scramble across the shore of boulders, low tide is roughly every 12 hours. Great care is needed to ensure you can visit the cave - and return!The cave is number 11 on CalMac's list of 'most haunting locations on Scotland's west coast'.There is a ghostly tale of the piper who tried to outdo the fairies in a piping competition and walked into the cave along with his dog. Only the dog returned, crazed with fear and hairless. Some say the piper went right through the hill and emerged on the other side of the headland at Tiroran on Loch Scridain.Hannah is calling the demonstration 'Trapped'.Lasah is 37 years old, he is forced to give rides all day long wearing a heavy saddle. When he is not making money for his owners he is chained every evening and every night, and left to wade in his own excrement. He lives alone with no other elephants, and has many open wounds. Elephants are extremely intelligent and his suffering must end.Hannah, along with Upreshpal Sing from FOTO Malaysia, has been trying to get Lasah moved to the Kuala Gandah elephant sanctuary.To see Hannah's cave photos go to: https://www.facebook.com/pg/hannahmorrisphotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1490798817650640"I needed click bait for the youtube video, something that might get peoples attention. I am hoping the Malaysian wildlife dept head Kadir Hashim, and the Environment Minister Wan Junaidi will watch my video.I wanted to do this not just for Lasah, but for all the animals trapped in the tourist industry, as well as the millions of animals trapped and used in the farming, fur and beauty industries.I am not asking anyone for donations, just awareness and signatures.It was so dark in the cave I couldn't see clearly what was beside or above me as my torches were not powerful enough and my camera flash only fired for a split second. It wasn't until I got home and digitally lightened the photos that I realised how amazingly high the cave was.I wouldn't advise ever lighting a fire in a cave, but if you have to, then light it at the cave entrance, never inside. Would I sleep inside the cave again? I would visit for an afternoon, but as for sleeping in there alone, No I won't be doing that again."Hannah would like to thank you to the Coastguard for standing by in case of an emergency.To keep updated on Lasah, please follow: instagram.com/photos_to_free_lasah/ and twitter.com/photosforlasah Any advice you are able to offer on getting exposure for this stunt would be greatly appreciated.Hannah's photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/hannahmorrisphotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1490798817650640 More info on the cave:https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/mull/mackinnons-cave.shtmlIf you would like to help Lasah, please send emails to the addresses at this link: http://www.fotomalaysia.org/?p=1893 (please include your country of residence) To keep updated on Lasah, please follow: instagram.com/photos_to_free_lasah/ and twitter.com/photosforlasah and www.facebook.com/pongo.pygmaeus.946?fref=ts

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