Zimbabwe activists deplore sale of 24 elephant calves to China

Animal rights groups have described the export as "extremely cruel" and condemned the separation of the baby elephants from their mothers

Zimbabwe has shipped 24 elephant calves to China, in a move that has angered animal rights groups who described the export as "extremely cruel".

"Some 24 elephants are en route to China as we speak after they were taken from their families in Hwange national park," Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of the animal rights group Conservation Task Force told AFP.