Exotic Incident #1433

Incident Date:
01/24/1998
Location:
Jacksonville, FL - USA
Facility Name:
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Animal disposition:

Summary:

Charges leveled by the USDA states a 3.5 year old baby elephant named Kenny died after being forced to perform two shows in one day while ill. The case was settled by agreement and Ringling Bros paid $20,000 to close a USDA investigation.

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