Exotic Incident #1433
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Jacksonville, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
24/01/1998
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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.