USDA Files Charges
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 15:11
- Breaking News, Elephants
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In Defense of Animals (IDA) the organization that has worked for two years to rescue three circus elephants named Tina, Jewel and Queenie, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed formal charges against the elephants’ handler, Wilbur Davenport (dba “Maximus tons of Fun”) for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
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