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Texas Man to Give Up 3 Elephants to USDA
Animals  (tags: texas man, releasing three abused elephants, imprisoned, federal authorities, udsa )

Simone
- 121 days ago - all-creatures.org
A Texas man who has battled federal authorities over the three elephants he keeps in a barn behind his traveler trailer is ready to give up, the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday. Willie Davenport told the newspaper that the endangered elephants
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Sheila G. (250)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 3:27 pm
not an ele expert here, but they lost 600 pounds in a year? something wrong there, glad they have rescue
 

Cheryl B. (159)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 3:35 pm
SUCH GOOD NEWS! Now, let's see if they can be moved to a place like the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary before another year goes by and a lot more weight loss takes place.
 

Gillian M. (114)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 3:47 pm
USDA FINALLY took the elephants away from him, not that he gave them up.
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (267)
Friday August 21, 2009, 4:02 am
Sherbet how could of he kept these three big ellies behind his trailer... so glad that they have been rescued and agreed moved to a sanctuary
 
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