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New homes for elephants debated

2005-06-02 - Illinois, United States. Martha Moore

The fate of a dozen elephants in Illinois has become part of the debate over whether wild animals in captivity are being cared for properly — and even whether they can be — far from their natural habitat. (Related story: Neglect claims hamper zoos) Elephants owned by Hawthorn Corp., which rents elephants and lions to circuses, have been bound for new homes since Hawthorn reached an agreement last year with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hawthorn in Richmond, Ill., admitted to 19 violati...


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Illinois Elephants" Fate Remains Uncertain, Battle Over "Hawthorn Herd" Pits Circus World Against Animal Rights Backers

2005-05-30 - Illinois, United States. Marc Kaufman

More than two years ago, federal officials concluded that 16 elephants owned by an Illinois circus-animal training business were being mistreated and had to be removed quickly. Facing the possible loss of his license to keep circus animals, the owner of Hawthorn Corp. formally agreed last year to give up his elephants as soon as a new home could be found. Fourteen months after that unprecedented agreement, however, most of the animals remain in an enclosed barn in rural Illinois, their future st...


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