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Boo, Tina & Jewel, Presented by Will Davenport. Hamid (Midian Shrine) Circus 04/2009. Photo: © Ryan Easley

Owner reaches agreement over three elephants. He can keep 1, but must give up 2 others

2009-08-20 - Leggett, United States. CINDY HORSWELL

Willie Davenport will keep Boo — a 9,000-pound elephant who has performed in circuses with his family since the 1960s — but he had to relinquish two other elephants to end his fight Thursday with federal authorities over permitting and care of the gentle giants. I am sad. This is not just my loss, but East Texas is losing their elephants. They have touched a lot of people, said Davenport, who was surrounded by 70 neighbors who came to show support when authorities arrived to collect the two ...


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At odds: Willie Davenport (left) and Denise Sofranko

Polk County Man Struggles to Keep His Elephant. With the Backing of the USDA, One Lady Seeks to Remove One Man"s Elephant that he"s Loved and Owned for Over 25 Years.

2009-08-17 - Leggett, United States.

Willie Davenport, an animal exhibitor, has 3 female elephants: Boo (52 yrs. old), Jewel (45 yrs. old), and Tina (42 yrs. old). The problem Davenport is having is with Jewel and a lady named Denise Sofranko. Sofranko wants to take Jewel away from Davenport and put her in an "elephant sanctuary". Davenport is a 3rd generation animal exhibitor. "Denise Sofranko drove my dad out of business in 1997 and now she's coming for me... It's personal", Davenport told PolkCountyToday.com. "Elephants at...


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Tina and Jewel

Two elephants and a ton of controversy

2007-10-05 - Leggett, United States. http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou071004_ac_elephants.13a4a2d89.html

Some things, you expect to see in Texas. But in the town of Leggett, about 80 miles north of Houston, there are two things you dont. Tina and Jewel are rare Asian elephants. With fewer than 50,000 and remaining in the wild, they are an endangered species and share the Leggett property with a third elephant named Boo when shes not on the road with handler, Will Davenport.


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3 Headlines about Elephants from Leggett2009-08-20 - Leggett, United States - Owner reaches agreement over three elephants. He can keep 1, but must give up 2 others 2009-08-17 - Leggett, United States - Polk County Man Struggles to Keep His Elephant. With the Backing of the USDA, One Lady Seeks to Remove One Man"s Elephant that he"s Loved and Owned for Over 25 Years. 2007-10-05 - Leggett, United States - Two elephants and a ton of controversy

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