Exotic Incident #2789
Incident Date:
08/05/2004
Location:
Polk City, FL - USA
Facility Name:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
8-month-old Asian elephant Riccardo fractured both hind legs after falling off a tub during pre-training. He was euthanized due to his injuries.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121504988.html