Exotic Incident #1436
Incident Date:
08/06/1996
Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Facility Name:
Circus Vargas, Hawthorn Corporation
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Hattie, an Asian elephant on loan with Circus Vargas, died while in transit back to her owners, the Hawthorn Corp. Hattie was last made to perform on 8/3/96, the next day her legs gave way beneath her as she was being unloaded. She died 8/6/96 inside a transport trailer. Another Hawthorn elephant died 3 days earlier of tuberculosis.
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