Government seizes a herd of elephants from owner accused of mistreating them

USDA Seizes Circus Elephants (Washington Post, March 18, 2004)

Hawthorn Corporation Admits to 19 Charges of Violating the Animal Welfare Act (USDA Press Release, March 17, 2004)

Elephant owner admits guilt in care violations (March 15, 2004 edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Circus-training facility owner agrees to find new homes for his elephants (Chicago Tribune, March 8, 2004)

U.S. Refuge Fights to Save Abused Elephant (CNN.com, Dec. 10, 2003)

Refuge's Latest Elephant Given Grim Prognosis (Tennessean, Dec. 10, 2003)

Sanctuary Press Release - (December 9, 2003)

Elephant Sanctuary Offers Second Chance for 57-year-old Delhi - (The Columbia Daily Herald) Dec. 1, 2003

Federal Officials Confiscate Elephant from Circus Trainer
(Northwest Herald, November 26, 2003)

WSMV-TV reports Delhi's Rescue - Nov. 25, 2003

US Confiscates Ailing Elephant (Chicago Tribune, Nov. 25, 2003)

USDA Confiscates Ill Asian Elephant, Turns It Over to Tennessee Sanctuary (Tennessean, Nov. 25, 2003)

USDA Seizes Elephant from Illinois Facility - Nov. 25, 2003