<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9d56efbd-a70c-4dbd-8411-acdb8569f821/533B9E4F-D167-49C8-9403-2D1D584A03B9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/" href="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.care2.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.care2.com/img/0CD8ECC7-4005-4344-ADA7-73BF46647D89" alt="UPDATE: Tina, Jewel and Queenie are STILL Not Having Fun at the Circus" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><P class="MsoNormal">In Defense of Animals (IDA) has been following the lives of Tina, Jewel and Queenie, three Asian elephants who are part of the Shrine Circus. If you missed the last post about this, you can read it <A target="_blank" href="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/no-fun-at-the-circus-for-tina-jewel-and-queenie/" linkindex="69">here</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><P class="MsoNormal">What IDA uncovered were three sick and miserable elephants who were suffering under the hands of their trainer Will Davenport who has years of USDA violations under his belt.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><P class="MsoNormal">The good news is that people rallied for these elephants making calls to the USDA and Congress about their welfare. As a result, the USDA actually stepped up to <EM>do it’s job</EM> and investigate the matter.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><P class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately, after investigating the USDA only called for Tina, Jewel and Queenie to be taken off the road and returned to their home base in Texas, while remaining under Davenport’s incompetent care.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/update-tina-jewel-and-queenie-are-still-not-having-fun-at-the-circus/"><P class="MsoNormal">Even if you’ve already taken action for Tina, Jewel and Queenie <A target="_blank" href="https://secure2.convio.net/ida/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1307" linkindex="70">please take a minute to contact your representatives to ask them to support efforts to have these elephants removed.</A></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/533B9E4F-D167-49C8-9403-2D1D584A03B9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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