From Sophia Davenport

392_elephant081509_2_, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. My brother, Will Davenport, is in danger of losing one of his elephants due to "lack of adequate vet care"(yes, this is a very nonfactual allegation: on July 10th Will had vets from around the country come to his property and run every test on Jewel including putting a camera down her throat to check her insides and all that proved was that she was healthy and that she had a semi-bad tooth that was going to need to be looked at again). However, the elephant is not sick. The USDA came out to his property (Leggett, Texas) to confiscate Jewel and found that they could not pick her up without a clean bill of health. Now we are sitting and waiting to see what angle they are going to take next. I would just like for you to find a place to post this web-site for your bloggers: http://www.polkcountytoday.com/elephant081509.html I know that fighting the USDA is a losing battle; I'm just hoping that others, like my brother, are not going to have to deal with the lady that is behind the demise of his family.