Elephant Shot by Addison Jordan

Summary: In April of last year, a circus elephant was injured in a drive-by shooting and on this past Thursday, the elephant returned to the same city where she was shot.

According to Steve Payne, a spokesman for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, "She's doing great -- happy to be back in Tupelo, and happy to be back performing."

Last year, Carol the elephant was shot on the grounds of Bancorp South Arena, in Tupelo, Mississippi while on tour with “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Carol was struck behind her ear in the shooting. “The 40-year-old Asian elephant took a few weeks off to recover,” Payne said. “She's performed since the shooting, but Thursday marked the circus' first show back in Tupelo.”

Fortunately, Carol has shown no problems or issues and due to the incident the circus has increased security for the circus, working with law enforcement.

Analysis: This is an act of animal cruelty and I hope they have found the people that were responsible for injuring the innocent elephant. I don’t understand why someone would feel the need to shoot a poor elephant.  That is just sad! People who harm animals may eventually hurt other human beings. 

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/us/circus-elephant-shot/index.html?hpt=us_c2