When Natural Bridge Zoo moved Asha the elephant to Florida, officials there said the transfer violated state law
Natural Bridge Zoo moved Asha the elephant from Rockbridge County to Florida, a transfer Florida officials claim violated state law. While a veterinarian cited an emergency for the move, subsequent examinations found the animal healthy. Speculation suggests the transfer was intended to avoid an impending state raid on the Virginia zoo.
Recently obtained documents show that a veterinarian said the move was an emergency, but subsequent examination found nothing wrong with the pachyderm. This fuels speculation that the Rockbridge County attraction moved the animal to avoid an impending state raid.
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