Court Filings and Exhibits for the Ringling Bros. Elephant Abuse Case

Court Filings and Orders

• Complaint
• Supplemental Complaint
• Plaintiffs' Pre-Trial Brief
• Plaintiffs' Second Amended Pre-Trial Brief
• Plaintiffs' Brief on Regulatory Authority

 Exhibits

• Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

  • Bonnie

  • Juliette

  • Romeo

  • Sarah

• Jewel- Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

• Nicole- Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

• Regulatory Documents Regarding the Location and Transfer of Ringling Brothers Elephants

  • Babe

  • Benjamin

  • Casey

  • Dolly

  • Josky

  • Roxy

  • Seetna

  • Sheena

  • Siam

  • Smokey

  • Vance

• 9/2/05 Report of Investigation for Case #VA05008-AC

• 1/8/05 Email from Deborah Fahrenbruck to Mike Stuart regarding a letter written, but never sent, to Kenneth Feld

• 1/8/05 Email from Deborah Fahrenbruck to Mike Stuart regarding notes on Phoenix/California

• 9/1/99 Report of Investigation for Case #TX99237-AC

• 2/9-10/99 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers CEC

• 1/9/99 Affidavit of Robert Ridley

• 5/20/05 Letter from Adam Parascandola to Julie Strauss regarding investigation by the Washington Humane Society on 4/16/05

• Documents concerning the location and transfer of Ringling Brothers elephants

• 5/1/05 - 7/16/07 Asian Elephant North American Regional Studbook

• Blue Unit Elephant Husbandry Protocol

• 7/21/04 Memo from Michael Smith to Dr. Garland regarding a 7/12/04 Ringling Brothers train arrival inspection

• Blue Unit Transportation Orders dated 2000-2008

• 7/16/99 Memo from Charles Currer to Dr. Robert Williams documenting a 7/15/99 inspection

• 5/10/00 Email from Betty Goldentyer to Barbara Kohn regarding Research Proposal

• 2/27/01 Daily Animal Record

• 8/2/01-8/13/01 Daily Animal Record

• 5/2003 AZA Standards for Elephant Management and Care

• 12/14/97 Letter from Joan Galvin to Barbara Kohn regarding Docket No. 97-001-1; Handling, Training and Exhibition of Potentially Dangerous Exotic or Wild Animals

• Complaint, ASPCA et al. v. Feld Entertainment, Inc. et al., Civ. No. 03-2006 

• 5/14/02 Invoice, Check Request, and Check concerning the purchase of 40 bullhooks for $12,000 from Charlie Gray

• 9/05 USDA Audit Report

• plaintiffs' 60-Day Notice Letters (12/21/98, 11/15/99, 4/12/01, 7/22/05)

• API Advocacy and Educational Materials

• 7/21/00 Memo from Diane Ward to Robert Gibbens

• API Legislative Materials

• 2006 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Animal Care Brochure

• 9/7/00 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers

• 5/3/06 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers CEC

• 6/9/98 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers

• Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Joyce Poole

• Video: Elephant Lord of the Jungle

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Dr. Ben Hart

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Dr. Ros Clubb

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Colleen Kinzley

• Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Philip Ensley

• Appendix C to the Expert Report of Dr. Philip Ensley (Inspection Photographs)

• Photographs taken during the Court Ordered Inspection of The Center for Elephant Conservation (11/29/07) and the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, MI (11/13/07)

• Video: Ringling Brother’s Elephants chained in boxcars, March 2000

• Video: Compilation of video footage of elephants from 1987-2004 (Produced to Defendant on 3/20/08 along with plaintiffs' Expert Reports)

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  • B

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • H

  • I

  • J

  • K

  • L

  • P

• Video: Compilation of Defendant Performance Footage

• Training & Rehearsal Footage from Defendant

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection at the Center for Elephant Conservation outside Polk City, Florida (11/29/07)

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

  • E

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

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  • B

  • C

  • D

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

• Video: Pat Cuviello Recent Compilation – Ringling '05 and '06 (PL 17095)

• Compilation Chart A - Elephants Owned by Feld Entertainment as of 9/5/06 (based entirely on information obtained from Feld Entertainment.)

• Deposition Testimony for FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan. 18, 2008) - Re Proposed Stipulation To Admit At Trial; Deposition Transcript with Designations Highlighted

• Additional Designations of Deposition Testimony for FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan.18, 2008); Deposition Transcript with Additional Designations Highlighted

• Video: Designated video footage of Deposition of FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan. 18, 2008)

• Hart & Hart, Fly switching by Asian elephants: tool use to control parasites (1994)

• Hart et al., Cognitive behavior in Asian elephants: use and modification of branches for fly switching (2001)

• Hart et al, Large brains and cognition: Where do elephant brains fit in? (2008)

• Declaration of Scott Giacoppo Certifying Pls.’ Ex. 28 As a Business Record

• plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony of Frank Hagan (11/9/04); Read into the Record / Shown on Video; Deposition Transcript with Designations Highlighted

• Video: plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of Frank Hagan (11/9/04)

  • 65.22-70.06

  • 70.13-71.01

  • 71.13-75.08

  • 78.07-78.24

  • 86.03-88.11

  • 90.06-91.05

  • 91.12-91.21

  • 98.04-98.17

  • 100.05-100.10

  • 101.02-103.16

  • 103.20-104.23

  • 106.20-108.09

  • 121.06-122.10

  • 122.16-123.13

• Motion for Judgment, Hagan v. Feld Entertainment, Inc., Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk (Oct. 8, 2004)

• Laule, G- Protected Contact and Elephant Welfare.  In An Elephants in the Room: The Science and Well Beings of Elephants in Captivity

• Laule, G- The Role of Fear in Abnormal Behavior and Animal Welfare; Laule, G- Positive Reinforcement and Environmental Enrichment: Enhancing Animal Well Being; Laule, G- The use of Positive Reinforcement Training Techniques to Enhance the Care, Management and Welfare of Primates in the Laboratory

• Buckley, Carol; Captive Elephant Foot Care: Natural –Habitat Husbandry Techniques from The Elephants Foot (2001)

• Designated Dep. Tr. Gerald Ramos (1/24/07), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Video: plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of Gerald Ramos (1/24/07)

  • 10.10-12.06

  • 13.09-17.02

  • 17.14-18.01

  • 76.19-77.17

  • 78.06-79.23

  • 94.19-95.07

• Chart B - Elephants Owned by Feld Entertainment as of 9/5/06 (based entirely on information obtained from Feld Entertainment.)

• Documents Relating to the Asian Elephant "Jewell"

• Designated Dep. Tr. James Andacht (1/30/08), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Video: plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of James Andacht (1/30/08) 

  • 90.04-94.11

  • 94.12-98.05

  • 103.04-105.22

  • 175.01-177.02

  • 179.07-179.17

  • 185.02-189.08

  • 227.19-231.12

  • 237.12-244.01

  • 250.16-253.18

  • 255.03-257.21

• Designated Dep. Tr. Kenneth Feld (1/16/08), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Designated Dep. Tr. Gary Jacobson (10/24/07), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Designated Dep. Tr. Gary Jacobson (11/20/07), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Designated Dep. Tr. Troy Metzler (7/25/06), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Video:  Plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of Troy Metzler (7/25/06)

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  • 224.20-225.04

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  • 226.11-231.12

• Designated Dep. Tr. Jeff Pettigrew (Nov. 14, 2008), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Designated Dep. Tr. Daniel Raffo (Dec. 2, 2008), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Chart C - Feld Entertainment Employees that May be Mentioned at Trial (based entirely on information obtained from Feld Entertainment.)

• Tom Rider Deposition Transcript 3/25/00

• Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

  • Bonnie

  • Juliette

  • Romeo

  • Sarah

• Jewel- Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

• Nicole- Medical Records of Ringling Brothers Elephants Prepared by Defendant or at Defendant's Request

• Regulatory Documents Regarding the Location and Transfer of Ringling Brothers Elephants

  • Babe

  • Benjamin

  • Casey

  • Dolly

  • Josky

  • Roxy

  • Seetna

  • Sheena

  • Siam

  • Smokey

  • Vance

• 9/2/05 Report of Investigation for Case #VA05008-AC

• 1/8/05 Email from Deborah Fahrenbruck to Mike Stuart regarding a letter written, but never sent, to Kenneth Feld

• 1/8/05 Email from Deborah Fahrenbruck to Mike Stuart regarding notes on Phoenix/California

• 9/1/99 Report of Investigation for Case #TX99237-AC

• 2/9-10/99 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers CEC

• 1/9/99 Affidavit of Robert Ridley

• 5/20/05 Letter from Adam Parascandola to Julie Strauss regarding investigation by the Washington Humane Society on 4/16/05

• Documents concerning the location and transfer of Ringling Brothers elephants

• 5/1/05 - 7/16/07 Asian Elephant North American Regional Studbook

• Blue Unit Elephant Husbandry Protocol

• 7/21/04 Memo from Michael Smith to Dr. Garland regarding a 7/12/04 Ringling Brothers train arrival inspection

• Blue Unit Transportation Orders dated 2000-2008

• 7/16/99 Memo from Charles Currer to Dr. Robert Williams documenting a 7/15/99 inspection

• 5/10/00 Email from Betty Goldentyer to Barbara Kohn regarding Research Proposal

• 2/27/01 Daily Animal Record

• 8/2/01-8/13/01 Daily Animal Record

• 5/2003 AZA Standards for Elephant Management and Care

• 12/14/97 Letter from Joan Galvin to Barbara Kohn regarding Docket No. 97-001-1; Handling, Training and Exhibition of Potentially Dangerous Exotic or Wild Animals

• Complaint, ASPCA et al. v. Feld Entertainment, Inc. et al., Civ. No. 03-2006 

• 5/14/02 Invoice, Check Request, and Check concerning the purchase of 40 bullhooks for $12,000 from Charlie Gray

• 9/05 USDA Audit Report

• plaintiffs' 60-Day Notice Letters (12/21/98, 11/15/99, 4/12/01, 7/22/05)

• API Advocacy and Educational Materials

• 7/21/00 Memo from Diane Ward to Robert Gibbens

• API Legislative Materials

• 2006 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Animal Care Brochure

• 9/7/00 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers

• 5/3/06 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers CEC

• 6/9/98 Inspection Report of Ringling Brothers

• Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Joyce Poole

• Video: Elephant Lord of the Jungle

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Dr. Ben Hart

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Dr. Ros Clubb

• Curriculum Vitae of plaintiffs' Expert Colleen Kinzley

• Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Philip Ensley

• Appendix C to the Expert Report of Dr. Philip Ensley (Inspection Photographs)

• Photographs taken during the Court Ordered Inspection of The Center for Elephant Conservation (11/29/07) and the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, MI (11/13/07)

• Video: Ringling Brother’s Elephants chained in boxcars, March 2000

• Video: Compilation of video footage of elephants from 1987-2004 (Produced to Defendant on 3/20/08 along with plaintiffs' Expert Reports)

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • H

  • I

  • J

  • K

  • L

  • P

• Video: Compilation of Defendant Performance Footage

• Training & Rehearsal Footage from Defendant

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection at the Center for Elephant Conservation outside Polk City, Florida (11/29/07)

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

  • E

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

• Video footage of the Rule 34 Inspection of the Blue Unit in Auburn Hills, Michigan (11/13/07)

• Video: Pat Cuviello Recent Compilation – Ringling '05 and '06 (PL 17095)

• Compilation Chart A - Elephants Owned by Feld Entertainment as of 9/5/06 (based entirely on information obtained from Feld Entertainment.)

• Deposition Testimony for FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan. 18, 2008) - Re Proposed Stipulation To Admit At Trial; Deposition Transcript with Designations Highlighted

• Additional Designations of Deposition Testimony for FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan.18, 2008); Deposition Transcript with Additional Designations Highlighted

• Video: Designated video footage of Deposition of FEI Rule 30(b)(6) Witness Gary Jacobson (Jan. 18, 2008)

• Hart & Hart, Fly switching by Asian elephants: tool use to control parasites (1994)

• Hart et al., Cognitive behavior in Asian elephants: use and modification of branches for fly switching (2001)

• Hart et al, Large brains and cognition: Where do elephant brains fit in? (2008)

• Declaration of Scott Giacoppo Certifying Pls.’ Ex. 28 As a Business Record

• plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony of Frank Hagan (11/9/04); Read into the Record / Shown on Video; Deposition Transcript with Designations Highlighted

• Video: plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of Frank Hagan (11/9/04)

  • 65.22-70.06

  • 70.13-71.01

  • 71.13-75.08

  • 78.07-78.24

  • 86.03-88.11

  • 90.06-91.05

  • 91.12-91.21

  • 98.04-98.17

  • 100.05-100.10

  • 101.02-103.16

  • 103.20-104.23

  • 106.20-108.09

  • 121.06-122.10

  • 122.16-123.13

• Motion for Judgment, Hagan v. Feld Entertainment, Inc., Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk (Oct. 8, 2004)

• Laule, G- Protected Contact and Elephant Welfare.  In An Elephants in the Room: The Science and Well Beings of Elephants in Captivity

• Laule, G- The Role of Fear in Abnormal Behavior and Animal Welfare; Laule, G- Positive Reinforcement and Environmental Enrichment: Enhancing Animal Well Being; Laule, G- The use of Positive Reinforcement Training Techniques to Enhance the Care, Management and Welfare of Primates in the Laboratory

• Buckley, Carol; Captive Elephant Foot Care: Natural –Habitat Husbandry Techniques from The Elephants Foot (2001)

• Designated Dep. Tr. Gerald Ramos (1/24/07), with plaintiffs' designations highlighted

• Video: plaintiffs' Designated Video Footage of Deposition of Gerald Ramos (1/24/07)

  • 10.10-12.06

  • 13.09-17.02

  • 17.14-18.01

  • 76.19-77.17

  • 78.06-79.23