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Ringling Bros circus elephant recuperates from Mississippi shooting

trainer Catherine Carden says the elephant is expected to make a full recovery as circuses offer 34,000 dollar reward for information

Carol the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus temporarily after being shot during a show in Mississippi, causing 34,000 dollars reward for information leading to the capture of the abuser.

The Asian elephant is on tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in Tupelo, when he was shot near the shoulder while relaxing in your room. A suspect was seen fleeing the scene, and several organizations have contributed money in an attempt to follow him or her down.

Carol, 39, a retired circus when she recovers and is expected to fully recover, said his coach and owner Catherine Carden. Carden was 45 feet of the elephant, in a mobile home with her children when she heard the shot.

"It was like a bomb exploded. Never heard shots so high. Was a huge boom, a loud boom, "he told the Guardian.

"It was surreal, I could not believe it," Carden said that when he realized Carol was injured. "I saw a hole in my elephant and a net blood running down his leg, and she stood there as if nothing had happened. "

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raised cow and a calf Carol Carden said he remembered that grows with the elephant. He congratulated Carol to remain calm after the attack.

"She was the only one who does not seem to have been affected. It heals well. "

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• The bullet hit just in front of the scapula and the muscles of success, break up into 5 or 6 pieces. A veterinarian has tended to the wound, but was reluctant to try to remove the shrapnel. Carden said the hope is that the pieces will work them loose ball like a splinter of the affected finger.
• "It is in an ideal location," said Carden. "I mean, if the elephant will get a shot that is perfect. Moreover, within 12 inches in a different direction, which could be fatal or crippled for life. "

following the shooting of a number of organizations have issued awards in an attempt to capture the author of Carol, the maximum amount of $ 33,750 on the weekend. Feld Entertainment, which produces the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, where Carol was announced $ 10,000 as George Carden International Circus - Carden family business.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a reward of $ 5,000 and requested information. Tom Mackenzie, a spokesman for the region southeast of the agency, said it was rare, but not entirely uncommon for the Agency to publish rewards. He had published a similar amount for information on the attacks against the eagles and cranes bald, Mackenzie said.

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