Contingency Plans
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In Hawaii, the local police learned that
they were ill-equipped to deal with a rampaging elephant. |
Protect the public. Make certain that local law enforcement is equipped
to handle an emergency in the event that an elephant runs amok. Circus
personnel cannot protect themselves, let alone the general public,
once an elephant rebels against a trainer’s physical dominance.
Stressed elephants rampage and are nearly impossible to stop without
lethal force.
An elephant who went berserk in Florida in 1992 with five children
on her back was shot with more than 50 rounds of ammunition before
an officer was located who happened to have armor-piercing bullets
specially designed by the military to penetrate steel. In 1994, an
elephant’s deadly rampage lasted an hour in downtown Honolulu.
Department-issued semi-automatic pistols were useless, and a zoo veterinarian’s
lethal injections had no effect. The police finally located a high-powered
counter-sniper rifle and fired three rounds into her heart. She had
been shot 87 times.
Arsenal Used to Kill Rampaging
Elephant
(Honolulu, August 1994)
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| Weapons |
Caliber of Ammunition |
No. of Rounds |
| 3 Smith & Wesson 9mm semi-automatic pistols |
9mm Luger |
20 |
| 1 Smith & Wesson .38 revolver pistol, model 67 |
.38 special |
1 |
| 1 Ruger, .223 carbine rifle, model Mini-14 |
0223 Remington |
30 |
1 Benelli, 12-gauge, semi-automatic shotgun,
model M1 Super 90 |
12-gauge |
21 |
1 Winchester, .30 caliber lever action rifle,
model 94 ranger |
30-30 Winchester |
12 |
| 1 Remington, .308 carbine rifle, model 40X |
.308 Winchester |
3 |
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