Some good news, made me look twice. Ned , a captive elephant performing for the Royal Hanneford Circus , has gained her freedom through the good people of In Defense of Animals who sent photos of an emaciated Ned to the USDA . If you eyeball the photo, you'd presume that Ned is an old elephant, but he is only 21 years old. Ned weighs approximately 2,000 lbs less than normal for his size and age. Well, it didn't take a month for the USDA to rescue Ned and send him off to a better life at the Elephant Sanctuary. The IDA reported that he now enjoys a variety of good food, watermelon and corn on the cob being his favorites. The IDA further reported that : " Meanwhile, Ned’s trainer, Lance Ramos, remains a USDA-licensed exhibitor while the case for revocation of his license is on appeal. He and his father, Manuel Ramos, have a history of violating the Animal Welfare Act since 1989. ( click here for more information about the Ramos family ) He has in his control other animal...