An animal rights group wants the government to investigate how an elephant allegedly received a “large abscess” while traveling with a circus that is set to perform in the Butte Civic Center Thursday.

Blocked airway. Mucus can form behind a tumor or foreign object in your windpipe and cause an abscess. If bacteria get into the mucus, the blockage stops you from coughing it out. Blood-borne causes.

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BUTTE — An animal rights group wants the government to investigate how an elephant allegedly received a “large abscess” while traveling with a circus that is set to perform in the Butte Civic Center ...