Karen and Nicole Foot Lesions

Split left rear toenail on elephant Karen during a court-ordered inspection in 2007 in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Same split toenail on Karen, still unhealed, documented in Denver, Colo., on October 5, 2014.

Opened toenail abscess on right front foot of elephant Nicole, observed in Denver, Colo., on October 5, 2014.

Same nail abscess on Nicole documented during an inspection performed for the Los Angeles Animal Services in 2012.