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shoulder to repair damage caused by stacking hay and cleaning
stalls. In 2001, she had surgery on a knee injury resulting from
a chimpanzee attack.
In addition to her duties at ERE, Mrs. Knudsen spent time
attending seminars on various animals. At one seminar, Mrs.
Knudsen learned how to implant microchips in the animals.
Petitioners attended seminars on hand feeding birds and on
constructing bird breeding facilities. Mrs. Knudsen also
dedicated a significant amount of time to her various membership
organizations. She spoke at an ISZ-sponsored seminar at the
Omaha Zoo and in 2000 hosted the ISZ convention.
Petitioners’ Income Tax Returns
Most of petitioners’ breeding activity losses resulted from
depreciation of the animals, infrastructure, and improvements.
On Schedules F, Profit or Loss From Farming, of their returns,
petitioners reported gross income and expenses and net profit or
loss for 1995 through 2002 relating to ERE, as shown in the
following table:
Net profit
Year Gross income Expenses or (loss)
1995 $22,138 $376,943 ($354,805)
1996 49,011 342,794 (293,783)
1997 23,528 365,544 (342,016)
1998 69,639 355,230 (285,591)
1999 59,353 412,127 (352,774)
2000 50,423 481,386 (430,963)
2001 63,977 534,483 (470,506)
2002 104,671 436,478 (331,807)
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