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Suit Against Circus Owners Goes to Trial

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According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. The anticipated three-week, non-jury trial takes place in U.S.