Are circus elephants abused? Or are the elephants under the big top healthy and thriving in a caring environment? That’s the issue a federal judge must decide in a 9-year-old legal dispute pitting four animal rights groups against the nation’s most famous circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Closing arguments will be heard Wednesday in the case in which the circus is accused of mistreating its 54 Asian elephants, which are protected under the 1973 Endangered Species Act.
Closing arguments set for elephant abuse trial
Dick Uliano
CNN