California jury acquits Ringling Bros. trainer

Saturday, December 22, 2001

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A star Ringling Bros. circus trainer was acquitted Friday of a charge he abused an elephant outside a performance last summer, ending a trial watched closely by animal rights groups.

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