Trial set for alleged elephant abuse during Atlanta circus performance

A UniverSoul Circus trainer and marketing director accused of animal abuse will go to trial April 24. Trainer Larry Dean Carden and marketing director Benjamin Johnson pleaded not guilty to the charges, reports WABE. According to a police report, "witnesses" told Atlanta police they saw a trainer insert a bullhook into Bo the elephant's mouth during a performance, the station reports. Video footage of UniverSoul's Feb. 14 performance shows several unsuccessful tries to get the elephant to exit…