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| Zoo workers arrested on suspicion of causing suffering to elephant | Zoo workers arrested on suspicion of causing suffering to elephant |
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| Three zoo workers have been arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after an elephant was allegedly beaten. | Three zoo workers have been arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after an elephant was allegedly beaten. |
| Leicestershire police said three men had been arrested and questioned in connection with the unnecessary suffering of an elephant at Twycross Zoo near Atherstone. | |
| The offence happened last month, a force spokeswoman confirmed. She said the men had been released on police bail, pending further inquiries. | |
| A Leicestershire police statement said: "We are currently carrying out an investigation in connection with the unnecessary suffering to an elephant at Twycross Zoo. The offence happened in September 2012. Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident and have been released on police bail pending further inquiries." | |
| The spokeswoman confirmed that an investigation into the incident was ongoing. | The spokeswoman confirmed that an investigation into the incident was ongoing. |