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Ringling Brothers Announces Plan to End Use of Elephants in Circuses (UPDATE 1)

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(APN) ATLANTA — On March 05, 2015, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, through Feld Entertainment, Inc., its parent company, announced they would end the practice of using Asian elephants in their traveling circus performances by 2018 a victory for animal rights advocates everywhere.   The move comes after years of criticism from animal rights activists of the circus’ […]

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