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May 3, 2016

Ringling Bros. Circus Elephants Perform Final Show
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In other animal rights news, the elephants of the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus have performed their last show. The circus
announced last year it would end its elephant acts amid mounting public
concern over animal mistreatment. The elephants are headed to a refuge
in Florida, where the company that runs the circus is based. Humane
Society CEO Wayne Pacelle told NPR the decision to end the Ringling
Bros. elephant acts was "almost like the [fall of] the Berlin Wall
within the animal welfare [community]."


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