️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Animal rights activists were stunned when the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Feld Entertainment, announced it would eliminate elephants from its circuses by 2018.<unk> Animal rights activists were stunned when the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Feld Entertainment, announced it would eliminate elephants from its circuses by 2018. Elephants will then be retired to a conservation center in Florida.<unk> Elephants will then be retired to a conservation center in Florida. Monumental and long overdue,<unk> was how the Animal Welfare Institute put it. Surprising and tremendously exciting,<unk> said the Humane Society of the United States in a statement. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Elephants perform at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it will phase out its iconic elephant acts by 2018. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ TB is highly transmissible from elephants to humans, even without direct contact.<unk> TB is highly transmissible from elephants to humans, even without direct contact. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ These elephants suffer greatly, but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>,<unk>the statement read.<unk>These elephants suffer greatly, but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>,<unk>the statement read.<unk>These elephants suffer greatly,<unk>but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>,<unk>the statement read. <unk> <unk> Elephants with the Ringling Bros. show appear in front of the Capitol in Washington in 2013.<unk> Elephants with the Ringling Bros. show appear in front of the Capitol in Washington in 2013. PETA says the company's move to retire its elephants heads off a scandal about the animals having TB while touring.<unk> PETA says the company's move to retire its elephants heads off a scandal about the animals having TB while touring.<unk> PETA says the company's move to retire its elephants heads off a scandal about the animals having TB while touring.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of PETA, said: 'Many of the elephants are painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so... [Many of the elephants are] painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it will retire its elephants by 2018 <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> TB is highly transmissible from elephants to humans, even without direct contact, and there are calls for their immediate retirement.<unk> TB is highly transmissible from elephants to humans, even without direct contact, and there are calls for their immediate retirement.<unk> These elephants suffer greatly, but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>, said PETA.<unk>These elephants suffer greatly, but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>, said PETA.<unk>These elephants suffer greatly, but now their retirement is vital for everyone's safety<unk>. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ We are not reacting to our critics; we are creating the greatest resource for the preservation of the Asian elephant<unk> said CEO Kenneth Feld.<unk>We are not reacting to our critics; we are creating the greatest resource for the preservation of the Asian elephant<unk> said CEO Kenneth Feld. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>