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Ringling elephants end 145 year touring era in 2016 finale
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus bids farewell to its 11 touring elephants ending a 145 year spectacle. Elephants retire to Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida as activists condemn confinement and breeding concerns and U S bans spread. Seven other wild animal acts continue in Ringling shows with 69 elephants remaining in other circuits.
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New York
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling
Florida
Stephen Payne
Feld Entertainment
Bonnie
Juliette
U.S
Polk City
Fla
PETA
Katie Arth
Payne
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Wilkes-Barre