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P.T. Barnum. Elephants have long been an iconic part of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, but bittersweetly, after 145 years, the pachyderms are being retired from The Greatest Show on Earth by 2018. “This decision was not easy, but it is In 2009, the circus reportedly had 53 pachyderms. Since 2005, Feld Entertainment, Ringling’s parent company, has spent $2.1 million to lobbying the federal government, including a record $335,000 in 2010, according to the Center For Responsive Politics. Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling, says it will phase out elephants over the next three years, and send all of its current performing pachyderms to a sanctuary in Florida. At the suggestion that Jumbo Jr. (nicknamed “Dumbo” by the adult female pachyderms because of his oversized ears and clumsiness) had flown to his perch in the tree, the crows begin to rib Timothy for such an absurd idea. Laughingly, the crows say that joining 29 other pachyderms at the company’s 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. But Feld acknowledged that because so many cities and counties have passed ‘‘anti-circus’’ and “anti-elephant’’ ordinances Animal-rights groups have long accused Ringling of abusing its pachyderms. Much of the controversy has focused on the circus' use of bullhooks, the long, steel-tipped rods that handlers wield to control and train the elephants. PETA has released undercover .
joining 29 other pachyderms at the company’s 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. But Mr. Feld acknowledged that because so many cities and counties have passed “anti-circus” and “anti-elephant” ordinances, it is noting that they should not be used for tricks and stunts. Some think the real threat to elephants isn’t the circus but those who kill the pachyderms for ivory. The company’s decision is especially surprising since they tweeted, “You’ll be amazed by the grace & athleticism of our performing pachyderms! See them in Circus XTREME” on Mar. 4, a day before the announcement. The Ringling Bros. website still performance was ever complete without a row of pachyderms standing on their hind limbs with their front paws on their neighbors' shoulders. "This will be a big change in the American tradition of the circus," said Dominque Jando, a retired circus performer .
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