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One of the circus companies in the USA will soon no have performing elephants as part of its . The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it would stop using elephants by 2018. All the 43 it currently uses will be moved to an animal centre in Florida. There, the creatures will live out their retirement. The came after a lot of protests from the public. One hundred years ago, people thought it was OK for animals to perform to please . However, the world is different today and people are more worried about the of the animals. The circus will continue to use other animals, as camels, dogs, horses, lions and tigers.

Circuses have been criticised for years by animal rights activists and the who care about the of animals. Jessica Johnson, a for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) explained how elephants have a bad in circuses. She said: "Many of the elephants are arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so their retirement day needs to come ." Many cities and towns in the USA have banned the use of elephants for entertainment. This has made it hard for circuses to travel around the . Owners of the circus company said the decision to stop using elephants was not but understood that: "There's been somewhat of a mood among our consumers."

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