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

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