A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant performing in New York on March 26, 2010. - AFP PHOTO/EMMANUEL DUNAND/FILE
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2015 (AFP) - Across America through the decades, children of all ages delighted in the arrival of the circus, with its retinue of clowns, acrobats and, most especially, elephants.
But, bowing to criticism from animal rights groups, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Thursday it will phase out use of their emblematic Indian stars.
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