In 2015, Ringling Bros. announced it would stop using elephants in its shows. Ringling Bros. currently has two circus units: The final shows will be in Providence, R.I., on May 7, and in Uniondale, N.Y., on May 21. 1 of 36 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × See photos of the Ringling Bros. Circus elephants, after the show View Photos After retiring from “The Greatest Show on Earth” last Spring, are their lives better? Animal rights activists hold signs in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where elephants in the Red Unit of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their last show in May.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2017 15:28 UTC