Nogen der arbejder med elefanter i et cirkus?
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(1) Wang, Amy B (2017-01-15). "Dyreaktivister har endelig noget at bifalde ved Ringling Bros. cirkus: dets lukning". The Washington Post. Hentet 2017-06-12. I 2015 meddelte Ringling Bros., at de ville stoppe med at bruge elefanter i deres shows. De tunge pattedyr leverede deres sidste forestillinger i maj sidste år - de dansede, snurrede og stod på piedestaler på cirkusdirektørens kommando - og blev derefter sat på pension i et reservat i det centrale Florida. Flytningen forværrede showets nedgang; elefanternes afgang fremskyndede i sidste ende det, der var en "vanskelig forretningsbeslutning".
"Billetsalget hos Ringling Bros. har været faldende, men efter at elefanterne blev flyttet væk, oplevede vi et endnu mere dramatisk fald," sagde Kenneth Feld i en erklæring lørdag. "Dette, kombineret med høje driftsomkostninger, gjorde cirkus til en uholdbar forretning for virksomheden."
(2) Brulliard, Karin (2017-05-21). "Tordnende klapsalver, tårer, da 'det største show på jorden' tager en sidste bue". The Washington Post. Hentet 2017-06-12. ... Ringling var blevet mål for dyreværnsgrupper, der hævdede, at de mishandlede deres elefanter, og de to parter blev snart låst fast i en 14-årig juridisk kamp, der var så halsbrækkende, at den involverede hemmelige informanter betalt af dyreværnsgrupper og en tidligere CIA-tjenestemand, der blev betalt af Ringlings moderselskab, Feld Entertainment, for at udspionere aktivister og en journalist. Retssagen endte med, at flere dyregrupper betalte et forlig på 16 millioner dollars til Feld.
Selv om dyreaktivisterne aldrig vandt over Ringling i retten, sejrede de udenfor. Beskyldningerne om elefantmisbrug fik kommuner rundt om i landet til at forbyde elefantbullhooks - et skarpt metalredskab, som håndteringsfolkene bruger - eller til helt at forbyde forestillinger med vilde dyr, som Los Angeles for nylig gjorde det. Efter at Ringling havde sendt sine sidste pachydermer på pension til et firmaejet elefantbeskyttelsescenter i Florida, faldt billetsalget meget mere end Feld havde forventet, og selskabet meddelte i januar, at Ringling ville lukke for altid.
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(1) Wang, Amy B (2017-01-15). "Animal activists finally have something to applaud at Ringling Bros. circus: Its closure". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-12. In 2015, Ringling Bros. announced it would stop using elephants in its shows. The lumbering mammals delivered their final performances last May — dancing, spinning and standing on pedestals at the command of the ringmaster — and then were retired to a reserve in central Florida. The move exacerbated the show’s demise; the elephants’ departure ultimately expedited what was a “difficult business decision.”
“Ringling Bros. ticket sales have been declining, but following the transition of the elephants off the road, we saw an even more dramatic drop,” Kenneth Feld said in a statement Saturday. “This, coupled with high operating costs, made the circus an unsustainable business for the company.” 
(2) Brulliard, Karin (2017-05-21). "Thunderous applause, tears as the ‘greatest show on Earth’ takes a final bow". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-12. ... Ringling had become the target of animal protection groups that claimed it mistreated its elephants, and the two sides soon locked in a 14-year legal battle so cutthroat it involved secret informants paid by animal groups and a former CIA official who was paid by Ringling’s parent company, Feld Entertainment, to spy on activists and a journalist. The litigation ended with several animal groups paying a $16 million settlement to Feld.
While the animal activists never prevailed against Ringling in court, they were victorious outside. The allegations of elephant abuse prompted municipalities around the country to ban elephant bullhooks — a sharp metal tool used by handlers — or to prohibit wild animal performances altogether, as Los Angeles recently moved to do. After Ringling retired its last pachyderms to a company-owned elephant conservation center in Florida, ticket sales declined much more than Feld expected, and the company announced in January that Ringling would close for good.
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