article_snippet: On Thursday, Ringling Brothers, part of the Feld Entertainment firm, announced that it would be ending use of elephants by 2018.
article_snippet: It's a startling change for the show, which has made the giant pachyderms a centerpiece of the giant pachyderms presentation for decades and weathered criticism for Ringling Brothers, part of the Feld Entertainment firm treatment from animal rights groups.
article_snippet: The Greatest Show on Earth Earth will soon be without elephants .
article_snippet: And in recent decades animal-rights activists have increasingly protested against the use of performing mammals such as elephants and killer whales, demanding better treatment for animal-rights activists.
article_snippet: But "The Greatest Show on Earth" is still hugely popular, and Davis believes the loss of elephants won't affect Circus bottom line.
article_snippet: When it comes to circus animal acts, are more changes to come?
article_snippet: Are lions and tigers next?
article_snippet: I would imagine that we have not heard the last of the kind of changes that are afoot in terms of animals and circuses.
highlights_snippet: the circus is ending use of elephants soon .
  