article_snippet: Ringling’s announcement as a preemptive move to keep the public in the dark about the health risk posed by moving sick elephants to cities throughout the country. '
article_snippet: sick elephants suffer greatly, but now sick elephants retirement is vital to everyoneRingling’s safety,' A statement from PETA frames read.
article_snippet: Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of PETA, said: 'Many of its elephants are painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so its elephants retirement day needs to come now' The documents obtained by PETA reveal that in 2010, at least 11 elephants with the circus tested positive for TB, and that elephants used by Ringling have had TB since at least 1978.
article_snippet: According to former USDA attorney Kenneth Vail, who is now the Animal Welfare Act compliance officer for Feld Entertainment, TB is 'probably going to be the downfall of Feld’s elephants'.
article_snippet: Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of PETA, added: 'Many of its elephants are painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so its elephants retirement day needs to come now.'
highlights_snippet: 'elephants suffer greatly, but now elephants retirement is vital to everyone