In the circus, you see gentle giants donning funny outfits and performing tricks on tiny tubs. It’s anything but an elephant’s natural environment. “Should the elephants get out there and perform these tricks every day for the public so you (Ringling Bros.) can make pocket money? Or should it be that the elephants don’t have to do this anymore?” asks Tom Rider, a former Ringling employee and plaintiff in the federal lawsuit against the circus.
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Lawsuit accuses Ringling Bros. of abusing elephants
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