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For Ringling Bros. elephants, one last tour

Animal-rights activists standing watch this weekend at the Broad Street entrance to the Wells Fargo Center were unsuccessful at keeping Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus showgoers at bay.

"This is history changing," says Ringling Bros. elephant trainer Joseph "Joey" Frisco III. The circus' elephants, including Karen (left) and Kelly Ann, will be retiring to Florida, with no plans to ever replace them.
"This is history changing," says Ringling Bros. elephant trainer Joseph "Joey" Frisco III. The circus' elephants, including Karen (left) and Kelly Ann, will be retiring to Florida, with no plans to ever replace them.Read moreCLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer