![]() The sprawling ranch now cares for more than 30 pachyderms. The circus had sent about 11 of its elephants this year to spend their remaining days relaxing at Ringling’s Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. “This, coupled with high operating costs, made the circus an unsustainable business for the company,” Feld said in a statement on the circus’s website. ![]() ![]() In announcing the decision, he cited dwindling ticket sales before and after the company said it would eliminate its iconic elephant acts. Over the weekend, Kenneth Feld, the chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, broke the news to the world that the circus was shutting down after more than 100 years in business. Payne said it’s too soon to say whether the animals would be sold or donated. “The options are pretty wide open,” Payne told TIME on Wednesday, adding that the company has “longstanding relationships” with several facilities.
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