FILE - In this March 19, 2008 file photo, elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus walk through the streets of Manhattan on their way to Madison Square Garden in New York. The circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively on Thursday, March 5, 2015 that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)