FILE - In this April 12, 1988 file photo, New York City Mayor Edward Koch feeds a bagel to an elephant from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus during a lunchtime picnic 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/Mario Cabrera)