Ringling Bros. Producer Gets $9.3 Million ASPCA Settlement
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The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will receive $9.3 million from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under a settlement that resolves protracted litigation over how the circus cared for its elephants.
Circus operator Feld Entertainment Inc. and the ASPCA filed dismissal papers in federal court in Washington today, ending litigation that had dragged on for more than 10 years, both sides announced in statements today.