<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-full" style="width: 540px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/elephant_2.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 334px;" title="Ongoing protest: The Ringling Bros circus last night started a seven-day stint at the Staples Center - and activists have promised to demonstrate throughout the week. (Photo: AFP)" /><span class="caption">Ongoing protest: The Ringling Bros circus last night started a seven-day stint at the Staples Center - and activists have promised to demonstrate throughout the week. (Photo: AFP)</span></span>Hundreds of animal rights activists gathered outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday to protest what they say is Ringley Bros.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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