{"id":510677,"date":"2014-08-08T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T22:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=510677%2F&#038;loggedin=1407278582"},"modified":"2024-09-16T10:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:11:26","slug":"tyke-elephant-video-death","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/tyke-elephant-video-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyke the Elephant&#8217;s Last Day on Earth (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By 1994, an elephant named Tyke had been abused in the circus for years. The never-ending confinement was too much for her to bear. 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