HOPE, Maine (AP) — A veterinarian and one-time elephant trainer and his wife have created a nonprofit group to raise money so they can bring a retired circus elephant to Maine.

Jim Laurita of Hope says the elephant named Rosie now lives at a circus headquarters in Oklahoma. He says Rosie is well-cared for but unable to receive the special treatment she needs for leg and muscle injuries.

Laurita tells WCSH-TV the nonprofit called Hope Elephants will to raise money for a large barn and a fence around a one-acre field where Rosie will live. Laurita also plans to treat other elephants that need medical care.

Laurita says he’ll also open up the facility to teach children about the animals.

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Information from: WCSH-TV, http://www.wcsh6.com