ELLENTON, Fla. (WJZ/AP) — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close forever in May.
The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise.
“There isn’t any one thing,” said Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment. “This has been a very difficult decision for me and for the entire family.”
The company broke the news to circus employees Saturday night after shows in Orlando and Miami.
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thats sad
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ReplyDeleteThank god, these circuses have been horrifically abusive to animals for a very long time.
ReplyDeleteThank a liberal fool for this whats next cartoons from the 80s dirtbags.
ReplyDeletegood. now maybe those animals they use can have a better life.
ReplyDeleteI bet you eat cow pork lamb and wear leather shoes HYPOCRITES.
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ReplyDeleteI bet you eat cow pork lamb and wear leather shoes HYPOCRITES.
January 16, 2017 at 5:50 PM
WTH has that got to do with this topic? Raising animals for food is one thing, and even those are treated humanely for the most part. Systematic torture of animals for decades is quite another.
It's fine to use catch-phrases, "borrow" some things that others have said, but thought is still required when using them.
You may want to rethink your statement.
7:57 - I get your argument, but you need to put some thought into it as well. You really believe animals raised for food are "for the most part" raised humanely? I have ocean front property for you to check out in Arizona.
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