Ringling Bros. will shut down its circus

[GA Russell]

After 146 years, Ringling Bros. is closing The Greatest Show on Earth.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/15/ringling-bros-circus-plans-to-shut-down-greatest-show-on-earth-after-146-years.html

[JSngry]

And I'm ok with that. Went when I as a kid, never took my kids, nor did they ever ask to go, even with being bombarded with TV ads every year.  The marketplace speaks.

[sonnymax]

Good riddance to The Cruelest Show On Earth. All animal circuses should be banned.

[danasgoodstuff]

Mixed feeelings on this, I love all things out of time, but I guess its time has come.

[Jazzmoose]

Never had any interest, as I'm one of those people who can't stand clowns.  Red Skelton excepted.

[paul secor]

4 hours ago, Jazzmoose said:

Never had any interest, as I'm one of those people who can't stand clowns.  Red Skelton excepted.

Red Skelton was a favorite of mine also..

I went to the Ringling Bros. Circus when I was very young - probably three or four - but I have no real memory of seeing it. My mother told me that I shook hands with Emmett Kelly, but I don't remember that either.

[gmonahan]

I went when I was a kid, and took my grandsons to see the somewhat "reduced" show when it played here in Portland a couple of years ago. They enjoyed it. I do wonder what will happen to those amazing human performers without it.

 

 

gregmo

[Soulstation1]

Return the animals to the wild 

 

[duaneiac]

22 hours ago, Soulstation1 said:

Return the animals to the wild 

 

I don't know that that would be advisable.  Animals who have been born/raised in captivity may not intuitively know the essential skills needed to survive on their on in the wild.  Hopefully, there are animal sanctuaries/preserves that can accept these animals and determine which ones would be likely to survive in the wild and which ones may need to be kept under some sort of human supervision/care.

[NIS]

The circus just moved into the White House.  

I know this is non-political but I had to say something bitter out loud today.  Sorry.

[Scott Dolan]

14 hours ago, duaneiac said:

I don't know that that would be advisable.  Animals who have been born/raised in captivity may not intuitively know the essential skills needed to survive on their on in the wild.  Hopefully, there are animal sanctuaries/preserves that can accept these animals and determine which ones would be likely to survive in the wild and which ones may need to be kept under some sort of human supervision/care.

Nailed it. Returning captive bred animals to the wild would put them in grave danger. 

[JSngry]

Kill the animals! Kill the clowns! Eat them all!

But leave the cotton candy alone. That shit'll rot your teeth out.