Current Events > ringling barnum and bailey closing sunday - mainly cause animal right activists

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http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/17/ringling-brothers-circus-performs-final-show-sunday/

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will host its final show Sunday, ending an incredible 146 year run.

“The Greatest Show on Earth” will perform for the last time at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in New York Sunday, ending an American tradition that dates back generations. Animal rights and advocacy groups are celebrating the demise of the circus as a major victory.

“All other animal circuses, roadside zoos, and wild animal exhibitors, including marine amusement parks like SeaWorld and the Miami Seaquarium, must take note: Society has changed, eyes have been opened, people know now who these animals are, and we know it is wrong to capture and exploit them,” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said in a statement after Ringling Bros. announced its plan to close in January.

Animal rights activists have been protesting Ringling Bros. for over 30 years, claiming that the circus abused animals and forced them to perform against their will. The circus retired its elephants in 2016. They then abruptly announced plans to permanently close after attendance took a sharp nosedive following the elephants’ removal from the show.

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It's a tragedy. They were the GOAT circus

The animals were later destroyed.
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Shame. I always liked going to the circus when I was younger.
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ThePrinceFish posted...

The animals were later destroyed.

that is not how it works...

I think...


wait is PETA going to put them all to sleep? :'(
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good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.
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So happy I got to see them when I was a kid. Such a good show. Also, fuck PETA. They've harmed animals infinitely more than any circus.
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Never really felt animals were essential to a good show.

Humans do much cooler shit. So good for animals. Too bad the business can't seem to adapt or thrive without them? Probably a lot of decent folk working there.
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I'm sorry. I can't agree with shutting down zoo's.

Those keepers love the animals. They respect them. Said animals were rescued and thus would never be able to adapt to the wild.
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I can't bring myself to care either way.

It's great that they stopped using elephants, but it's not so great that they couldn't stay in business without them.
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Yeah, I went to a circus once and it was cool, but I also like animals so I'm not really broken up about it.
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PyroBlade1985 posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

ThePrinceFish posted...

The animals were later destroyed.

that is not how it works...

I think...


wait is PETA going to put them all to sleep? :'(

Well that's what they do when they "rescue" animals.

no they don't lol.

the animals will likely go to a zoo or rescue for endangered wildlife
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chrono625 posted...

I'm sorry. I can't agree with shutting down zoo's.

Those keepers love the animals. They respect them. Said animals were rescued and thus would never be able to adapt to the wild.

it says roadside zoos

I am guessing PETA is ok with city zoos
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EvalAngell posted...

no they don't lol.

the animals will likely go to a zoo or rescue for endangered wildlife

Lucky they are fancy animals and not your average dogs and cats that get put down by PETA.
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Good
Even as a kid that shit was boring and depressing
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there's a reason nobody gets hyped when the circus comes to town - it's old fashioned and played out. the fact that circus animals lead miserable lives certainly doesn't help

Asherlee10 posted...

@TC - you highlight the 146 year run of the circus. That really doesn't mean anything or justify it. For example, human civilization had slavery for 95% of our history, doesn't mean it's right.

lol how people read into things more than they mean

I highlighted it cause it was an interesting fact
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The demise of the traveling circus actually began when televisions became commercially viable. Possibly before.

Asherlee10 posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

@TC - you highlight the 146 year run of the circus. That really doesn't mean anything or justify it. For example, human civilization had slavery for 95% of our history, doesn't mean it's right.

lol how people read into things more than they mean

I highlighted it cause it was an interesting fact

Perhaps you should be more clear, then eh? That isn't innate knowledge and this is CE.

I can't highlight things without explaining why I hightlighted them? The point of highlighting is because most people will just skim the article. Knowing it ran for 146 years is just a thing to know, but it was also connecting to the sentence detailing when it ended.
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I abhor PETA but this is the right thing.
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Asherlee10 posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

@TC - you highlight the 146 year run of the circus. That really doesn't mean anything or justify it. For example, human civilization had slavery for 95% of our history, doesn't mean it's right.

lol how people read into things more than they mean

I highlighted it cause it was an interesting fact

Perhaps you should be more clear, then eh? That isn't innate knowledge and this is CE.

I can't highlight things without explaining why I hightlighted them? The point of highlighting is because most people will just skim the article. Knowing it ran for 146 years is just a thing to know, but it was also connecting to the sentence detailing when it ended.

You can do whatever you like to do. But, I wouldn't get upset if someone makes assumptions when you don't provide more information. Let's also remember that this is CE and most people post with an agenda and to stir the pot. I don't think it's unreasonable to think that you highlighted certain parts of the article to make a statement.

Would you prefer I not made this thread?
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PETA sucks, but so does the circus. Good for the animals.
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EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

This. It's time we start going after some of these piss poor "zoos" we have in our country as well. The Erie PA zoo made me realize how fucked up zoos can be. They're not all bad but a lot of the smaller ones are inhumane.

There's really no need for them anymore. If kids want to learn about animals they have the internet now. There's no reason for the average person to need to see them in person ever in their life.
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This is a good thing
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

There's really no need for them anymore. If kids want to learn about animals they have the internet now. There's no reason for the average person to need to see them in person ever in their life.

Even back in the dark ages, before the internet (also known as "the 80s"), we had encyclopedias, Zoobooks, and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

TV: "OK Google, what does a whale sound like?"
My Google Home: AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

This. It's time we start going after some of these piss poor "zoos" we have in our country as well. The Erie PA zoo made me realize how fucked up zoos can be. They're not all bad but a lot of the smaller ones are inhumane.

There's really no need for them anymore. If kids want to learn about animals they have the internet now. There's no reason for the average person to need to see them in person ever in their life.

You'd rather look at a video of a roller coaster online than ride one yourself?

God gave humanity dominion over animals. They have no rights.
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I'm kinda glad no more animals won't be exploited. Although I'm somehow sad that they are no longer going to be a thing even though I never really went to one. Maybe it's because of the commercials I kept seeing when I was a kid. I had a weird fascination with the circus aesthetic for some reason.

CapnMuffin posted...

Never really felt animals were essential to a good show.

Humans do much cooler shit. So good for animals. Too bad the business can't seem to adapt or thrive without them? Probably a lot of decent folk working there.

The article does mention they stopped using elephants last year, but apparently attendance took a nosedive. Though honestly I can't imagine them going on even with the elephants, it might have been something inevitable due to changing culture.
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PostCrisisJ2 posted...

The article does mention they stopped using elephants last year, but apparently attendance took a nosedive.

The big attendance driver for a circus is children, and kids want to see an elephant. The lack of elephants provides a useful and effective excuse for a parent to evade the issue.

"Mommy mommy! Circus!"
"But it's hot and smelly and the cotton candy is overpriced"
"CIRCUS!!!"
"It's going to go on past your bedtime"
Tigers!!! ELEPHANTS!!!"
"They don't have elephants anymore. Here's an elephant video I just found on youtube"
"Yay elephants!"

Seriously sad but atleast I got to see it again it's last two years, PETA should burn in hell for shutting them down, they do more harm to animals then Ringling Bros. ever did.

146 years of greatness, wish they could have lasted to 150 and go out on their own terms instead of being forced out.
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EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

Then you shouldn't be allowed any form of pets either.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

Then you shouldn't be allowed any form of pets either.

...or hamburgers.

Asherlee10 posted...

DidoIrrumata posted...

God gave humanity dominion over animals. They have no rights.

Not everyone believes that and it shouldn't be imposed on the rest of the world.

Additionally, just because a being doesn't have the same rights as humans does not mean it's permissible to abuse them or treat them cruelly. No rights != No respect

They don't have a right to be respected.

You people shouldn't go around imposing your beliefs that animals are entitled to respect. Let the people that want to see the elephants see the elephants since you're so tolerant. Don't impose your values on the entire culture.
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DidoIrrumata posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

DidoIrrumata posted...

God gave humanity dominion over animals. They have no rights.

Not everyone believes that and it shouldn't be imposed on the rest of the world.

Additionally, just because a being doesn't have the same rights as humans does not mean it's permissible to abuse them or treat them cruelly. No rights != No respect

They don't have a right to be respected.

You people shouldn't go around imposing your beliefs that animals are entitled to respect. Let the people that want to see the elephants see the elephants since you're so tolerant. Don't impose your values on the entire culture.

What do you mean, you people!?
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EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

KamenRiderBlade posted...

EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

Then you shouldn't be allowed any form of pets either.

...or hamburgers.

Or Zoo's / facilities to showcase animals.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

KamenRiderBlade posted...

EvalAngell posted...

good. shouldn't exploit and imprison animals for entertainment.

Then you shouldn't be allowed any form of pets either.

...or hamburgers.

Or Zoo's / facilities to showcase animals.

or bugzappers.

shockthemonkey posted...

Good. If it can't survive while treating animals right then it's a shitty business that has no place in the world anymore.

With that logic, we shouldn't have Veteranarians or anybody study animals, or tourism of any animals either.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

or bugzappers.

Exactly, see where this kind of banning non-sense leads to.

That's why it's sad to see Ringling Barnum & Baily closing.
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