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01-16-2017, 12:16 AM
The Ringling Bros. circus is shutting down after 146 years
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A circus without elephants might be more humane, but apparently it's far less enticing.
The owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said they will permanently end their 146-year-old show this spring. "The Greatest Show on Earth" saw a steep decline in ticket sales after removing elephants from performances in May 2016.
SEE ALSO: China an**unces a 'game-changing' step for elephant conservation (http://mashable.com/2016/12/31/china-bans-elephant-ivory-sales-2017/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"After much evaluation and deliberation, my family and I have made the difficult business decision that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will hold its final performances in May of this year," Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, said in a Jan. 13 statement (https://www.feldentertainment.com/PressRoom/DisplayPressRelease/85083/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/15/ringling-brothers-circus-shut-down/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A circus without elephants might be more humane, but apparently it's far less enticing.
The owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said they will permanently end their 146-year-old show this spring. "The Greatest Show on Earth" saw a steep decline in ticket sales after removing elephants from performances in May 2016.
SEE ALSO: China an**unces a 'game-changing' step for elephant conservation (http://mashable.com/2016/12/31/china-bans-elephant-ivory-sales-2017/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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