The circus is dying
"The curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth" with the owner of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus to close forever in May after 146 years.
The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, including declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributing to its demise, company executives say."
Read more at abc.net.au
I guess it was inevitable, but it's kinda sad.
...if anyone interested - look up "Flora" the elephant! Was tortured for years - years - for the Circus! Her story would make anyone cry buckets of tears! Awful! I saw the Doco. a couple of years ago ......(wished I hadn't to be honest....) anyway - soooo sad .......... :(