After 146 years of being the greatest show on Earth, Ringling Brothers Circus will present their final performances in May of this year.
BREAKING: APNewsBreak: Ringling Bros. circus says it is closing down 'The Greatest Show on Earth,' following a 146-year run.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2017
This American tradition spanning three decades cited declining attendance and high operating costs as the reasons behind the decision.
Last year @RinglingBros retired it's elephants. Now they'll shut down citing declining attendance and high operating costs.
— Andrew Setters (@AndrewSetters) January 15, 2017
Of course reality has never stopped the harpies at PETA from lying through their teeth:
After 36 years of PETA protests, which showed the world the plight of animal captivity, PETA heralds the end of the saddest show on earth.
— PETA (@peta) January 15, 2017
Sad, predictable PETA. Like gun control lunatics dancing on the graves of those killed by firearms, the animal fanatics are gleefully prancing on the soon to be unemployed because Ringling Brothers is shutting down.
Saddest show on Earth, really? Perhaps they should take a look at the ‘show’ over at Planned Parenthood.
um, it's "greatest".
— justaguy (@JMurray247) January 15, 2017
And it always will be.
don't be proud; 10 million circus customers, 400 circus employees and thousands more venue workers are the losers here
— Stephen Flatow (@smflatow) January 15, 2017
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Oh but the millions of people out of work don’t matter ya’ know, nor do the animals who have it better than a lot of people … their AGENDA supposedly won. YIPPEE! That’s all that matters to them.
PETA is asking all other animal circuses to follow suit, as this is a sign of changing times.
— PETA (@peta) January 15, 2017
They’re not wrong about changing times, except the times aren’t changing for the reasons they’re implying.
Fewer people are attending the circus and other events like it because of devices, the internet, other options where they can witness the greatest show on Earth from their homes. Not because PETA covered some posters in glitter and made up pithy chants about the animals.
C’mon, PETA may be annoying but when it comes to actually accomplishing anything, meh.
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