I read in the paper today about how Ringling Brothers is coming back. I wonder, are they going back on the rail or only using trucks this time. They’ve eliminated the animals so I would guess trucks only. Going to be like Cirque de Soleil, I suppose.
It’d have to be trucks, most likely in convoy. They’ve sold off all the rail equipment.
Unless the trucks and/or equipment containers are loaded on flatcars and passenger railcars are rented or leased as needed.
Anyway, it’s good news
Cool! Kids should be able to see the circus once a year like I did! [:o)]
At least until the “animal rights activists” get done…
One group is trying to get an elephant recognized as a person…
nevermind
The article did say that they would no longer have animals in the show. What’s a circus without elephants and lions? Not much of a circus, I’d say.
I guess that the aerialists, clowns and other human performers don’t count.
Before Covid, Cirque du Soleil was doing extremely well while the RBBB was dead. So I guess to answer that question - a curcus without animal abuse was successful?
I seem to recall that Cirque du Soleil has had several performer deaths, so I guess humans are animals that can be abused.
I don’t know much about animal abuse at the circus but to me a circus has animals. Lion tamers and all that. I’ve been to the RBBB once when I was a kid and the Clyde Beatty when I was even younger and they both had animals. That is what I expect at a circus, but that’s just me. I do recall when they marched the elephants though the Midtown? tunnel when they put the train in the Sunnyside yards. I would have like to have seen that!