BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS The Greatest Show on Earth has finally shut its doors. After 146 years, 37 presidents, a great depression, and two world wars, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus – citing declining attendance rates and increasing…
Photos give us a look back at the unique performers who characterized circus life in the 1940s
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Seventy years ago, the circus scene looked vastly different from the big industry it is today. While the show’s staples remain, a lot of the original dazzle has been replaced by what can only be described as…
The Netherlands just banned wild animals from being used in circuses
BY: JESSICA BEUKER On September 15, 2015 a ban on wild animals being used in circuses officially went into effect in the Netherlands. According to Four Paws, there are 22 active circuses in the Netherlands and between 16 of them…