Ringling Brothers! - Page 3

be-bop · 09-20-2008, 05:50 PM

I know for a fact that no council authority will issue any licence to allow a circus to open and perform in the UK if they have animal acts.
There was an interview from a circus owner in our local paper last year who actually has two versions ongoing 1,people only for the UK and 2 people and animal acts for Europe.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of performing animal acts I feel there's something missing in a circus that has no animals.
But hey times change and today the P C brigade's in charge so the magic for the kids is no longer there..

Chocolatl · 09-20-2008, 07:18 PM

Watching people commit feats of strength and endurance with grace and comedic timing is often just as magical as watching the animals, if not more so. I know as a kid I was always most impressed with the acrobats and trapeze artists, but that's not to say I don't treasure the memory of riding an elephant.

09-20-2008, 05:50 PM	#31
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	I know for a fact that no council authority will issue any licence to allow a circus to open and perform in the UK if they have animal acts. There was an interview from a circus owner in our local paper last year who actually has two versions ongoing 1,people only for the UK and 2 people and animal acts for Europe. Whatever the rights and wrongs of performing animal acts I feel there's something missing in a circus that has no animals. But hey times change and today the P C brigade's in charge so the magic for the kids is no longer there..

09-20-2008, 07:18 PM	#32
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Watching people commit feats of strength and endurance with grace and comedic timing is often just as magical as watching the animals, if not more so. I know as a kid I was always most impressed with the acrobats and trapeze artists, but that's not to say I don't treasure the memory of riding an elephant.

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