Category — Ringling Bros.

“The annual elephant walk through downtown happened around 9:30am Tuesday.” – WSAZ

“The ASPCA has posted a petition in opposition of TNT’s upcoming television series, “Greatest Show on Earth.” The TNT network announced last month that it is developing six new unscripted series as part of a primetime programming shift, and one of the shows is Greatest Show On Earth, which will take viewers inside the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as it whisks the circus to cities and towns across the country. It will be produced by Earth Angel Productions, with Mark Wolper, Kenneth and Feld, Al Hassas and Res Izad as executive producers.” – ConnieTalk

“Ringling Bros. employees have repeatedly been documented hitting elephants with bull hooks, which are heavy, pointed pokers with a sharp hook at the end.” – washingtonpost.com

“The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the Verizon Center March 27-30, and you know what that means: it’s time once again for the Elephant Walk.” – DCist

“The circus is in town, as animals, clowns, acrobats, and other performers have arrived ahead of today’s premiere of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Seven elephants and 11 horses emerged from the Queens Midtown Tunnel early yesterday and marched down 34th Street to Madison Square Garden, where the circus will hold performances until April 5. The show features about 90 animals and 120 performers.” – The New York Sun

“The elephants and horses of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus have invaded Manhattan. ” – SILive.com

“Alderman Mary Ann Smith is pushing for a city ordinance that would ban cruelty towards elephants. She came up with the idea last year after three elephants died at the Lincoln Park Zoo, but now it’s an issue again because the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is planning its November run at the United Center.” – Chicagoist

“If it’s March, it must be time for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to come to town. And it must mean it’s time for the annual Elephant Walk, too! This year’s Elephant Walk will take place will be on Tuesday, March 18 into Wednesday March 19th, at midnight. The circus reaches New York City by way of train, stopping in Queens and head into Manhattan through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel for its stand at Madison Square Garden, so anywhere along 34th Street, between the tunnel and Manhattan Square Garden, is a spot where you can see the elephants. (The hardcore people sometimes convene around the exit at 35th Street and 2nd Avenue.)” – Gothamist

“You were not hallucinating Tuesday morning if you saw some elephants walking the streets in Downtown Baltimore.” – wjz.com

“The elephants from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus made their way to the Hampton Coliseum in the darkness of the early morning.
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“With the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in Greensboro this weekend, some of the show?s biggest stars were treated to a charity lunch on Friday.” – News 14

“People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is reporting that an elephant named P.T. attacked Ringling Bros. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey trainer Joe Frisco Jr. while the circus was at Miami’s America Airlines Arena on January 7.” – Miami New Times

“The circus is in town and late Monday night the plucky pachyderms of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus lumbered off the train in Orlando.” – Central Florida News 13

“The Rev. Jerry Hogan, chaplain to the nation’s circuses, blessed the Ringling Brothers elephants before the opening of the circus’s Tampa run tonight.” – Tampa Bay Online

“On Wednesday, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus lumbers into the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center in Palm Beach County for 12 performances. ” – Palm Beach Post

“The circus is in town… literally. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey crew showed up in Huntsville this afternoon in loud fashion.” – WAFF

“Mike Hayward joined the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2001, after working in elephant conservation and wildlife parks. Jennifer Fuentes, an “American Idol” finalist, signed up in 2003, and has been ringmaster for two years.” – Detroit Free Press

“A coalition of animal rights groups has filed a federal lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, charging that 53 endangered animals were abused. But with a judge’s ruling last week, the number of the great beasts left in the suit is down to six.” – New York Daily News