I just went to see the new circus without animals-it was not the same. I do miss them but understand how difficult it must have been to keep using them.
They still use horses up here. By the way, I don't see any problem with using horses. They don't feel the same sense of abuse. They're like dogs in that way where they like the attention.
🎉 It's one of my favorites. Sadly left in 2017, but just heard on national news, come 2024 Ringling Brothers & Barmum & Bailey Circus will return. 😊 It is a great time to feel like a young 60 yrs. kid again!! Thank you.
My favorite part of the circus, was those amazing circus elephants. I also love the big cat cage. Four lionesses, six Siberian tigers, and one big lion.
To be truthful, whenever I attended a circus with animals in it, I didn’t mind them being used for show biz, but it was only as long as on the condition they were never abused and always well cared for. I now realise that animals are not getting the proper respect they so richly deserve. When the animals were whipped or jumped through burning hoops, I cringed and thought they should use something softer, like a rubber whip or something like that. In Madagascar 3, Vitaly the Tiger poured hair conditioner over himself and he jumped though a hoop unharmed. I thought that should work more often in real life. I also watched a short movie about a circus bear who was born in the circus and grew up in the circus and therefore was the star of the circus. Although he loved performing and all the audiences’ applause, the owners of the circus treated him rather shabbily and he yearned for freedom. His wish came true much later after the beginning. This goes to show that deep down animals do love performing at circuses but just can’t take too much abuse.
All circus animals are severely abused. They are depressed, and sad. This video will break your heart but people need to see the truth.. copy and paste in your TH-cam search Ugliest Show on Earth
So so sad for all those animals. I hope they all saved and have a good life now. This is sick, unnatural and disgusting. Poking with the hook...elephant labour and mother is on a chain, poke with the hook, and can not be with her calf. They took it away. I saw a video of the calf, it was drowned and they poke it with the hook then...too too sad, but that poor thing was saved by the circus and chains Animal abuse it is...
I hope they hire a video production team to create some high-quality DVDs before the show shuts down in May. We're about to witness 140 years of showbiz come to a close; history should have a digital artifact which does this show justice.
davidhap11 You are correct davidhap11. :-) Some high-def, pro-lighting, and multiple camera angles to focus the viewer's attention on the right action at the right time would be fantastic (i.e., something along the lines of those "Cirque du Soleil" videos). I'd buy that and the Library of Congress should have a copy too.
Teri Farmer You seem to have misunderstood my comment. I was referring to the fact that the circus was shut down after the animal acts were rightly banned. I was saying that I think that the circus could have carried on doing well with the acts that didn’t involve abusing animals and are in fact very impressive.
That's the way it used to be. People couldn't afford animals, and when you're in a small town, 1900 Midwest America, starved for entertainment. You looked forward to it. They only started using animals because most people back then had never seen them in real life... then they never saw them do tricks... then they became animal conscious. As they should. But they only kept the animal tricks based on tradition. They don't really need them anymore. America's Got Talent has kind of proven that.
it takes me back when i saw this circus for first time when was a kid in 70s..the elephants were really memorable as were the tigers and their handler whose name i forgot..had blonde hair i believe..the ice capades performed with the circus too..if only i not have lost the pamphlet that i had of the events😔
The tigers and lions reactions when the stick gets near them just shows that they're afraid of it and are ready to attack it after various beatings from it surely. No sane animal would react that badly to a stick grazing them gently, they know it hurts
@@MrMenefrego1 no one asked, and no one has to be a expert to see the clear distressed animal. I hope you’re not as stupid as you sound and support this circus.
@@howardmatkins5803 Further proof that PETA had nothing to do with Ringling Bros. closing. Rising cost to run the circus caused ticket prices to rise and a lack of interest caused attendance to plummet in the last few years.
@@howardmatkins5803 Yes I also agree that PETA did their part but they are not as powerful as people give them credit for because they have been trying to get Sea World closed for years and they probably have more support behind them on the not having Orcas and dolphins in captivity issue.
It's honestly sad that such an amazing spectacle will never be witnessed by the world again. This show is incredible to watch and I am so glad that I was able to see it growing up. This is a great loss for the world. Who would have imagined that circuses would cease to exist? fucking christ...
Samarth Nigam Lol that maybe true for other circuses but before the whole “trend” of “circuses abusing animals” Barnum and Bailey already have proven how they train them and how they take care of them.
This looks pretty mediocre to be honest. And as someone who didn't even know they existed before learning about them while reading Robert Wadlow's history, I say that without any kind of bias. The acrobatics are really not that impressive and quite stupid, the stuff with the animals is frankly just silly(making kangaroos jump obstacles, really? wow, so impressive right, who would've guessed kangaroos can jump?), and overall it feels like it just couldn't keep up and update themselves. It feels like a product of its time, more worth for the historical aspect than for its entertainment value.
@@dhruvreddy-tq3ol That's you're opinion and it's wonderful, but we all get to have one. What do you suppose they should be doing instead, terrorizing your village? I've seen the videos.
I don't buy it Aaron. I've seen video of how they break elephants. I've seen mistreatment of big cats. No life for these animals traveling on trains and being confined
Yeah and don’t you love how this person in the comments is following the worldwide trend of shutting the circus down because they are “abused.” And feel free to comment again I can put up a fight. 🤗
This is shor video Circus have to stay close for the good of all and everybody. This animals have not to stay in this shit of circuses, because they have to stay in their own habitat, and not serving humans for fun. RESPECT THE ANIMALS, their are not slaves of human beings. So stop doing this to animals, Stop !!!!
I work the Ringling Brothers as a chef and I pass by these animals all the time ( within feet). They're being groomed, well-kept, and well-fed. I don't see anyone kicking camels. And jw, was that Asian lady and kid just randoms
vegan power A wild animal can be trained, but you can't erase their wild side, this circus was recognized for protecting animals in danger of extinction... Its like my dog i have a german shepherd and i KNOW is not the same as a lion, but I teach her how to be loyal and she even knows my commands and that doesnt mean is animal abuse, I dont say that all the circus treat animals good, but lets not generalize..
I think the guy who took the video was with his family. I'm assuming that was his wife and kid(s). It's nice to hear from someone who works there that the animals are not being abused as so many people think. I would think abused animals wouldn't be able to perform. I can see, at least in this video, that the cats were very happy during the show.
Tell that to the manatees, you ignorant cow. You evidently got all your info about Sea World from Blackfish; you don't have an informed opinion, just a biased one. I bet you never even TRIED to give the benefit of the doubt to the other side.
@@ericscott4225 lol 'kinda gay' I love that, a man who speaks the truth! I guess it was only a matter of time before the whining liberals got their way and destroyed the Circus industry, 'Cancel Culture' at its finest! So sad, very few of the things that existed in America and the West in general that I experienced as a youth in the '50's & '60's even exist any longer, all destroyed in the name of 'Political Correctness', disgusting!
They practiced 20/7. They were extremely skilled and went routine and routine. They didn't have anxiety because they did typically 5 shows a day and were confident in their skills.
The memories when I was like 5 years old back in the 90's when my uncle took me and my brother to the circus. I still remember getting a free ride off the back of an elephant with a bunch of other kids.
Don't support any event that uses animal for entertainment. Copy and paste these sentences into your search. Ringling Bros Elephant Child Abusers Breaking A Baby Elephant 'Ringling Bros. Baby Killers' Narrated by Kathy Najimy and Ringling Beats Animals: A PETA Undercover Investigation
Can't believe I was born into the generation that got to see the circus live before it died...this was great, thanks for uploading. Now I can go back and relive the experience.
@@debrahelicke7204 I agree that the harming of circus animals was wrong and it's good that it stopped, but I have to ask. If you don't like circuses, what brought you to this video? I personally just wanted to see what they were like, since I only saw 2 live and I was very young, but your comment got me curious.
its really sad how my favorite circus is shutting down :( iam going to miss this circus :( iam going back 1 more time :( to see one of there amazing circus shows :) really sad its leaving forever :(
I used to perform with the bands when they used live performers. While I agree that animals belong in the wild and the wild protected from human development, I can say from seeing with my own eyes that behind the scenes, these animals are loved and cared for by their keepers. You people who love to sit behind your computer screens seeking fake news to support your limited world views and then bark your baseless opinions about others, need to get out and actually see the real world.
You are dumb if you really think they treat the animals nicely! Look up video's on how they treat them... How do you think they get trained in the first place! They are being abused
For real. PETA would have a hay day with this comment section. Everyone loses their minds when animals are involved and think what they what to think about the subject or how they perceive it. Not actual facts.
We loved this circus and now it's gone circuses everywhere are being shut down because people THINK they are abusing animals and they are NOT goodbye The Greatest Show on Earth
@@yuwelcome Of course abuse of animals or people, is not good. However, this isn't an example of animal abuse. Quite the opposite. These animals are well cared for and have a rich and interesting and relatively easy and enjoyable life. There are bad venues in the world where performance animals in captive management are treated poorly by people behaving badly. This is not one of them. An interesting (and accurate) perspective is shared in chapter 4 of Yann Martel's novel: "Life of Pi"
@@RLaraMoore Ah yes because im sure they were specifically asked whether they wanted to live freely were the belong, or be used for human entertainment,.
@@yuwelcome Neither are born wild animals "asked" whether they wanted to be born into a life of struggle for survival, and the hardships and cruelties they are subjected to in nature. Humans are part of nature too. Various species in nature make use of other species in various ways. For food, protection, labor, etc. I agree that it would be unkind to capture an adult animal that was wild born, and then attempt to force it to "perform" by starving or beating etc. It would be wrong to pull their teeth and claws. The non domestic animals in most modern captive management venues are "Never Been Wilds", born for generations in captive management. They are not domestic animals, but neither are they "wild" animals. They are (in modern, accredited wholesome, venues) treated very well, not mutilated to subdue them. They are primarily trained by positive reinforcement behavioral conditioning. They only are asked to do behaviors they are willing to do. They actually enjoy "playing" the "game" of learning to learn, and interacting with their familiar humans. They cannot be "made" to perform. They can only be used if they choose to participate. Much like a dog or house cat solicits its favorite humans to play fetch or chase the feather on a string, or other more complex 'trained' behaviors, Exotic species individuals can also enjoy their interactive relationships with humans.
Please don't go if you are going to a circus with animals Please please please do not go! They take these poor animals from here family's in the wild, And just for our entertainment they stab, Clamp, Bullhook, Shock, And whip them! Please do not go
One better. Clown College graduate 1981 class of Ringling Brothers in Venice, Florida. Traveled 81-82. The Blue Unit Then 83-2002 transportation department Red Unit.
TheSquidWin ... is this where those those animals belong? I’m sure you’ve watch animal planet, have you ever seen any of these any of these species found circus tricks???
Uhhh, dude they train them that’s how they do the tricks you act like they rip of one of there legs to do it they’re are documentaries explaining how they train and what they do to train them.
they most definitely cared for those animals, no animals would act that way (especially the lions/tigers) if they were being abused. the way the lioness laid on its back for tummy rubs… so cute.
Very enjoyable video. I bet there are more such videos in AwkwardHamster. Thanks for sharing this. The Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus With Elephants is really amazing and incredible. 😊👍
@@abby402 Really ı cannot understand that you are supporting circuses with animals please understand you cannot use animals without their permisson for your personal fun.And also this animals are educating with torture yes also I dont support the thing in china but what it is this is same with it.İf you love animals really you have to say no for circuse with animals...And also elephants are belong to africa they should be in their nature. İmagine that you are kidnapped and captivated by alienss
My mother was a dancer in the AG Barnes circus in the late 1920's. Unlike Ringling, each performer was in charge of an animal. They were to make sure the animal was fed,watered & exercised. My mom's animal was Babe, the elephant. Babe had been stolen from her family as a baby. My mom loved her. My husband and I were in Honolulu when an elephant got startled after being shipped to Hawaii and the elephant injured several people as she made her escape and ran down Queen Street. She was shot dead. They used her story, part of it in a Hawaii 5-0 show, People got scared and any circus that performs in Honolulu now does not use elephants or any other large animals. Thank goodness, Ringling finally bowed to pressure and stopped the elephant shows.
Absolutely correct. These beautiful animals do not need to be torn away from their natural habitat . Elephants stay in the wild with their extended family. They are taken from their mothers when they are very young, and tortured into submission. It’s horrible. Thank goodness, they banned these animals from the circuses here in the USA.
I never got to see them perform live, but I can say that I'm glad my teacher showed me this circus in 2nd grade. This is the greatest show in the world.
Went to one a long ass time ago, got to see a tight roping dog. Would have loved to go as an adult. Gotta love the animal rights groups that forced them to shut down.
Seriously, in the comments I see people only complaining on "how cruel" Circus is to animals. I thought that too for a while, and while that might be true for some circuses who don't have enough money to afford proper treatment of their animals, there are also great circuses who greatly care for their four legged companions and they are feeling WELL there. Everyone who is complaining that the big cats for example should be returned back to the wild are completely forgetting that most of the big cats in the circus are actually BREED in captivity, there is NO "returning to the wild", since they have been used to humans and been trained from the very beginning! Please people, INFORM YOURSELF FIRST, before just parroting other people who might have heard something from another person a while ago or who are self declared "animal protectors! I am very sad that this circus shut down. It was one of the best circuses I've ever witnessed, even though I sadly was never able to see it live. The circuses in our country, they suck. They don't have money to properly treat their animals, I wouldn't support them, but this circus did everything right! The animals there were very properly taken care of, you can see that.
Shadow Paladin How exactly do you think the animals were trained, though? You think the animals did what they were told of their own free will? Though bred in captivity, they are still wild animals and wild animals have to learn to be submissive to their humans. How do you think that’s done exactly? I know exactly how they are trained, do you? Do you see the tigers growling at the man in the cage? Do you know what keeps them from attacking the man? That whip! Those animals were taught to fear that whip and they know exactly how much that whip hurts! So, maybe these animals were fed and given medical care, but they were abused and there isn’t a damn thing you can say to defend the fact that they abuse animals to train them!
So breeding them in captivity, living in cages, trained to entertain idiots is not cruel? Whatever you need to tell yourself. Even if they are properly taken care of, it is not the life an animal deserves. I seriously doubt all these wild animals were trained without any pain. YOU need to inform yourself.
Shadow Paladin u so dumb, probably ur one of this sadists.I pray that God will open your eyes and eyes of all sadistic trainers that ye may understand and mourn over your perverse deeds
When I attend the cirrus I saw no animal being treated bad, no animal was looking unhealthy they look more healthy than the animals in many homes I been too. I seen so many talented animals that have been trained to do many tricks hat they do not do in the wall. how many animals have you seen that can stand on their Hines legs an dance around and even pray. why is it so easy for people to sit back and hide behind there computer and spread rumors. I can guarantee the one that do it have never been to one show or maybe they just cant afford the cost it expensive but well worth it
U probably don't see them being treated bad because ,first of all, they won't do it when ppl can see ,and secondly, the small acts of bad treatment that they do in the ring aren't seen by ppl who don't look close enough.
@@Blue_Oceanic Don't support any event that uses animal for entertainment. Copy and paste these sentences into your search. Ringling Bros Elephant Child Abusers Breaking A Baby Elephant 'Ringling Bros. Baby Killers' Narrated by Kathy Najimy and Ringling Beats Animals: A PETA Undercover Investigation
JiminxTheFloor I guess you toured with the circus to witness this all on a daily basis? Electric shock my ass. That’s not even a reputable claim. But let’s say it’s true. Would you rather the beatings or being hunted in the wild by humans for tusks or torn to shreds by a pride of lions?
JiminxTheFloor or something like that? Ok. And you can search for the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot on TH-cam as well. I’m sure you’ll find it. Either way, you didn’t have anything to say about what I told you.
@@johnlingenfelter8096 their wild animals if you saw how these animals are treated to make them perform for us you might have a different perspective you should check out animal cruelty for animals in circus captivity.
Thank you for sharing your circus experience! I yeah preschool and this week is Circus theme & I was able to play this for my class. They enjoyed it thoroughly!
Yes! Let's teach children how to torture animals....you are a great role model...not!!! Fortunately those poor animals have been set free in a sanctuary so noone can beat or chain them up again!
I just went to see the new circus without animals-it was not the same. I do miss them but understand how difficult it must have been to keep using them.
They still use horses up here. By the way, I don't see any problem with using horses. They don't feel the same sense of abuse. They're like dogs in that way where they like the attention.
I went to cirque du soleil and HATED IT...
Thank you for this video. It brought back my childhood memories.
It was indeed the greatest show on earth. But we must also consider the animals. Thanks for the video
Holy crap stfu
@@ErickE702 You stfu
Sonya Lum consider what, being fed and housed. Beats being out in the Wild where they have to fight for food and survival
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@@johnlingenfelter8096 ah yes, they'd rather get beaten by a whip and sharp object a 100 times per day.
28:44 My heart goes out to the elephant that took a wicked shit on stage. He gave zero shits about showmanship. XD
WHEN YA GOTTA GO...
But he gave 2 shits-
Well, he did technically give a shit
They are gonna whip the elephant and locked it into a cage forever now
I don't know why I had to go see it lol
🎉 It's one of my favorites. Sadly left in 2017, but just heard on national news, come 2024 Ringling Brothers & Barmum & Bailey Circus will return. 😊 It is a great time to feel like a young 60 yrs. kid again!! Thank you.
The new 24 show is a legit full on musical .
I went to circuses as a kid but they stopped appearing because of rumors about how the animals were being treated.
DEMON TALb people ruin everything
That aren't rumors! Please educate youself about it. Animals should be banned from every circus!
They train the animals no different than they always have no abuse it's necessary
@@ericscott4225 It's necessary that animals are banned from circuses
@@ericscott4225 Please educate yourself, abuse is not necessary nor are these circuses. Animals are not for your entertainment
My favorite part of the circus, was those amazing circus elephants. I also love the big cat cage. Four lionesses, six Siberian tigers, and one big lion.
Thanks for sharing! What a treat. Very good 👍
To be truthful, whenever I attended a circus with animals in it, I didn’t mind them being used for show biz, but it was only as long as on the condition they were never abused and always well cared for. I now realise that animals are not getting the proper respect they so richly deserve. When the animals were whipped or jumped through burning hoops, I cringed and thought they should use something softer, like a rubber whip or something like that. In Madagascar 3, Vitaly the Tiger poured hair conditioner over himself and he jumped though a hoop unharmed. I thought that should work more often in real life. I also watched a short movie about a circus bear who was born in the circus and grew up in the circus and therefore was the star of the circus. Although he loved performing and all the audiences’ applause, the owners of the circus treated him rather shabbily and he yearned for freedom. His wish came true much later after the beginning. This goes to show that deep down animals do love performing at circuses but just can’t take too much abuse.
All circus animals are severely abused. They are depressed, and sad. This video will break your heart but people need to see the truth.. copy and paste in your TH-cam search Ugliest Show on Earth
Cruelty has no place in the circus. They should have been there for the show
Not to abuse them
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So so sad for all those animals. I hope they all saved and have a good life now. This is sick, unnatural and disgusting. Poking with the hook...elephant labour and mother is on a chain, poke with the hook, and can not be with her calf. They took it away.
I saw a video of the calf, it was drowned and they poke it with the hook then...too too sad, but that poor thing was saved by the circus and chains
Animal abuse it is...
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@@wkubra I dont think god will give you any trouble, but the devil might.
If only they did this humanely we would still have this
If only people weren't pussies and didn't listen to animal rights activists, we would still have this.
Thanks for your sharing great video!! My little one had no idea about the circus but now understand!
I hope they hire a video production team to create some high-quality DVDs before the show shuts down in May. We're about to witness 140 years of showbiz come to a close; history should have a digital artifact which does this show justice.
+Trey Ross
For their last show with elephants, Ringling live streamed it on Facebook. The video's probably still on their page.
He probably means High Quality video (which is loss streaming) with multiple camera angles, and professional stuff like that, I'd by that for sure
davidhap11 You are correct davidhap11. :-) Some high-def, pro-lighting, and multiple camera angles to focus the viewer's attention on the right action at the right time would be fantastic (i.e., something along the lines of those "Cirque du Soleil" videos). I'd buy that and the Library of Congress should have a copy too.
well welcome to reality
This show gave no justice to the animals they abused for the entertainment of you simple minded sons of bitches, so fuck preserving the history of it.
Everyone’s talking about the animals, but honestly if this was 45 minutes of trapeze artists I’d watch it.
ShadowCat the animals were being abused and you give them no credit!! Wow I’m disgusted
Teri Farmer You seem to have misunderstood my comment. I was referring to the fact that the circus was shut down after the animal acts were rightly banned. I was saying that I think that the circus could have carried on doing well with the acts that didn’t involve abusing animals and are in fact very impressive.
That's the way it used to be. People couldn't afford animals, and when you're in a small town, 1900 Midwest America, starved for entertainment. You looked forward to it.
They only started using animals because most people back then had never seen them in real life... then they never saw them do tricks... then they became animal conscious. As they should.
But they only kept the animal tricks based on tradition. They don't really need them anymore. America's Got Talent has kind of proven that.
it takes me back when i saw this circus for first time when was a kid in 70s..the elephants were really memorable as were the tigers and their handler whose name i forgot..had blonde hair i believe..the ice capades performed with the circus too..if only i not have lost the pamphlet that i had of the events😔
I guess you are refering to Gunter Gebel, the blonde haired circus star trainer?
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Great job ringling brothers circus you guys will be missed appreciate the memories take care best wishes to everyone at the circus. Joe
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The tigers and lions reactions when the stick gets near them just shows that they're afraid of it and are ready to attack it after various beatings from it surely. No sane animal would react that badly to a stick grazing them gently, they know it hurts
Of course you're an expert in circuses.
@@MrMenefrego1 no one asked, and no one has to be a expert to see the clear distressed animal. I hope you’re not as stupid as you sound and support this circus.
Another dumb demorat!
Ikr? Seeing all those animals do so many maneuvers, and being ornaments for people makes me feel bad. Good thing they took them off later. 😔
@@4AEMRR Not all circuses are cruel
WILL BE MISSED :( only saw the circus 2-3 times now its gone
GOOD!!
thank god the circus is gone!!
I Grow Up Watching The Circus, merci.
Thank you for uploading!
omg those poor animals..... just think what they had to do to learn that stuff......its heart brreaking
S. Morris they aren't dead there's that and they have all they need
You're an IDIOT>>LOL!!!!
People like you is why our children cant enjoy the Circus any more.. you are a complete idiot...
@@juanblackwell8801 People like Sarah feel so "woke". So much smarter than generations and generations of common sense people before her
@@juanblackwell8801 it’s not her so why don’t u look up “why did ringling brothers shut down” and figure out it wasn’t her idiot
They need to stop poachers from killing these creatures in their habitats rather then shutting down Ringlings!
Sylvia Lopez thank you someone who is not an idiot.
Ok kid
ASIM A06 your like 6 mate you don’t know shit
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ASIM A06 mate it’s nearly your bed time put your phone away
you can see how broken and scared the animals are.
May isnotahipster so your saying you can see from twenty feet away on a standard camera that they looked sad in there eyes?
@@Ocean-blvd. Dont you see it?! These animals belong in the wild and not in a stupid circus😡😡😡😡!!!!!!!
@@stayhydrated.kids1 never said they did belong there
@@stayhydrated.kids1 and sorry but I can’t take you seriously since you’re a gacha player
@@Ocean-blvd. well sorry then, I understand you wrong
Poor animals 💔
I was a employee in 1985 working with the horses and a lead showman for Guthrie gabble Williams
You mean Gunther Gebel-Williams? Lol
When I was working for Ringling bros I never met anyone from peta to see how the horse's where taking care of
@@howardmatkins5803 Further proof that PETA had nothing to do with Ringling Bros. closing. Rising cost to run the circus caused ticket prices to rise and a lack of interest caused attendance to plummet in the last few years.
Yes I have to agree with you that the ticket sales did not help the business out much along with the reports from peta did not help ether
@@howardmatkins5803 Yes I also agree that PETA did their part but they are not as powerful as people give them credit for because they have been trying to get Sea World closed for years and they probably have more support behind them on the not having Orcas and dolphins in captivity issue.
It's honestly sad that such an amazing spectacle will never be witnessed by the world again. This show is incredible to watch and I am so glad that I was able to see it growing up. This is a great loss for the world. Who would have imagined that circuses would cease to exist? fucking christ...
So true
Educate yourself about how those animals are supposed to behave and what made them do these moves!
amazing spectacle- it’s nothing but animal torture.
Samarth Nigam Lol that maybe true for other circuses but before the whole “trend” of “circuses abusing animals” Barnum and Bailey already have proven how they train them and how they take care of them.
This looks pretty mediocre to be honest.
And as someone who didn't even know they existed before learning about them while reading Robert Wadlow's history, I say that without any kind of bias. The acrobatics are really not that impressive and quite stupid, the stuff with the animals is frankly just silly(making kangaroos jump obstacles, really? wow, so impressive right, who would've guessed kangaroos can jump?), and overall it feels like it just couldn't keep up and update themselves. It feels like a product of its time, more worth for the historical aspect than for its entertainment value.
@@dhruvreddy-tq3ol That's you're opinion and it's wonderful, but we all get to have one. What do you suppose they should be doing instead, terrorizing your village? I've seen the videos.
Teacher showed this to us at school and explaining why the animals can do those stuff, how sad 😢
This was always a terrific show
06:37 the tiger is like --- "how was the jump"
In 8
no he was like "i hate it here"
@carlos no he was like "i hate it here"
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@@Sofia-rr6nn you must be great at parties.
i work at ringling brothers as a stage crew animals r well taken care of, and they take care of the animals first
I don't buy it Aaron. I've seen video of how they break elephants. I've seen mistreatment of big cats. No life for these animals traveling on trains and being confined
Yeah peta is comin for u
Best Circus in the world
Do you mean the most abusive
Thanks Dude ❤️
I just barely remember seeing this circus as a little kid
Such a big part of my childhood, I’m so sad it’s gone.
Yeah, don't you just miss those animals being tortured for money?
Yeah and don’t you love how this person in the comments is following the worldwide trend of shutting the circus down because they are “abused.” And feel free to comment again I can put up a fight. 🤗
Were you in the freak show?
Hippie Eyez nah I’m a contact juggler
@@microwavedcaprisun5565 Don't you love making accusations based on no evidence?
I miss going to the circus every spring.
it just talks about your character not giving any concern to the abused animals
This is shor video
Circus have to stay close for the good of all and everybody.
This animals have not to stay in this shit of circuses, because they have to stay in their own habitat, and not serving humans for fun.
RESPECT THE ANIMALS, their are not slaves of human beings. So stop doing this to animals, Stop !!!!
I work the Ringling Brothers as a chef and I pass by these animals all the time ( within feet). They're being groomed, well-kept, and well-fed. I don't see anyone kicking camels. And jw, was that Asian lady and kid just randoms
vegan power A wild animal can be trained, but you can't erase their wild side, this circus was recognized for protecting animals in danger of extinction... Its like my dog i have a german shepherd and i KNOW is not the same as a lion, but I teach her how to be loyal and she even knows my commands and that doesnt mean is animal abuse, I dont say that all the circus treat animals good, but lets not generalize..
Vegans really are the most gullible people on Earth.
I think the guy who took the video was with his family. I'm assuming that was his wife and kid(s). It's nice to hear from someone who works there that the animals are not being abused as so many people think. I would think abused animals wouldn't be able to perform. I can see, at least in this video, that the cats were very happy during the show.
Tell that to the manatees, you ignorant cow. You evidently got all your info about Sea World from Blackfish; you don't have an informed opinion, just a biased one. I bet you never even TRIED to give the benefit of the doubt to the other side.
vegan power
I so miss Ringling Bro's Barnum & Bailey Circus! Awesome family entertainment and darn good people.
Ok...
I was was thinking the same thing circur solie is kinda gay i like big Apple circus
@@ericscott4225 lol 'kinda gay' I love that, a man who speaks the truth! I guess it was only a matter of time before the whining liberals got their way and destroyed the Circus industry, 'Cancel Culture' at its finest! So sad, very few of the things that existed in America and the West in general that I experienced as a youth in the '50's & '60's even exist any longer, all destroyed in the name of 'Political Correctness', disgusting!
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@@MrMenefrego1 yea, bc it's not like circuses abuse animals or anything. Wtf is wrong with you
I bet the actors had tons of anxiety before this
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They practiced 20/7.
They were extremely skilled and went routine and routine.
They didn't have anxiety because they did typically 5 shows a day and were confident in their skills.
@@selfloathingweekly practiced beating tf out of the animals
Brings back memories when i was in the P.T Barnum circus...
*Goes back to time machine*
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Why are you not in the circus anymore, if I might ask?
Look at the videos on my account see what ringling brothers does
I wanted to share it with my children too but looks like they’ve stopped due to operating costs, just like everything else in America
Ángel
An art form that survived wars and economic disasters, only to be brought down by the internet.
Amen. I hate this generation.
Sorry for the internet doesn't like circus animals being beaten electric shocked every day.
Sierra That’s a severe overstatement.
@@CeliMe007 not all places do that some train them by giving them treats
The memories when I was like 5 years old back in the 90's when my uncle took me and my brother to the circus. I still remember getting a free ride off the back of an elephant with a bunch of other kids.
Free? My brother had to spend all the food money to get a ride for us lol my sister was so mad she didnt get anything
Have fun riding your abused animal
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You dont have heart put your family in Cage like those animals how can you devils bad people no tenéis conciencia que a vuestros hijos los traten asi
@@CarmenRodriguez-ze2xg LOL, you need to work on your grammar and your English!
I really hope they treat the animals nicely
The_Human_Planets ! They do.
they don't
Shahriar Ahmadzadeh how would you know unless you travel back stage by train
They did
The animals live in the laps of luxury
That was so cool ! What an incredible circus !
Don't support any event that uses animal for entertainment. Copy and paste these sentences into your search. Ringling Bros Elephant Child Abusers Breaking A Baby Elephant 'Ringling Bros. Baby Killers' Narrated by Kathy Najimy and Ringling Beats Animals: A PETA Undercover Investigation
Can't believe I was born into the generation that got to see the circus live before it died...this was great, thanks for uploading. Now I can go back and relive the experience.
What thers no more
@@ghostfromdeadmenatseawilli2248 People don't really do circuses anymore because without the animals, some audience members have lost interest.
I was born into it, but never actually got to see the show. I watched the Greatest Showman movie and it was good and interesting
Never went to the circus and proud to say so. Exploiting animals especially these types is not my idea of entertainment. Glad this circus is gone
@@debrahelicke7204 I agree that the harming of circus animals was wrong and it's good that it stopped, but I have to ask. If you don't like circuses, what brought you to this video? I personally just wanted to see what they were like, since I only saw 2 live and I was very young, but your comment got me curious.
its really sad how my favorite circus is shutting down :( iam going to miss this circus :( iam going back 1 more time :( to see one of there amazing circus shows :) really sad its leaving forever :(
glad you love watching animals suffer :)
ashley star you are being a bully
ashley star you are a loser but not just any loser you are a SORE loser
*punches*
@@karlaelizabeth422 not all of them suffer plus not all of the stuff you read on the internet is true
By far the best circus i've ever seen thank you for sharing really enjoyed that
You enjoy the abuse of wild animals? Why?
@@Saartje05 IKR
Oh yes animal torture and abuse is *so* enjoyable
@@Saartje05 no
@@emanuelortiz6787 proof
¡ Bravo!
Gracias por compartir el video
Muy bonito.
Me gustó mucho cuando el tigre de bengala se pera se ve hermoso.
Waoo.bonitos,no cambies sigue asiii.. Gracias kalicol
I used to perform with the bands when they used live performers. While I agree that animals belong in the wild and the wild protected from human development, I can say from seeing with my own eyes that behind the scenes, these animals are loved and cared for by their keepers. You people who love to sit behind your computer screens seeking fake news to support your limited world views and then bark your baseless opinions about others, need to get out and actually see the real world.
You could also tell me fake News right now... (no offense but it's a fact, I don't know why I should trust you, you know?)
Im on neither side but I would absolutely love to see your proof that you worked behind the scenes.
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+Forodin No proof needed. The statement's already been confirmed.
You are dumb if you really think they treat the animals nicely! Look up video's on how they treat them... How do you think they get trained in the first place! They are being abused
People in the comments really pissed off lmao
Ikr
Lol
Same here
well why would they not be wtf
For real. PETA would have a hay day with this comment section. Everyone loses their minds when animals are involved and think what they what to think about the subject or how they perceive it. Not actual facts.
sad my nieces and nephew won’t be able to see this type of circus, but her new ringling bros show is also very cool!
Jolly good show
I've never been a gung ho animal activist type person (love animals though) but watching this...those elephants made me tear up.
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Oh,...one more thing....a circus without animals and just dancing, stunts, and trapezes....might as well just be ‘Cirque du Soleil!’
Cirque du Soleil is better than this so what’s your point
Curque de soleil is just at different level then any other circus in my opinion. What I saw is good, but thats about it.
ngl i saw a circus tent at one point never went but always wanted to see the show well this was great to see
Have nice day .thanks👍👍👍
I remember as a child seeing some abuse done to the poor animals i hope they are treated better in later years
more abuse is being done to cats and dogs in your hometown
This is NOT ABUSE.
Barnum:Would you please
Very nice video
Thanks
Wow amazing.
Shut up gacha shit
Elephants are freindly till you piss them off Then you get squashed
We loved this circus and now it's gone circuses everywhere are being shut down because people THINK they are abusing animals and they are NOT goodbye The Greatest Show on Earth
I am GLAD this stupid shit is over. Ignorant people enjoying abused animals.
This really brings me back. Great upload.
The Lions and Tigers are magnificent!
Absolutely stunning!
BraVo! 👏💖
Animal abuse buddy, you like it?
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Of course abuse of animals or people, is not good.
However, this isn't an example of animal abuse. Quite the opposite. These animals are well cared for and have a rich and interesting and relatively easy and enjoyable life.
There are bad venues in the world where performance animals in captive management are treated poorly by people behaving badly.
This is not one of them.
An interesting (and accurate) perspective is shared in chapter 4 of Yann Martel's novel:
"Life of Pi"
@@RLaraMoore Ah yes because im sure they were specifically asked whether they wanted to live freely were the belong, or be used for human entertainment,.
@@yuwelcome
Neither are born wild animals "asked" whether they wanted to be born into a life of struggle for survival, and the hardships and cruelties they are subjected to in nature.
Humans are part of nature too.
Various species in nature make use of other species in various ways. For food, protection, labor, etc.
I agree that it would be unkind to capture an adult animal that was wild born, and then attempt to force it to "perform" by starving or beating etc. It would be wrong to pull their teeth and claws.
The non domestic animals in most modern captive management venues are
"Never Been Wilds", born for generations in captive management.
They are not domestic animals, but neither are they "wild" animals.
They are (in modern, accredited wholesome, venues) treated very well, not mutilated to subdue them.
They are primarily trained by positive reinforcement behavioral conditioning.
They only are asked to do behaviors they are willing to do.
They actually enjoy "playing" the "game" of learning to learn, and interacting with their familiar humans.
They cannot be "made" to perform. They can only be used if they choose to participate.
Much like a dog or house cat solicits its favorite humans to play fetch or chase the feather on a string, or other more complex 'trained' behaviors,
Exotic species individuals can also enjoy their interactive relationships with humans.
@@RLaraMoore The elephants are suffering in captivity, deny that will you?
Bring back the circus and the animals!!!!!!
Mighty epic music in the background.
im going to the circus this flawing week im so excited !!!!
+Hanna Fernandez
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Please don't go if you are going to a circus with animals Please please please do not go! They take these poor animals from here family's in the wild,
And just for our entertainment they stab, Clamp, Bullhook, Shock, And whip them! Please do not go
Who's watching this after watching the greatest showman
One better.
Clown College graduate 1981 class of Ringling Brothers in Venice, Florida.
Traveled 81-82. The Blue Unit
Then 83-2002 transportation department Red Unit.
Me
Spencer Arthur 2020
So tell me do you wanna go, where it's covered in color lights, where the Runaways are running tonight, impossible come through, it's taking over you
@@alexwilson1878 *oh! This is the greatest show!*
Ppl on here know that u can’t believe everything u read on the internet right
Yup, I personally agree that all those people saying the “tHe CiRcUs WaS aBuSiVe.” Got miss information from sites like PETA.
TheSquidWin ... is this where those those animals belong? I’m sure you’ve watch animal planet, have you ever seen any of these any of these species found circus tricks???
Uhhh, dude they train them that’s how they do the tricks you act like they rip of one of there legs to do it they’re are documentaries explaining how they train and what they do to train them.
Yes there are circuses who abuse animals, Barnum and Bailey is not one of them.
@@prettypearls26 people turned rats into pets when they belonged in the wild so why cant people tame elephants
It’s everything you ever want, it’s everything need and it’s here right in front of you!!
they most definitely cared for those animals, no animals would act that way (especially the lions/tigers) if they were being abused. the way the lioness laid on its back for tummy rubs… so cute.
Them poor baby animals. This shit is so sick
Its sad
so sad
If you did’t know Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus did not abuse there animals they have used voice commands since the 1960s.
Absolutely heartbreaking to watch
Grow a pair.
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Very enjoyable video. I bet there are more such videos in AwkwardHamster. Thanks for sharing this. The Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus With Elephants is really amazing and incredible. 😊👍
Theese Animals are educating by torture and pain how can you support that torture and also animals are not for your fun!
Theese Animals are educating by torture and pain how can you support that torture and also animals are not for your fun!
Please. Shut up. Wanna see animal abuse? Look at China they torture animals for days before they eat them. You don’t know torture whiny baby
@@abby402 Really ı cannot understand that you are supporting circuses with animals please understand you cannot use animals without their permisson for your personal fun.And also this animals are educating with torture yes also I dont support the thing in china but what it is this is same with it.İf you love animals really you have to say no for circuse with animals...And also elephants are belong to africa they should be in their nature. İmagine that you are kidnapped and captivated by alienss
@@regularman9764 let me guess you work for peta. DID YOU KNOW THAT PETA KILLS DOGS. How can you support that
26:19 you can see the horse pooping
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If they gotta go, they don't worry about where they are, they just go. Same with any animal!
By the way.....what is a circus without lions, tigers, horses, elephants, and sometimes dogs, right?
A show that doesnt participate in animal abuse :)
@@yuwelcome Spoken like a person who who is quick to make generalizations.
fact is, as kids, we all loved the circus with animals... then we grew up and some of us took animals away for everyone... 🤷♂️
Very good
Thank You SO MUCH !!
My mother was a dancer in the AG Barnes circus in the late 1920's. Unlike Ringling, each performer was in charge of an animal. They were to make sure the animal was fed,watered & exercised.
My mom's animal was Babe, the elephant. Babe had been stolen from her family as a baby. My mom loved her. My husband and I were in Honolulu when an elephant got startled after being
shipped to Hawaii and the elephant injured several people as she made her escape and ran down Queen Street. She was shot dead. They used her story, part of it in a Hawaii 5-0 show, People
got scared and any circus that performs in Honolulu now does not use elephants or any other large animals. Thank goodness, Ringling finally bowed to pressure and stopped the elephant shows.
Wow! I would rather see a show in the AG Barnes circus instead of Ringlosers here
I hope that Babe’s family can get to be with her in there.
Absolutely correct. These beautiful animals do not need to be torn away from their natural habitat . Elephants stay in the wild with their extended family. They are taken from their mothers when they are very young, and tortured into submission. It’s horrible. Thank goodness, they banned these animals from the circuses here in the USA.
@@abbyg3404 All wild animals are tortured to perform. On sign of abuse is where they go when the aren't performing. Loo it up..
I never got to see them perform live, but I can say that I'm glad my teacher showed me this circus in 2nd grade. This is the greatest show in the world.
i’m afraid of circus’s 💀 they are so weird and freaky and the animals and the accidents that could happen
Went to one a long ass time ago, got to see a tight roping dog. Would have loved to go as an adult. Gotta love the animal rights groups that forced them to shut down.
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very very nice
Thank god this circus is DONE.
What happened to the circus?
Ringling Brothers stopped performing with animals.
@@AwkwardHamster is it because they didn’t like it?
Like the animals
Super! Wonderful!
I like circus
very good
Seriously, in the comments I see people only complaining on "how cruel" Circus is to animals. I thought that too for a while, and while that might be true for some circuses who don't have enough money to afford proper treatment of their animals, there are also great circuses who greatly care for their four legged companions and they are feeling WELL there.
Everyone who is complaining that the big cats for example should be returned back to the wild are completely forgetting that most of the big cats in the circus are actually BREED in captivity, there is NO "returning to the wild", since they have been used to humans and been trained from the very beginning!
Please people, INFORM YOURSELF FIRST, before just parroting other people who might have heard something from another person a while ago or who are self declared "animal protectors!
I am very sad that this circus shut down. It was one of the best circuses I've ever witnessed, even though I sadly was never able to see it live. The circuses in our country, they suck. They don't have money to properly treat their animals, I wouldn't support them, but this circus did everything right! The animals there were very properly taken care of, you can see that.
Shadow Paladin How exactly do you think the animals were trained, though? You think the animals did what they were told of their own free will? Though bred in captivity, they are still wild animals and wild animals have to learn to be submissive to their humans. How do you think that’s done exactly? I know exactly how they are trained, do you? Do you see the tigers growling at the man in the cage? Do you know what keeps them from attacking the man? That whip! Those animals were taught to fear that whip and they know exactly how much that whip hurts! So, maybe these animals were fed and given medical care, but they were abused and there isn’t a damn thing you can say to defend the fact that they abuse animals to train them!
So breeding them in captivity, living in cages, trained to entertain idiots is not cruel? Whatever you need to tell yourself. Even if they are properly taken care of, it is not the life an animal deserves. I seriously doubt all these wild animals were trained without any pain. YOU need to inform yourself.
Shadow Paladin u so dumb, probably ur one of this sadists.I pray that God will open your eyes and eyes of all sadistic trainers that ye may understand and mourn over your perverse deeds
Keep your weird ideas to yourself, please.
@Paul Limp wrists are worthless.
When I attend the cirrus I saw no animal being treated bad, no animal was looking unhealthy they look more healthy than the animals in many homes I been too. I seen so many talented animals that have been trained to do many tricks hat they do not do in the wall. how many animals have you seen that can stand on their Hines legs an dance around and even pray. why is it so easy for people to sit back and hide behind there computer and spread rumors. I can guarantee the one that do it have never been to one show or maybe they just cant afford the cost it expensive but well worth it
U probably don't see them being treated bad because ,first of all, they won't do it when ppl can see ,and secondly, the small acts of bad treatment that they do in the ring aren't seen by ppl who don't look close enough.
Are you trying to troll? Or...
Stepitupanotch 5 why would they have whips if they don’t use them on the animals??
Stepitupanotch 5 it's behind the scenes there are videos of them abusing the elephants
Well you should go live in a cage & perform tricks to entertain morons. As long as no one hits you then is not cruel, right?
26.9.2022.Very good and best.
Thank you for posting this vid of the Greatest Show on Earth. Love that your kids got to see it all and loved watching them watching the show.
Ever see the Cecil B, DeMille film of the same name?
I have never seen a circus before and honest this was amazing to watch
If I was a tiger and do something in the circus I would eat the coach lol
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Same
I love this. It is indeed a greatest show on earth.
Then you probably love animal cruelty too
@@barryjerry8353 umm if you work for peta you also love animal cruelty
@@Blue_Oceanic i dont work for peta tf u on about
@@barryjerry8353 exactly
Amazing animal training. You can really see a bond between them and the trainers
Don't mistake obedience for a bond.
@@debrahelicke7204 but my animals are obedient and still have a bond with me. Take that
@@Blue_Oceanic are they wild animals or domestic animals like dogs or cats, the trainer beats the animals to make the tigers and lions do tricks.
@@Blue_Oceanic Don't support any event that uses animal for entertainment. Copy and paste these sentences into your search. Ringling Bros Elephant Child Abusers Breaking A Baby Elephant 'Ringling Bros. Baby Killers' Narrated by Kathy Najimy and Ringling Beats Animals: A PETA Undercover Investigation
If my said child what was a circus I would said "The happiest place to be and the greatest Show that will ever be alive"
Everyone just coments about that it is magical and cool. Even if you know that the animals are abused.
JiminxTheFloor oh poor animals abused with housing and food
John Lingenfelter And getting beaten, getting eletric shocks etc.
JiminxTheFloor I guess you toured with the circus to witness this all on a daily basis? Electric shock my ass. That’s not even a reputable claim. But let’s say it’s true. Would you rather the beatings or being hunted in the wild by humans for tusks or torn to shreds by a pride of lions?
John Lingenfelter You can for real just search: Circus animals tourted. Or something like that.
JiminxTheFloor or something like that? Ok. And you can search for the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot on TH-cam as well. I’m sure you’ll find it. Either way, you didn’t have anything to say about what I told you.
those poor tigers and lions that circus should be ashamed
Joe Mac ashamed of what
Camel Elephant Monkey
Pig Horse Kangaroo
Llama Bison Ostrich Giraffe Bear Dog Parrot
Clown
Mr. Crow
Circus
@@johnlingenfelter8096 their wild animals if you saw how these animals are treated to make them perform for us you might have a different perspective you should check out animal cruelty for animals in circus captivity.
Me : if they dont stop recording the kids . Im missing the show !!! 😡
Thank you for sharing your circus experience! I yeah preschool and this week is Circus theme & I was able to play this for my class. They enjoyed it thoroughly!
Thank you
Yes! Let's teach children how to torture animals....you are a great role model...not!!! Fortunately those poor animals have been set free in a sanctuary so noone can beat or chain them up again!