Reaction to news that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was closing after 146 years — from saddened celebrities to elated animal rights advocates — flew as fast as a flying trapeze. Feld Entertainment, owner of the iconic circus, broke the news to circus employees Saturday night that the show would close permanently in May. The reasons cited for the closure were falling ticket sales, high operating costs, changing public tastes in entertainment — and prolonged battles with animal rights groups. Actress and animal rights advocate Pamela Anderson wrote, simply: "It's over!" "When I think of a circus, I think of childhood, and I think we all want to recapture who we were," she said.

Source: ABC News January 15, 2017 20:19 UTC