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I'm working on this article. I still have a lot more work to do. I'll take any comments. I'm also going to write a separate article on the pre-merged Barnum & Bailey circus. Joe 18:42, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Looks like some weird stories about espionage deals there, against this lady and also PETA. Do these belong in a section, or maybe an external link?
i am looking for any pictures or posters of the great red dale, this was my grandfather, (charles kenneth dippel)
I removed this text:
In support of these charges, critics point out that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has failed to meet <ref name= "(failed to meet)">{{reference |Elizabeth Goldentyer, DVM for Joseph Walker, DVM, USDA (01/31/1991) Official notification of warning of violation of federal regulations - Failure to provide adequate food storage for elephants, Failure to provide written veterinary care treatment records, instructions and treatment logs.}}<ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Lambert, Florence (April 1, 1995) "No Place for Elephants". The Washington Post.}} <ref name="(failed to meet)">{{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (10/22/1990) Letter to Ringling advising of failure to maintain inventory and failure to maintain and present records for inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)">{{reference |Signature illegible, USDA (03/28/1991), Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act -Expired veterinary drugs, inventory not available for inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Jan Puzas, ACI for Valencia Colleton, DVM, USDA (09/21/1991) Letter to Ringling - Failure to have a responsible person on site for USDA inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (02/27/1992) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Interior surfaces, space requirements, exercise plan and primary enclosures for dogs inadequate. Elephant enclosure and transportation inadequate.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (07/07/1992) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Failure to maintain proper housing for dogs.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Dr. Richard Houck, Ringling Circus and USDA Assistant Sector Supervisor V. Wensley Kock (09/10/1992) USDA Record of Conversation - Kock reports that Ringling objects to regulations under which they were cited.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (01/07/1993) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Failure to discard expired medications.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Nicole Huntley (10/28/1998) “Circus Cited for Violating Animal Welfare Act”. Colorado Daily. David Green, USDA Investigator (09/01/1999) Report of Investigation, USDA, Investigative and Enforcement Services - 3½ pages of “Investigative Events” detailing violations.}}</ref> minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) <ref name=“(AWA)”>{{reference |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act |org=wikipedia |date= }}</ref> Ringling paid $20,000 to settle U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) <ref name="(USDA)">{{reference |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA |org=wikipedia }}</ref> charges of failing to provide veterinary care to a dying baby elephant. <ref name="(elehant)">{{reference |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/08/19/DD31527.DTL |org=sf gate |date=August 19, 1999}}</ref> <ref name="(elephant)"> {{reference |url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/news/1998/08/RBCIR2.HTM |org=USDA |date=August 1999}}</ref> The USDA has also cited Ringling for failure to possess records of veterinary care,<ref name="(care)"> {{reference |url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/redacted_inspections/WebList.htm |org=USDA}} </ref> failure to provide animals with sufficient space,<ref name="(space)"> {{reference |url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> failure to provide animals with exercise,<ref name="(exercise)"> {{reference |url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> and endangering tigers who were nearly baked alive in a boxcar because of poor maintenance of their enclosures.<ref name="(enclosures)"> {{reference| url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> Ringling is under investigation for the death of a 2-year-old lion who is believed to have died from heatstroke.<ref name= "(heatstroke)"> {{reference |url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20040720-1237-ca-liondeath.html}} </ref> In less than two years, two baby elephants died,<ref name="(died)"> {{reference| url=http://cbs4.com/special/local_story_004184822.html}} </ref> a caged tiger was shot to death,<ref name="(death)"> {{reference| url=http://www.anairhoads.org/animal/bancircus.shtml}}</ref> a horse who was used despite a chronic medical condition died during Ringling’s traditional animal march and a wild-caught sea lion was found dead in her transport container
from the article. All this stuff may be true, but it's also fatally one-sided for our NPOV. PETA has their own attack pages for the circus, they don't need Wikipedia to be their mouthpiece as well. SchmuckyTheCat 05:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand how publishing documentation of Allegations of Animal Abuse at RBBB either supports or attacks the circus; or what it has to do with PETA. It is simply documentation of the topic. Please explain. Bob98125 09:35 23 march 2006
I also don't think it violates NPOV (and it doesn't go nearly as far as PETA would). If nobody objects, I may put it back sometime soon. If people do thhink it is too one-sided, then instead of removing it, add some information from whatever you perceive as the 'other' side to balance it out. puppies_fly 22:20, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I say, add it back. It is fully cited, and neutral. 67.87.83.149 22:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
It's back. puppies_fly 00:05, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
either way, the current statement about animal rights abuse allegations leaves a lot to be desire, saying that it's a "waste of time" and that the leaflets have "false information" without any documentations of either, especially the second part.
there's lots of recent news about Ringling Brothers treatment of animals. There is a pending lawsuit against Ringling Brothers and evidences are coming in from as recent as 2006 http://www.circuses.com/ringling.asp, http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/ringling_memphis.html
SchmuckyTheCat clearly is not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.71.36 ( talk) 22:01, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
The animal right zealots keep attacking it.--Hailey 20:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
The new format link in this sentence no longer seems to work. Is it appropriate to simply remove it?
"In 2006, for the 136th edition, the Blue Tour started with an entirely new format.[1] "
Sorry, I accidently reverted the "as advertised" text - that is good you're replaced it.
I don't see too much difference between "The circus was a success..." compared to "The circus was a resounding success" but there is no way to quantify "resounding" so I really think that it expresses a point of view that can't be documented, but it 's not a big deal. You could say it was a "financial" success if there was a reference to back that up, or "attendance increased" if that could be documented. It's just that "resounding" is a bit of a wesal word.
The sentence "He immediately began making other changes to improve the quality and profitability of the show." is not clear at all. Who does "he" refer to? In the previous paragraph four or five people are mentioned. Which one is he? I imagine that it must be one of the Felds, but who "he" refers to really should be clarified. I guess that he made changes to improve the quality as he saw it, but there is a bit of a judgement involved which makes it slightly POV - but again, no big deal.
" 2008 will see the Blue show beginning a two-year tour with the "All-New" 138th Edition titled "Over the Top" featuring a "tug-of-war" between ringmaster Chuck Wagner and clown Tom Dougherty." Unless this has already happened, it can't be correct to say it will happen unless you're a fortuneteller - it makes more sense to say that these are the plans for 2008, if they happen, it can be changed, but as it stands it sounds like a prediction more than a plan.
Thanks to SchmuckyTheCat for adding other references. The one from Feld against cruelty accusations is pretty self-serving and POV, however as long as it says that they claim or insist about this, I think that balances it out. Bob98133 ( talk) 22:28, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Details of change 1/18/08:
Removed "conservation and (see below)" text from section on accusations of animal cruelty since that is covered elsewhere.
Removed wordy text from reference by corporation that owns Ringling and replaced with title of section on which reference appears. The page itself is not clearly named (Untitled document).
Added reference to Animal Welfare Act about the handling of animals during public exhibition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bob98133 ( talk • contribs) 20:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
I think your changes should be reverted (not the *see below* thing - that's terrible) but the rest of it, but let's see if there is more discussion and if we can reach some concensus. Bob98133 ( talk) 20:35, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
The animal section is now on the other side and seems just to be a sheild for Ringling and mentions nothing of past court cases. I'll remove the section if nothing can be fixed. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
This article appears to be very biased toward the circus, dismissing the very true allegations against Ringling Bros. The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been cited many times by the USDA on animal cruelty charges, including preventable deaths of elephants and tigers, failure to provide proper food and veterinary care, and many others. Most animals in circuses are captured from the wild and separated from their families. They spend their whole lives in chains and in cages they can barely turn around in. To force these animals to perform unnatural tricks in shows, they are whipped and punctured with bullhooks. I would recommend someone edits this article to mention some of the circus's violations of animal welfare laws. They can site as a source the great amount of material on this subject on websites such as PETA's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.3.16.1 ( talk) 16:25, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
I had no choice but to remove what was reference 10. The URL was http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIvnEu-D_CqeGOboBYNAvQvp8EvQD96MTJS80 and says the article was removed. I checked the Internet Archive who also has no record of it. MagnoliaSouth ( talk) 17:30, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Drawn Some - good job on the ringmaster table, but is all that info necessary in this article? It doesn't really say anything about the Ringling circus, per se. I think that this section bloats the article without providing much real info. Perhaps it could be spun off into a separate article of Ringling Brothers Ringmasters? Bob98133 ( talk) 12:34, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I just want to say, that Alex Ramon is NOT an official ringmaster! He was credited as Zingmaster and does not appear in the ringmasters-list on ringling.com. After Chuck Wagner there comes Brian Crawford Scott and not Alex Ramon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ringmaster93 ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
A quick search revealed that Ringling circus trains are not the longest privately owned trains. Ringling Brothers is an unreliable source for information like this - any business claim of the largest, biggest, greatest, etc. must be taken with a grain of salt. Additionally, there are probably other, longer privately owned trains elsewhere in the world. Ringling can call themselves "the greatest show on earth" because it is an advertising slogan, however unlikely it may be. Bob98133 ( talk) 21:16, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
The article mentions "Five of the seven Ringling brothers started a small circus in 1884" and then later "the four who founded the circus". Dream Focus 22:19, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Schmucky - I agree with your removal of the EL to the PETA anti-Ringling page - that's not an appropriate EL here. However, your removal of the link to the Ringling video taken by PETA should stay, I think. I put that link up - I thought it was just to the video, not to other advocacy stuff - I don't know where only the video might exist. I think that a link to the video is appropriate when referencing the existence of a PETA undercover video, even if the video is only available on a PETA website, since the text states that PETA allege's mistreatment. If it's just the video, as released, I don't see any down side, or reason it shouldn't be referenced as long as its source and alleged content are clearly noted. Bob98133 ( talk) 17:28, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
This section is confusing--partially, because the events are out of chronological order. If it's going to be like that, then at least the events should each have a year attached (for example, the issue with Benjamin and the lion who died when traveling in the desert) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.10.103.145 ( talk) 01:46, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't the Gold Tour be listed on the main page under the Ringmasters section? Dawg1279 ( talk) 22:39, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I've moved content from Talk:Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus to this page ... for whatever reason the talk page doesn't seem to have been moved when the article was. Everything up to the Neutrality heading is from the old talk page. -- Tagishsimon (talk) 11:09, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
I just removed several items from the animal care section based on the following criteria:
about the Ringling Brothers circus?
Wikipedia has articles on Ringling Brothers, on Ringling Brothers Circus and on Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Suggest they be merged. What other commercial venture gets this much play? 4.246.200.154 ( talk) 23:21, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
"The great irony of the fire was that the performance took place under canvas. Had the crowd realized it, safety was no farther away than ducking out under the sidewalls of the tent." -- This statement not only is grossly inaccurate and unsourced, but it directly contradicts the separate Wikipedia entry on the Hartford fire. 24.118.76.70 ( talk) 17:20, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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as I mentioned here (before a page move), it looks like there should be a mention of this act, and possibly a link from the disambiguation page for desperado to that section too. I should probably get around to it but I've not found time for it yet. EdwardLane ( talk) 15:20, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
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In says in the article that Suzy was a Siberian tiger. https://nypost.com/2017/09/07/tiger-killed-in-suburbs-was-a-circus-star-named-suzy/ This link and many others state she was a Bengal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.78.78.140 ( talk) 00:09, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
this day, 9th of december 2021 a program by ARTE TELEVISION concerns about the caribean island MARTINIQUE where about 1909 cc happens an outbreak of its most spectacular volcano.
in this episode is shown an original poster of a tour by barnum&bailey circus with one of only two survivants of that outbreak at all - - - although assumingly a legend.
obviously the b&b circus management persuaded 1 of the survivants from MARTINIQUE to join that tour with the interest to bring to consciousness this dramatical event for the spectators of their own show format concept.
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I'm working on this article. I still have a lot more work to do. I'll take any comments. I'm also going to write a separate article on the pre-merged Barnum & Bailey circus. Joe 18:42, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Looks like some weird stories about espionage deals there, against this lady and also PETA. Do these belong in a section, or maybe an external link?
i am looking for any pictures or posters of the great red dale, this was my grandfather, (charles kenneth dippel)
I removed this text:
In support of these charges, critics point out that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has failed to meet <ref name= "(failed to meet)">{{reference |Elizabeth Goldentyer, DVM for Joseph Walker, DVM, USDA (01/31/1991) Official notification of warning of violation of federal regulations - Failure to provide adequate food storage for elephants, Failure to provide written veterinary care treatment records, instructions and treatment logs.}}<ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Lambert, Florence (April 1, 1995) "No Place for Elephants". The Washington Post.}} <ref name="(failed to meet)">{{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (10/22/1990) Letter to Ringling advising of failure to maintain inventory and failure to maintain and present records for inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)">{{reference |Signature illegible, USDA (03/28/1991), Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act -Expired veterinary drugs, inventory not available for inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Jan Puzas, ACI for Valencia Colleton, DVM, USDA (09/21/1991) Letter to Ringling - Failure to have a responsible person on site for USDA inspection.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (02/27/1992) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Interior surfaces, space requirements, exercise plan and primary enclosures for dogs inadequate. Elephant enclosure and transportation inadequate.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (07/07/1992) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Failure to maintain proper housing for dogs.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Dr. Richard Houck, Ringling Circus and USDA Assistant Sector Supervisor V. Wensley Kock (09/10/1992) USDA Record of Conversation - Kock reports that Ringling objects to regulations under which they were cited.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Richard Overton, DVM, USDA (01/07/1993) Report of Alleged Violation of the Animal Welfare Act - Failure to discard expired medications.}} <ref name= "(failed to meet)"> {{reference |Nicole Huntley (10/28/1998) “Circus Cited for Violating Animal Welfare Act”. Colorado Daily. David Green, USDA Investigator (09/01/1999) Report of Investigation, USDA, Investigative and Enforcement Services - 3½ pages of “Investigative Events” detailing violations.}}</ref> minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) <ref name=“(AWA)”>{{reference |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act |org=wikipedia |date= }}</ref> Ringling paid $20,000 to settle U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) <ref name="(USDA)">{{reference |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA |org=wikipedia }}</ref> charges of failing to provide veterinary care to a dying baby elephant. <ref name="(elehant)">{{reference |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/08/19/DD31527.DTL |org=sf gate |date=August 19, 1999}}</ref> <ref name="(elephant)"> {{reference |url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/news/1998/08/RBCIR2.HTM |org=USDA |date=August 1999}}</ref> The USDA has also cited Ringling for failure to possess records of veterinary care,<ref name="(care)"> {{reference |url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/redacted_inspections/WebList.htm |org=USDA}} </ref> failure to provide animals with sufficient space,<ref name="(space)"> {{reference |url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> failure to provide animals with exercise,<ref name="(exercise)"> {{reference |url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> and endangering tigers who were nearly baked alive in a boxcar because of poor maintenance of their enclosures.<ref name="(enclosures)"> {{reference| url=http://www.biscayneboulevard.com/stories/jan05/template.php?page=circus}} </ref> Ringling is under investigation for the death of a 2-year-old lion who is believed to have died from heatstroke.<ref name= "(heatstroke)"> {{reference |url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20040720-1237-ca-liondeath.html}} </ref> In less than two years, two baby elephants died,<ref name="(died)"> {{reference| url=http://cbs4.com/special/local_story_004184822.html}} </ref> a caged tiger was shot to death,<ref name="(death)"> {{reference| url=http://www.anairhoads.org/animal/bancircus.shtml}}</ref> a horse who was used despite a chronic medical condition died during Ringling’s traditional animal march and a wild-caught sea lion was found dead in her transport container
from the article. All this stuff may be true, but it's also fatally one-sided for our NPOV. PETA has their own attack pages for the circus, they don't need Wikipedia to be their mouthpiece as well. SchmuckyTheCat 05:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand how publishing documentation of Allegations of Animal Abuse at RBBB either supports or attacks the circus; or what it has to do with PETA. It is simply documentation of the topic. Please explain. Bob98125 09:35 23 march 2006
I also don't think it violates NPOV (and it doesn't go nearly as far as PETA would). If nobody objects, I may put it back sometime soon. If people do thhink it is too one-sided, then instead of removing it, add some information from whatever you perceive as the 'other' side to balance it out. puppies_fly 22:20, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I say, add it back. It is fully cited, and neutral. 67.87.83.149 22:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
It's back. puppies_fly 00:05, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
either way, the current statement about animal rights abuse allegations leaves a lot to be desire, saying that it's a "waste of time" and that the leaflets have "false information" without any documentations of either, especially the second part.
there's lots of recent news about Ringling Brothers treatment of animals. There is a pending lawsuit against Ringling Brothers and evidences are coming in from as recent as 2006 http://www.circuses.com/ringling.asp, http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/ringling_memphis.html
SchmuckyTheCat clearly is not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.71.36 ( talk) 22:01, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
The animal right zealots keep attacking it.--Hailey 20:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
The new format link in this sentence no longer seems to work. Is it appropriate to simply remove it?
"In 2006, for the 136th edition, the Blue Tour started with an entirely new format.[1] "
Sorry, I accidently reverted the "as advertised" text - that is good you're replaced it.
I don't see too much difference between "The circus was a success..." compared to "The circus was a resounding success" but there is no way to quantify "resounding" so I really think that it expresses a point of view that can't be documented, but it 's not a big deal. You could say it was a "financial" success if there was a reference to back that up, or "attendance increased" if that could be documented. It's just that "resounding" is a bit of a wesal word.
The sentence "He immediately began making other changes to improve the quality and profitability of the show." is not clear at all. Who does "he" refer to? In the previous paragraph four or five people are mentioned. Which one is he? I imagine that it must be one of the Felds, but who "he" refers to really should be clarified. I guess that he made changes to improve the quality as he saw it, but there is a bit of a judgement involved which makes it slightly POV - but again, no big deal.
" 2008 will see the Blue show beginning a two-year tour with the "All-New" 138th Edition titled "Over the Top" featuring a "tug-of-war" between ringmaster Chuck Wagner and clown Tom Dougherty." Unless this has already happened, it can't be correct to say it will happen unless you're a fortuneteller - it makes more sense to say that these are the plans for 2008, if they happen, it can be changed, but as it stands it sounds like a prediction more than a plan.
Thanks to SchmuckyTheCat for adding other references. The one from Feld against cruelty accusations is pretty self-serving and POV, however as long as it says that they claim or insist about this, I think that balances it out. Bob98133 ( talk) 22:28, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Details of change 1/18/08:
Removed "conservation and (see below)" text from section on accusations of animal cruelty since that is covered elsewhere.
Removed wordy text from reference by corporation that owns Ringling and replaced with title of section on which reference appears. The page itself is not clearly named (Untitled document).
Added reference to Animal Welfare Act about the handling of animals during public exhibition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bob98133 ( talk • contribs) 20:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
I think your changes should be reverted (not the *see below* thing - that's terrible) but the rest of it, but let's see if there is more discussion and if we can reach some concensus. Bob98133 ( talk) 20:35, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
The animal section is now on the other side and seems just to be a sheild for Ringling and mentions nothing of past court cases. I'll remove the section if nothing can be fixed. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
This article appears to be very biased toward the circus, dismissing the very true allegations against Ringling Bros. The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been cited many times by the USDA on animal cruelty charges, including preventable deaths of elephants and tigers, failure to provide proper food and veterinary care, and many others. Most animals in circuses are captured from the wild and separated from their families. They spend their whole lives in chains and in cages they can barely turn around in. To force these animals to perform unnatural tricks in shows, they are whipped and punctured with bullhooks. I would recommend someone edits this article to mention some of the circus's violations of animal welfare laws. They can site as a source the great amount of material on this subject on websites such as PETA's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.3.16.1 ( talk) 16:25, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
I had no choice but to remove what was reference 10. The URL was http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIvnEu-D_CqeGOboBYNAvQvp8EvQD96MTJS80 and says the article was removed. I checked the Internet Archive who also has no record of it. MagnoliaSouth ( talk) 17:30, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Drawn Some - good job on the ringmaster table, but is all that info necessary in this article? It doesn't really say anything about the Ringling circus, per se. I think that this section bloats the article without providing much real info. Perhaps it could be spun off into a separate article of Ringling Brothers Ringmasters? Bob98133 ( talk) 12:34, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I just want to say, that Alex Ramon is NOT an official ringmaster! He was credited as Zingmaster and does not appear in the ringmasters-list on ringling.com. After Chuck Wagner there comes Brian Crawford Scott and not Alex Ramon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ringmaster93 ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
A quick search revealed that Ringling circus trains are not the longest privately owned trains. Ringling Brothers is an unreliable source for information like this - any business claim of the largest, biggest, greatest, etc. must be taken with a grain of salt. Additionally, there are probably other, longer privately owned trains elsewhere in the world. Ringling can call themselves "the greatest show on earth" because it is an advertising slogan, however unlikely it may be. Bob98133 ( talk) 21:16, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
The article mentions "Five of the seven Ringling brothers started a small circus in 1884" and then later "the four who founded the circus". Dream Focus 22:19, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Schmucky - I agree with your removal of the EL to the PETA anti-Ringling page - that's not an appropriate EL here. However, your removal of the link to the Ringling video taken by PETA should stay, I think. I put that link up - I thought it was just to the video, not to other advocacy stuff - I don't know where only the video might exist. I think that a link to the video is appropriate when referencing the existence of a PETA undercover video, even if the video is only available on a PETA website, since the text states that PETA allege's mistreatment. If it's just the video, as released, I don't see any down side, or reason it shouldn't be referenced as long as its source and alleged content are clearly noted. Bob98133 ( talk) 17:28, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
This section is confusing--partially, because the events are out of chronological order. If it's going to be like that, then at least the events should each have a year attached (for example, the issue with Benjamin and the lion who died when traveling in the desert) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.10.103.145 ( talk) 01:46, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't the Gold Tour be listed on the main page under the Ringmasters section? Dawg1279 ( talk) 22:39, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I've moved content from Talk:Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus to this page ... for whatever reason the talk page doesn't seem to have been moved when the article was. Everything up to the Neutrality heading is from the old talk page. -- Tagishsimon (talk) 11:09, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
I just removed several items from the animal care section based on the following criteria:
about the Ringling Brothers circus?
Wikipedia has articles on Ringling Brothers, on Ringling Brothers Circus and on Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Suggest they be merged. What other commercial venture gets this much play? 4.246.200.154 ( talk) 23:21, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
"The great irony of the fire was that the performance took place under canvas. Had the crowd realized it, safety was no farther away than ducking out under the sidewalls of the tent." -- This statement not only is grossly inaccurate and unsourced, but it directly contradicts the separate Wikipedia entry on the Hartford fire. 24.118.76.70 ( talk) 17:20, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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In the paragraph starting 'Many animal welfare...' the very last sentence read 'These claims are refuted by the circus.' I have deleted this sentence since there was no source backing it. The attached reference to circuses.com is associated with PETA, it is no longer an active URL, and a check on the Internet Archive shows it had nothing to say about Ringling Bros' alleged refutation of the claims. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Honey.r.almond ( talk • contribs) 19:21, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
as I mentioned here (before a page move), it looks like there should be a mention of this act, and possibly a link from the disambiguation page for desperado to that section too. I should probably get around to it but I've not found time for it yet. EdwardLane ( talk) 15:20, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
After 146 years 1 month and 11 days April 10, 1871 Ringling Brothers Barnam & Bailey "The Greatest Show On Earth" last performance May 21, 2017 can be seen on YouTube:
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In says in the article that Suzy was a Siberian tiger. https://nypost.com/2017/09/07/tiger-killed-in-suburbs-was-a-circus-star-named-suzy/ This link and many others state she was a Bengal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.78.78.140 ( talk) 00:09, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
this day, 9th of december 2021 a program by ARTE TELEVISION concerns about the caribean island MARTINIQUE where about 1909 cc happens an outbreak of its most spectacular volcano.
in this episode is shown an original poster of a tour by barnum&bailey circus with one of only two survivants of that outbreak at all - - - although assumingly a legend.
obviously the b&b circus management persuaded 1 of the survivants from MARTINIQUE to join that tour with the interest to bring to consciousness this dramatical event for the spectators of their own show format concept.