The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus made the announcement this week that they will retire elephants from 'The Greatest Show on Earth' this May, a year-and-a-half sooner than they originally planned.
Nine circus performers were seriously injured when an aerial stunt in which they hang from their hair "like a human chandelier" went wrong and sent them falling to the ground.
I've never been a huge fan of the circus, mainly because of the clowns. But after learning what happened at the Salina Bicentennial Center in Kansas over the weekend, I think I'll stay home next time the circus comes to town!