{"id":3036,"date":"2015-03-05T08:03:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T16:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2015-06-03T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T22:49:55","slug":"ringling-bros-circus-vs-seaworld-one-will-survive-the-other-will-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2015\/03\/05\/ringling-bros-circus-vs-seaworld-one-will-survive-the-other-will-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringling Bros. Circus vs. SeaWorld: One Will Survive, The Other Will Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Kenneth Lerer<br \/>\nThe Dodo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ringlingseaworld.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3037\" src=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ringlingseaworld-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"ringlingseaworld\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ringlingseaworld-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ringlingseaworld.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedodo.com\/ringling-elephant-circus-1024977216.html\">Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus<\/a> announced Thursday that it will phase out the use of elephants in its circuses. Why? Because it knew that if it didn&#8217;t do the &#8220;right&#8221; thing, it would be the end of its business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s been somewhat of a mood shift among our consumers. A lot of people aren&#8217;t comfortable with us touring with our elephants,&#8221; the company <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/wireStory\/apnewsbreak-ringling-bros-eliminating-elephant-acts-29406205\">told the AP<\/a>. Well, that&#8217;s an understatement. Around the world, people are saying no to wild animals in circuses, and city after city is passing anti-bullhook ordinances as a way of keeping elephant circus acts out.<\/p>\n<p>The people have spoken \u2014 and good for Ringling Bros. for listening. It&#8217;s a great first step in the right direction. I&#8217;m sure at some point in the future, Ringling Bros. will no longer have other exotic animals in its circuses either.<\/p>\n<p>In a sentence: Ringling Bros. will survive because it listened to the consumer.<\/p>\n<p>The Ringling Bros. announcement must be a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedodo.com\/community\/KennethLerer\/the-end-of-seaworld-672294493.html\">wake-up call for SeaWorld<\/a>. Business as usual for SeaWorld will lead to a bankrupt company. What we have here are two companies dealing with almost identical issues in completely opposite ways.<\/p>\n<p>The SeaWorld brand is broken. Wall Street, advertisers, consumers \u2014 they have all turned their backs on the business. SeaWorld management has become an example of how not to run a company. With today&#8217;s announcement, Ringling Bros. has proven that it&#8217;s thinking about the future. SeaWorld, on the other hand, is stuck in the past, clinging to an antiquated, cruel business model.<\/p>\n<p>All it took for Ringling Bros. to make the right move was listening to the consumer, common sense and knowing right from wrong. Your move, SeaWorld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kenneth Lerer The Dodo The Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus announced Thursday that it will phase out the use of elephants in its circuses. Why? 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