To the editor, The closing of the Ringling Bros. circus isn’t just a sad day for families who enjoy seeing animals in person and the hundreds of workers who face layoffs. It also signifies ...

only grew. In light of the continued expansion of the Jack London Club, Kelley’s boss, John Ringling, took preemptive action in 1925 and banned big cat acts at his circus—the same year that ...

21, 2018. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state.