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The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars will be at Heritage Park in Wakinsville Sept. 17 through Sept. 19. Heritage Park is located at 2543 Macon Highway.
This circus, that has been in operation since 1884, still takes place under the "Big Top," a huge canvas arena. The circus includes performers such as clowns, Romanian Acrobats, magicians, illusionists, aerial ballets and several different circus daredevils. Animal performances include elephants, Royal Bengal Tigers and cartoon poodles.
Free children's tickets may be printed online. General admission tickets are $21 per adult and $16 per child. Reserved seating is $25 per adult and $20 per child. Tickets may be purchased online. Watkinsville shows are scheduled twice daily at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
C
5:12 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Parents, please don't take your children to a circus that uses wild animal acts. The elephants in this circus are leased from Carson & Barnes headquartered in Hugo, OK. Currently, there are 4 elephants being held in isolation by Wisconsin State Officials because they have tested positive for exposure to TB. Cole Bros. Circus has a history of fines for violation of The Animal Welfare Act. Animal Cruelty is not educational.
Ellie
5:40 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
By any definition Cole Bros Circus are habitual offenders of the Animal Welfare Act but because the USDA/APHIS can only issue citation and fines for animal violations. The circus writes these fines off as the cost of doing business. They know that no one with the circus will go to jail for animal cruelty and once the fine is paid it is business as usual.
A child can live a happy life without attending a circus with animals. With the internet at our fingertips there is no excuse for not educating yourself about this animal cruelty that has been deliberately hidden for decades. If children knew how the animals they love are trained to entertain them you would not be able to drag them to another circus.