I didn't even click on the links, I read about circus's years back & have not been to one...my daughter never has been & I believe she is enlightened enough to never take her children there.
They do some sick, horrible things to those animals, especially what I read about the elephants. I can't look at any trained elephant without terrible images flooding my mind.
A couple times a year a circus comes here, they put posters up & coupons out at gas stations, grocery stores, etc. to offer free kids tickets....I'm known to grab them all and throw them away.
If that means one less family is going then at least I can feel a little better about that.