Christian Walliser

Not for nothing, but I can remember when you weren't considered "acceptable" unless you had at least 12 animals in the cage. When that minimum requirement was met you were then compared to Gebel, Baumann, Semonite, L.Knie, Holtzmeir, Marcan for a standard evaluation. All due respect, a horse and buggy quit being an "acceptable" mode of transportation once we started driving cars. I also suggest, "all there is left" does make something "acceptable. That suggests at a complacency, which has harmed, and will continue to harm, the Circus industry.