# There is such a thing as a professional cat circus. Here it is **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141 "2015-01-28T20:01:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/1 "2015-01-28T20:01:59Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E1DtBYeavN4/hqdefault.jpg "Цирк кошки.VOB") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DtBYeavN4) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/2 "2015-01-28T20:32:16Z")
You know, if this were the 17th century I’d have those folks burned at the stake as I’m thoroughly convinced there’s no way in hell they could have trained those cats to do all that stuff with out first making a pact with the devil. Unreal! (Thanks for sharing) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/3 "2015-01-28T21:28:03Z")
Cats totally fucking rock! THESE cats rock harder than most, tho! ETA: Fantastic username/thread title combo! BONUS! ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/4 "2015-01-28T21:41:05Z")
For those who want a preview before clicking on a video link: At first I thought it was kitty bootcamp: [http://imgur.com/gallery/JICaWfx](http://imgur.com/gallery/JICaWfx) ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/5 "2015-02-01T16:01:42Z")
more cat circus, this time with a dog in the mix: [Popovich and his circus cats - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhQoplw7uMU&x-yt-ts=1422579428&x-yt-cl=85114404) ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/6 "2015-02-01T17:26:01Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > more cat circus, this time with a dog in the mix: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhQoplw7uMU&x-yt-ts=1422579428&x-yt-cl=85114404](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhQoplw7uMU&x-yt-ts=1422579428&x-yt-cl=85114404) Oh wow, years and years ago this guy performed at a small show in the Circus Circus hotel in Vegas while my family was vacationing there. I’m pretty sure he didn’t have the clown makeup at the time, though, because I developed a little crush on him (I was 12 or so at the time), and went to see him three times over. He and his cats did a lot of the same tricks. He also had some dogs which were able to do more elaborate stunts. What a fantastic moment of unexpected nostalgia. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/7 "2015-02-01T18:16:42Z")
Blocked in USA due to copywright… ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/8 "2015-02-01T18:20:41Z")
You should be able to find something along the same lines by putting “Russian cat circus” in Youtube. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/9 "2015-02-01T22:01:48Z")
Popovich’s Pet Circus is still performing in Las Vegas. They have a theater in the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood. Amazing show! The wife and I go about every other trip, just to see what new pound/shelter rescues have been added to the act. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/10 "2015-02-01T22:30:14Z")
My wife and I went to see the “Moscow Cat Circus” in Toronto around 10 years ago; whether it’s the same one in the video, I couldn’t say. The tickets were somewhat expensive and the show was around an hour in length. Some of the cat stunts were interesting, but the show was interspersed with non-cat acts to pad it out. In retrospect it probably wasn’t worth it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/11 "2015-02-02T01:54:27Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > You should be able to find something along the same lines by putting “Russian cat circus” in Youtube. Just don’t search for “Russian Pussy Circus” ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/12 "2015-02-02T06:06:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Popovich’s Pet Circus is still performing in Las Vegas. They have a theater in the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood. Amazing show! He (or some similar act) was on Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular series on Spike in 1998 or thereabouts. Blew my mind! ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/13 "2015-02-02T06:38:09Z")
> **[Rock Cats Rescue Inc](https://rockcatsrescue.org/)** My parents went to see this in Austin and we are going when it comes to Houston. (Tickets have been purchased!) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/14 "2015-02-04T05:55:24Z")
Even while doing tricks, cats still looks pissed off. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-professional-cat-circus-here-it-is/711141/15 "2015-02-04T18:16:38Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Just don’t search for “Russian Pussy Circus” Naw, go ahead and search, it’s a riot.