Meet The Amazing Acro-Cats, an all-cat circus troupe

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The story of the Chicago-based all-cat circus troupe The Amazing Acro-Cats is a weird, delightful one. Founder and “chief executive human” Samantha Martin had a lifetime aspiration of working with animals and becoming a trainer. She received an associate degree in animal husbandry and services, and started out training rats for film and television roles and working in education, but those jobs didn’t ignite her passion. So, in 2005, she began training her cat, Tuna, to do tricks and put together a small show. Now, over a decade later, The Amazing Acro-Cats is a full-on touring circus troupe that has featured on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. We caught up with Martin and the Acro-Cats to get the full story of their success.
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@lostlady6504 5 жыл бұрын

I just paid $65 to bring my husband and mother to this. I'm so excited lol.

@lazyskull7949 4 жыл бұрын

was it good?

@thejinks-lx4qf 3 жыл бұрын

Money well spent

@miekwavesoundlab 3 жыл бұрын

How was the show :)

@SarahJSweetheart 3 жыл бұрын

Its true, you really can teach ANY cat tricks if you find the right motivation. I was teaching my recently passed kitty tricks right up to his deathbed, and he was 16, badly arthritic, and lethargic due to the kidney disease. He didnt play at all in his final days, but his eyes would light up when it was tricks for treats time! It was a great way to actually get him to exercise lol (RIP Gingey, bestest, fluffiest boy in the land, i miss you x)

@edsmith 3 жыл бұрын

What a great lady! Love that she's doing this and teaching people that cats are trainable with positive rewards and not negative ones. Also, she's helping neglected cats get adopted & being given a second chance.

@ContagiousRepublic 4 жыл бұрын

The cat disobedience circus, LOL. When I try to make a cat obey me, it's a circus anyhow...

@lnoft97 4 жыл бұрын

I adore this woman and I adore everyone of her furry performers. And Cluck Norris on the cymbals.

@barbaradesigns9395 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they just leave the stage. Lol. Tiny divas!

@michaelreyes1474 6 жыл бұрын

I know I'm getting stoned on my day off, but this is too cool. I'm gonna go play with my cats.

@SuperLord1999 5 жыл бұрын

lmao don't blow our cover

@preeyapamongkolarb1870 5 жыл бұрын

I love cats and what you are doing is so inspiring for people to teach their cats how to do stuff

@coreelimpkin1254 4 жыл бұрын

OMG it's like I died and went to cat heaven 😇😻😻😻

@abwolf2975 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful person you are! Thank you for your work with cats.

@johnwright449 6 жыл бұрын

Seen it in Portland, Maine had a blast.

@barbitoy 5 жыл бұрын

Love it, so cool, what you're doing is amazing and yes it's harder because each cat has it's own personality I have 3 cats 2 adopted and 1 rescued

@sarahcarrier9488 Жыл бұрын

I just went to there show in portland that was the best experience ever

@paulsiegfried6337 3 жыл бұрын

I saw them when they came to Portland Oregon they were awesome 👏

@TangentChaos 2 жыл бұрын

i saw this show when it was at teh columbus expo called pet expo in 2012

@SSHomdouangchay 2 ай бұрын

Me too! I also want to see Billy Kat dancing and jumping!

@PhilFeedback 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing!!!

@lthompson5017 5 жыл бұрын

We love Jax and the Acrocats! Gus wants to audition! 😄

@michaelbrand8279 2 жыл бұрын

Fun entertainment and a good cause! Kudos to Samantha for doing this!!

@joshuapadilla6588 6 жыл бұрын

Love it!! Thanks :)

@susanrhodes5681 2 жыл бұрын

Met a friend of Samantha's while waiting to checkout with a cashier. Love this concept and her efforts.

@philipmarlowe2415 5 жыл бұрын

Good work!

@roberthunerberg1509 11 ай бұрын

You and your cats are amazing! I had a Tabby named Woody who would ride in the car with no problems ! Kids would see him and wonder if he was real. He was also very friendly with every one.

@jayayejay3972 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS SO CUTE!!!

@chadrowe2275 6 жыл бұрын

Aw, Tuna :(

@gregsmart9314 Жыл бұрын

Samantha, You are a National Treasure.

@SSHomdouangchay 2 ай бұрын

I can assure you that you will get a lot of Holy dollars and will save the world with your funny Kats!

@diane3209 Жыл бұрын

That's so cute and funny.

@gregsmart9314 Жыл бұрын

I Love what you do. I hope you can do this forever if you want. Patience…

@catcancrunch7260 2 жыл бұрын

And that's why I love em ❤️🐱❤️🐱❤️🐱

@fairfaxcat1312 2 жыл бұрын

They actually all have their different personalities and different skill sets.

@silvercheetah92 4 жыл бұрын

I saw them live

@mybabycat1969 6 ай бұрын

Love u lady. I love my cats

@markdierking9347 5 жыл бұрын

cats are people, too

@ecc3541 3 жыл бұрын

Really? 😳

@anticom6099 3 жыл бұрын

Tiny furry people who can’t speak good

@markdierking9347 3 жыл бұрын

@@anticom6099 well, not good, troll

@anticom6099 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Dierking that’s what I said, not good

@anticom6099 3 жыл бұрын

They don’t speak English is what I’m saying. ...or any human language. That’s all

@cerveza2297 3 жыл бұрын

When covid is over I am here.

@Nocturnalux Жыл бұрын

My cat loves to jump and perch on very tall shelves. When I see her about to do it, I gesture around as if I were giving her instructions to jump. It seems very impressive but the cat is not trained, I just know when she’s about to jump and act accordingly. These acts are way cooler!

@KingOfGaymes 2 жыл бұрын

3:22 Buggles sounds like me with babies

@elizabethreynolds6874 2 жыл бұрын

🙏😻👏❣️

@montana8021 5 жыл бұрын

Omg my bffs name is Samantha martin

@vahinloucifer116 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Samantha (L) Stuart b.

@Bee7790 5 жыл бұрын

4:03 ..... wtf

@ryzm2119 5 жыл бұрын

I sall this, like 7 years ago

@Bee7790 5 жыл бұрын

so where can i save the cat from her? i think shes definitely right about making a difference but its funny that now they are not really making it bette

@preeyapamongkolarb1870 5 жыл бұрын

😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸

@diskinetic 3 жыл бұрын

"very unique"... :|

@Maltbrew 6 жыл бұрын

This was super weird.

@1victim27 7 ай бұрын

Mf people cant even have fun no more

@lourdesjasmine8001 6 жыл бұрын

That video gave me a headache!!!

@dideedi7351 5 жыл бұрын

Just don’t like to see any animal being exploited for human entertainment or profit. 😥

@Bytedesigning 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure if joke or not. But having the bond and giving your pet this type of attention is great for them. It's better them being bored alone at home. My cat gets terribly bored and I wish he had more outside activity when I'm working so he wouldn't mope so much. This is also great for promoting adoption and understand cat behavior. They are so smart. I had my old cat use a bell system to communicate what she wanted back in her day. And my current cat is adorable fetching his toys for playtime and bringing them to you so you take the hint.

@larissadelgado1969 3 жыл бұрын

She’s using positive reinforcement. And donating money to rescue. I would only say they’re being exploited if they’re being hurt or abused/made submissive to perform tricks.