Why are wild animals still being used in circuses? The Ringling Brothers Circus no longer includes animals. This should be the case with every circus. More people understand that wild animals used in ...

In the final of a three-part series, columnist Curt Eriksmoen discusses the evolution of circus culture and the public's scrutiny on animal cruelty Tyke the elephant escaped during the 1993 North ...

Jan. 14 marked the end of Ringling Brothers’ 146-year run of animal circuses. This also marked the end of an era and a beginning of public awareness on the training and treatment of circus animals. It ...

A circus trainer almost met his end in front of a live audience when a performing bear turned on him during a show in front of hundreds of children and parents. "Towards the end of the act, the bear ...

EVERETT -- As they lumbered past a muffler shop and the China Doll Restaurant yesterday, the closest the 10 Asian elephants came to their natural grassland habitat was a strip of manicured lawn near ...

Two law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation after rescuing five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse when their transport vehicle caught fire Jan. 27 on Interstate 69. The ...

CHICAGO -- Federal authorities have charged a circus animal training facility in northern Illinois with violating the Animal Welfare Act. John Cuneo said he will fight the allegations by the U.S.

Performing animals are beaten, whipped, jabbed, or shocked with an electric prod to force them to perform unnatural and often confusing tricks. Wild and exotic animals used in traveling shows and ...

In an age where artificial intelligence is being promoted as the next big thing, we're incessantly told about how robots will soon replace humans and everyone will be out of a job. That hasn't ...

Proposed Illinois law adds big cats, bears and primates to the state circus animal ban citing welfare concerns and a national ...

The circus will give its final performance in May. — -- The owners of the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus today pushed back against the idea that animal rights protests influenced ...