Circuses are known for their clowns, acrobats, and of course, animals. Nowhere else could people witness elephants balancing ...

Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free but full of animalized human performers. Courtesy: Cirque du Soleil In 1917, the publication of a ...

Murderous Mary” was executed in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, more than a century ago, and her saddening story still ...

A protest of mothers and children in front of the Togni Circus in Fuorigrotta, on Via Nuova Agnano: organized by animal ...

The Irish government is to ban the use of wild animals in circuses from next year, with a new regulation that will come into effect on 1 January 2018. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said ...

During a circus performance in Shanghai in 1927, a writer stepped into a cage to interview a legendary animal trainer from India. They had five tigers and four leopards for company. This was an ...

Two states and several local governments joined a growing list of jurisdictions acting on behalf of wild and exotic animals exploited by circuses and other traveling exhibitions this past year. In Los ...

Today’s monkey performances resemble circus acts. Many animals are schooled using positive reinforcement and affection, but some are harshly disciplined and physically abused by their trainers ...

Wes Moore signed SB 547/HB 379 into law, prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, bears, and nonhuman primates in traveling shows and circuses in the state. In August, Massachusetts Gov. Maura ...