The New York State Senate passed a bill which prohibits the use of certain wild animals in circuses, fairs and other ...

Julie the elephant will join Kariba at the Born Free-backed elephant sanctuary – the first of its kind in Europe ...

Julie, once a circus elephant, and Kariba, from a Belgian zoo, are to be moved to a former ranch in Portugal ...

Not all of the nearly 3,100 bills introduced this year in Springfield aim at top voter concerns. Along with pensions, taxes ...

It was 10 years ago that elephants made their final appearance in the Ringling Bros Circus.Their final performances were in ...

The musical "Water for Elephants" follows a travelling circus and an unlikely romance, and it's coming to the Aronoff Center.

Animal rights activists are once again calling on the Commerford Zoo in Goshen to release Minnie, an elephant at the zoo, to a wildlife sanctuary — years after similar efforts were denied in court. A ...

BUTTE, Mont. — The Jordan World Circus is set to return to Butte Tuesday evening, nearly two years after an elephant named Viola escaped in the Mining City. Animal rights organization PETA, along with ...

PETA announced on Friday its plans to protest the upcoming Jordan World Circus event in Butte on April 14. In an email to the Montana Standard, a spokesperson for PETA, also known as People for the ...

KINGSTON — The Irem Shrine Circus returned for its 75th year at the Kingston Armory on Monday as animal activists gathered outside to protest the use of camels in the show. “We’re urging the Shrine ...

For many families in Bismarck-Mandan and the area, a trip to the circus isn’t just another event — it’s a tradition that stretches back generations. The El Zagal Shrine Circus will return for its 74th ...