Valentine’s Day is approaching, and love is in the air across Albuquerque, except for the N.M. State Fairgrounds where the Shrine Circus will once again ship in exotic animals, compelling them to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Rochester City Council wisely passed a ban on exotic wild animal performances four years ago, and it’s continuing to pay off and make a difference. Last week the Carden Circus put on a very ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.