Two zebras and a horse had apparently escaped and were roaming around the parking lot at the Fairgrounds. One of the officers ...

The Ostok Sanctuary, a once-peaceful animal refuge on the outskirts of Culiacán, Sinaloa, in Mexico, loaded 700 animals onto trucks and quietly slipped out of town under white flags. This was a sign ...

The history of training circus animals goes back much farther than what we think of today. There was no striped tent, brass band, or trainers stepping into the ring. People have watched animal ...

From the fifth generation of a circus family, she was around bears from childhood and went on to perform with them, as well ...

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 ...

An artist Julia Kozyreva, of Ukraine, performs with a tiger during a rehearsal of the new "Circuses of the World" show in the Belarusian State Circus in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (AP ...

If some New York City officials and animal advocates prevail, there’ll be no more tigers, lions, leopards, monkeys, zebras or even sloths whenever “The Greatest Show on Earth” comes to town. Two city ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a bill making Washington the 12th state in the country to restrict the use of animals in traveling circuses, exhibits and other shows. Senate Bill 5065 was ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a bill making Washington the twelfth state in the country to restrict the use of animals in traveling circuses, exhibits and other shows. Washington State ...

Stars of the show they may be, but circus acts featuring elephants, lions and tigers should end, a study of animal welfare in circuses concludes STARS of the show they may be, but circus acts ...