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 ...

An elephant who once had an infamous owner has died of old age. Raina was rescued from the circus and lived out the last 15 ...

Scenes depict circus animals, including camels ... face strange health problems upon return The Best Hot Dog in Every State Decisive Strike: How U.S. Navy Helicopters Crushed Houthi Assault ...

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 ...

Steve Trump, a circus director for ... on the highway to check a problem and that the fire spread. While the truck was destroyed, another transported the animals to Fort Wayne's Memorial Coliseum.

The circus has drawn criticism from animal rights activists, who are calling for a ban on using wild animals in performances. This week, McLaren invited the Cape Argus behind the scenes to see how ...

People have protested against The Ringling Bros. and other circus companies in the past for harmfully utilizing animals in their performances. In its absence, the circus has retooled its show ...

The zoo bought its first elephant, Clio, in 1890. In 1889 wealthy lumberman George V. Gress bought a bankrupt circus for its rail cars and wagons. He donated the animals—including a hyena, a ...

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 ...