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 ...

Animals kept in such conditions frequently exhibit “zoochosis”—stereotypic behaviors such as rocking, swaying, pacing, and self-mutilation that indicate extreme mental distress. Circuses also pose a ...

There are also cases of animals escaping the circus, such as a 2004 incident when a tiger escaped the Cole Bros. Circus and ran through New York City and caused multiple car accidents. Animal-free ...

There is more to treating animals in an appropriate way than keeping them healthy. Are we right to use animals as objects of entertainment? From the welfare point of view it is wrong to keep 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 ...

Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state.

We Can Change The World is a new podcast series aimed at young people to inspire and encourage others to make a difference. Presenter Isy Suttie is joined by Bella Lack, who talks about protecting ...

Senate Bill 5065 would ban animals like lions, tigers, bears, elephants, and apes from being used for performing tricks, giving rides, or other entertainment purposes in front of live audiences.

A Siberian tiger is seen at a wildlife sanctuary in Jacksonville, Florida (Photo by Cheri Alguire/Getty Images) Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, ...