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 posthumous ...

BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese circus featuring animal performances was canceled after citizens called for a boycott and tipped off authorities, in what activists billed a victory for a growing animal ...

Re: “Zebras, camels and flames, oh my! Circus animals rescued after truck catches fire on Indiana highway” [Jan. 27, Nation]: It’s sad and frustrating that in the 21st century, some charities like the ...

The NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills is hosting a circus event that's been accused of animal cruelty: The Moslah Shrine Circus, which has faced criticism and protests from animal welfare ...

Between June 25 and June 30, the Jordan World Circus is coming to Wyoming communities. This circus features camels, elephants and other animals. By scheduling their tour toward smaller cities, Jordan ...

Those of us who watched the heart-wrenching movie “Dumbo” as kids know the perils suffered by circus animals at the hand of trainers and ringmasters. If you’ve been to the circus, the fair or any kind ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say on November 15, the Evansville Animal Control and Education Commission granted a conditional approval by a vote of 4-1 on the animal exhibition permit for the ...

There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

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As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the circus are there — except one. The live animals. Germany's Roncalli ...