At 8 and 4, my kids are too young to remember the circus with live animals. I explained to them that there was once a time where you could see real-life tigers and elephants at Ringling Bros.

After spending years performing in circuses in Guatemala, and patiently waiting through an 18-month rescue mission, 12 tigers and 5 lions are finally free. In 2018, Animal Defenders International ...

Today’s monkey performances resemble circus acts. Many animals are schooled using positive reinforcement and affection, but some are harshly disciplined and physically abused by their trainers ...

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 ...

The Grant County Sheriff's Office in Indiana noted that "all animals were uninjured" Authorities in Indiana sprung into action early Saturday morning when a trailer filled with live circus animals ...

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 ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts.