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Circuses are known for their clowns, acrobats, and of course, animals. Nowhere else could people witness elephants balancing on tiny stools or wild cats jumping through hoops. However, animal rights ...

Local animal activist Susan Hargreaves fondly recalls her interactions with famed primatologist Jane Goodall, who passed away ...

Jan. 14 marked the end of Ringling Brothers’ 146-year run of animal circuses. This also marked the end of an era and a beginning of public awareness on the training and treatment of circus animals. It ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 acrobats, clowns and other circus employees marched through downtown Mexico City on Tuesday to protest a new ban on animals in circuses. China warns US 'must never ...

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is again bringing its circus to the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township. Most circuses are on tour for 48 weeks a year. Forced to travel in extreme ...

Animal Defenders International assists wildlife authorities in seizures. — -- British activists Tim Phillips and Jan Creamer raced through the Peruvian jungle moments after receiving word that a ...

CHARLOTTE — It’s curtains for the use of exotic animals in circuses held in the city of Charlotte. The Charlotte City Council voted 6-4 on Monday to ban the animals from being used in circus ...

EVANSVILLE — An Evansville Animal Care & Control inspection Wednesday offered one answer, at least, to persistent questions and controversy about the use of animals at the Hadi Shrine Circus. Two ...

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 ...

Some visitors get a nostalgia fix from the show - but organisations like PETA have spoken out against the use of animals in any form.