Proposed new rules for elephant rides could force Florida operators to pack their trunks, said the owner of Elephant Walk, who has saddled pachyderms for 50 years. “It will impose needless, heavy ...

BEAUMONT, Texas (CN) - The owner of Cole Brothers Circus admitted he illegally sold two endangered Asian elephants to an employee for $150,000. Circus owner John Pugh and his employee Wilbur Davenport ...

As travelers' awareness about the cruel, inhumane conditions that the animals suffer to supply elephant-riding experiences and circus-style shows, unethical operators throughout Asia are now offering ...

Some stay for a night. Some stay for a week. Some never leave.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Elephants will perform for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, as the show closes its own chapter on a controversial practice that has ...

At a recent Wisconsin Historical Society board meeting in Madison, a protester from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had a sign reading “Elephants beaten and chained for Circus World ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...