Yakima, Wash. — PETA protested outside the Yakima SunDome as Jordan World Circus wrapped up its weekend shows in Yakima.

Every now and again I learn of a formal move to make the lives of animals better, and none could be more needed and timely than a new pending bill that is geared to ban wild animals in traveling ...

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 ...

The Irem Shrine Circus returned for its 75th year at the Kingston Armory on Monday as animal activists gathered outside to ...

Germany's Roncalli circus removed animals from its program in 2018 for animal welfare reasons. The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As ...

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 ...

Apr. 4—KINGSTON — Silvie Pomicter, President of Voice of the Animals, Tuesday said that animals forced to perform in circuses aren't trained to do confusing, uncomfortable, and even frightening tricks ...

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 ...

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 ...

The circus is back in Luzerne County. The Irem Shrine Circus opened for another year Monday afternoon in Kingston, though it ...

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 ...