NEW YORK (AP) — After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ...

OAKLAND (BCN)—Two days before the Ringling Brothers Circus begins a series of shows in Oakland, two City Council members and animal rights activists said today that they’re glad the circus has decided ...

"Consider the career of an enduring if controversial icon of American entertainment: the genial circus elephant. In Entertaining Elephants Susan Nance examines elephant behavior - drawing on the ...

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 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 ...

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) settled a protracted case related to elephant abuse with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey today, agreeing to pay the circus' ...

The "Greatest Show on Earth" is back and headed to Florida early next year. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents "The Greatest Show on Earth" is coming to arenas nationwide with an all-new ...

"Lions and tigers and bears — Oh my!" Although that timeless line from "The Wizard of Oz" may need to be rephrased in Illinois to, "Lions and tigers and bears — no more." Advertisement Article ...