The five Ringling brothers started their circus in Wisconsin, but it grew exponentially when they moved their winter ...

Two law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation after rescuing five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse when their transport vehicle caught fire Jan. 27 on Interstate 69. 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 ...

An artist Julia Kozyreva, of Ukraine, performs with a tiger during a rehearsal of the new "Circuses of the World" show in the Belarusian State Circus in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (AP ...

The circus will give its final performance in May. — -- The owners of the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus today pushed back against the idea that animal rights protests influenced ...

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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 ...

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