The history of training circus animals goes back much farther than what we think of today. There was no striped tent, brass band, or trainers stepping into the ring. People have watched animal ...

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The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the ...

Two zebras and a horse had apparently escaped and were roaming around the parking lot at the Fairgrounds. One of the officers ...

The Ostok Sanctuary, a once-peaceful animal refuge on the outskirts of Culiacán, Sinaloa, in Mexico, loaded 700 animals onto trucks and quietly slipped out of town under white flags. This was a sign ...

Tiger tamer Alexander Lacey gets his tigers on their feet in one of the final performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...

A semi-truck hauling circus animals erupted in flames on an Indiana highway early Saturday morning — setting free camels, zebras and a horse to run wild along the pavement. Troopers scrambled to catch ...

Nearly a dozen circus animals roamed along a northern Indiana highway in the early hours of Saturday after they were safely rescued from a truck fire, authorities said. The incident occurred on ...

With its 100th Anniversary celebration, the world's longest continuously-running circus leads the way in animal rights advocacy The St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus is back in town and promises an ...