An animal trainer was trampled to death by his own elephant in front of a horrified circus crowd - before the creature escaped and rampaged through city streets. Tyke, a 20-year-old African bush ...

The Military District of Washington's Joint Color Guard present the flags as a two ton Asian Elephant opens the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "Zing Zang Zoom" circus performance at George ...

The Moolah Shrine Circus in Missouri said it will retire its performing elephants and that they will now "roam the land." The circus, which operates in St Louis, said in a statement that the decision ...

After enduring years of criticism from animal rights activists, Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, announced in March 2015 that it would phase out the use of ...

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 ...