POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A circus violated an animal welfare law by allowing three elephants to briefly get loose in Missouri and watering them too close to a Pennsylvania show’s public area where a child ...

It’s not every day a 10,000-pound animal walks down your street. Despite morning showers and delays, crowds assembled Tuesday to watch circus elephants and horses march through USC’s Greek Village en ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The move comes amid ...

"Water for Elephants" is an invigorating blend of contemporary circus and musical theater. The touring show, playing at the Providence Performing Arts Center from Dec. 2 through Dec. 7, follows Mr.

POLK CITY, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

Elephant skin is tough, but it can be broken. That's the bloody lesson that Billie, an elephant recovering from decades of abuse, learned repeatedly in her years with the circus. Billie's journey — ...