Many circuses today are responding to the public’s distaste for the use of wild animals in circuses by choosing to eliminate wild animal acts completely, while others, including Ringling Bros. and ...

"Why do the people of the Quad-Cities encourage animal cruelty by inviting Ringling Brothers back again and again each year? How many more animals must suffer or die before they see the light? When ...

Jan. 14 marked the end of Ringling Brothers’ 146-year run of animal circuses. This also marked the end of an era and a beginning of public awareness on the training and treatment of circus animals. It ...

Our Wichita Falls area readers reflect many diverse opinions and viewpoints. Letters to the Editor are written by members of our local community and reflect their personal beliefs, not those of the ...

Valentine’s Day is approaching, and love is in the air across Albuquerque, except for the N.M. State Fairgrounds where the Shrine Circus will once again ship in exotic animals, compelling them to ...

This week, the wild-animal circus makes its annual appearance in Duluth. Along with the glitter and laughs is the growing controversy over the practice of using wild animals for entertainment. Animal ...

The circus is coming to town. Behind the glitter and glitz of the big top, however, lies a cruel world of suffering for the animals whose dismal lives exist solely for the sake of human entertainment.

I’m writing to express my concern for circus animals. Many people see the circus as a good form of entertainment, but a circus is a traveling event. When they travel they must keep animals in cages.

If you're thinking about attending an animal circus, please remember that elephants are not trained with "treats" but rather with an object called a "bullhook" which has a sharp point for inflicting ...