Circus owner William Jaramillo is denying any claims of mistreatment. "The person who has the elephant is with the elephant 24 hours a day," Jaramillo told KWTX. "It has a special caretaker.

A trumpet split the air, gates swung wide. Past the slim, tail-coated form of Ringmaster Fred Bradna lumped a big bull elephant to herald the 166th year of American circus and the 13th season of ...

The circus's integration into the town's life was seamless and, by today's standards, surreal. Birma, a magnificent three-and-a-half-ton circus elephant, became an unlikely star of local advertising.

Stoney, an elephant that used to perform at casinos along the Strip, is seen in pictures at the Craig Road Pet Cemetery on June 30, 2023, in Las Vegas.

After the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shut down, for six years in, 2018, performers — both human and animal — were let go, leading to much heartache.

The El Korah Shrine Circus is finishing up its three-day run at Idaho Expo today, continuing a tradition dating back more ...

After closing in 2017 amid dwindling ticket sales and animal activist lawsuits, the Ringling Bros. circus returns, taking a cue from Cirque du Soleil.

It's been a good life, George Carden, 65, tells me. He owns George Carden Circus, based in Willard, which he bought 40 years ago from his father, Larry. "I am the only man that was never hired ...

Shaunzi was originally from Thailand and spent much of her early elephant years in a circus. She first came to California at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in 1983 before moving south to the L.A. Zoo in 2017.

Animal Control greenlights Hadi Shrine Circus as controversy around elephant act remains Thomas B. Langhorne and Houston Harwood, Evansville Courier & Press Wed, November 22, 2023 at 9:37 PM UTC ...

A circus without elephants might be more humane, but apparently it's far less enticing. The owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said they will permanently end their 146-year-old ...