“It is no longer appropriate for Roncalli to show real animals in the ring,” said the circus boss Patrick Philadelphia, 49. In recent years, circuses have found themselves increasingly ...

Asiad Circus in Roorkee faces allegations of animal cruelty for allegedly clipping birds' wings. A complaint by PETA led to ...

The WA legislature passed a bill that would prohibit the use of certain exotic animals from traveling in performative acts ...

The ban on modern circuses in Washington is a long-overdue decision, ensuring animal welfare and ethical entertainment ...

Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free but full of animalized human performers. Courtesy: Cirque du Soleil In 1917, the publication of a ...

Cirque du Soleil and a few other shows emerged as wildly popular theatrical versions of the circus, where highly skilled ...

Comic headliner Johnny Rockett gives us an inside perspective on this year's Abu Bekr Shrine Circus, running Wednesday through Sunday at the Tyson Events Circus.

Was that really a circus I had just witnessed? Somewhere, the Ringling Brothers were spinning in their graves, or flying on a ...

Vietnam's Hanoi Central Circus took a big step towards ending the use of animals in circus performances. According to a release from animal welfare organization Animals Asia, the circus chose to ...

Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free but full of animalized human performers. Courtesy: Cirque du Soleil In 1917, the publication of a ...