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As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the circus are there — except one. The live animals. Germany's Roncalli ...

In 2019, Circus Roncalli out of Germany stopped using wild animals in its shows. They were just the latest of many troupes to make that decision. Even the now-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

The Grant County Sheriff's Office in Indiana noted that "all animals were uninjured" Authorities in Indiana sprung into action early Saturday morning when a trailer filled with live circus animals ...

New York State is now one step away from banning performances of animals in traveling circuses and fairs.

Apr. 4—KINGSTON — Silvie Pomicter, President of Voice of the Animals, Tuesday said that animals forced to perform in circuses aren't trained to do confusing, uncomfortable, and even frightening tricks ...

Tiger tamer Alexander Lacey gets his tigers on their feet in one of the final performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- After a 25-year absence, a Milwaukee audience will get to see what's billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth." It's a circus with Wisconsin roots that dates back to 1882. Fiserv ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- An Indiana State Police trooper and two Grant County Sheriff's deputies helped rescue several circus animals, after the semi-trailer truck they were in caught fire early Sunday. State ...

The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the ...