Proposed new rules for elephant rides could force Florida operators to pack their trunks, said the owner of Elephant Walk, who has saddled pachyderms for 50 years. “It will impose needless, heavy ...

A circus touting elephant rides and other performances no longer allowed in New Jersey is being called out by the state attorney general’s office, four days before the first of 11 scheduled shows in ...

Minneapolis' attempt to protect circus animals may run them out of town. A new ordinance would allow elephants in circuses, but kids would no longer be able to ride or touch them. If that happens, the ...

There’s a move in the Iowa Senate to change the definition of a circus. Last year, the elephant rides at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport were cancelled. It’s against the law. The bill would ...

About a block into her amble up St. Francois Street in Florissant Thursday, Viola decided she'd had enough. Turning around in the middle of a procession of onlookers and police cars with flashing ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A Lawrence County judge has paved the way for a former circus elephant to remain at a sanctuary in Tennessee after she was seized from her owners over concerns that the ...

Some stay for a night. Some stay for a week. Some never leave.