Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns Feb. 9 – 11 When the Greatest Show on Earth returns to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Feb. 9 – 11, it will not be your parents’ circus. This one is ...

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 ...

It was absurd for Dan Hinnenkamp, the writer of the April 26 commentary, "Circus animals benefit by putting on a show," to suggest elephants -- who have a deeply entrenched need for family -- enjoy ...

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 posthumous ...

While telling me about the three-day extravaganza called the Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival that is taking place this weekend on the West Side, Amancay Kugler remembered her first circus.

At a time when some circuses, like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, have dropped animal acts, Loomis Bros. Circus – which is coming to Sarasota next month – is still forcing animals to perform. And ...

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed down in May 2017, a victim of changing tastes and years of protests by animal-rights groups, The Greatest Show on Earth seemed like the ...

The Rochester City Council wisely passed a ban on exotic wild animal performances four years ago, and it’s continuing to pay off and make a difference. Last week the Carden Circus put on a very ...

In 1969, at age 19, Rob Mermin literally ran off and joined the circus. While his friends were wallowing in the mud at Woodstock, attending college and protesting the Vietnam War, Mermin was getting ...

When the Greatest Show on Earth returns to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Feb. 9 – 11, it will not be your parents’ circus. This one is new, reimagined, animal-free and embracing the best of live ...