ST. PAUL, Minn. --The expression of "running away with the circus" is known to many, but for one St. Paul woman, it was a literal lifeline to escape a life of domestic abuse. She's now on a mission to ...

After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus routinely abuses ...

Human circus performers go on willingly, but elephants have to be cruelly beaten and electrically prodded to go out and perform totally unnatural acts for a few minutes of entertainment. Animal abuse ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Why are wild animals still being used in circuses? The Ringling Brothers Circus no longer includes ...

Eugene Hütz Joins Effort to Help Pass Landmark Elephant-Protection Ordinance. Currently embarked on a dizzying 2-month international tour, Gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello vocalist Eugene Hütz recently ...

SYDNEY: Seven people, including four women, were charged in Australia on Tuesday with the alleged sexual and physical abuse of young boys at a circus training school, including producing child ...

A group of protesters plans to gather during the four-day run of the Shrine Circus. The protest is organized by the administrators of a Facebook page called “Be Their Voice — Protest Animal Cruelty.” ...

NEW YORK The majestic Asian elephant is one of the biggest draws for the circus, and organizers say they could not succeed without healthy, well-cared for animals. Circus officials are questioning the ...