Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free ... objected to not only the mistreatment of animals but training them for entertainment rather than ...

Training involves violence to teach them ... Carson & Barnes, Shriners, and UniverSoul were/are among the biggest names in animal circuses, and all have been cited for not abiding by the Animal ...

The Circus Arts Conservatory will be sending acts up in the air and around the performance ring for the 2025 edition of ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to Atlanta after an eight-year hiatus for 13 shows at two venues over two weekends.

and subjected to abusive training methods. Animals kept in such conditions frequently exhibit “zoochosis”—stereotypic behaviors such as rocking, swaying, pacing, and self-mutilation that indicate ...

Training methods vary ... “The world is outraged by gimmicky animal acts, which is why so many animal circuses are closing their doors and countries are banning them,” said Jason Baker ...

photo by SGr Captive wild animals in circuses endure countless hours confined to cramped cages and trailers as they are hauled from show to show. They are often subjected to cruel training methods to ...

The closing of the Ringling Bros. circus isn’t just a sad day for families who enjoy seeing animals in person and the hundreds of workers who face layoffs. It also signifies that more ...

Her parents were traveling circus performers who trained exotic animals such as tigers ... By age 15, she was training to become a contortionist. Lam trained for about 10 years before health ...

Walter “Red” Eldridge, an itinerant hotel worker, had been hired as an elephant handler a day prior despite having no experience or training ... animals have led to significant changes. Many ...

21, 2018. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state.