BARABOO, Wis. (WKOW) -- It's a bittersweet month at Circus World as staff soak up every last moment with the elephants before they retire at the end of August. Circus World Director Scott O'Donnell ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Elephants performed for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, as the show closed its own chapter on a controversial practice that has ...

Every August, circus performers, animals and seasonal workers leave Circus World as the Baraboo museum’s summer performance season comes to an end. But after this year, for the first time since the ...

At a recent Wisconsin Historical Society board meeting in Madison, a protester from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had a sign reading “Elephants beaten and chained for Circus World ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The move comes amid ...

According to a statement released by Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, who has been in charge of the business since the 1960s, the Ringling Bros Circus will have its final performance in May ...