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

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) settled a protracted case related to elephant abuse with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey today, agreeing to pay the circus' ...

The NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills is hosting a circus event that's been accused of animal cruelty: The Moslah Shrine Circus, which has faced criticism and protests from animal welfare ...

A handful of protestors rallied outside the El Paso County Coliseum, where the Carden Circus is taking place, with half a dozen shows scheduled through the weekend. Some of the protestors on Thursday ...

In lengthy litigation over the treatment of performing animals, the real circus was in the courtroom. Lawyers for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey wrestled for 14 years with attorneys representing ...

The circus will give its final performance in May. — -- The owners of the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus today pushed back against the idea that animal rights protests influenced ...