A pet rabbit named Sugar Bunny was stolen from a preschool and fliers protesting circus animal acts were left in its empty cage. The preschool’s children gathered in a circle Monday to remember ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Children at a downtown preschool got an unplanned lesson in animal rights activism when their pet rabbit was stolen and anti-circus fliers were left in the animal’s cage.

If Viola, a female elephant performing with Cole Brothers Circus, speaks for the majority, they’re also afraid of rabbits. The elephant, who had already performed at Presbyterian Homes and ...