Tyke the elephant was being forced to perform with Circus International at the Neal Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii ...

There are no memories for Armando Loyal without elephants. His life has been packed, since birth, with pachyderms. Loyal, Circus World’s elephant trainer, comes from a long line of circus performers.

A Montana city got the show of a lifetime Tuesday when a show elephant broke free from her pen and tore down a busy street. Thrilling video shows the gentle giant thundering down Butte’s Harrison ...

At high noon today, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) protesters will rally outside Reliant Stadium to speak out against what it says is bad treatment of elephants by Ringling Bros.

PETA alleges the elephant has paralysis "likely due to being forced to stand on her head and put several tons of weight on her trunk for decades." ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

The Moolah Shrine Circus in Missouri said it will retire its performing elephants and that they will now "roam the land." The circus, which operates in St Louis, said in a statement that the decision ...

EVERETT -- As they lumbered past a muffler shop and the China Doll Restaurant yesterday, the closest the 10 Asian elephants came to their natural grassland habitat was a strip of manicured lawn near ...