Guests can pay to ride the elephants before and during intermission of the Moolah Shrine Circus at the Family Arena in St. Charles. The circus runs October 7th through the 10th. Photos by Laurie ...

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 ...

FARGO — With a delightful array of entertainment at the El Zagal Shrine Circus at the Fargodome on Friday, April 4, the audience enjoyed camel, horse and elephant riding, aerial acrobatics, ...

As travelers' awareness about the cruel, inhumane conditions that the animals suffer to supply elephant-riding experiences and circus-style shows, unethical operators throughout Asia are now offering ...

KINGSTON — Representatives of PETA and Voice of the Animals will have one clear message for organizers and patrons of this week’s Irem Shrine Circus — “This Place Hurts Animals — Don’t Go In!” That’s ...

BUTTE, Mont. — On Thursday, the Butte Civic Center board of directors met for the first time since the great elephant escape a few weeks ago. Just before noon on April 16, a few hours before the ...

The things I remember about going to the circus as a child are limited, but they are awesome. I distinctly recall riding an elephant — though my parents do not — and only recently have I accepted the ...