The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Why are wild animals still being used in circuses? The Ringling Brothers Circus no longer includes ...

Jan. 14 marked the end of Ringling Brothers’ 146-year run of animal circuses. This also marked the end of an era and a beginning of public awareness on the training and treatment of circus animals. It ...

When she was 8 years old, she attended her first circus, where she was awed by the performances of trained animals. Two decades would pass before she got a chance to try her hand at animal training.

In May, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 547/HB 379 into law, prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, bears, and nonhuman primates in traveling shows and circuses in the state. In August, ...

Two law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation after rescuing five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse when their transport vehicle caught fire Jan. 27 on Interstate 69. The ...

Performing animals are beaten, whipped, jabbed, or shocked with an electric prod to force them to perform unnatural and often confusing tricks. Wild and exotic animals used in traveling shows and ...