As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the circus are there – except one. The live animals have been replaced by holograms. Because of concerns ...

The ‘Cyrk Bez Zwierząt’ (Circus Without Animals) campaign, along with several other organisations ... contemporary circus artists increasingly moved away from virtuosity and complex ‘tricks’ towards ...

This riveting documentary tells the tragic story of Tyke, a wild elephant forced to live within the confines of circus life and perform tricks. In 1973, a very young Tyke was wrested from her family ...

"Coercing wild animals into doing tricks, which are actually abnormal ... The Association of Circus Proprietors warned MSPs that the proposed law could "eventually close your zoos".

The animal rights group also urged people not ... elephants used in circuses are exploited—made to do meaningless circus tricks on the road.” ...

When one goes to a circus or theme park, one usually sees animals interact with their trainer in a friendly, obedient manner. But do you see where the “amazing” animals sleep at night or how trainers ...

Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free but full of animalized human performers. Courtesy: Cirque du Soleil In 1917, the publication of a ...

It adds that hundreds of venues have stepped up and banned or restricted animal acts, and it’s time Mysterious Circus did the same. "After doing some research, it is a sign of distress in an ...