SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A small but passionate group of animal rights activists stood outside the Sarasota County Fairgrounds where the Loomis Bros. Circus performed over the weekend. The protesters ...

A ginormous canvas tent, exotic animals in the ring, and families sweating it out in the sweltering heat. A circus, making ...

The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the ...

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed down in May 2017, a victim of changing tastes and years of protests by animal-rights groups, The Greatest Show on Earth seemed like the ...

After a six-year hiatus, "The Greatest Show on Earth" will return next year without animal performers following years of criticism from animal rights activists Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for ...

Meet Viola whose life is a circus, literally. She escaped from the big top in Butte, Montana during her bath after a truck backfired and scared her. According to the Today Show Instagram page, Viola's ...

Tiger tamer Alexander Lacey gets his tigers on their feet in one of the final performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Wednesday its big top circus will resume touring five years after it was retired, and animals will no longer be part of the performance.