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 ...

POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

BUTTE, Mont. — An elephant was caught on camera Tuesday roaming the streets in Butte. The Jordan World Circus is in town and the elephant apparently escaped from their show. The elephant is now safe ...

If you dig around in junk drawers and old photo albums, you'll probably find an old Baby's First Circus certificate that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus used to issue to every newborn whose ...

An elephant named Viola recently caused chaos in Butte, Montana, after escaping a circus and roaming the streets on her own. Astonishing video shows the Asian elephant casually walking through a ...

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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.

Animal advocates with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) demonstrated outside the El Paso County Coliseum ...

An elephant escaped the confines of a traveling circus and roamed the streets of Butte, Montana, on Tuesday before it was recaptured without incident, NBC Montana reported. Sheriff Ed Lester of the ...

In the 133 years since P.T. Barnum bought his first one, no animal has been so closely identified with the circus as the elephant, starring under the big tents, adorning posters and ritually ...

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." ...