There are no memories for Armando Loyal without elephants. His life has been packed, since birth, with pachyderms. Loyal, Circus World’s elephant trainer, comes from a long line of circus performers.

After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is set to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus routinely ...

At a recent Wisconsin Historical Society board meeting in Madison, a protester from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had a sign reading “Elephants beaten and chained for Circus World ...

When Kelly and Viola burst through the red curtains at Circus World at the end of the summer, it will mark the end of an era. The two elephants, performers at the Big Top in Baraboo, Wis., are ...

The decision to retire the elephants has been five years in the making, the circus said in its announcement. Over the years, it has retired other animal performers, including its lions, tigers and ...