The following script is from “Saving the Lions,” which aired on March 5, 2017. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Robert G. Anderson and Aaron Weisz, producers. For 25 years, Jan Creamer and Tim ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --The expression of "running away with the circus" is known to many, but for one St. Paul woman, it was a literal lifeline to escape a life of domestic abuse. She's now on a mission to ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey entertainers and animals perform for huge crowds, but behind the curtain some say the lively show is full of misery and sadness. Animal rights advocates are asking ...

ANAHEIM Animal-rights activist protested outside the circus at the Honda Center again Thursday, this time armed with a newly released video that they say proves the circus abuses animals. Officials ...

The lawyer for four people charged with the alleged sadistic physical and sexual abuse of three boys at a circus training school has told a court they all say “we didn’t do it.” Three women and a man ...

Imagine you are kidnapped from your homeland. The safety, comfort, and familiarity of your home and family and you are forced to leave it all. You are put into a tiny cage with barely enough room to ...

I would like to clarify recent letters on animals in the circus. Edna Dugas' letter (July 12) asked why we did not accept Allen Harris's "donation" in lieu of hosting a circus. Unfortunately, she ...

On Sept. 10, the Ringling Bros. circus will be making an appearance at Kemper Arena. Those thinking about seeing the “greatest show on earth” should also consider the brutal and relentless torture ...

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 ...