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An elephant got loose on Tuesday in Butte, Montana after escaping a traveling circus. The animal, reportedly named Viola, left the Jordan World Circus, which was set up at the Butte Civic Center, and ...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Members of animal rights group Voice of the Animals protested outside Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday — opening night of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus — and warned of ...