An elephant at the Bronx Zoo is the subject of a court case in Albany, as advocates try to argue that the aging pachyderm deserves the rights of a human being.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football team that has had a live tiger cub at games for decades might kick off the season Thursday without its traditional mascot as boosters try to find a way to meet state rules for keeping dangerous animals.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is poised to ban performances using bears, lions, elephants and other wild animals and join dozens of other places that have similar prohibitions.