A make-believe elephant with bandages and a pinkish head wound made some parents angry, but Ellie the elephant also got hugs and at least one-high five from students leaving Mitchell Elementary on Tuesday afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2009

A make-believe elephant, with bandages and a pinkish head wound, made some parents angry, but Ellie the elephant also got some hugs and at least one-high five from students leaving Mitchell Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. The bloodied "elephant" is part of a campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to boycott circuses. The animal rights group Tuesday sent a press release announcing that Ellie would hand out a comic, "An Elephant's Life," and coloring book, "Animals Belong in the Jungle," to children and parents as school ended for the day. ...more

December 8, 2009

Animal rights activists asked a federal judge Wednesday to find that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus violates the Endangered Species Act by using metal-tipped prods and chains to control its elephants. ...more

March 18, 2009

Downtown Tampa motorists could be forgiven for doing a double-take Monday afternoon. ...more

January 6, 2009

ringling bros. circus parades the elephants through downtown ...more

January 5, 2009

Eleven female Asian elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrated Thanksgiving this morning at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa with a feast of apples, carrots, lettuce, bananas, melons and bread. ...more

November 27, 2008

Seven circus elephants gathered for Thanksgiving brunch Thursday, and what they lacked in table etiquette, they made up for with joyous voracity. ...more

November 23, 2007

TAMPA - Seven circus elephants gathered for Thanksgiving brunch today and what they lacked in table etiquette, they made up for with joyous voracity. ...more

November 22, 2007