The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a non-profit that is also an “independent accrediting organization for the best zoos and aquariums in America and the world” is phasing out the use of an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — A group of zoos voted this summer to ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Elephant trainers and handlers will no longer be allowed to use an "archaic" training tool called the bullhook in California after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill banning them ...

City Hall was packed Wednesday for the 13-0 vote. The crowd included a number of celebrities who support the ban. There were tears in the audience over graphic undercover video reportedly showing ...

The circus is coming to Atlanta, and the troupe will bring its elephant bullhooks with it. A Fulton Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday that blocks the county's ban on ...

The Roger Williams Park Zoo is under fire after activist group, In Defense of Animals (IDA) listed it as the fifth-worst zoo in the country for elephants. This is because the IDA says the zoo’s use of ...

PROVIDENCE — The use of an elephant training tool known as a bullhook was called into question Tuesday after the California-based nonprofit In Defense of Animals ranked Roger Williams Park Zoo as one ...

“Methinks thou dost protest too much,” Shakespeare wrote, meaning that someone who is overly persistent about something is probably at the point where the opposite of what is being said is true. Case ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland City Council is set to consider a measure that threatens to drive the circus out of town. An undercover video shows circus trainers using pointy rods called ...

The bullhook is an implement made up of a long rod with a blunt or pointed hook at the end. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...