An animal trainer was tragically crushed to death by his own elephant in front of a shocked circus audience, before the beast broke free and wreaked havoc on the streets. Tyke, a 20-year-old African ...

In the final of a three-part series, columnist Curt Eriksmoen discusses the evolution of circus culture and the public's scrutiny on animal cruelty Tyke the elephant escaped during the 1993 North ...