Animal activists are outraged that Suzy the former circus tiger died while being transported to another circus Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

After years in cramped wagons, the tigers "Samba" and "Kenya" are finally allowed to lead a life appropriate to their species. The owner of a Slovakian circus voluntarily surrendered the animals ...

Some of the animals, who had formed close bonds during their time together in the circus, rushed to meet each other in the wide, open space, and all of the lions and tigers quickly adjusted to ...

On January 1, Massachusetts officially prohibited elephants, lions, tigers, primates, giraffes, and bears from being used in traveling circus environments. Going forward, the new law authorizes ...