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, covering pets, animal ...

As human understanding of elephants has evolved, so has our treatment of them. Zoos decades ago freed these largest of land mammals from standing for hours in chains on arthritis-inducing concrete.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s called a bullhook, an ankus or a guide. Whatever you call it, it’s a stick usually with a sharp metal tip that is used by Oregon Zoo elephant keepers to train and direct ...

What do you envision when you think about the circus? Clowns performing loopy routines? Acrobats doing daredevil flips? Elephants on parade? Those are the wholesome images that come to mind. But the ...

The use of bullhooks and other implements for controlling circus elephants will be banned in Oakland starting in late 2017 after city councilmembers reached a compromise agreement to phase-in the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a non-profit that is also an “independent accrediting organization for the best zoos ...