July 2010 PETA filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding two elephants, Tina and Jewel, who were forced to perform despite being severely underweight and who were sent to an unlicensed exhibitor with a long history of violating the Animal Welfare Act. The USDA filed charges against Cole Bros., including for failure to … Read more »
April 2010 Less than one day after PETA entities worldwide released online action alerts—accompanied by photos showing 50 terrified beagles as they were transported by global transport company Lufthansa to a laboratory in Scotland—Lufthansa announced a new policy prohibiting the transport of dogs and cats to laboratories. PETA is now working to persuade Lufthansa to extend its policy … Read more »