After hearing from PETA and more than 60,000 of our members and supporters about notorious Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey’s long record of cruel treatment of animals, American Pistachio Growers made the compassionate decision to end its sponsorship of the musher. Animal abuse is inherent in the Iditarod, and dogs Dallas Seavey has forced to race … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. donated equipment, worth $120,000 in total, to two organizations that develop or conduct exclusively non-animal tests. One piece of equipment is used to assess the potential of chemicals to cause skin allergies or changes to DNA, while the other is used to assess the likelihood that inhaled chemicals will cause … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revoked the license of Thomas Edmonds, operator of the notorious roadside zoo Walnut Prairie Wildside in Illinois, permanently banning him from exhibiting animals regulated by the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA)—and levied a fine of $25,100 against him. Edmonds had racked up more than 65 alleged violations of the … Read more »
Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was given a $10,000 fine, a two-year suspended sentence, five years of probation, and a five-year ban on working with, trading, possessing, or engaging in other activities with non-native exotic wildlife in Virginia after being convicted of two counts of wildlife trafficking and two … Read more »
Following an alert from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited roadside zoo Linvilla Orchards in Pennsylvania for over 15 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including for filthy conditions and improper care of nearly 350 birds, and issued it an official warning. These actions came after the USDA finally added new … Read more »
A Louisiana appeals court ruled that Louisiana State University (LSU) must turn over records of taxpayer-funded experiments on wild-caught sparrows conducted by assistant professor Christine Lattin. The ruling required the university to turn over all veterinary-care records for birds who have been captured, held at LSU, tormented, and killed in Lattin’s experiments; certain videos of … Read more »
After decades of exploiting elephants, tigers, zebras, camels, and other animals in cruel acts, UniverSoul Circus went animal-free! This victory followed a major PETA campaign that included e-mails from over 100,000 of our supporters, dozens of protests at the circus’ shows across the country, and help from celebrities like Chilli of the musical group TLC. … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, AdventureWomen—named one of the “15 Best Tour Operators” in 2022 by Travel + Leisure magazine—dropped camel rides at the pyramids of Giza from its Egypt tours. This woman-owned company joins nearly 20 other compassionate travel companies that quickly took action to stop supporting these cruel rides at the Giza pyramid complex. … Read more »
After meeting with PETA and learning how quickly animals and children can die when left unattended in hot cars, Rite Aid Corp. agreed to make and post warning signs, which are now on display at the company’s 67 Bartell Drugs stores in Seattle and its more than 2,200 Rite Aid stores nationwide! Never leave animals … Read more »
In a win for pigs, physicians, and patients, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center confirmed it would no longer use live animals for invasive medical procedures in its obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) physician residency training program, following pressure from PETA. Previously, its OB/GYN program had subjected at least 13 live pigs to laparoscopic hysterectomies, … Read more »
PETA scientists chaired sessions and delivered oral and poster presentations at the 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Niagara Falls, Ontario. At this premier conference, they highlighted how to replace the use of fish in ecotoxicity testing, rats in inhalation toxicity testing, and rabbits in eye irritation testing.
In a rare move by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), exotic-animal dealer Zachery Keeler, owner of Even Keel Exotics in Michigan, was stripped of his license to exhibit animals, barred from ever possessing endangered ring-tailed lemurs, and had over 140 animals seized by the feds. PETA had previously … Read more »
After learning that despite labels like “responsible” and “sustainable,” goats in the cashmere industry endure extreme abuse and are ultimately killed in slow, agonizing ways, VF Corporation confirmed that none of its 12 brands source cashmere! We sent the retailer a happy goat–themed cake to celebrate icebreaker, Supreme, The North Face, Timberland, Vans, and VF … Read more »
Following conversations with PETA, award-winning adventure travel company Geographic Expeditions (GeoEx) committed to leaving camel and horse rides off its itineraries at the Giza pyramids. It also took quick action to remove all images of the rides from its marketing materials. GeoEx joins a growing list of companies that don’t want to be associated with … Read more »
