PETA’s Victories and Accomplishments

After a complaint from PETA, the USDA has fined Texas Biomedical Research Institute $25,000 for violations to the Animal Welfare Act in response to the 2010 incident where two baboons escaped from their cages.

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court determined that Bioculture, Inc.’s monkey-breeding facility in Guayama is illegal and can no longer operate! This was a landmark decision for Guayama and also led to Guayama banning the import, export, and breeding of animals.

After PETA sent a toy opossum to the Cowboy Church for its annual “Possum Drop”, the church director was proud that their opossum was “PETA-approved”.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now developing euthanasia guidelines for trappers and residents.

After AT&T featured an orangutan in one of its commercials last year, PETA met with the telecommunications giant to highlight the abuse

After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Santa Ana Zoo finally ended its cruel and dangerous elephant-ride attraction.

A regional vice president of Family Dollar has made the compassionate decision to stop using glue traps at all the company’s stores!

Following five years of work by PETA, the EPA has agreed to incorporate many of PETA’s recommendations into its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

Thanks to PETA, Animal Planet added a disclaimer to a video on its website of a slow loris “pet.”

Travelers Insurance, one of the top insurance agencies in the country, is now glue trap–free in all 50 states.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport joins the growing number of companies and agencies that have decided never to use or sell glue traps.

The University of Michigan (U-M) announced that it has ended the use of cats in its Survival Flight intubation training laboratory.

Citizens Financial Bank agreed to ban glue traps in more than 1,500 of its locations.

SunTrust Bank confirmed that its 1,700 branches were completely free of glue traps and that it is opposed to the use of these inhumane devices.

Brixmor has agreed to ban Pocket Pets—a traveling kiosk that sells sugar gliders—at its 585 properties in 39 states.