Following outreach from PETA, Macerich—one of the country’s leading owners and operators of retail real estate—added a warning message about leaving dogs in hot cars to digital signage in more than a dozen malls across the U.S., from New York City to Los Angeles. The public service announcements, which run every six minutes, warn shoppers … Read more »
The Portsmouth City Council in Virginia first restricted dog chaining in response to efforts by PETA and compassionate residents in 2012, but local law-enforcement agencies quickly found that a time limit was largely unenforceable. In 2017, city officials strengthened the ordinance to ban unattended tethering altogether.
January 2015 After years of communication with CBL Associates & Properties, Inc.—the fourth largest shopping mall real estate investment trust in the nation, which manages 130 properties, including 79 malls and open-air centers—PETA finally persuaded the company to ban the sale of sugar gliders! CBL was the last of the big mall owners to still … Read more »
August 2014 A concerned complainant reported that an Ohio leisure club held an annual event in which 1,000 goldfish were poured into a chlorinated pool and children would jump in and attempt to capture them. We sent the organizers a letter of protest this cruelty, and we have confirmed that they made the compassionate decision … Read more »
May 2014 PETA and Animal Beta Project provided Texas authorities with evidence of a so-called “crush video” outfit producing videos of rabbits, chickens, and other animals who were being tortured. One participant was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and her alleged cohort will soon face trial.
May 2014 A New Jersey high school was planning to auction a puppy as part of a fundraising event. We educated officials on the dire consequences for the animals and their new families that often result from puppy auctions, and officials agreed to cancel the auction.
