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Category: Animals in Entertainment

elephant used in Shrine circuses
Look Back on PETA’s Victories and Ongoing Efforts to End Shrine Circus Animal Abuse

PETA’s campaign to end the use of animals in Shrine circuses has already resulted in numerous victories. Will you spare a minute to help secure another win?

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Sweet Victory! Candy Companies Won’t Partner With SeaWorld Again

Sweet victory! After hearing from PETA about SeaWorld’s horrors, two candy companies are ding-dong-DITCHING the ABUSEment park.

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Tiger looks at camera over ledge
PepsiCo, Travis Kelce Nab PETA’s Praise for NFL Ad Using CGI Tigers

Why is PETA awarding a new PepsiCo commercial starring Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Kelce? The all-star ad kept big cats off TV screens.

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14 Arrested in Raid of Texas ‘Bush Track’ After PETA Tipped Off Authorities to Drugging and Abuse of Horses

Find out what officials turned up during a high-stakes raid of Carril Mochomos, an unsanctioned horse racetrack in Texas.

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video still of a tiger and a man holding a whip. censor blocks obscure view of crowd
VIDEO: Former Ringling Big-Cat Trainer Found Abusing Tigers in German Circus

Alexander Lacey said his career of abusing big cats was over, so why did PETA Germany find him whipping a tiger in that country?

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bulls escaping rodeo in massachusetts
VIDEO: Eight Terrified Bulls Plow Through Fence to Escape Rodeo

Panicked bulls escape rodeo horrors almost every year. This latest incident in Massachusetts is yet another example.

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pigs in enclosure at SeaQuest Roseville in Minnesota
Feds Detail Filthy, Dangerous Conditions for Animals at SeaQuest Roseville in Minnesota

Filth, misery, and deprivation are business as usual at SeaQuest Roseville, which continues to find ways to neglect and endanger the animals it exploits.

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A freezer full of dead animals, including many parakeets, at East Idaho Aquarium
Whistleblower Reports That Animals Died in Droves at East Idaho Aquarium

More than 2,000 animals died at East Idaho Aquarium from June 2019 through September 2022. Dozens of these were birds whom humans crushed to death.

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photos of a chimpanzee at a sanctuary, lions at a sanctuary, and hens looking happy all over a gradient background
Beyond ‘Chimp Crazy’: The PETA Foundation’s Precedent-Setting Legal Battles

The work of the PETA Foundation’s crack legal team goes far beyond what’s shown in HBO’s “Chimp Crazy.” Here are some of our other historic cases!

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‘Chimp Crazy’s’ Tonia Haddix Is STILL Exploiting Wild Animals; Alan Cumming Asks Feds to Do Their Job

Where is Tonia Haddix from “Chimp Crazy” now? Find out what Alan Cumming said about the notorious animal broker in a letter to federal officials.

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Chance, a chimpanzee featured in Chimp Crazy, pulling at his leash
Are Chimpanzees Still Used in Movies? The Truth Behind Hollywood and Chance’s Story

Did you watch “Chimp Crazy” and want to know more? Here’s the scoop.

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Web alternative ad featuring Bruna Griphao in a bathtub. Text reads could you live in a bathtub for decades?
Bruna Griphao: Dolphins Belong in the Ocean—Not in Bathtub Tanks

Bruna Griphao teamed up with PETA Latino for an eye-opening ad about how dolphins used for entertainment really live.

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Buck the chimpanzee sitting in a yellow shirt
Chimpanzees Aren’t ‘Pets’: Learn More About Buck From ‘Chimp Crazy’

“Chimp Crazy,” the latest documentary from the director of “Tiger King,” emphasizes the deadly consequences of keeping a chimpanzee as a “pet.” Find out more.

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Shrine Circus Elephants New Kentucky Regulations
Meet the Elderly Victims of Shrine Circuses Who Desperately Need Your Help

Shrine circuses have a lengthy list of elephant victims. Read their stories and learn how you can help end the abuse.

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bear used in Russian circus pins man to the ground
VIDEO: Bear Forced to Perform in Russian Circus Fights Back

How many times does another “animal snaps at circus handler” video need to go viral before circuses everywhere stop exploiting animals for entertainment?

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
PETA’s Milestones for Animals: 1980 to Now
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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