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Victory! SeaQuest Fort Worth Closes Following Pressure From PETA; Police Investigation Opened

After seven years of keeping animals captive and endangering humans, SeaQuest Fort Worth is closing.

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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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Roundup: SeaQuest’s Founder Leaves Amid Storm of Company Allegations, Closures

SeaQuest is drowning in problems: With a history of federal citations and location closures, along with a bombshell investigation and a founder who up and left, it’s time for the company to call it quits.

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Whistleblowers Allege Suffering, Neglect, and Multiple Deaths at SeaQuest Fort Worth

Three former employees at SeaQuest Fort Worth have come forward with damning allegations against the mall aquarium hellhole. Here’s what they documented.

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Hot off the Press: Damning E-Mails Released Concerning Hellhole Miami Seaquarium

Just-released records showing e-mails between the Miami Seaquarium’s veterinary staff and management reveal serious concerns.

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After SeaQuest Makes Headlines for Cruelty, the Company Files for Bankruptcy

ABC investigations left many shocked about neglect at SeaQuest. PETA has the latest on the shameful, shoddy Folsom facility.

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SeaQuest Littleton Is Closing: Find Out Why This Animal-Exploiting Hellhole Was a Failure From the Start

Great news! SeaQuest Littleton, a crummy mall aquarium with a history of injuries, deaths, and animal welfare violations, is finally shutting its doors.

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common shell parakeets in a crowded enclosure by a staff member's feet at SeaQuest Las Vegas, to represent how interactive parakeet aviaries are deadly for birds
How Parakeets Are Crushed to Death at Roadside Zoos

Parakeet aviaries at roadside zoos and fairs can be deadly for birds. Learn more about these dangerous displays and discover ways you can help budgies.

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SeaQuest Trumbull Is Closing: Sinking the Shipwreck of a Facility

Seedy mall aquariums exist only to exploit animals for money. Find out how PETA helped get SeaQuest Trumbull to close down.

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Why San Antonio Aquarium Keeps Racking Up USDA Citations

Questioning whether to visit San Antonio Aquarium? Don’t. PETA pulls back the curtain on the seedy exhibit’s many citations.

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SeaQuest Folsom Cited Over Parakeet Death and Other Damning Violations

After ABC News exposed SeaQuest Folsom for egregiously failing animals, the facility is operating as usual—which means it’s continuing to rack up federal citations.

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Guests Bitten by Animals, a Macaw Driven Mad: SeaQuest in Layton, Utah, Exposed

People should know that SeaQuest’s history of injuries to animals and the public is horrific and that its shoddy facilities deserve to go out of business.

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22 Victories for Animals Exploited for Entertainment in 2022

PETA celebrated major wins for exploited animals in 2022, including a successful nationwide search for a chimpanzee and taking down a “Tiger King” villain in court.

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Victory! Following Push From PETA, ‘City & County Credit Union’ Cuts Ties With SeaQuest

Victory! Another company has cut ties with SeaQuest—a chain of crummy shopping mall aquariums plagued by animal deaths and injuries to visitors.

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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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