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Victory! Virginia Passes Law to End Cruel Tiger Cub Petting Encounters

A new Virginia law will make public contact with some dangerous wild animals held in captivity illegal. This means an end to cruel cub-petting encounters in the Commonwealth!

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Los Angeles Gets It: Exploiting Animals Is Nothing to Celebrate

The Los Angeles City Council wants folks to enjoy their parties—but not at animals’ expense. Learn more about the way this ban will help bears and other wild animals.

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Goodbye, Tim Stark—Exhibitor License Is Now Permanently Revoked!

After losing a court case to PETA this week, the hits keep on coming for infamous animal exploiter Tim Stark.

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Rescued Bear Dillan Splashes, Stretches, and Sunbathes in Latest Video

Learn how PETA teamed up with Alec Baldwin and tens of thousands of our members and supporters to secure this rescue.

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Children Scream As Bear Goes After Circus Trainer

VIDEO: Children Scream As Bear Charges Abusive Circus Trainer

A bear forced to walk on his hind legs and use a prop attacked a handler at a crowded circus—more proof that animals aren’t meant to perform pointless stunts for humans.

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Victory! Shriners Chapter Ends Use of Animals in Circuses

Shrine circuses are seeing that people don’t want to watch imprisoned animals do stupid tricks. Help us end all these abusive animal exhibits.

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PETA-Approved Tips for Avoiding Fake Sanctuaries on Your Vacation

This National Geographic article can help travelers avoid attractions that falsely advertise ethical treatment of elephants, tigers, and other wild animals.

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The Long, Cruel History of Concrete Bear Pits (PHOTOS)

These shocking photos show that, for generations, barren concrete pits have caused bears to suffer. Let’s finally end this cruelty!

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Joe Exotic Gets 22 Years in Prison for Murder-for-Hire, Wildlife Crimes

PETA is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to ensure that other wildlife abusers and traffickers follow in Joe Exotic’s prison-bound footsteps.

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Farewell to Fifi, the Rescued Bear Whose Story Won Everyone’s Hearts

It’s with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to the beautiful Syrian brown bear Fifi, who convinced people around the world that bears don’t belong in tiny cages. How? She lived.

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Alaska Hunters Gun Down Sleeping Bear, Kill Her Cubs When They Scream

The newborn black bear cubs “began shrieking in the den,” prosecutors said, after their mother was shot to death in front of them.

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Video: One Year Later, Rescued Bears Swim, Play, and Bob for Apples

PETA visited rescued bears Ben and Bogey to see how they’re healing and learning to be bears in their beautiful sanctuary. Just look at them now.

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Hawaii Becomes the Second State to Shut Out Wild-Animal Circuses

A big “mahalo” is in order for Hawaii after it effectively became the second state to ban traveling wild-animal exhibitions.

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New Jersey Becomes First State Ever to Ban Traveling Wild-Animal Acts

This victory follows years of efforts by PETA activists who were determined to save the elephant whose story sparked this fire—Nosey.

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Federal Judge Blocks Bear Hunt, Restores Legal Protection for Bears

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was “arbitrary and capricious” in stripping bears of their protection.

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