Category: Bears

Wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen was one of many advocates who entered Wyoming’s bear-hunting lottery to keep tags away from hunters.

UPDATE: After being rescued by PETA in 2016, Lily has only gotten happier and healthier at her new sanctuary home. Learn more and take action for other bears now!

Members of the public have repeatedly documented that cubs at Oswald’s exhibit stereotypic behavior patterns indicating that they’re experiencing extreme psychological distress.

Oswald’s Bear Ranch acquired the three still-nursing cubs from a breeder in order to sell bear-cub photos to tourists.

In the video, the crowd can be heard laughing at the animal as a circus handler berates the giant bird. The laughs don’t last long, however.

An exhibitor forced a bear to ride through Moscow playing a horn to entertain Russian soccer fans while they celebrated.

Seeing these bears in their new homes will melt your heart. But hundreds of others who continue to suffer for entertainment still need our help.

Japan ended its deadly pesticide experiments on dogs, the Iditarod lost even more support, and five bears were rescued. But we didn’t stop there!

See Andy, Cindi, Brock, Bucky, and Barney, who are free from the shuttered The Great Bear Show and happier than ever in their new sanctuary.

Jeff Lowe—who’s the owner of the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park—is a known lawbreaker and longtime animal abuser.

The bear is the symbol of Russia, so PETA hopes the country’s people will show compassion and national pride and stop abusing these animals.

General Mills banned tests on animals, SeaWorld continued to “tank,” and more companies decided to ditch fur. But we didn’t stop there!