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Category: Big Cats

Bodypainted, Caged ‘Tiger’ Gets Roaring Mad at the Circus

A “tiger” tells UniverSoul and potential circusgoers that animals don’t want to be caged and beaten.

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Dade City’s Wild Things Asks, ‘Does This Look Like Abuse to You?’ Yes, It Does.

In a strange twist, Florida tiger abusers release a video … confirming their abuse.

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Ringling Bros. Beats Animals
Ringling Reps Verbally Pulverized During NYC Council Hearing

It’s always nice to see these people called out on their lies.

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Tiger Snaps … in a Big Way (Video)

Children watch in horror as a tiger attacks his trainer at a Florida fair.

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The Dark, Deadly Side of Tiger Cub Photo Ops

A PETA eyewitness exposé of Florida’s Dade City’s Wild Things prompts lawsuit.

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Feds Come Down Hard—Again—on Notorious Animal Abuser

After a tiger escapes a circus, Doug Terranova is fined $21,500 and his license is suspended.

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Good Riddance: Bowmanville Zoo Finally Closes Its Doors

The disgraced owner of the zoo was caught on video viciously whipping a tiger and then boasting about it.

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Big-Cat Expert Exposes the Mind-Numbing, Painful Reality of Tigers at Ringling Bros.

An animal behaviorist pulls back the curtain on the miserable lives of big cats exploited by Ringling Bros. circus.

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Thousands of Swedes Call for Ban on Exotic Animals in Circuses

Swedish MPs agree: Wild animals shouldn’t be forced to entertain us.

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Zoo’s Video of ‘Cured’ Tiger Cub Is Actually Two Different Tigers

Dade City’s Wild Things used a video of a tiger cub it “cured” to solicit donations. Tiger experts say that the video actually shows two different animals.

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Did This Roadside Zoo Owner Beat a Leopard to Death?

Disreputable Wildlife in Need roadside zoo finally gets hit hard by the feds.

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Lion Cub Tries to Attack Toddler During Live TV Broadcast

A video of a young child screaming as a lion cub attempts to attack her on live TV has recently gone viral on Facebook.

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6 Times Animal Abusers Came Face to Face With Karma

These stories highlight the danger of placing wild animals pushed to the breaking point in close contact with the humans who exploit them.

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Toronto Animal Services to Justin Bieber: Don’t Exhibit Exotic Animals

Animals aren’t ours to use for entertainment—although it’s a simple enough statement, the singer repeatedly struggles to understand its meaning.

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Show of Force: Hundreds in L.A. Rally Against Ringling Bros.

The largest Ringling protests in the country call on “The Cruelest Show on Earth” to free ALL animals and send them to sanctuaries.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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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?” READ MORE

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

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