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Circus Pages Shuts Down, Ending Years of Shocking Animal Abuse

The cruel circus has closed, following years of protests across the country and shocking video footage of its notorious animal acts.

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What Washington County’s Exotic-Animal Ban Means for This Roadside Zoo

A Walk on the Wild Side has less than 90 days to relocate the exotic animals it holds captive. Help PETA ensure that they’re moved to reputable sanctuaries.

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7 Huge Animal Victories That PETA Has Claimed Since Ringling’s Last Show

If you thought we hung up our hats post-Ringling, you’re mistaken. Since its last show, we’ve put even more pressure on other circuses that still use animals.

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Victory! No More Live Tigers at School’s Proms (Update)

“We do not condone animal abuse in any way,” Christopher Columbus High School Principal David Pugh II told TeachKind.

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PETA Files for G.W. Zoo Owner’s Exhibitor License to Be Terminated

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

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USDA Cites ‘Embarrassment’ as Cause for Withholding Roadside Zoo Files

This censorship of critical information about an animal abuser is just the latest example of the USDA’s lack of transparency.

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Animals Killed by Dogs, Denied Veterinary Care—Here’s Why Spring River Zoo Is One of the Worst Roadside Zoos

Find out why Spring River Zoo—a city-operated roadside zoo in Roswell, New Mexico—is in hot water with federal authorities, and what YOU can do to help shut this hellhole down.

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UPDATE: Lion-Killer Dentist Caused Cecil to Suffer for Up to 12 Hours

To hunters like Walter Palmer, beloved wild animals are merely targets to kill, decapitate, and hang up on a wall as a trophy.

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Victory! Relief Is Coming for Big Cats Suffering at ‘Wildlife in Need’

A court order immediately stops the roadside zoo from carrying out declawing amputations on big cats, separating cubs from their mothers, and holding “Tiger Baby Playtime” events.

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Lions Turn the Tables, Eat Probable Hunter

Authorities discovered the remains of a man’s body. Lying next to it were a hunting rifle and ammunition.

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Hollywood Animal Handler Found Beating Animals, Has License Revoked

After years of pressure from PETA, notorious television and movie animal exhibitor Sidney Yost can no longer supply or handle animals for film and television productions.

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Pittsburgh City Council Bans Using Bullhooks and Other Weapons

In a victory for animals imprisoned inside roadside zoos or exploited for traveling performances, Pittsburgh has banned bullhooks and torture devices used on wild and exotic animals.

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After Escaped Tiger Shot Dead, Paris Reconsiders Circus Acts With Animals

Mevy was a young tiger who spent her life confined to a cage, forced to perform confusing tricks, but she didn’t die in vain.

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The Suffering Is Over at the Hawthorn Corporation!

No more animals will live and die in misery at the Hawthorn Corporation.

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tony the tiger, tiger truck stop, michael sandlin, euthanized

Tiger Forced to Live at a Gas Station Dies

The truck stop’s owner, Michael Sandlin, said that he plans to have Tony “stuffed, mounted and displayed” and wants to purchase another tiger.

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