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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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Circus-Bound Truck Crashes With 8 Endangered Tigers Onboard

PETA is urging the USDA to take action after a truck carrying eight tigers wrecked en route to a circus performance in New York.

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PETA’s Kitten Squad Is the First Advocacy Game on Nintendo Switch

Assemble your squad and send animal-abusing robots into oblivion. Nintendo Switch has released Kitten Squad with a new co-op mode—and it’s all free!

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PHOTOS: Dead and Injured Elephants Cover a Spanish Highway After Circus Truck Crashes

Stunned drivers and pedestrians gaped as elephants roamed the highway. The dead elephant was reportedly removed from a ditch, where her body had landed following the crash.

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Thanks to Activist Pressure, Stardust Circus Drops Elephant Acts

“…unfortunately activists make it very difficult to travel with animals today,” according to a comment made by Stardust.

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Three Years Ago Today, Ringling Announced It Would End Elephant Acts

Since then, PETA hasn’t slowed down. We’ve pushed for similar progress in other circuses and advocated for bans in states and countries—and we’re winning.

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PETA’s February Victories for Animals

Vegan frats, jailed animal abusers, funding cuts for animal tests—check out some of PETA’s notable triumphs from February.

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Explosive New Video: Trainers Shove, Whip, Jab, and Shake Animals

PETA is calling for federal law-enforcement action in the wake of the shocking video.

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20 Times Twitter Users Summed Up How We Feel About Nosey’s Good News

Nosey the elephant is free from her abusers—Twitter can’t stop celebrating, and neither can we.

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Floor of Truck Hauling Elephants to Carson & Barnes Act Caves on Highway

Carson & Barnes Circus has made headlines yet again for its total disregard for animals’ well-being.

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Shocking Video Shows Baby Elephants Being Captured for Captivity

The video shows the captors kicking a baby—and this is just the beginning of the abuse she will suffer as a prisoner in the animal-entertainment industry.

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The Worst Circuses That Force Animals to Perform for Profit

It may be over for Ringling Bros. circus, but animals are still being used in circuses around the country—and they need your help.

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5 Times Animal Superheroes Rushed In and Saved Human Lives

From the lions who saved a girl from kidnappers to the porpoises who rescued a beloved actor, these animals displayed their courage and compassion.

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HUGE NEWS: Scotland Bans Wild-Animal Circuses

PETA UK commends Scotland for becoming the first country in the UK to ban wild-animal circuses.

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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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