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Category: Elephants

Victory! California Becomes Second State to Ban Bullhooks

California joins Rhode Island, becoming the second state to ban a weapon used to beat and intimidate elephants.

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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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Victory! Rhode Island Bans Bullhooks

One state down, 49 more to go …

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Nosey the Elephant’s Medieval Fair Rides May Be Illegal

Hugo Liebel is at it again, forcing ailing elephant Nosey to give rides. But this time, it looks like the performances may be illegal.

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No Elephants, White or Otherwise, at This Flea Market

An Indiana flea market tells an elephant exploiter to hit the road.

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Distressed Elephant Caged in Tiny Electrified Enclosure

The Shriners owe the public an explanation for their outdated, cruel decision to exploit beleaguered elephant Nosey.

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PETA Asks Leading Medical Journal for Retraction

Ringling Bros. employees co-authored a paper published in a leading medical journal, and let’s just say that it has some problems.

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Japan’s Oldest Elephant Dies After Decades Alone

She hadn’t seen another elephant in years.

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Elephant Used for Tourist Rides Snaps, Kills Woman

This isn’t an isolated incident.

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At Long Last: No More Elephants in Ringling Bros. Circus!

Ringling Bros. is no longer forcing animals to perform. Now let’s get lions, tigers, and other animals out of the circus, too.

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Overworked Elephant Drops Dead After Giving Rides to Tourists

People, PLEASE. Leave animal abuse off your travel itinerary.

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More Than 100 Travel Companies Say No to Cruel Elephant Rides

Elephants forced to give rides are separated from their families and beaten with bullhooks until they no longer have the will to resist.

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On World TB Day, Remember All Tuberculosis Victims

Experts estimate that 18 percent of elephants in the U.S. have this deadly disease—but zoos and circuses don’t want you to know about it.

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Zoo Slapped With $12,500 Fine After Elephant Attacks and Injures Zookeeper

Following a PETA complaint, OSHA fines the Fort Worth Zoo $12,500.

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Victory! Doors Slammed Shut on Elephant Acts in Two Cities

Two venues say no to elephant acts after hearing from PETA.

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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?”

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

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