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Video of Elephant Escaping Circus and Playing in Snow
Video: Elephant Escapes Circus in Russia, Uses Freedom to Play in Snow

A camera caught the elephant playing in the snow, enjoying a fleeting moment of freedom.

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Great News! The U.K.’s Largest Travel Association Outlaws Elephant Interaction

More and more businesses are turning their backs on cruel animal “attractions” by cutting ties with SeaWorld, other captive-animal displays, and more.

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Another Elephant Collapses and Dies While Being Forced to Give Rides

Despite the chains around him and his mahout’s sharp bullhook, Kanakota lay down while hauling his fourth load of tourists that day. He never got back up.

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Arrests Made After Elephant Is Shot 70 Times and Mutilated by Hunters

Malaysian officials arrested six men in the case of an endangered pygmy elephant who had been shot 70 times and whose tusks had been hacked off.

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Big News! Airbnb Experiences Bar SeaWorld, Elephant Rides, Tiger Cub Petting, More

We can sleep better at night, knowing that a huge company like Airbnb bans direct-contact activities that abuse and exploit wild animals.

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Victory! Elephant Performances Shut Out of Kentucky

Kentucky hammers another nail into the coffin of abusive elephant shows.

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Beulah, Big E Fair
Progress! Following Death of Beulah the Elephant, ‘Big E’ Goes Elephant-Free This Year

After Beulah the elephant’s death, The Big E fair heard PETA and more than 175,000 of our supporters. Help get Minnie the elephant into a real sanctuary!

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BREAKING: Frightened Elephant Used for Rides in Sri Lanka Tries to Break Free

This incident is another powerful reminder that no elephant—or other animal—should ever be exploited for human entertainment or any other reason.

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AZA bullhook ban progress for captive elephants
Progress for Captive Elephants! AZA Zoos Ditch Bullhooks

Progress for captive elephants! After years of PETA pressure, AZA zoos will phase out the use of bullhooks. Learn more about this long-overdue development.

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Viral Photos Are Graphic Reminders Why No One Should Ride Elephants

As these viral photos reveal, elephants are suffering in the tourism industry. Help PETA end elephant rides and other forced interactions around the world.

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PETA Asia Helps Expose Fraudulent ‘Animal Sanctuaries’

“The trend we’ve seen in Thailand is a place that’s nothing but a zoo to throw the word ‘conservation’ or ‘sanctuary’ and lure tourists in who think they’re helping animals.”

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PETA Reminder: Video of Elephant Laying Out a Tourist Could’ve Been Worse

One tourist learned the hard way that elephants are not ours to use for entertainment—and luckily for her, she walked away with just a bruised ego.

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From Slaughter to Circuses and Amusement Parks—This Elephant Has Lost So Much

Taken from her African home and shuffled around for decades, Joyce hasn’t been allowed to control her own destiny since she was a baby.

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Progress! Cambodia's Angkor Wat to Nix Elephant Rides by 2020
Progress! Cambodia’s Biggest Attraction, Angkor Wat, Set to End Elephant Rides

Three years after Sambo the elephant dropped dead after being forced to ferry tourists at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, temple officials agree to end elephant rides.

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PETA Asia Tracks Down Baby Elephant Abused in Thai Tourist Industry

Take action for elephants forced to perform tricks for tourists.

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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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