The Best Part of 2020: 8 HUGE Animal Rights Achievements

From monkeys to horses to sheep to whales—2020 was a great year for animal rights. Don’t miss these eight huge victories that were the result of PETA’s and its affiliates’ work around the world.

Dolphin Obituaries: What It’s Really Like to Live and Die at SeaWorld

At SeaWorld, Bossa, Lily, and Puka were used as breeding machines to create generations of dolphins confined to small concrete tanks for life. Now, all three are dead.

WATCH: The Tide Is Turning on Orca Captivity

Riding the wave of France’s historic announcement that it’s banning orca captivity, PETA supporters are urging the European-owned Miami Seaquarium to retire Lolita to a seaside sanctuary, too!

France Ends Mink Farming, Dolphinariums, and the Use of Animals in Circuses

Thanks to activists like you, France has just ushered in a new compassionate era with three huge victories for animals suffering in captivity.

VIDEO: Belugas Return to Sea for First Time Since Capture Years Ago

It’s official: Little Grey and Little White, two formerly captive beluga whales, have been moved from a Chinese marine park to a seaside sanctuary in Iceland.

Lolita: 52 Years Ago TODAY, I Was Abducted From My Ocean Home

“It’s been 52 years since I was captured—five decades of a living nightmare. Please help me—on my next anniversary, I should be in a sanctuary, not the world’s smallest orca tank.”

COVID-19 Is Helping People See That Animals Aren’t Ours to Use for Entertainment

SeaWorld’s reopening means that staff are forcing animals to perform in shows again. With your help, PETA will take on animal abuse at entertainment venues across the country.

PETA Exposes SeaWorld’s Sexual Abuse of Dolphins

Despite having ended its wretched orca-breeding program, SeaWorld still sexually assaults other dolphins and whales. Help PETA end this now.

A Robotic Dolphin to Replace Captive Ones? Sign SeaWorld Up

Dolphins used in “swim with dolphins” encounters live in misery. But these visionary designers are throwing exploited dolphins a lifeline—in the form of a robotic counterpart.

If These ‘Nemeses’ Can Collab on Seaside Sanctuary, What’s SeaWorld’s Holdup?

If an Australian marine park can stop breeding dolphins and join forces with animal rights activists to build a seaside sanctuary, SeaWorld can, too. NO. MORE. EXCUSES.

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URGENT: Help Keep These Animal Abusers Shut Down Post–COVID-19

Animal exploiters are nonessential—the coronavirus pandemic proves that the world can keep on turning without the torture and killing of animals.

Self-Isolation Got You Feeling Trapped? Try Being a Dolphin at SeaWorld

SeaWorld is closed because of the coronavirus, but it should’ve closed long ago for cruelty. Tell the park not to reopen until all the dolphins and whales are released to seaside sanctuaries.

A Sweet Victory for PETA: Snickers Stops Sponsoring SeaWorld

After hearing from PETA how bottlenose dolphins, orcas, and other marine animals suffer in captivity, Snickers officially ended its SeaWorld sponsorship.

A COVID-19 Silver Lining: Unexpected Benefits for Animals

To help Americans cope with fear and anxiety over COVID-19, PETA is offering something to smile about: Fewer animals are being abused for entertainment.

As Taiji Slaughter Closes, How Many Dolphins Were Killed or Kidnapped?

This is what money spent on “swim with dolphins” attractions funds.

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