PETA’s tireless efforts have paid off: The Camel Farm’s federal exhibitor’s license has been permanently revoked by the USDA! PETA has been urging the agency not to renew the facility’s license since 2017, when it filed a lawsuit challenging the automatic renewal of the Animal Welfare Act license. The Arizona roadside zoo can never again be licensed … Read more »
On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended Jeff Lowe’s federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) exhibitor’s license for 21 days. That same day, the USDA filed an enforcement action against Lowe and his wife, Lauren, alleging numerous AWA violations between 2015 and 2020. The agency is seeking civil penalties and the permanent … Read more »
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted partial summary judgment in favor of PETA in our Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Wildlife in Need and its operator, Tim Stark. The judge issued a permanent injunction barring Stark from allowing big-cat cubs to interact with the public, separating mother cats and … Read more »
After PETA appealed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the serious health hazards involved in big-cat cub-petting events now that the novel coronavirus has been found in captive big cats, the USDA announced that it would issue an advisory note recommending, in part, that exhibitors encourage members of the public to keep at … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that elephants who are forced to participate in festivals or other displays suffer in many of the same ways as those who are exploited for rides, The Republic of Tea made the compassionate decision not to use images of captive wildlife on its packaging going forward. PETA wrote to the company … Read more »
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 1030, which bans public contact with dangerous captive animals, including bears, primates, and certain big cats. In effect, this will eliminate cruel cub-petting operations in the Commonwealth. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2021. PETA supported this bill at legislative hearings and encouraged our members and … Read more »
PETA was awarded a default judgment and permanent injunction in our Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Dade City’s Wild Things in Florida, which is now permanently banned from owning or possessing endangered tigers and has reportedly closed its doors! The remaining tigers were relocated to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, where they will be … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering that animals endure at SeaWorld—including how the abusement park crams orcas into cramped, barren tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancy—Snickers confirmed that it’s no longer a sponsor of company. It joins several other former … Read more »
After hearing from nearly 100,000 PETA supporters, Alaska Airlines—the fifth-largest airline in the U.S.—has confirmed that its 40 years of supporting the Iditarod will end after this year’s race. PETA has been meeting with and pressuring the company for years, including by protesting at its corporate headquarters. Now, urge Millennium Hotels and Resorts to stop … Read more »
In another victory for animals suffering in circuses, the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia, has barred Garden Bros. Circus from using animals when it comes to town in March! A former Garden Bros. employee reported that backstage, a camel named Cash once cried out so loudly during a beating that he could be heard on … Read more »
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the use of wild and exotic animals in circuses, performing acts, and house parties and to prohibit public contact with dangerous animals. PETA supported Los Angeles’ progressive ban every step of the way. We contributed comments and input during the ordinance drafting process, and now we’re … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an order to permanently revoke the Animal Welfare Act license of notorious animal exhibitor Tim Stark and ordered him and his facility, Wildlife in Need in Indiana, to pay a total of $340,000 in civil penalties. The order found more than 120 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act … Read more »
SeaWorld has been forced to stop treating dolphins like surfboards and will soon stop making trainers stand on their faces in demeaning circus-style shows! The company admitted that it’s ending the cruel practices in response to PETA’s latest shareholder proposal calling for the changes. Our months-long campaign also included a damning veterinary report exposing the … Read more »
Following PETA’s successful Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Tri-State Zoological Park in Maryland, a lion named Peka and two tigers named Cheyenne and Mowgli were transferred to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado and are recovering following years of neglect. PETA’s lawsuit alleged that Tri-State harmed and harassed two lemurs, five tigers, and two … Read more »
Officials in Port Isabel, Texas, made the compassionate decision to bar Carson & Barnes Circus from performing with animals during its shows on February 19 and 20. This circus has a decades-long history of abusing animals—which includes failing to provide them with basic necessities, such as adequate veterinary care, sufficient space, shelter from the elements, … Read more »
