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Category: Animals in Entertainment

Elephants Don’t Want to Be Your Pal

News flash: Elephants can kill.

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PETA India Investigation Results in Freedom for Animals in Circuses

of elephants, birds, dogs, and other animals are rescued from two Indian circuses after the government withdraws their licenses.

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Two Thumbs Down for ‘The Longest Ride’ Premiere

Bulls had no interest in participating in the premiere of “The Longest Ride.”

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Must-see Film, Tyke Elephant Outlaw, Now Available on Netflix

Two decades after an elephant named Tyke was gunned down in Hawaii, a new documentary shows how far we’ve come and where we’re going regarding captive elephants.

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Watch: John Hargrove Takes Down SeaWorld on The Daily Show, SeaWorld’s #AskSeaWorld Campaign Backfires Spectacularly

John Hargrove holds nothing back when speaking to Jon Stewart; #AskSeaWorld doesn’t go as planned.

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UPDATE: Iris Blooms in Her New Home

Once a prisoner at a grim roadside zoo, chimpanzee Iris finally finds peace at a Florida sanctuary.

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Roadside Zoos Are Epically Failing Animals

Lost fingertips, chewed-off body parts, and fights to the death are all just part of another day for animals at these sleazy roadside zoos.

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Kim Basinger Is a Whale of a Friend to Animals

Award–winning actor Kim Basinger speaks up for whales.

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Revealed: Owls Mistreated at Harry Potter Tour

An eyewitness investigator found distressed birds kept tethered in tiny cages for hours and forced to perform tricks at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London.

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Chained Circus Protesters Take on Cruelty at the Capitol

Do bodypainted ladies standing outside get attention? You bet they do.

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What SeaWorld’s New Ad Should REALLY Say 

SeaWorld’s new ad describes the “joy” felt by one of its captive sea lions, but we know the truth.

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Fusion Presents “Rebel With a Cause: The Sam Simon Story”

Watch the story of how Sam Simon’s talent earned him millions and how his compassion led him to give a large share of his fortune to animals.

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Demonstrators Urge India Not to Weaken Animal-Welfare Laws

PETA members wearing bull masks demonstrated at the Indian Embassy to urge officials not to weaken laws protecting bulls.

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A New Ending for Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’?

After Ringling pledges to end elephant acts, PETA calls on the director of the new Dumbo film to make sure a CGI-created title character finds his freedom.

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Victory! Bull Run Is Run Out of California

Booze, bulls, and bravado don’t mix.

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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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