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Category: Animals in Entertainment

Heartbreaking Drone Footage Shows Lolita in Her Tiny, Lonely Tank

New aerial photography shows 7,000-pound orca Lolita in her tank―the smallest orca tank in America―where she has lived since she was captured from her pod 44 years ago.

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Why Was the Miami Seaquarium Sequestering Lolita?

When the Miami Seaquarium does maintenance on its orca tank, where does Lolita go?

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Ringling Ignoring Veterinarian’s Treatment Orders

Jammed into boxcars, elephants used by Ringling go days without medication.

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Black calf in a barn
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Orangutan Declared a ‘Person’ by Argentine Court

An Argentine court rules that an orangutan held captive for two decades at the Buenos Aires Zoo should be sent to a sanctuary.

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Tim Gunn, Russell Simmons, & More Blitz NYC to Get Horses Off Streets

Tim Gunn, Russell Simmons, Edie Falco, and Anjelica Huston target New York City Council members who are undecided on the bill.

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It’s Indisputable: Bullhooks Are on the Way Out

Austin becomes the latest city to tackle circus cruelty.

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Chai and Bamboo Have Earned Their Retirement—but Will They Get It?

The Woodland Park Zoo should do the right thing and send elephants Chai and Bamboo to a sanctuary.

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History in the Making: Mayor de Blasio Introduces Horse-Carriage Bill

It’s a historic moment for animal rights.

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From Barely Living to Living Like Bears

Two bears go from a pitiful pen to a spacious sanctuary.

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It’s Unanimous! Salt Lake City Council Bans Carriages

It’s official: Horse-drawn carriages are a thing of the past in Salt Lake City.

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Thrown Away Like Garbage

Think all racehorses are retired to bucolic farms in the country? Don’t bet on it.

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Court Orders Chronic Abuser to Lose the Cats

A Nevada court orders big-cat abuser Karl Mitchell to get the animals out of town.

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Big Cat Magician Dirk Arthur Needs to Do a Disappearing Act

Protesters are betting that a Vegas casino didn’t count on this.

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Washington Can’t Ignore This Elephant in the Room

See what happens when PETA’s “elephant” takes over Capitol Hill.

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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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