In response to a complaint made by PETA, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cited Wild World of Animals exhibitor Grant Kemmerer for five violations of state wildlife laws, including three for allowing members of the public to have direct contact with big cats during parties at a private residence. The agency fined … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the cruelty inherent in using live reindeer in holiday displays, Stauffers of Kissel Hill—a home and garden store with locations across Pennsylvania—confirmed that there will be no live reindeer in its displays this year and that it doesn’t plan to use them again in the future! These captive exotic animals … Read more »
After PETA sent a letter pointing out that the notorious Garden Bros. Circus failed to obtain the required permit to perform with elephants during its shows at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds in Florida, county officials responded by directing the circus to make its scheduled performances there elephant-free.
After hearing from PETA and more than 20,000 of our members and supporters—all in one single day—travel company Journeys International removed all elephant camps from its tours. Even though the company had agreed to remove elephant rides more than a year prior, it still offered trips to exploitative facilities that chained elephants, hit them with … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and nearly 115,000 of our members and supporters about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including how the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancy—Air Canada stopped selling SeaWorld tickets. The airline … Read more »
PETA made huge progress toward ending the cruelty inherent in big-cat cub encounters. In addition to filing a lawsuit against Wildlife in Need over its abuse of big cats, we sued the roadside zoo’s veterinarian, Dr. Rick Pelphrey, for mutilating big cats by declawing them. PETA secured a first-of-its-kind consent judgment that creates a legal … Read more »
Following a PETA Asia campaign and eyewitness exposé of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Thailand and a campaign that persuaded a dozen sponsors to drop their support, Minor International PCL founder and Chair William E. Heinecke has announced that he’s “fully supportive” of the recent decision by the Thailand Elephant Polo Association—the main … Read more »
After a PETA protest and more than 100,000 e-mails to the fair board president from our members and supporters, the Mesa County Fair in Grand Junction, Colorado, confirmed that it has no plans to bring wild animals back next year! The fair hosted the cruel and dangerous bear show A Grizzly Experience in July—even though … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that Jordan World Circus and the exhibitors it contracts with have long histories of animal-welfare and public-safety concerns, New Mexico State University (NMSU) confirmed to PETA that the circus’s performances that were previously scheduled to take place at the school’s Pan American Center had been canceled. The university also committed to … Read more »
After PETA wrote to AAA Arizona about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including that the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancy—the company confirmed that it no longer sells tickets to these cruel parks. AAA … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including that the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on the metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancies—GiftRocket removed the marine mammal park from its list of suggested gift card uses. It … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that dogs used in sled racing spend most of their lives chained to plastic barrels or in factory farm–style pens, CruiseExperts Travel—an excursion company that operates Alaska Shore Experts—removed all dogsledding activities from its offerings. CruiseExperts joins Jack Daniel’s, State Farm, Wells Fargo, and many others in ending its support for … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and more than 160,000 of our members and supporters about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including how the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancies—WestJet removed all references to the marine … Read more »
After hearing from local residents and more than 23,000 PETA members and supporters, the Highlands County Fair Association in Sebring, Florida, canceled planned Loomis Bros. Circus shows at its fairgrounds! The circus was scheduled to exhibit elephants and tigers from notoriously abusive exhibitor Brian Franzen, who was videotaped recently striking an elephant named Megu in … Read more »
