After more than 128,000 PETA supporters contacted venues and sponsors of the Kelly Miller Circus about its contracts with abusive animal exhibitors, the circus just couldn’t fill seats, so the previous owner, John Ringling North II, was forced to sell it and retire. Then, after PETA urged the new owner, James Kendrick Judkins, to ditch … Read more »
Notorious animal exhibitor Jeff Lowe was arrested on April 4, 2018, after being charged with three counts of unlawful possession of wild animals in November 2017. The November charges came after local law-enforcement officials raided his Las Vegas home and confiscated two tiger cubs and a solitary lemur following complaints from PETA. Lowe was also … Read more »
PETA scored another victory in its fight to relegate bear pits to the history books! City councilors unanimously approved a plan to improve living conditions at the Spring River Park & Zoo in Roswell, New Mexico, after a vigorous PETA campaign. The zoo will be providing two bears and two mountain lions with spacious new … Read more »
After more than 315,000 PETA members and supporters told Grand Circle Corporation that they oppose the cruelty inherent in elephant rides—for which the animals are forcibly separated from their mothers as babies, tied down, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with sharp weapons—the company committed to no longer offering these rides from any of its travel companies, … Read more »
A U.S. magistrate judge issued a report recommending that a default judgment be entered against Dade City’s Wild Things (DCWT) and its owners, finding that they had violated the federal Endangered Species Act. If this report is adopted by the District Court judge in the matter and PETA is granted the relief it is seeking, … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, the Fairmont Police Department informed the Garden Bros. Circus that it wouldn’t be issued a permit to exhibit or display wild or exotic animals within Fairmont city limits for its show at the National Guard Armory.
A federal district court in Indiana granted PETA’s request for a preliminary injunction against the roadside zoo Wildlife in Need and its operators. The order prevents the facility from declawing big cats, prematurely separating cubs from their mothers, and holding so-called “Tiger Baby Playtime” events, which subject big-cat cubs to hours of direct contact with … Read more »
After speaking with PETA, Westfield agreed to remove the “Feed the Fish—Make a Wish” vending machine tank at its Sarasota Square mall. The machine—which encouraged people to pay to feed the fish—was problematic because it supported the cruel commercial pet trade and didn’t offer a way to ensure that each fish received the amount of … Read more »
After learning from PETA and a local activist that several Stardust Circus shows were scheduled to bring elephants owned by the notoriously cruel Carson & Barnes Circus to Arkansas armories, the major general of the state National Guard immediately prohibited upcoming performances and implemented a policy banning future animal acts. This is a victory for … Read more »
A Lawrence County District Court judge ordered that Nosey the elephant wouldn’t be returned to her abusive former handlers, Hugo and Franciszka Liebel. The judge’s order granted custody to the county’s animal control officer, who placed Nosey at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in November 2017, after she was first seized. Sanctuary vets found that … Read more »
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., the largest senior living community owner and operator in the country, has taken a big step against animal abuse. After one of its communities recently visited the Bearadise Ranch roadside zoo in Florida, PETA informed Brookdale about the cruelty inherent in keeping wild animals captive in roadside zoos and forcing them … Read more »
Following declining ticket sales and public outrage over its cruel animal acts, former Kelly Miller Circus owner John Ringling North II was forced to sell the circus and retire at the end of its 2017 season. In a decision consistent with growing public opposition to the use of animals for entertainment, incoming owner James Kendrick … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the cruelty and public-health dangers of camel and pony rides, which subject the animals to a lifetime of chronic stress and deprivation, executives at the Westchester Parks Foundation in New York agreed to refrain from hosting these exploitative exhibits at future Westchester Winter Wonderland festivals.
Thanks to PETA, two bears who were carted around the country for years with Steeple’s Bears have started new lives at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas. The bears had been forced to pose for photos and perform confusing and even painful tricks, but they are now finally able to nap in the … Read more »
