Victories: Animals in Entertainment

Sharks being used as a display who were suffering from a rare parasite are now being treated by veterinary researchers.

After PETA contacted a church in rural Virginia, they compassionately cancelled scheduled “Greased Pig Scramble” activities—during which young animals would be frantically chased, grabbed at, and tackled in a pen lined with screaming crowds.

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of PETA, TELUS, Canada’s third-largest telecom service provider, agreed to ban the use of nonhuman primates in its future ads.

After learning from PETA about the abuse of chimpanzees used in advertising, Means Advertising agreed to pull its “Tire Engineers” ad, which features a chimpanzee.

The Bull-White House signed the Great Ape Humane Pledge!

Following a meeting with PETA, the Ad Council pledged to leave wild animals out of its future ads.

April 2012 After PETA wrote to the City Council about the circus’s past violations, the notorious Carson & Barnes Circus was denied a permit that would let it perform in a Nebraska city. The council voted to reject the permit and stated that it was concerned about the risk to the community.

A cruel “donkey basketball” event scheduled to be held at Mona Shores High School has been replaced with a humane alternative.

Dish Network included live kangaroos and wallabies in many of its promotional events. PETA reached out to Dish Network and the satellite broadcaster put an end to the live kangaroo promotions.

Dice Holdings, Inc., a major competitor of CareerBuilder, signed the Great Ape Humane Pledge!

After decades of illegally issuing hundreds of Endangered Species Act (ESA) permits to circuses and other animal exploiters, the FWS changes its ways.

After AT&T featured an orangutan in one of its commercials last year, PETA met with the telecommunications giant to highlight the abuse

After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Santa Ana Zoo finally ended its cruel and dangerous elephant-ride attraction.

November 2011 The Toronto Zoo agreed to close its elephant exhibit and send the elephants to a sanctuary. The elephants—Iringa, Toka, and Thika—will spend the rest of their days roaming with other retired elephants at California’s spacious Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus paid a civil penalty of $270,000 for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.