PETA and The Wild Animal Sanctuary rescued the remaining nine animals—one llama, two North American black bears, and six emus—held at Waccatee Zoo in North Carolina, dubbed “the worst roadside zoo in America” by PETA, following a lawsuit filed against the facility and its operators by us and two concerned citizens. The rescued animals now … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about how dogs suffer and die in Alaska’s grueling Iditarod, the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, confirmed that it had no intention of featuring the dog-sled race in its exhibits in the future! More than 150 dogs have died during the 1,000-mile race—and this number doesn’t even include the countless other … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and thousands of our members and supporters, the Apache Rattlesnake Festival in Oklahoma dropped a vendor who sews snakes’ mouths shut—a crude procedure that leaves the animals unable to hydrate or take in any form of nourishment for days—so that people can pose with them for “scary” photo ops.
After hearing from PETA, Plunkett’s Hallmark in Tucson, Arizona, was quick to pull cruel “EcoAquariums” containing frogs from its shelves and commit to not selling any live animals. PETA pointed out that animals sold in tiny, inhumane enclosures are routinely deprived of adequate care and often die prematurely. Plunkett’s Hallmark followed the lead of Hallmark … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Walgreens made the compassionate decision to ban great ape greeting cards, which contain unnatural, demeaning images of endangered chimpanzees and hinder conservation efforts. Walgreens joined the rest of the Walgreens Boots Alliance brands, including Boots, Duane Reade, Benavides, and Ahumada, in banning them. Now, please help us urge Hallmark to stop printing these … Read more »
Four chimpanzees—April, Anna, Lucy, and Cash—were rescued from the Union Ridge Wildlife Center in Ohio, a roadside zoo formerly operated by notorious animal exploiter and convicted felon Cy Vierstra, who had recently pleaded guilty to multiple felonies relating to his theft of more than $287,500 in public funds. The chimpanzees were transferred to the accredited … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the cruelty of Alaska’s Iditarod dog-sled race and of notorious musher Lance Mackey—which were promoted in a recent documentary—the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) made the compassionate decision not to allow film submissions that endorse or glorify cruelty to dogs or any other animals in the future. With its new … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, AARP removed all dog-sled listings from its website and made the kind decision to avoid promoting dog-sledding in the future! AARP is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has a membership of nearly 38 million members and offices in all 50 states. Please help us urge Liberty Media, Discover Holidays, and other companies … Read more »
Notorious animal dealer Tonia Haddix, who faked the death of Tonka the chimpanzee, was ordered by a federal court to pay nearly $225,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to PETA after she repeatedly committed perjury and submitted false information to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
As a direct result a 2022 PETA investigation, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined Yellowstone Bear World, a roadside zoo in Idaho, for two serious violations. The agency found that the facility had put its employees at risk of potential attacks from bears and exposed employees to hazardous chemicals in the form … Read more »
A California court of appeals ruled in PETA’s favor that the Monterey Zoo had failed to establish that its use of canes to poke, prod, and control elephants as a stand-in for bullhooks somehow arises from activity protected by the First Amendment. The ruling means that we can move forward with our lawsuit alleging that the … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that marine parks like SeaWorld confine highly intelligent, social animals to tiny, barren tanks and force them to perform meaningless tricks, vegan detergent brand Earth Breeze acted quickly to pull an ad featuring captive dolphins! To prevent such images from being used again, the company developed a compassionate marketing policy that … Read more »
Virginia legislators considered a dangerous bill, HB 2331, that would have threatened the welfare and safety of exotic and wild animals kept captive at unaccredited roadside zoos by impeding law enforcement and delaying help. PETA and other animal protection groups lobbied against it and rallied local advocates, and the bill was ultimately defeated.
The cruel act known as Castle’s Bears, which forced muzzled brown bears to perform humiliating stunts by yanking them around on a leash in front of crowds and amid deafening music, no longer has the U.S. Department of Agriculture license required to exhibit. PETA is relieved that this notorious act has been shuttered, but we … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and over 40,000 of our supporters, Cue Health made the compassionate decision to stop sponsoring the cruel Iditarod. Another healthcare company Greenbrook TMS was also removed from the dog-sled race’s sponsorship page after they heard from our supporters. More than 150 dogs have died during the Iditarod, and hundreds are forced … Read more »
