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Category: Animals in Entertainment

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Bye-Bye, Camel Farm—the Roadside Zoo Is Closing to the Public

Animals were limping, losing hair, and covered with flies—that was the norm at The Camel Farm, but now, this hellhole is no longer allowed to exhibit animals.

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Birch, an Iditarod victim, at Team Baker Kennel
VIDEO: Iditarod Musher Gets Shifty When Police Ask About Dogs’ Well-Being

Iditarod musher John Baker told police that Snickers was in good health—so why did he tell a PETA investigator that he planned to shoot the elderly dog to end “her misery”?

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Animal Rights Take Center Stage in Disney’s ‘The One and Only Ivan’

Is “The One and Only Ivan” the one and only good thing to happen in 2020? Well, not quite, but find out why PETA is calling this Disney+ flick a full-on animal rights movie.

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VIDEO: Belugas Return to Sea for First Time Since Capture Years Ago

It’s official: Little Grey and Little White, two formerly captive beluga whales, have been moved from a Chinese marine park to a seaside sanctuary in Iceland.

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Lolita: 52 Years Ago TODAY, I Was Abducted From My Ocean Home

“It’s been 52 years since I was captured—five decades of a living nightmare. Please help me—on my next anniversary, I should be in a sanctuary, not the world’s smallest orca tank.”

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Bison Defends Calf From Photo-Taking Tourist Who Got Too Close (Video)

Reminding us all that animals react when provoked, a bison at a South Dakota state park reportedly charged a woman—even ripping her pants off—who seemingly got too close to a calf.

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‘Tiger King’ Villain Tim Stark Keeps Hitting New Lows, and PETA Keeps On Winning

A court has ordered Tim Stark to pay $733,997.70 in additional legal fees and costs to PETA following our successful Endangered Species Act lawsuit against the big-cat torturer.

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Maryland Bans Drug for 2-Year-Old Horses Used to Boost Speeds

Racing 2-year-old horses is controversial, especially when trainers inject these juvenile animals with performance-enhancing drugs like Lasix.

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These 12 Simple Rules Could Help Save Horses at Racetracks

How can we help horses who suffer and die in the racing industry? PETA is pushing racetracks across the country to adopt these twelve simple changes to save animals’ lives.

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They Paved Tiger Truck Stop to Put Up a Parking Lot

The infamous Tiger Truck Stop has stopped using animals as cheap novelties. Let’s work to make sure this kind of sideshow horror can never occur again.

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Jeff Lowe's Legal Woes Prompt 'Tiger' to Roar Outside Courthouse
PETA Celebrates Court Victory Against Jeff Lowe of ‘Tiger King’

First, it was “Joe Exotic,” then Tim Stark. Now, Jeff Lowe’s days of exploiting big cats are officially over, too. The villains of “Tiger King” are falling like dominoes. Is “Doc” Antle next?

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tiger with severe hair loss at Waccatee Zoo
USDA Tried to Keep Its Failures Secret—PETA Helped Force Transparency

According to the statement that plaintiffs secured, it’s clear that the situation is dire for the millions of animals the USDA is supposed to protect.

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Why Is PETA U.K. Filling the Streets of Pamplona With Color?
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Queen of England, PETA UK demo with giant pigeon
PETA U.K.’s ‘Pigeon’ Pleads With the Queen to Stop Sending Birds to Death Race

A giant beaten and bruised “pigeon” on crutches protested with PETA U.K. outside Windsor Castle—where the Queen has been isolating since the start of lockdown.

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COVID-19 Is Helping People See That Animals Aren’t Ours to Use for Entertainment

SeaWorld’s reopening means that staff are forcing animals to perform in shows again. With your help, PETA will take on animal abuse at entertainment venues across the country.

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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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