The state of Quintana Roo, Mexico—one of the top tourist areas in the country—has prohibited wildlife exhibitions in public areas, which will prevent many wild animals from being forced to pose for photos with tourists. This success was the result of a combined effort led by PETA Latino and Mexican animal rights group Animal Heroes.
Following a massive public outcry over the cruel Banana Derby at the Broward County Fair, the city of Margate, Florida, adopted an ordinance restricting the display of animals for entertainment and prohibiting the use of federally protected species in such displays.
After hearing from PETA that more than 150 dogs have died during the Iditarod, global software company Nutanix quickly cut ties with the race. It joins dozens of companies that no longer support the cruel Iditarod, including Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Jack Daniel’s, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, and Wells Fargo. Join us in urging the … Read more »
After PETA reported an incident in which a member of the public held a juvenile jaguar at the Florida roadside zoo Single Vision, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the facility over that incident and dozens of other public encounters with wild animals, including adult big cats. The agency also cited Single Vision—which received nearly … Read more »
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ordered Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland Inc., Animal Park, Care & Rescue Inc., and Robert Candy to pay collectively over $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and costs to PETA.
After PETA tipped off local authorities that Lisa Lopez—an unlicensed animal exhibitor who operates under the name All Things Wild—was planning to display tigers illegally at the Cowtown Fair in Fort Worth, Texas, in March 2022, officials shut down the exhibit on its opening day. Lopez was scheduled to sell photo opportunities with big cats, … Read more »
PETA scored a victory with our Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against notorious animal exhibitor and Tiger King villain Jeff Lowe. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma found that he had “treated the four lions directly involved in this case … with appalling cruelty.” This was the first court decision establishing … Read more »
Allowing four prairie dogs to escape, failing to provide an ailing lamb with adequate veterinary care, and allowing vulnerable schoolchildren to handle a tiger cub were just a few of the issues that prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fine Animal Haven Zoo in Wisconsin $6,450. According to the agency’s records, it cited … Read more »
Following years of pressure from PETA—including protests all around the world, shocking ad campaigns, and phone calls and e-mails from nearly 500,000 supporters like you—Millennium Hotels and Resorts is dropping its sponsorship of Alaska’s deadly Iditarod dog-sled race! Millennium Hotels joins over a dozen other companies—including Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Jack Daniel’s, and Wells Fargo—in … Read more »
Failing to provide a limping aoudad sheep with adequate veterinary care and failing to provide animals with sanitary, potable water were just some of the issues that prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fine Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina $7,800, according to the agency’s records. The roadside zoo—which PETA dubbed the “worst roadside zoo … Read more »
The Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after PETA provided the agency with evidence following our investigation into the Shelby Alternative Livestock Auction, which was held at the stockyard in October 2021. The citations were based entirely on our eyewitness video footage, which showed a coatimundi … Read more »
In a rare move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited the Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange in North Carolina based entirely on undercover video footage provided by PETA. The citations stemmed from our footage of a coatimundi screaming and chittering out of terror while being auctioned off, a wallaby being dangled by the … Read more »
After PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued Pymatuning Deer Park in Pennsylvania, claiming that animals protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) had endured mistreatment there, the notorious roadside zoo retired eight animals in its custody to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, including birds, lemurs, and three big cats.
Following a vigorous campaign led by PETA and local activists, illusionist Jay Owenhouse withdrew an application for permission to cage tigers off the Las Vegas Strip in order to use them in a yearlong magic show. The application faced a groundswell of opposition from Clark County residents, and the Winchester Town Advisory Board and Clark … Read more »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a sanction order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland Inc.; Animal Park Care & Rescue Inc.; their owner, Robert Candy; and their counsel, Nevin Young to pay $56,655.77 in fees and costs to … Read more »
