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Shocking Video Shows Matador Gored at Spanish Bullfight

This is the moment when a young bullfighter was gored through the throat by a bull. This man’s injuries are gruesome, but so is what happens to bulls.

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Victory! Good Riddance to Yet Another Roadside Zoo

For years, Hollywild Animal Park survived while the captive animals there suffered. Today, the tables have turned.

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The Proof Is in the Poll: Orcas Belong in the Ocean

In light of recent poll results, PETA is calling on SeaWorld to listen to public opinion and let marine mammals out of their concrete cells.

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Actor Auggie Maturo Shows What It’s Like to Be an Orca at SeaWorld

In an important new video, Girl Meets World’s Auggie Maturo shows us how miserable it is to be an orca at SeaWorld.

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Couple Trashes Their Wedding Photos to Help Captive Elephants

This couple gave up their wedding photos with elephants. The rest of us can certainly pass on elephant rides, selfies, and performances.

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PETA Thanks Shore Excursions Group for Eliminating Elephant Rides

On behalf of elephants, PETA thanks Shore Excursions Group for pledging to remove elephant rides from its tour options.

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Pamela Anderson Gets TV Host to Stop Using Animals on His Show

Following Pamela Anderson’s appearance on one of France’s most popular talk shows, the host pledged to stop using live animals.

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Australia’s Last Captive African Elephant Dies

After spending almost 40 years in captivity at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Cuddles the elephant has died.

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Why Charo Will Get All Our Votes on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

While the sassy Spanish performer is bringing her best step ball change, she’s also working to create positive changes for animals.

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6 Reasons Why Aquariums Are Just as F*cked Up as SeaWorld

Not only does being held in captivity cause animals mental stress, it’s also physically damaging to the animals.

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Central Park Memorial Blooms for Five Dogs Raced to Death in 2017 Iditarod

Members of PETA held a candlelight vigil to mourn the five dogs who died this year and the more than 150 dogs who’ve died since the first Iditarod race.

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Multiple Towns Reject Cruel Animal Acts—PETA Urges More to Follow Suit

Hampton University plans to host Garden Bros. Circus this weekend—find out why PETA is urging the venue to reject animal acts.

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SeaWorld Plays Dumb in Attempt to Block PETA’s Proposal

SeaWorld’s attempts to block PETA from proposing our shareholder resolution to release orcas have reached a laughable new low.

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151 Dead Dogs and Counting: PETA’s Running Death Toll of the Iditarod

Please sign our petition urging the Iditarod Trail Committee to put an end to this cruel race.

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Video Shows Stressed Captive Orcas and Other Dolphins Biting Each Other

New images of the orcas and other dolphins at Marineland in France show that the animals have numerous bite and rake marks on their bodies and fins.

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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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