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In Memoriam: PETA Remembers Iris the Chimpanzee

Iris passed away at her beautiful Save the Chimps sanctuary home. But others still trapped at roadside zoos need our help, as she once did.

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Photo by Save the Chimps

Sad Video Shows Bears Crying After Being Separated From Their Mother

Oswald’s Bear Ranch acquired the three still-nursing cubs from a breeder in order to sell bear-cub photos to tourists.

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Black and white lemur in a cage looks out

Monkeys Suffer Frostbite, Another Exposed to a Live Wire—Chaos at Zootastic Park

The feds have cited Zootastic Park over a number of troubling animal welfare incidents. Monkeys there required medical care after suffering from frostbite.

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Zoo Reportedly Paints Donkeys as Zebras, Proving It Has No Respect for Animals

Paint is literally melting off this donkey’s face, yet zoo proprietors are still sticking to their “zebra” story. Pathetic.

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Cover-Up of SeaWorld Stingray Deaths Prompts Lawsuit From PETA

A zoo has repeatedly denied access to records about a joint-venture exhibition involving SeaWorld that led to the death of 54 stingrays.

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4 Themes PETA Hopes You Catch in ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’

The “Jurassic World” sequel contains elements that all animal rights activists can get behind and reminds us that real animals need our help today.

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What Washington County’s Exotic-Animal Ban Means for This Roadside Zoo

A Walk on the Wild Side has less than 90 days to relocate the exotic animals it holds captive. Help PETA ensure that they’re moved to reputable sanctuaries.

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VIDEOS: These Bears Were Used for Entertainment—Now, They’re Thriving

Seeing these bears in their new homes will melt your heart. But hundreds of others who continue to suffer for entertainment still need our help.

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PETA Finds Success With USDA FOIA Lawsuit—the Agency Finds the Bill

PETA shouldn’t have had to file a lawsuit to force a government agency to hand over the public records that it illegally scrubbed from its website—but we did, and we prevailed.

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How Low Will The Camel Farm Sink? Animals Don’t Even Have Water

Animals limping, losing their hair, and covered with flies—it’s business as usual at The Camel Farm.

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5 Exhibitors No Longer Have USDA Licenses Following PETA’s Lawsuit

Now that the USDA is changing its rubberstamping license renewal process after years of pressure from PETA, we’re urging it to ban bear pits.

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Here’s Why the Story of the Ice Cream–Eating Bear Is Far From Cute

A roadside zoo in Canada faces charges after unlawfully taking a bear on an ice cream outing. It wasn’t fun; it wasn’t cute. It was abuse.

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Elephant Calf Taken From His Family in Australia to Be Bred at Zoo Miami

Despite what zoos would have people believe, breeding captive elephants doesn’t contribute to the survival of the species in the wild.

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PETA Files for G.W. Zoo Owner’s Exhibitor License to Be Terminated

Jeff Lowe—who’s the owner of the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park—is a known lawbreaker and longtime animal abuser.

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USDA Cites ‘Embarrassment’ as Cause for Withholding Roadside Zoo Files

This censorship of critical information about an animal abuser is just the latest example of the USDA’s lack of transparency.

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