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Category: Zoos

The Dark, Deadly Side of Tiger Cub Photo Ops

A PETA eyewitness exposé of Florida’s Dade City’s Wild Things prompts lawsuit.

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Live Crocodiles? What Was the American Museum of Natural History Thinking?

We protest the museum’s cruel display with a display of our own.

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Will the Akron Zoo’s New Exhibit Include Cruel Touch Tanks—or Virtual Reality?

PETA is calling for the replacement of the zoo’s ‘Journey to the Reef’ exhibit to spare sensitive aquatic animals harassment and possible death.

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Gorilla Who Escaped London Zoo Enclosure Has Been Returned to His Unhappy Life in Captivity

Kumbuka, a male silverback gorilla, sparked an emergency when he escaped from his enclosure at London Zoo.

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Good Riddance: Bowmanville Zoo Finally Closes Its Doors

The disgraced owner of the zoo was caught on video viciously whipping a tiger and then boasting about it.

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Zoo That Previously Shot Baby Giraffe Now Has a New One

The Copenhagen Zoo recently posted a video of a giraffe being born at its park just two years after it shot and killed another one deemed “surplus.”

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Did This Roadside Zoo Owner Beat a Leopard to Death?

Disreputable Wildlife in Need roadside zoo finally gets hit hard by the feds.

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Don’t Beat a Path to Bear Path Acres: It’s Closed Forever

A longtime PETA target is kaput.

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Steve-O Knows ‘It’s Natural to Be Horrified’

A side of Steve-O not often seen by the public—watch the comedian’s conversation with PETA about his animal activism.

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Panicked and Terrified Giraffe Dies at Taiwanese Zoo

This was not an accident—this was the consequence of captive breeding.

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A Flamingo Is Dead After a Man Allegedly Attacked Her at Busch Gardens

We can no longer be surprised when captivity ends in death. Pinky is just the latest victim.

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Rescued! 13 Bears Get a New Lease on Life

Thirteen rescued bears have a new, beautiful life. 

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Is This the Saddest Zoo in the World?

Polar bears, penguins, wolves, and hundreds of other animals are languishing in a shopping mall in China. Here’s what you can do to help shut this abomination down.

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Video: Woman Mauled to Death by Tiger in Beijing Drive-Through Safari Park

A woman mauled to death by a tiger at this Chinese facility is just the latest human casualty of keeping wild animals locked up for “entertainment.”

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Victory! Rhode Island Bans Bullhooks

One state down, 49 more to go …

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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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