Victories: Wildlife

Ben the Bear was taken to the Performing Animal Welfare Sanctuary in California, after being kept in a 12-foot-by-22-foot cage at Jambbas Ranch in North Carolina!

HSBC has banned the use of glue traps in all of their locations worldwide!

Rouse Properties agreed to ban the future sales of sugar gliders at its malls.

After implementing “no glue trap” policies nationwide, financial institutions Citigroup and Goldman Sachs took their compassion for animals to a new level by banning the use of glue traps in all locations worldwide.

Thanks to PETA, Citigroup, the third largest financial institution, is officially glue-trap-free!

A humane law-enforcement officer convinced church officials to open an improperly installed bird deterrent net, releasing trapped and dying birds.

An apartment complex who was removing active swallows’ nests from dryer vents agreed to halt any further dryer vent cleaning until October (when nests are no longer active).

A trucking company who was illegally dumping and storing hazardous chemicals, a huge danger to wildlife, has been cited and being forced to clean up the site.

PETA advised Comcast about how to deal humanely with wild birds who nest inside cable boxes, and the company made the compassionate decision to issue a nationwide protocol for its staff to this end.

Life Time Fitness agreed not to use glue traps for rodent control!

The city promptly and compassionately responded to concerns by installing “Ducklings Only” ramps.

After PETA discovered that Starbucks was selling beverages that contained cochineal (insect) extract, it asked that the coffee chain debug its drinks. Thankfully, shortly thereafter, Starbucks committed to making the switch back to a plant-based colorant.

BB&T, one of the top 25 financial institutions in the country, with more than 1,800 locations, is the 17th bank that PETA has convinced to stop using glue traps!

Georgetown University, the third most vegan-friendly small college in the U.S., has extended its compassion to even the smallest of animals by halting the use of glue traps for rodent control.

PETA convinced Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, with 19 locations throughout Maryland, to remove glue traps and enforce a policy prohibiting their use.