Following numerous complaints from PETA—as well as a lawsuit filed by PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), and local citizens—the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to revoke the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of the notorious roadside zoo Jambbas Ranch Tours. A recent formal complaint by the USDA charges Jambbas with nearly a dozen AWA violations, including … Read more »
PETA is calling for the state of Montana to seek manslaughter charges against Troy Hyde, the owner of Animals of Montana—which supplies animals for films, advertisements, and the like—over the fatal mauling of a 24-year-old employee. The request comes after a determination by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—following a PETA complaint—that Benjamin Cloutier’s death was … Read more »
Sixteen of the tigers held by the notoriously cruel Hawthorn Corporation—and kept on the Balm, Florida, property of disgraced and unlicensed animal exhibitor Lance Ramos (aka “Lancelot Kollman”)—must be removed from the state, per a recent decision by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC). On the heels of an urgent appeal from PETA, … Read more »
Here it is: the car that can save animals’ lives: New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), a group that has been working with PETA to free the horses who are forced to pull carriages on New York City’s streets, commissioned a car designer to build a replica of a classic car that … Read more »
