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ExxonMobil Ends $250K Iditarod Sponsorship After PETA Campaign

January 30, 2021 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

As reported by the Associated Press, following a vigorous PETA campaign, ExxonMobil has confirmed that its more than 40 years of support for the Iditarod—the notorious dogsled race in which more than 150 dogs have died, most commonly after inhaling their own vomit—is ending this year. ExxonMobil has sponsored the Iditarod since 1978 and has… Read more »

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40 Years, 40 Wins—How PETA Helped Animals in Circuses and Roadside Zoos

January 12, 2021 Elena Waldman Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

For PETA’s 40th anniversary, join us in celebrating 40 major ways we’ve helped animals exploited by circuses and roadside zoos over the past four decades.

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PETA Discovers That Kentucky Derby Horse Was Recently Slaughtered in South Korea!

January 6, 2021 Dewanna Byrd Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

We need your help to make sure that these companies hear the message loud and clear—please sign the petition to speak up for horses like Private Vow.

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Lawsuit Looms Over Animal Care at Pymatuning Deer Park

December 12, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) have sent an official notice as required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the operators of Pymatuning Deer Park, alerting them of the groups’ intent to sue over the roadside zoo’s mistreatment of lions, tigers, lemurs, and other protected animals. The groups also allege that the… Read more »

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Court Orders Dade City’s Wild Things to Pay Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to PETA

December 8, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has just ordered the now-shuttered Dade City’s Wild Things (DCWT) and principals Kathy and Randy Stearns to pay $399,118.10 to PETA in attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the group’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against the roadside zoo. PETA was previously awarded a default… Read more »

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New Clothes… and Live Monkeys? PETA Alerts Feds After Cruel PR Stunt

December 3, 2020 Tara DiMaio Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

In a bizarre publicity stunt, this company sent live monkeys to the homes of beauty influencers. Here’s how PETA responded.

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Back to Court for PETA Lawsuit Against Monterey Zoo

November 6, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

PETA has filed a notice in Monterey County Superior Court to appeal a court decision dismissing PETA’s lawsuit against the Monterey Zoo and its president, Charlie Sammut, a case involving the use of canes to threaten and control the elephants it exploits. PETA’s lawsuit alleges that the Monterey Zoo engages in unlawful business practices by… Read more »

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Ringling Bros. Exits Elephant Game, Hands Over So-Called ‘Conservation Center’

October 19, 2020 Danny Prater Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

Victory! The notorious Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation is no more, and most of the elephants held there will be sent to an accredited facility where they can recover.

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PETA Seizes 22 Big Cats From Tim Stark’s Roadside Zoo ‘Wildlife in Need’

October 14, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

As a result of PETA’s successful Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Wildlife in Need and its operators—Tim Stark of Tiger King and his ex-wife, Melissa Lane—22 tigers, lions, and tiger/lion hybrids made it out of the now-defunct roadside zoo today. All were transported to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado and the Turpentine Creek… Read more »

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New Jersey Racing Commission Shows Up All Others, Passes Whipping Ban

October 10, 2020 Katherine Sullivan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

Historic: The New Jersey Racing Commission is the first U.S. jurisdiction to ban whipping to make horses run faster—and PETA is urging every other racing state to follow suit.

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