Past Features

Beatings Under the Big Top
An animal handler with the Sterling & Reid Bros. Circus was recently charged with four counts of cruelty to animals and jailed for allegedly striking an elephant repeatedly with a steel bullhook, leaving the animal suffering from bleeding wounds

Behold the Great and Powerful Monk-e-Prophecy!
Dost thou dare to stare into the eyes of the unknown future? To be privy to those events which have not yet come to pass? Perchance thou wishest to divine the plight of the apes dressed in human garb and forced to perform in ads for CareerBuilder? Cast thy gaze upon the visage of ... the Monk-e-Prophecy!

Buck the Olympic Rodeo
Despite massive international appeals, including those from former Olympians, a rodeo was held at the Olympics. Because of the efforts of thousands of caring people, resulting in phenomenal media coverage detailing how animals suffer in rodeos, the public education value of the uproar is something to celebrate.

Bumper Cars, Cotton Candy, and ... E. Coli?
Petting zoos across the country have been responsible for countless illnesses, including serious kidney malfunction in seven children in Florida and 43 confirmed cases of E. coli—and 103 suspected cases—at last year’s North Carolina State Fair.

Burger King Ends Its Sponsorship of UniverSoul Circus
Burger King was the first of the major fast-food chains to introduce a veggie burger. Now, the fast-food giant has joined General Mills and Ford Motor Company to become the third corporation to end its national sponsorship of the UniverSoul Circus.

CareerBuilder and Cramer-Krasselt Exploit Chimpanzees, Ignore Evidence of Abuse
CareerBuilder is debuting its new series of commercials during the 2005 Super Bowl. This set of four commercials features chimpanzees dressed in suits, ties, and dresses, who are made to act like humans in an office setting behaving like “monkeys.”

Chicago Elephant Crusader Receives First-Ever Richard Pryor Memorial Award
Widow Selects First-Ever

Chimpanzee Carnage at Zoo Nebraska
Zoo Nebraska is an unaccredited roadside zoo in Royal, Nebraska, that displayed four chimpanzees. On Saturday, September 10, 2005, zoo workers failed to properly lock the chimpanzees' cage after cleaning, and all four made a break for freedom.

Christie Brinkley Says ‘No’ to Ringling
Christie Brinkley: Ringling’s Abuse of Animals ‘Absolutely Appalling’

Circus Spies: PETA Sues Ringling Bros. CEO for Illegal Acts Aimed at Stopping Circus Campaign
UPDATE September 2005: In a victory for PETA in its lawsuit against Kenneth Feld, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David T. Stitt has imposed sanctions totaling $51,305 to be paid to PETA against prominent Washington, D.C., law firm Williams & Connolly as well as Fairfax, Virginia, law firm Blankingship & Keith, which represented Feld in the lawsuit.