Past Features

Civic Groups: Be Civil to Animals
Does your local civic organization raise money at the expense of animals?

Credit Card Giant “Charged” With Supporting Circus Cruelty
According to the tagline in MasterCard International’s new “Priceless” ad campaign, “There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s MasterCard.” Apparently, that includes cruelty to animals.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Cruelty
Patricia Manterola, the popular recording artist known to millions for her role on the Spanish-language TV show Angeles, is the latest international celebrity to star in an ad campaign for PETA. The Mexico native posed nearly naked in a cage, with her body painted to resemble that of a tiger, for an advertisement entitled, “Even the Most Exotic Animals Don’t Belong Behind Bars.”

DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge Magnum Ad Crashes and Burns With Great Ape Advocates
If you watched the 2004 SuperBowl, you may have seen a commercial for DaimlerChrysler's new Dodge Magnum "starring" a young chimpanzee. The ad, which was created by top advertising agency BBDO, caught the ire of animal advocates and earned both companies a letter from PETA asking them to keep apes out of ads in the future.

Darcy’s Wild Life Misinforms Viewers About Chimpanzees
A chimpanzee on Darcy’s Wild Life is portrayed on the show as depressed after having left show business.

Deadly Destinations
It's summertime, and the living is easy—but not for animals in aquariums, roadside zoos, theme parks, and other summer attractions.

Delhi - Free at Last
On March 12, the Hawthorn Corporation was ordered to relinquish custody of 16 elephants to USDA-approved facilities, as well as pay a $200,000 fine. This victory would not have been possible without your valuable support, but there is still much work to be done for the thousands of other animals confined and abused in the name of “entertainment.”

Detroit Zoo Closes Elephant Exhibit
In May 2004, Michigan’s Detroit Zoo announced its precedent-setting decision to permanently close its elephant exhibit and retire two female Asian elephants, Winky and Wanda, to a sanctuary. The Detroit Zoo is the first zoo to voluntarily close its elephant exhibit for ethical reasons and the eighth U.S. zoo to stop exhibiting elephants in recent years.

Dick Gregory Speaks Up for Animals in Circuses
In his book The Circus Kings, Henry North Ringling, one of the founders of Ringling Bros. circus, stated, “It is not usually a pretty sight to see the big cats trained.”

Don't Send a Tiger Into a War Zone!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received a request to “replace” a tiger at the Baghdad Zoo who was shot and killed by an American soldier. You can help stop this cruel and reckless proposal.