Update: After hearing from PETA and our supporters about the cruelty of the circus and the danger to residents, Bellevue officials denied Carson & Barnes a permit to perform. And after PETA sent a letter to the president of Bellevue University asking her not to host Carson & Barnes, PETA also received a call from the university informing us that, having become aware of the cruelty to animals used by the circus, the university had canceled the circus's appearance.

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Carson & Barnes Circus wants to bring its abusive act to Bellevue University in Nebraska. Tell Bellevue officials that cruelty to animals has no place at an institution for higher learning.

Panama is set to abolish bullfighting. Urge President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal to ban the cruel "sport" by signing Panama's entire animal welfare bill into law.

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National Public Radio reports on the backlash against dog slaughter in China. 

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Oprah Winfrey is owning her food choices.

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• Panchita the sea lion has to be racking up some serious rewards points for checking into her favorite hotel every day.
• Soy milk does a body good—and it can also help manage developmental disabilities.
• Dogs often save their guardians' lives, but this dog actually saved his own life by calling police.
• Dennis Rodman has a job at PETA anytime he wants it.
• Boxes up! Chocolate can help you stay slim.
• If you haven't read Free the Animals since it first came out, check out the 20th anniversary edition.
• Does McDonald's love to see you frown? Quite possibly.
• And finally, beautiful baby seals are too cute for words.

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• Here are five ways that your Facebook page can help animals.
• Were you aware of the dairy industry's dark secret?
• Milwaukee Brewer Nyjer Morgan rules the outfield, but guess who rules the roost at home.
• Have you seen the latest hilarious episodes of "Devon Dentler: Wild Animal Agent"?

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• Keep the Zanesville, Ohio, tragedy from happening again by asking your representative to co-sponsor the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act.
• Tennessee is the latest state to jump on the "ag gag" bandwagon. Let's kill this bill, too.
• Ringling exposes the public to elephants who have tested positive for tuberculosis. Urge the USDA to protect people and elephants.
• Help get a proponent of wild-horse slaughter off the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

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• What's comparable to smoking two packs a day?
• PETA offers to shed some light on a Wisconsin town's streetlight troubles.
• First class got even snazzier when tuxedoed penguins hopped on board.
• Here's proof that it's bizarro for people to eat meat. 
• What are omnivores demanding more of when they dine out? The answer may surprise you.
• Stripping down to end oppression … and it's not PETA.

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• Ringling is illegally forcing a limping elephant to perform in Washington, D.C. Tell Mayor Vincent Gray to pull the circus's permit.
• Sensitive pigs will be forced to race in front of screaming crowds unless we get the event stopped.
• A Missouri city is proposing a bow-hunting deer massacre. Please forward officials our tips on how to control the deer population humanely.
• Since when is Wendy's in the business of duck abuse? Tell the restaurant to stop serving foie gras.

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• Elephant sweethearts hold trunks.
• Bears love a good pumice.
• What's cold, as addictive as illegal drugs, and hiding in your freezer?
• It's almost time for Canada's annual seal slaughter—but it may not happen at all. 
• After a neglected chained dog accidentally hanged herself, PETA is pushing for a law to stop it from happening again.
• What dangerous substance is killing more Americans than tobacco?
• Enjoy a lovely vegan Purim celebration.

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• Waka Flocka Flame tells dog abusers to pick on somebody their own size.
  

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• Ask the New York City Council to choose cool cars, not cruel carriages.
• Invermere, British Columbia, is trapping deer and shooting them with captive-bolt guns. Help stop the killing.
• Animals are dyeing for this off-color Florida bill to be vetoed. 
• Windsor, Ontario, plans to drown skunks. Urge them to remove these peaceful animals humanely. 
• Ask the Egyptian government to let a malfunctioning ship full of suffering and dying cows dock in the country.
• Animal advocates defeated several "ag gag" bills last year. Let's do it again in New York and Missouri.

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• The secret to looking decades younger? Hint: It’s not at your dermatologist’s office.
• S’mores that are better than you’ve ever s’magined.
• What’s better than statins at lowering cholesterol?
• What to do if you spot a dog in a hot car? These girls have it figured out.
• We’ll really <3 NY if this passes.
• Helping birds is as easy as A-B-C.

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• How can you help animals? Never be silent.
• 17 sexy reasons to choose ink, not mink.
• Here’s why you should be down with down alternatives.
• Your “nothing surprises me” friend won’t believe these shocking facts about fur.

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• Utah is trying for an “ag gag” bill. Don’t let it pass. 
• Urge Colorado not to start mass killings of prairie dogs.

Snooki sees the light, more trouble for SeaWorld, and the Oscars are starting to look a lot like a PETA gala. Here's what's going on in PETA's universe this week:

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• Don't read this if you're hungry. 
• Snooki shows that fur is so not for guidettes.
• Are dolphins and whales the next "people"?
• For perhaps the first time ever, a TV news crew captures a gruesome military trauma training exercise on animals in progress.
• Aww—a beautiful baby piglet. 
• SeaWorld is cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for letting a sea lion die in a drainpipe.
• This is how all elephants should be.
• Guess what the number one cause of Amazon deforestation is? Hint: You can't see the forest for the shoes.

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• Penélope, Ryan, George, and Jessica will light up the red carpet on Oscar night, and they are just a few of the famous faces who are always ready to shine a light on important animal issues too.

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• Help stop a South Carolina hoarder. One year after a PETA investigation shut down a hoarding facility, authorities still haven't filed cruelty-to-animals charges against the owner or banned her from acquiring more animals.
• Urge a Kansas City cemetery to stop killing deer. By placing simple covers over the spikes in its wrought-iron fencing, the cemetery could save countless deer from being impaled.
• Down gets ducks down. Sign the pledge to be down-free.