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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• You won't be down with down after you've seen this.
• This cat must have had 19 lives.
• You can sketch your perfect body—and get it!
• Watching the video of this dancing goat will make you feel like a kid again.
• Starbucks is giving vegetarian and vegan foods a starring role in its new startup.
• A woman was grossed out to find a chicken feather in her McNugget, but chicken flesh is just as unappetizing.
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• A new bill in Ontario would strip the Ontario SPCA of its ability to remove animals from abusive situations and file charges against the abusers. Tell the members of Provincial Parliament to oppose this dangerous legislation.
• It's time to defeat another "ag gag" bill. Nebraska is now trying to shroud its factory farms in secrecy.
• A county in Maryland wants to use bowhunting, one of the cruelest forms of hunting, to "control" deer populations. Please share PETA's tips for humanely managing deer with the county's lawmakers.

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• 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.

New Action Alerts

• 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.