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A freezer full of dead animals, including many parakeets, at East Idaho Aquarium
Whistleblower Reports That Animals Died in Droves at East Idaho Aquarium

More than 2,000 animals died at East Idaho Aquarium from June 2019 through September 2022. Dozens of these were birds whom humans crushed to death.

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Roundup: SeaQuest’s Founder Leaves Amid Storm of Company Allegations, Closures

SeaQuest is drowning in problems: With a history of federal citations and location closures, along with a bombshell investigation and a founder who up and left, it’s time for the company to call it quits.

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Whistleblowers Allege Suffering, Neglect, and Multiple Deaths at SeaQuest Fort Worth

Three former employees at SeaQuest Fort Worth have come forward with damning allegations against the mall aquarium hellhole. Here’s what they documented.

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Hot off the Press: Damning E-Mails Released Concerning Hellhole Miami Seaquarium

Just-released records showing e-mails between the Miami Seaquarium’s veterinary staff and management reveal serious concerns.

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FTC complaint: Seaquest injuries
SeaQuest Folsom Is Flat-Out Cruel: ABC Investigations Reveal the Vile Details

ABC investigations left many shocked about neglect at SeaQuest. PETA has the latest on the shameful, shoddy Folsom facility.

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SeaQuest Littleton Is Closing: Find Out Why This Animal-Exploiting Hellhole Was a Failure From the Start

Great news! SeaQuest Littleton, a crummy mall aquarium with a history of injuries, deaths, and animal welfare violations, is finally shutting its doors.

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common shell parakeets in a crowded enclosure by a staff member's feet at SeaQuest Las Vegas, to represent how interactive parakeet aviaries are deadly for birds
How Parakeets Are Crushed to Death at Roadside Zoos

Parakeet aviaries at roadside zoos and fairs can be deadly for birds. Learn more about these dangerous displays and discover ways you can help budgies.

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SeaQuest Trumbull Is Closing: Sinking the Shipwreck of a Facility

Seedy mall aquariums exist only to exploit animals for money. Find out how PETA helped get SeaQuest Trumbull to close down.

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ring tailed lemurs confined at San Antonio Aquarium
Why San Antonio Aquarium Keeps Racking Up USDA Citations

Questioning whether to visit San Antonio Aquarium? Don’t. PETA pulls back the curtain on the seedy exhibit’s many citations.

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SeaQuest Folsom Keeps Failing Animals: Feds Slam It With More Citations

Seedy SeaQuest Folsom failed animals again?! Find out why the feds slapped it with four more citations and what you can do.

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kinkajou and macaw photographed at seaquest in layton, utah
Guests Bitten by Animals, a Macaw Driven Mad: SeaQuest in Layton, Utah, Exposed

People should know that SeaQuest’s history of injuries to animals and the public is horrific and that its shoddy facilities deserve to go out of business.

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2-up photo composite: on the left, two asiatic bears at tri-state zoo behind a wire fence. on the right, one of the bears appears healthier, eating lettuce from tthe floor of his clean quarantine room in sanctuary
22 Victories for Animals Exploited for Entertainment in 2022

PETA celebrated major wins for exploited animals in 2022, including a successful nationwide search for a chimpanzee and taking down a “Tiger King” villain in court.

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Victory! Following Push From PETA, ‘City & County Credit Union’ Cuts Ties With SeaQuest

Victory! Another company has cut ties with SeaQuest—a chain of crummy shopping mall aquariums plagued by animal deaths and injuries to visitors.

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hotel aquarium in Berlin bursts and kills 1,500 tropical fish
Berlin Hotel Aquarium Bursts, Killing 1,500 Fish

Did you receive the wake-up call? A massive hotel aquarium in Berlin burst, sending 1,500 tropical fish to their death.

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FTC complaint: Seaquest injuries
PETA Files FTC Complaint Over Injuries to Visitors, Staff at SeaQuest Aquariums

Animals die and humans are injured at SeaQuest aquariums—yet the company markets itself as safe and family-friendly. That’s why PETA is asking the FTC to get involved.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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