July 2004 PETA got the Arrowhead Country Club in Alabama to halt its plans to round up and kill hundreds of Canadian geese and began working with the club to develop a humane goose-control program. Read more about how you can make legislative changes for the animals.
July 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, an Ohio man who trapped a squirrel, spray-painted his nostrils shut, and saturated his body and mouth with tar remover was convicted of cruelty to animals and illegal possession of a game animal. He served 15 days in jail, got 3 years’ probation, and is prohibited from owning or … Read more »
July 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, justice was served in the case of 12 Canada geese who were intentionally run over and killed by a man in a car in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The perpetrator was issued a federal citation for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Click here to read about the link … Read more »
July 2004 PETA supported Rocky Mountain Animal Defense’s efforts to prevent Boulder City Council from rescinding the city’s prairie dog and bird protection ordinances, which prevent developers and businesses from poisoning these animals. The City Council voted a unanimous yes to a temporary moratorium on killing these animals until activists and city attorneys can develop a … Read more »
July 2004 Thanks to pressure and guidance from PETA, many jurisdictions are dumping cruel round-up and slaughter methods to control populations of Canada geese and adopting nonlethal programs. After years of battles between animal rights activists and USDA-Wildlife Services over Canada geese in Seattle, a nonlethal program implemented this past summer has been a great success. … Read more »
April 2004 PETA was bombarded with calls from New York City residents horrified by newspaper articles and television news clips about a man who was using a bat to beat countless rats to death every night in the Bronx. We contacted the ASPCA, and the Health Department interceded and ordered the man to stop killing rats. … Read more »
January 2004 PETA’s Community Animal Project liberated several ducks trapped under a filthy house in Virginia. The resident was keeping the ducks trapped in this dark cramped space by blocking off all holes from which they could escape. After advising the resident that keeping ducks on his property in such conditions is illegal, we seized and … Read more »
January 2004 A student at Plant City High School in Florida alerted PETA to the fact that one of his agricultural science teachers had ordered her students to bury alive several baby rabbits and that when they refused, she had dismembered them with a shovel. PETA immediately forwarded this information to Hillsborough County Animal Services, which … Read more »
July 2003 PETA staffers got up early one June morning to help some amphibians in distress in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A man had allowed rainwater to fill his dilapidated pool, and several frogs and toads had laid their eggs in it. Once the eggs hatched and the tadpoles turned into frogs and toads, the animals were … Read more »
July 2003 PETA worked for several months with a llama expert and the sheriff’s department in Chehalis, Washington, to seize a herd of abused and starving llamas from an animal hoarder. The owner was charged with 16 counts of animal neglect and nine counts of animals roaming at large, in addition to a count of animal … Read more »
July 2003 A Virginia Beach, Virginia, whistleblower called PETA to report that Stumpy Lake Golf Course was planning to round up and slaughter 300 Canada geese living on the lake. In response, we immediately fired off a letter to the mayor and city manager asking them to halt plans to kill the geese at Stumpy Lake … Read more »
April 2003 When PETA learned that the Home Depot in Swatara, Pennsylvania, was using glue traps to capture and kill birds, we wrote the store to let them know about humane alternatives to the painful traps. We also asked the local humane society to send an officer to speak with the manager. Soon after the officer’s … Read more »
April 2003 PETA posted an action alert on our Web site and rallied members in Minnesota after learning about state legislation that would have opened the first sport hunting season on mourning doves since 1946 and legislation that would have allowed the cruel use of radio-collared dogs to hunt black bears. Fortunately, the state legislature adjourned … Read more »
April 2003 A Chesapeake, Virginia, woman called PETA after witnessing a man intentionally run over and kill three ring-billed gulls. We immediately sent investigators to the scene, took photos, and called Chesapeake Animal Control. The man was charged with cruelty to animals and the judge gave him a severe verbal reprimand for his behavior. Get tips … Read more »
April 2003 PETA posted an action alert when we learned of plans by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to kill 1,500 mute swans who the agency said were an environmental hazard. Bombarded with public opposition and a lawsuit filed by the Fund for Animals, the state canceled the swan hunt. Read about how to deal … Read more »
