A judge in Taichung, Taiwan, upheld guilty verdicts for two Fengyuan Pigeon Club officers and 184 pigeon racers for illegal gambling. The club president was sentenced to one year in prison and fined over $200,000, the accountant was sentenced to nine months in prison and fined over $6,000, and the participants received fines. Combined with … Read more »
After PETA contacted The Jim Pattison Group—a Canadian company that owns numerous brands, including Buy-Low Foods and Save-On-Foods—it made the compassionate decision to ban the sale of glue traps across its entire portfolio! The brands that were selling these vile devices—which contain adhesive that sticks to animals’ fur or feathers, causing them a tremendous amount … Read more »
After PETA explained to Rossy that small animals caught in glue traps often struggle for hours or days before finally dying from shock, dehydration, asphyxiation, or being crushed to death under piles of garbage, the company confirmed that it won’t sell these cruel devices again! The discount chain, which has nearly 80 locations throughout eastern … Read more »
Following communication from PETA, the Chicago Department of Aviation—the operator of O’Hare International and Midway International airports—agreed to ban glue traps. Not only is O’Hare known for its size, it’s also the third-busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic.
The Miami-Dade Aviation Department—which controls the Miami International Airport and four other airports in the area—agreed to remove and ban glue traps. Its existing and future “pest”-control contracts will stipulate a ban on these vile devices, which ensnare small animals and cause them a tremendous amount of pain, sometimes for days on end.
The Miami-Dade Aviation Department—which controls Miami International Airport and four other airports in South Florida—agreed to ban glue traps. The company removed the existing traps from the premises and confirmed that future contracts will stipulate a total ban on these cruel devices, which ensnare small animals, causing them a tremendous amount of pain and a … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the barbarity and dangers of hunting, LTD Commodities agreed to remove the Crossbow With Inflatable Deer Target toy—which taught children cruelty instead of compassion—from its website and print catalog and to stop filling orders for the item.
After being contacted by PETA, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which owns six major airports (John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Atlantic City International, Teterboro, and Stewart International), confirmed that its airports and airport tenants will no longer use glue traps.
PETA urged Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport not to use glue traps. After watching our video that shows small animals languishing in these indiscriminate devices, the airport—which was voted World’s Best Airport Serving 5–10 Million Passengers and the Best Regional Airport in North America in 2017—confirmed that it will no longer use glue traps.
