December 2013
Following our October 2013 complaint, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and fined the notorious Cherokee Bear Zoo in North Carolina for multiple violations of federal laws protecting workers, including for allowing workers to come into direct contact with bears during feeding and cage cleaning.
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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 Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind
