Boudreaux the Bear Finally Outdoors

May 2014

When PETA learned that a black bear named Boudreaux was being held in a tiny, dark indoor cage without access to the outdoors for nearly four years at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, we immediately filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The documents that we requested from the agency’s subsequent inspection revealed that Boudreaux had been denied sunshine and fresh air for a “prolonged period of time.” Prompted by our complaint as well as another one that we sent to state authorities, Boudreaux was transferred to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“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?” READ MORE

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