Finally! Feds Suspend Jambbas Ranch’s License

January 2014

After years of PETA complaints, the U.S. Department of Agriculture finally brought the hammer down on Jambbas Ranch, a North Carolina roadside zoo that has an appalling history of failing animals. In addition to paying a fine, the facility was told that it could not exhibit or deal in animals for four months and that it must “cease and desist” from violating the federal Animal Welfare Act. Before it can resume operations, Jambbas Ranch must prove that it’s compliant with the law—something that it has been unable to do for some time.

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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