January 2008 Students from Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois, contacted PETA with concerns about a “donkey basketball” game scheduled to take place at the school. PETA immediately contacted the school principal regarding the cruelty involved in these games. Hauled around in cramped and stuffy trailers, the donkeys are denied proper exercise. Food and water are … Read more »
January 2008 In October 2007, PETA fired off a letter to Lukoil’s CEO after learning that some of Lukoil’s gas stations were holding promotional events for notorious animal abuser Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. PETA tried to work with the company behind the scenes to convince it to drop the controversial promotions. On January … Read more »
January 2008 After learning that an artist named Fan Yang planned to encase an 8,800-pound Asian elephant named Tai inside a giant soap bubble at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California, PETA immediately contacted the center to urge officials to cancel this ill-advised publicity stunt. Elephants like Tai who are used for “entertainment” are … Read more »
January 2008 A local resident contacted PETA after she learned that Lewisville High School in Richburg, South Carolina, planned to hold a “donkey basketball” game. Donkey basketball is a cruel “sport” and is miserable for the animals involved. The noise and chaos of the games are extremely stressful for donkeys, who often endure the additional trauma … Read more »
October 2007 In June 2006, PETA initiated discussions with the executives of CKE Restaurants, the company that owns fast-food giants Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. One year later, CKE implemented a strong new animal welfare plan that will significantly improve the lives and deaths of some of the pigs and chickens whose flesh and eggs are used … Read more »
October 2007 PETA and other groups’ work with Whole Foods Market to improve animal welfare standards leads Whole Foods to end the sale of Live Lobsters and Crabs.
October 2007 In 2007, a PETA undercover investigator exposed hideous cruelty to animals at Mepkin Abbey, a Christian monastery in South Carolina. The monks operated a standard egg factory farm, which includes cramming hens who have had parts of their beaks sliced off into wire cages so small that they can barely move. The monks were … Read more »
October 2007 PETA successfully facilitated the release of four raccoons and two coatis from a disgusting Arkansas hellhole that was disguised as a “Raccoon Rescue.” These wild animals had been born and raised in deplorable conditions, and some of them had even been bred for profit. The animals are now thriving in a reputable wildlife rehab … Read more »
October 2007 The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and Lumen Christi High School in Jackson, Michigan, canceled a “donkey basketball” fundraiser. PETA had contacted the organizers to inform them about the cruelty associated with donkey basketball as well as the safety risks for human participants. The noise and chaos of the games are extremely stressful … Read more »
October 2007 After receiving an anonymous tip that a kiosk at Fox Run Mall in Newington, New Hampshire, had a novelty display that tormented a Betta fish, PETA immediately contacted the mall’s management. In the display, bubbles were pumped up to the top of a tube, where the trapped fish continually struggled. Within minutes, the display … Read more »
October 2007 PETA was contacted by attendees of the summer festival Obon at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, about the fact that goldfish were being given away in small plastic bags. According to complaints that we received, children were reportedly poking at the fish, and some unwanted fish were dumped into trash … Read more »
October 2007 PETA immediately contacted Judy Steele Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada, after learning from concerned parents about a planned goldfish giveaway. Many animals who are given away don”t live for long, becoming victims of unintentional neglect or cruelty. Those who manage to survive are often discarded when people no longer consider them cute or … Read more »
October 2007 After receiving a complaint that rabbits, goldfish, and iguanas were being given away as prizes at the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, Louisiana, PETA contacted the festival’s director and explained that countless animals suffer neglect and abuse when they are given to people who have not seriously considered the commitment and … Read more »
October 2007 Gilchrist County Animal Control in Florida called PETA asking for help getting a dog weight-pulling event canceled at The Hitching Post bar in Trenton. Sadly, laws do not protect animals from being forced to participate in these types of events, which often serve as networking opportunities for dogfighters. After animal control officers told the … Read more »
October 2007 The Alaska Zoo announced that it will send Maggie, a 27-year-old African elephant, to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary in California! Maggie has lived in frigid Alaska in a small exhibit with a concrete enclosure since 1983 and has been alone since elephant Annabelle died in 1997. Earlier this year, Maggie collapsed … Read more »
