Target ended its sales of abhorrent and dangerous glue traps after learning that small animals stuck in the adhesive suffer, sometimes for days, before finally dying from dehydration, starvation, or asphyxiation. Please never buy glue traps, and click here to help us urge other companies to stop selling them.
Following pressure from PETA and more than 95,000 messages from people like you, Dollar Tree Inc. has banned the sale of glue traps at its more than 8,000 Dollar Tree Canada and Family Dollar stores! This ban will prevent countless small animals—emotionally and socially complex individuals who are capable of experiencing fear, pain, and stress—from … Read more »
In an exciting victory for animals, a law banning exhibitions of wildlife in public spaces in Quintana Roo, Mexico, has gone into effect! The measure, which passed with a unanimous vote in April 2022, bans cub-petting and other dangerous exhibitions in the Mexican state. The victory follows pressure from PETA Latino supporters and local animal … Read more »
Nearly five years after PETA’s triumph over Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the shuttered show is reportedly planning its return to the big top—without elephants, tigers, or any other nonconsenting animals. The exciting announcement sends a powerful message— something that PETA’s been saying for decades—to the entire industry: Cruelty doesn’t belong in circuses … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the immense suffering dogs used for sledding endure on and off the trail, the New Rochelle Public Library in New York committed to not scheduling any more programs about the Iditarod or dog sledding! The dogs who are bred, chained, and pushed past their limits for the Iditarod are no … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, ADP, one of the largest global payroll companies, committed to not using live animals in promotional events and other forms of advertising. Animal-free promotions are safer for everyone and don’t support exhibitors who keep animals in extreme confinement, deny them basic necessities like food and veterinary care, and use abusive training … Read more »
In a rare move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture slapped Colton Morris, the organizer of the Shelby Alternative Livestock Auction, with an official warning for illegally selling animals at the October 2021 event without a license. This enforcement action came after a request from PETA to prohibit Morris from ever holding an exotic-animal auction again … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and receiving more than 250,000 messages from the public, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport banned the use of glue traps! It joins more than 110 airports across the U.S. that have committed to not using these devices, which cause small animals stuck in the adhesive to suffer, sometimes for days, before … Read more »
Kentucky adopted new exotic-animal regulations that prohibit circuses from using endangered species such as tigers and Asian elephants, ban elephant rides, and end dangerous exotic-animal shows at state and county fairs. PETA submitted comments in support of the statewide rule changes in late 2021 and has been instrumental in ensuring that the Kentucky Department of … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Overstock.com added badger hair to its long list of prohibited items, which includes alpaca wool, angora, exotic skins, fur, and mohair. This kind decision means that fewer badgers will be captured in nature or confined to cramped cages on farms before experiencing a terrifying death. Please urge Blick Art Materials and … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and our members and supporters, the Oklahoma Senate allowed H.B. 3281—the Endangered Ark Foundation Preservation Act—to die without calling it for a vote. This insidious bill would have protected trainers caught abusing elephants from prosecution under the state’s cruelty laws and was designed to benefit the Endangered Ark Foundation—a misleadingly named … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Moda Operandi confirmed a ban on fur and exotic skins! We had sent the company footage of horrific animal suffering—including animals pacing and mutilating themselves inside cramped cages on fur factory farms and workers electrocuting and ramming rods down crocodiles’ spines, bludgeoning pythons in the head with hammers, repeatedly shooting alligators, … Read more »
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ordered animal exhibitor and Tiger King villain Jeff Lowe to pay more than $180,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to PETA, stemming from our successful Endangered Species Act lawsuit against him.
After hearing from PETA, PETA Australia, and Humane Research Australia, the University of South Australia decided that the forced swim test won’t be approved for any future research projects. Experimenters at the school had published about conducting the bogus test as recently as January 2021.
PETA scientists and experts from regulatory agencies, academia, and companies coauthored a groundbreaking paper that presents a new approach to assessing whether chemicals cause cancer. The approach is already being used to spare mice and rats tests in which they’re fed pesticides every day to see if tumors develop.
