Along with The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, PETA rescued three juvenile lions, including sick lion Nala, from Jeff Lowe’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (aka “G.W. Zoo”). The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered Lowe to provide Nala with immediate veterinary care in June, but on the day of her rescue, we found her with … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) terminated tiger show operator Michael Todd’s exhibitor’s license after finding a history of Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations by him and his employee Marcus Cook, a notorious animal exploiter. PETA has been pressuring the USDA for years to revoke Todd’s license due to his continued employment of Cook despite … Read more »
PETA rescued 22 tigers, lions, and tiger/lion hybrids from Tim Stark and his Indiana roadside zoo, Wildlife in Need, after our successful Endangered Species Act lawsuit against him and the facility. The rescue went smoothly—U.S. Marshals provided security for the transfer after Stark posted specific threats to Facebook. The animals are now living happily at … Read more »
PVH’s iconic brands, including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, banned exotic-animal skins after learning from PETA that in the exotic-skins industry, workers handle ostriches violently, electrically stun them, and slit their throats, as well as cutting open alligators’ and crocodiles’ necks and jamming metal rods down their spines. PVH joins Brooks Brothers, Jil Sander, Chanel, … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, El Al Israel Airlines confirmed a ban on hunting trophy shipments. This follows a PETA investigation that documented a California trophy hunter paying $30,000 to gun down an elephant outside Kruger National Park in South Africa and paying another $20,000 to preserve his body for shipment back to the U.S. The … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, the world’s largest fruit and vegetable producer, Dole Food Company, persuaded the Mayo Clinic to divert funds that the company donates to that institution away from deadly experiments on animals and instead toward superior, human-relevant, and animal-free nutrition research. Previously, a recent experimenter who held the David Murdock/Dole Food Company Chair … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and Humane Research Australia, the University of Adelaide has become one of the first universities in Australia to stop subjecting mice and other animals to the cruel forced swim test. Experimenters at the school had published about conducting the bogus test as recently as April of this year.
After hearing from PETA, major national chains, including CVS, Albertsons, and AutoZone, have taken action to prevent dogs and children from dying in hot cars by posting signage, playing public service announcements over their public address systems, and enacting new campaigns to spread awareness. Some of the largest property management companies in the U.S.—such as … Read more »
PETA’s tireless efforts have paid off: The Camel Farm’s federal exhibitor’s license has been permanently revoked by the USDA! PETA has been urging the agency not to renew the facility’s license since 2017, when it filed a lawsuit challenging the automatic renewal of the Animal Welfare Act license. The Arizona roadside zoo can never again be licensed … Read more »
On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended Jeff Lowe’s federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) exhibitor’s license for 21 days. That same day, the USDA filed an enforcement action against Lowe and his wife, Lauren, alleging numerous AWA violations between 2015 and 2020. The agency is seeking civil penalties and the permanent … Read more »
Canadian retailer Simons is banning fur after learning from PETA and more than 65,000 compassionate supporters that most of the world’s fur comes from farms where animals are forced to live inside filthy, barren wire cages that are so small, they can take only a few steps in any direction. Many animals languish with untreated … Read more »
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted partial summary judgment in favor of PETA in our Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Wildlife in Need and its operator, Tim Stark. The judge issued a permanent injunction barring Stark from allowing big-cat cubs to interact with the public, separating mother cats and … Read more »
Following pressure from PETA—which included the submission of a detailed scientific critique at the agency’s request—the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration made a groundbreaking announcement that it has removed animal-testing recommendations and requirements from its draft regulation for companies wanting to make anti-fatigue health claims about their food and beverage products and will instead now … Read more »
Kesha Rose has joined PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies list of companies that don’t test on animals. The collection features high-quality makeup that’s completely cruelty-free (animal test–free and vegan). That means no rabbits, mice, or any other animals were harmed for these bold cosmetics.
PETA scientists persuaded the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission to remove the requirement to inject guinea pigs and mice with vaccines to test for contaminants, sparing thousands of animals each year. They are now working to have the policy expanded to include even more products that still require this cruel test.
