In response to complaints filed by PETA and a series of significant animal welfare violations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined the Oregon National Primate Research Center nearly $12,000 for repeated violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
An apartment complex who was removing active swallows’ nests from dryer vents agreed to halt any further dryer vent cleaning until October (when nests are no longer active).
A Nebraska school pledged to stop participating in an activity in which young children stick their hands inside a hole cut into the abdomen of a living cow.
A car dealership in Florida compassionately decided to stop giving away hamsters as a promotional prize with new car purchase after talking with PETA!
A trucking company who was illegally dumping and storing hazardous chemicals, a huge danger to wildlife, has been cited and being forced to clean up the site.
PETA advised Comcast about how to deal humanely with wild birds who nest inside cable boxes, and the company made the compassionate decision to issue a nationwide protocol for its staff to this end.
After learning from PETA about the abuse of chimpanzees used in advertising, Means Advertising agreed to pull its “Tire Engineers” ad, which features a chimpanzee.
Compassionate administrators at a K-8 school in Washington have decided not to give any live animals away as prizes in future events.
Life Time Fitness agreed not to use glue traps for rodent control!
After working with PETA, a property management company rescinded its declawing requirement for 100 properties it manages across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois!
Nippon Cargo Airlines officials were shocked to learn what happened to these animals in laboratories and immediately confirmed that it was implementing a worldwide ban on shipping any animals for use in experiments.
Tests used for years where state fisheries have used a painful and deadly test on mice to study whether shellfish caught for human consumption contain a lethal concentration of algal toxins have been put to a stop! A promising method developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will prevent the slow, painful deaths suffered by mice for shellfish toxicity detection.
Following five years of discussions wtih PETA, Intel, and the Society for Science & the Public, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), has banned all student experiments where animals die or are intentionally killed!
After PETA contacted a religious group at San Diego State University, the group compassionately agreed to draft a policy that will ban all live-animal giveaways!
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas has permanently removed the rabbit-fur handcuffs from its “Get Love” erotic room-service menu.
