‘Wildlife in Need’ Victory

A federal district court in Indiana granted PETA’s request for a preliminary injunction against the roadside zoo Wildlife in Need and its operators. The order prevents the facility from declawing big cats, prematurely separating cubs from their mothers, and holding so-called “Tiger Baby Playtime” events, which subject big-cat cubs to hours of direct contact with the public, pending the outcome of PETA’s Endangered Species Act suit.