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WestJet Airlines Cancels Tiger Display

April 2003

Employees of Canadian airline WestJet Airlines contacted us when they learned, just two days in advance, that the company planned to include a live tiger at its anniversary party. We immediately contacted the company’s CEO to explain about the cruelty and dangers associated with exotic animal displays. We received a call from a WestJet executive the very next day, one day before the scheduled event, informing us that because of concerns, the display had been canceled.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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