Pearl Hotel Stops Confining Betta Fish to Tiny Bowls in Hotel Rooms

After hearing from PETA and tens of thousands of our members and supporters, The Pearl Hotel in San Diego confirmed that it has stopped confining betta fish to tiny bowls in guests’ rooms and that it has no plans ever to buy and display these fish in the hotel again!

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“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?” READ MORE

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