Following pressure from PETA and an activist campaign led by Utah Animal Rights Coalition, Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah announced it would be phasing out its wild-animal attraction and relocating all the animals it once held in small, bleak pens. The news came after PETA shared that public records showed the abusement park had … Read more »
Following requests made by more than 50,000 PETA supporters, Mysterious Circus has confirmed that it has gone animal-free. The venue sparked outrage last year when it used an elephant named Okha in its lineup of spectacles. Okha—who was supplied by Brian Franzen, a disgraced exhibitor whose violent history toward animals includes striking an elephant in … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Airbnb stopped selling tours and experiences that include camel and horse rides at the Giza Pyramids, acknowledging that these offerings violate its animal welfare standards. Since PETA’s latest investigation became public, other travel companies—including Black Tomato, Shore Excursions Group, ToursByLocals, Under30Experiences, and World Travel Holdings—also committed to stop offering rides at … Read more »
SeaQuest’s parent company, SeaQuest Holdings, LLC, filed for bankruptcy after the company reported less than $1 million in assets but over $10 million in liabilities. This development followed the announced resignation of the company’s CEO, Vince Covino, in August 2024. These changes came after years of PETA pressure on the aquarium chain and continued calls … Read more »
After hearing from PETA supporters about the serious welfare issues with using reindeer at holiday events, the Payette Chamber of Commerce in Idaho canceled its plans to host an event featuring live reindeer. Learn more about how reindeer suffer for holiday displays and take action at PETA.org/Reindeer.
A Colorado venue host quickly decided against using live reindeer in a holiday event this year after PETA explained that the scheduled supplier, Colorado Reindeer Ranch, was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for allowing young reindeer to suffer and die because they kept incompatible animals together. A one-year-old reindeer named Zero was rammed … Read more »
Following a long and sordid history of animal suffering and death, SeaQuest’s Fort Worth location shut its doors. The closing came after PETA submitted a complaint to local authorities over whistleblower reports it received from three former SeaQuest Fort Worth employees revealing that dozens of fish, including two sharks, perished at or during transport to … Read more »
Following a lawsuit brought by PETA and concerned residents, a cougar, a coatimundi, and a pot-bellied pig once confined at the now-shuttered Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina were moved to accredited sanctuaries. These animals will now have the chance to thrive in appropriate habitats and receive desperately needed care.
After hearing from PETA, Albanese Candy, Smarties, and Colombina agreed not to partner with SeaWorld in the future. When we learned that the abusement park was hosting a Halloween Spooktacular event, we reached out to all the participating candy companies and asked them to reconsider. Both Albanese and Smarties sympathized. More than 40 orcas and … Read more »
After PETA contacted fair management and tipped off local media, the Western Idaho Fair closed an apparently unlawful otter exhibit run by Karen and Gregg Woody. The Woodys hadn’t had the federal license legally required to exhibit animals since two months prior to that, yet they’ve continued to conduct regulated activity. In addition to operating … Read more »
Massachusetts joined a host of other states by banning circuses and other traveling acts from cruelly exploiting elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, and bears. PETA supporters in the state repeatedly showed up big by urging their elected officials to pass this law, which takes effect on January 1, 2025. Join us in keeping the momentum … Read more »
After thousands of PETA supporters sent e-mails voicing outrage to the River City Fair for scheduling the inherently cruel Banana Derby, the Richmond, Virginia, event announced that 2024’s entire fair was canceled. Join us in contacting other events that plan on exploiting wild animals.
After PETA asked Multnomah County Animal Services to investigate the Portland Pickles—a collegiate summer baseball team in Oregon—for allowing an alligator to be displayed on “Animal Appreciation Night,” in apparent violation of a local ordinance, the agency sent the baseball team and Newport Discovery Zoo (the exhibitor that apparently supplied the alligator) a letter warning … Read more »
After learning from PETA that capuchin monkeys experience fear and anxiety when strapped to dogs who are forced to race at high speeds in exploitative events like the Banana Derby, amusement event coordinator and Avon (Ohio) Summer Festival host KevaWorks told PETA that it “values the ethical treatment of animals” and pledged that it wouldn’t … Read more »
Following complaints submitted by PETA, NJ Fish & Wildlife—a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection—sent SeaQuest Woodbridge a 32-page notice of violations, listing dozens of examples of animals who were diseased, injured, or mistreated. The agency ordered SeaQuest to immediately change its practices, including ceasing all unauthorized interactions, and pay a $2,500 … Read more »
