Why Are These Bears Living in a Concrete Pit?
Why Are These Bears Living in a Concrete Pit?

An ailing bear waits for help in vain in a Tennessee tourist trap.

44 Celebrities to Ringling: Retire All Exotic Animals NOW
44 Celebrities to Ringling: Retire All Exotic Animals NOW

Three years is too long for Ringling’s elephants to go on suffering, and the circus isn’t retiring its other animals at all. See the petition that 44 celebrities have signed.

UPDATE: After PETA Complaint, Illegally Held Tigers Seized by State
UPDATE: After PETA Complaint, Illegally Held Tigers Seized by State

After PETA filed a complaint, lawbreaking tiger keeper Mike Stapleton was forced to give up the animals.

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‘The Hobbit’ Actor Works to Get Animals out of Circus Rings
‘The Hobbit’ Actor Works to Get Animals out of Circus Rings

Just like Bilbo Baggins, Martin Freeman has a mission.

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Days-Old Tiger Cub Used as Fair Prop
Days-Old Tiger Cub Used as Fair Prop

A tiger cub is being forced to work the fair circuit instead of nursing from his mother.

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No More Wild-Animal Acts in George Carden Circus International
No More Wild-Animal Acts in George Carden Circus International

Shrine circus regular says goodbye to wild-animal acts

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Want a Lifetime Pass to Abuse Animals? Get a USDA Exhibitor’s License
Want a Lifetime Pass to Abuse Animals? Get a USDA Exhibitor’s License

Federal authorities are giving animal exhibitors the go-ahead to abuse animals year after year. Why?

News Flash: Tiger Cubs Don’t Care if Your Team Wins or Loses
News Flash: Tiger Cubs Don’t Care if Your Team Wins or Loses

A seedy roadside zoo that removes tiger cubs from their mothers puts animals’ welfare last.

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Ringling’s Celeb Outreach Backfires: Read RSVPs From Pam Anderson & Jillian Michaels
Ringling’s Celeb Outreach Backfires: Read RSVPs From Pam Anderson & Jillian Michaels

In a hilarious PR misstep, Ringling Bros. invited well-known anti-circus advocates Pamela Anderson and Jillian Michaels to its show at L.A.’s Staples Center.

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Make Siegfried & Roy Do a Disappearing Act
Make Siegfried & Roy Do a Disappearing Act

You’d think that Roy Horn would have learned that big cats don’t want to be kept in cages.

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Mexico’s Ban on Animals in Circuses Begins Today
Mexico’s Ban on Animals in Circuses Begins Today

Elephants, tigers, and other wild animals will no longer be chained, caged, and beaten into performing tricks in circuses anywhere in Mexico.

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Victory! Abuser Denied Permission to Get More Animals
Victory! Abuser Denied Permission to Get More Animals

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sides with PETA.

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Emergency Ban Stops Wild Cat Exploiters in Their Tracks
Emergency Ban Stops Wild Cat Exploiters in Their Tracks

Authorities slam the door shut on animal exploiters.

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Big Cat Magician Dirk Arthur Needs to Do a Disappearing Act
Big Cat Magician Dirk Arthur Needs to Do a Disappearing Act

Protesters are betting that a Vegas casino didn’t count on this.

Why Is a Convicted Felon Running a Zoo?
Why Is a Convicted Felon Running a Zoo?

Ever wonder what would happen if you put your hand in a tiger’s cage? A Florida construction worker finds out—the hard way.

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