Video: Gorilla Looking at Cell Phone Belongs Where There Aren’t Any
Video: Gorilla Looking at Cell Phone Belongs Where There Aren’t Any

A recent video taken at the Louisville Zoo shows how smart gorillas are—and why they shouldn’t be kept in zoos.

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Stratford Square Mall Bans Animal Exhibits
Stratford Square Mall Bans Animal Exhibits

After learning that animals in circuses are confined and beaten, the Illinois-based retailer pledged never to host cruel circus acts again.

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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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Pandas Need to Be Saved From Us
Pandas Need to Be Saved From Us

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk takes on the National Zoo’s panda folly in this hard-hitting piece.

These Shopping Malls Aren’t Selling Out Animals
These Shopping Malls Aren’t Selling Out Animals

Mall-management company Macerich puts animal welfare first.

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Video: Bears Trapped in Cages Half-Submerged in Flood in Russia
Video: Bears Trapped in Cages Half-Submerged in Flood in Russia

A flood in Russia’s Far East means an uncertain fate for bears in a zoo.

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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PETA Calls for Investigation After 13 Horses Die at Del Mar Racetrack Within a Few Weeks
PETA Calls for Investigation After 13 Horses Die at Del Mar Racetrack Within a Few Weeks

As horses drop like flies, PETA asks the San Diego sheriff and district attorney to step in.

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The ‘Frankenscience’ of Panda-Breeding Programs
The ‘Frankenscience’ of Panda-Breeding Programs

Judging by the National Zoo’s recent stage-managed “pandamonium,” its practices need to be examined closely and the hype seen for what it is.

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Is It Really a ‘Sport’ if Dozens of Competitors Die?
Is It Really a ‘Sport’ if Dozens of Competitors Die?

Seventy-one deaths would decimate the New York Mets and Yankees, but it’s just business as usual for horse racing.

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Manhandled Panda Cub Dies at Zoo
Manhandled Panda Cub Dies at Zoo

Mei Xiang’s cub is the latest victim of the National Zoo’s panda breeding program.

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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?

Video: How Many More Will Die?
Video: How Many More Will Die?

Bullfighting’s deadly toll continues.

Tuberculosis Fears Stop Elephant Performances in Dallas
Tuberculosis Fears Stop Elephant Performances in Dallas

When PETA alerted Dallas County officials that elephants with UniverSoul Circus might be carrying TB, the animals were barred from performing.

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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