It’s Unanimous! Salt Lake City Council Bans Carriages
It’s Unanimous! Salt Lake City Council Bans Carriages

It’s official: Horse-drawn carriages are a thing of the past in Salt Lake City.

Thrown Away Like Garbage
Thrown Away Like Garbage

Think all racehorses are retired to bucolic farms in the country? Don’t bet on it.

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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.

Chrissie Hynde Makes Grand Concert Entrance to Protest Horse Carriages
Chrissie Hynde Makes Grand Concert Entrance to Protest Horse Carriages

Chrissie Hynde’s surprise e-carriage arrival at her New York concert had animal advocates cheering.

Planned SeaWorld Protest Turns Into Celebration—See Why
Planned SeaWorld Protest Turns Into Celebration—See Why

Students at one university planned a protest to get the school to stop promoting SeaWorld. But as it turned out, they didn’t have to protest at all.

16 Horses Die at Del Mar, and PETA Is Asking Questions
16 Horses Die at Del Mar, and PETA Is Asking Questions

It was a deadly summer meet at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, and PETA is demanding answers.

UPDATE: Is Ringling Writing Its Own Inspections?
UPDATE: Is Ringling Writing Its Own Inspections?

Elephants are jammed into Ringling’s stifling boxcars.

One Direction Goes the Wrong Way
One Direction Goes the Wrong Way

Boy band One Direction went off course when it used wild animals in its latest video.

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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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There Will Never Be a SeaWorld San Francisco
There Will Never Be a SeaWorld San Francisco

The city named after the patron saint of animals takes a strong stand for marine mammals.

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‘Leaving Time’ Author Jodi Picoult: ‘Elephants Should Not Be in Zoos’
‘Leaving Time’ Author Jodi Picoult: ‘Elephants Should Not Be in Zoos’

Bestselling author Jodi Picoult talks about the inspiration for her new book, “Leaving Time,” in this exclusive PETA blog.

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Olivia Munn Fights for Nosey’s Life
Olivia Munn Fights for Nosey’s Life

This self-proclaimed “elephant lover” takes the USDA to task over crippled, long-suffering Nosey.

‘True Blood’ Vampire Sinks Her Teeth Into the USDA Over Nosey
‘True Blood’ Vampire Sinks Her Teeth Into the USDA Over Nosey

In our weekly celeb news roundup, a “vampire” sinks her teeth into the USDA, stars help homeless dogs find homes for the holidays, and three celebs go vegan.

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PETA Honors Misty Upham’s Legacy
PETA Honors Misty Upham’s Legacy

Acclaimed actor and animal advocate Misty Upham is gone too soon.

UPDATE: USDA ‘Indifferent’ to Nosey’s Suffering
UPDATE: USDA ‘Indifferent’ to Nosey’s Suffering

An ailing elephant, agitated alligators, and other animals get an assist from the PETA Foundation.

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