PETA Calls Out USDA Over Lame Elephants, Insane Bears, and Dead Birds
PETA Calls Out USDA Over Lame Elephants, Insane Bears, and Dead Birds

Can the feds be publicly shamed into taking action for animals?

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Your Next Facebook Share: Zoos Are Usually NOT Educational
Your Next Facebook Share: Zoos Are Usually NOT Educational

Zoos have long tried to hide the cruelty of captivity behind a mask of “conservation education.” But a new study shows that learning is usually not the outcome.

Makers of ‘Crush Porn’ Videos in Philippines Sentenced to Life In Prison
Makers of ‘Crush Porn’ Videos in Philippines Sentenced to Life In Prison

After forcing girls to torture and kill puppies, rabbits, and other animals in “fetish” videos, Vicente and Dorma Ridon have forfeited their freedom.

Update: Groupon’s Deceptive Claims Warrant FTC Action
Update: Groupon’s Deceptive Claims Warrant FTC Action

Not only are Groupon’s reassurances about its ethical standards meaningless, they’re also downright false.

Loose Lemurs and Panting Bear Get Help
Loose Lemurs and Panting Bear Get Help

Sleazy animal exhibitors can run, but they can’t hide from the PETA Foundation’s Captive Animal Law Enforcement division.

Israel Becomes First Country to Ban Horse-Drawn Carts
Israel Becomes First Country to Ban Horse-Drawn Carts

Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban horse-drawn carts from city streets. Will New York City be next?

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When Did the Toronto Blue Jays Change Their Name?
When Did the Toronto Blue Jays Change Their Name?

The Toronto Blue Jays are striking out with their latest promotion.

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Why Dogs Think Josh Duhamel Is Swell and More Celeb News
Why Dogs Think Josh Duhamel Is Swell and More Celeb News

In our weekly celebrity news roundup, Josh Duhamel is a dog’s best friend, Mark Ruffalo makes Mondays better, and how “Playboy” models stay in shape.

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Rob Thomas Helps PETA Catch Dogfighters—and More Celeb News
Rob Thomas Helps PETA Catch Dogfighters—and More Celeb News

In our weekly celebrity news round-up, Rob Thomas saves pit bulls from a fighting ring, David Letterman says there’s nothing funny about glue traps, and more.

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Why We’re Calling Foul on the Elephant Slam Dunk Stunt
Why We’re Calling Foul on the Elephant Slam Dunk Stunt

A video of an elephant named Chuck who stands on two legs and dunks a basketball with his trunk is making the rounds. But what’s the story behind it?

Live-Tweeting of Circus Highlights Cruelty Under the Bright Lights
Live-Tweeting of Circus Highlights Cruelty Under the Bright Lights

Ringling Bros. circus gets quite a shock when PETA live-tweets a performance in order to help put the spotlight on animal abuse.

Why Is a 6-Year-Old Wrestling Alligators?
Why Is a 6-Year-Old Wrestling Alligators?

He’s been called “the star attraction.” Six-year-old Blaise Kliebert reportedly wrestles alligators and crocodiles on his family’s reptile farm.

Tiger Cubs Are Not Stuffed Toys
Tiger Cubs Are Not Stuffed Toys

An Indiana roadside zoo owner is caught on tape abusing a tiger cub—and other animals-in-entertainment news.

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No, These Elephants Aren’t Dancing
No, These Elephants Aren’t Dancing

The spin put on “dancing” elephants at the Circus World Museum is … well, maddening.

Elephant Rides? Surely You Jest
Elephant Rides? Surely You Jest

Protesters ask, “What do elephants have to do with the Renaissance?”

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