After hearing from PETA, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA)—whose membership includes nearly 20,000 insurance professionals—has banned live-animal displays at its events, except for compassionate adoption events. The move comes after a FAIA trade show in 2025 featured a live giraffe. Animal-free events are safer for everyone and don’t support cruel suppliers that confine … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Rustic Pathways has removed elephant bathing experiences from their trip excursions. Between PETA, peta2, and PETA Latino, more than 35,000 supporters took nearly 90,000 actions urging the company to do right by elephants. Rustic Pathways is in an influential position to educate impressionable student travelers on why interacting with elephants is … Read more »
Thanks to PETA, Chimp Crazy villain Tonia Haddix is behind bars. In March 2025, Haddix pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice after lying about Tonka the chimpanzee’s whereabouts and defying a court order to surrender him to PETA, following PETA’s motion to the court documenting additional violations of court orders documented in Chimp Crazy. This came … Read more »
Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and conspiracy to launder money. Antle was also ordered to pay a $55,000 fine; he must turn over custody of the three youngest chimpanzees who have … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and over 40,000 supporters, Carnival Corporation no longer offers excursions to facilities that exploit elephants for riding, bathing, feeding, or other direct-contact activities. This decision will apply across Carnival Corporation’s brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises, and Cunard. … Read more »
Colorado passed a law in 2021 making it illegal for circuses and other abusive traveling acts to bring exotic animals into the state. However, the Colorado Renaissance Festival hosted the notorious elephant exhibitor Trunks & Humps, under the guise of “education,” for several seasons following the passage of the law. That came to an end … Read more »
Following numerous complaints filed by PETA over rampant violations of animal welfare laws at West Coast Game Park Safari, a roadside zoo in Bandon, Oregon, law enforcement officials executed multiple search warrants and removed over 300 animals from the decrepit facility, who were transferred to reputable and accredited facilities, including George, the last solitary chimpanzee … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering of elephants forced to bathe with humans in Thailand, Discover Corps, Journeys International, and Project Expedition dropped all elephant bathing experiences from their booking sites. They join more than 50 companies that do not offer elephant riding or bathing. Tourists should avoid all sham elephant sanctuaries that offer … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Marriott agreed to stop selling camel and horse rides at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. The company joins more than 50 others around the globe—including Airbnb, Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group, British Airways Holidays, easyJet holidays, Exodus Adventure Travels, Grand Circle Corporation, Scott Dunn, and TCS World Travel—that have confirmed they … Read more »
Chimp Crazy villain Tonia Haddix pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice after lying about Tonka the chimpanzee’s whereabouts and defying a court order to surrender him to PETA, following PETA’s motion to the court documenting additional violations of court orders documented in Chimp Crazy. This came after the USDA filed an administrative lawsuit against … Read more »
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 »
SeaQuest’s Roseville, Minnesota location closed came after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced its investigation into the beleaguered operation following a PETA complaint alleging violations of state captive wildlife regulations. PETA funded the transport of hundreds of koi fish to a reputable facility in Illinois and three African spurred tortoises to the Wildlife Rescue … Read more »
A massive exotic-animal auction in Mt. Hope, Ohio was barred from conducting business following two federal lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice and the USDA, both of which relied on evidence provided by PETA to support the government’s findings. This auction served as a hub for seedy wildlife dealers and roadside zoos, and this … Read more »
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) initiated a criminal investigation into the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation over the roadside zoo’s rampant violations of animal welfare laws. The CDFW also confiscated the facility’s native species, including bears and a mountain lion. This development followed a formal PETA campaign which included complaints to the … 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 »
