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Category: Animals in Entertainment

Animals Used in Entertainment

Victory! Wells Fargo & Guggenheim Partners End Iditarod Sponsorships
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Victory! Wells Fargo & Guggenheim Partners End Iditarod Sponsorships

Two more sponsors pulled their support for the deadly Iditarod following outreach from PETA. You, too, can take action and make a difference for dogs.

Commerson’s Dolphin Calf Dies Mere Minutes After Being Born at SeaWorld Aquatica
Commerson’s Dolphin Calf Dies Mere Minutes After Being Born at SeaWorld Aquatica

Another day, another sad story at SeaWorld.

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Dozens of ‘Dead Orcas’ Storm Los Angeles Freeway to Protest SeaWorld
Dozens of ‘Dead Orcas’ Storm Los Angeles Freeway to Protest SeaWorld

PETA members and “dead orcas” took over eight I-5 exits on Friday to urge L.A. residents to boycott SeaWorld’s ABUSEment park.

The Curtain Comes Down on Ringling
The Curtain Comes Down on Ringling

It may come as a surprise to most people that PETA loves the circus.

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Disgraced Animal Abuser John Hightower Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Cruelty to Animals
Disgraced Animal Abuser John Hightower Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Cruelty to Animals

The owner of The Mobile Zoo in Alabama was arrested and charged with 28 counts of cruelty to animals in March.

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This Is Why Ligers, Tigons, and Other Tiger/Lion Hybrids Shouldn’t Be Bred
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This Is Why Ligers, Tigons, and Other Tiger/Lion Hybrids Shouldn’t Be Bred

PETA is joining with big-cat rescue groups and taking this catfight to the top.

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‘Wildlife in Need’ … of Rescue! Video of Screaming Bear Cub Prompts Call for Seizure
‘Wildlife in Need’ … of Rescue! Video of Screaming Bear Cub Prompts Call for Seizure

PETA submitted a USDA complaint after a video emerged of an animal exhibitor dangling a bear cub by her mouth during “Tiger Baby Playtime.”

It’s Official! No More Cetaceans Will Be Going to Vancouver Aquarium
It’s Official! No More Cetaceans Will Be Going to Vancouver Aquarium

“At the end of the day this isn’t a political decision, this is the right decision.”

SeaWorld Won’t Miss This 1.5-Mile-Long ‘Free Corky’ Banner
SeaWorld Won’t Miss This 1.5-Mile-Long ‘Free Corky’ Banner

It took dozens of animal advocates to unfurl the world’s longest anti–orca captivity banner for the world’s longest-held captive orca.

A ‘Lion’ and ‘Tiger’ Say, ‘Bye, Bye, Animal Abusers,’ Outside Ringling’s Final Opening Night
A ‘Lion’ and ‘Tiger’ Say, ‘Bye, Bye, Animal Abusers,’ Outside Ringling’s Final Opening Night

PETA members rallied outside “the cruelest show on Earth” on Friday to remind folks that there’s still work to be done.

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Watch: Zebra’s Escape Creates Dangerous Situation for the Public and Animal
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Watch: Zebra’s Escape Creates Dangerous Situation for the Public and Animal

This bewildered zebra collided with a car, sending shards of glass toward the driver.

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Video: Children Scream as Circus Performer Is Attacked by Lion Mid-Show
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Video: Children Scream as Circus Performer Is Attacked by Lion Mid-Show

After the attack, which occurred during a Buffalo Circus show in France, the circus rejected public appeals for the lion to be killed.

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SeaWorld Attendance and Revenue Continue to Tank, According to Reports
SeaWorld Attendance and Revenue Continue to Tank, According to Reports

The results are in—and they don’t look good. Had SeaWorld listened to PETA, the first quarter of 2017 might not have been so dismal.

Minyak’s Life and Death Remind Us to Rejoice in Ringling’s Demise
Minyak’s Life and Death Remind Us to Rejoice in Ringling’s Demise

Minyak spent the majority of her 46 years on Earth performing in the circus, where she performed mindless, stupid tricks under the constant threat of beatings.

France Bans Captive Breeding of Orcas and Other Dolphins
Playful dolphins in ocean water
France Bans Captive Breeding of Orcas and Other Dolphins

The new rules also give French marine parks three years to meet new minimum tank sizes, and ban direct contact between the public and orcas and other dolphins.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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