Failing to provide a limping aoudad sheep with adequate veterinary care and failing to provide animals with sanitary, potable water were just some of the issues that prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fine Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina $7,800, according to the agency’s records. The roadside zoo—which PETA dubbed the “worst roadside zoo … Read more »
The Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after PETA provided the agency with evidence following our investigation into the Shelby Alternative Livestock Auction, which was held at the stockyard in October 2021. The citations were based entirely on our eyewitness video footage, which showed a coatimundi … Read more »
In a rare move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited the Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange in North Carolina based entirely on undercover video footage provided by PETA. The citations stemmed from our footage of a coatimundi screaming and chittering out of terror while being auctioned off, a wallaby being dangled by the … Read more »
After PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued Pymatuning Deer Park in Pennsylvania, claiming that animals protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) had endured mistreatment there, the notorious roadside zoo retired eight animals in its custody to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, including birds, lemurs, and three big cats.
Following a vigorous campaign led by PETA and local activists, illusionist Jay Owenhouse withdrew an application for permission to cage tigers off the Las Vegas Strip in order to use them in a yearlong magic show. The application faced a groundswell of opposition from Clark County residents, and the Winchester Town Advisory Board and Clark … Read more »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a sanction order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland Inc.; Animal Park Care & Rescue Inc.; their owner, Robert Candy; and their counsel, Nevin Young to pay $56,655.77 in fees and costs to … Read more »
The Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation in California was in hot water with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) again—this time, for allowing employees at a local juvenile detention facility to hold and take photographs with a 5-month-old snow leopard. After PETA reported the incident to the USDA, it cited the roadside zoo, noting that … Read more »
In a surprising move and after many pleas from North Carolina residents, the Charlotte City Council voted down a bullhook ban and instead banned wild-animal acts altogether. This victory follows years of public advocacy and vigorous grassroots action—which PETA assisted by alerting locals to take action and providing comments arguing in favor of a ban … Read more »
Oswald’s Bear Ranch in Michigan was ordered to pay a $2,400 penalty to settle a U.S. Department of Agriculture lawsuit stemming from a tip from PETA that the roadside zoo’s owners had lied to the agency about the circumstances surrounding a bear cub’s death. Two cubs escaped from Oswald’s during a power outage, and one cub named … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering that reindeer endure in holiday displays, Camp Abbot Trading Co., a hardware store in Oregon, has banned all events with live reindeer and any other animals! Reindeer travel up to 1,000 miles during their annual migration, traversing the tundra and swimming across rivers. But in holiday displays, they’re … Read more »
When PETA received footage from activists showing tiger exhibitor Adam Burck—whose license to exhibit animals had been canceled only weeks earlier by the USDA—illegally performing with tigers at the Hadi Shrine Circus in Indiana on Thanksgiving night, we rushed a complaint to Evansville Animal Care & Control. By 9 a.m. Friday, Burck had been sent … Read more »
Just days after PETA wrote to the North Dakota attorney general reporting that SeaQuest CEO Vince Covino’s bid to open a cruel operation in a former Grand Forks department store was based on lies, Covino backed out of his plans to add this North Dakota location to his chain of petting zoo aquariums. No animals … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finally canceled Adam Burck’s license! After PETA discovered that the Jordan World Circus tiger exhibitor had moved to Oklahoma without alerting the agency—and didn’t have a facility to house tigers—we repeatedly urged it to investigate and terminate his license. When the USDA finally conducted an inspection, it found Burck … Read more »
Following five years of pressure from PETA and after hearing from hundreds of thousands of our supporters, travel giant Expedia has stopped selling tickets to SeaWorld and cruel “swim with dolphins” encounters! This is a victory for all the dolphins who are forced to perform meaningless tricks and are harassed by humans who touch and … Read more »
After PETA spotted disgraced animal exhibitor Lance Ramos Kollman exhibiting animals at an influencer’s party, we called for agencies to crack down. After hearing from us, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission cited Kollman’s partner, circus exhibitor Jennifer Walker Caudill, for importing animals to Florida and possessing a spider monkey without the proper permits.
