Report Concerns About Your Zoo Here

Get PETA Updates

Stay up to date on the latest vegan trends and get breaking animal rights news delivered straight to your inbox!

“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?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind


Required Information

Zoo name
Zoo city
Zoo state

Date of incident (mm/dd/yyyy)
	Death
	Escape
Time frame of incident (if the incident occurred over a period of time)
Type of incident (check as many as apply)
	Injury to animal(s)
	Injury to zoo personnel
	Neglect
	Abuse
	Improper diet
	Importation of wild-caught animals
	Incompatible social grouping resulting in injury or death
	Insufficient veterinary care
	Selling, buying, or transferring animals to or from exhibitors, private collections, circuses, exotic animal auctions, canned hunting facilities, or zoos not accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association
	Unsuitable habitat (i.e., enclosures too small, poorly designed, unsafe, not maintained)
	Frivolous spending (funding spent on landscaping, sculptures, amusement rides, etc., instead of providing better care or facilities for animals)
	Stereotypic/repetitive behavior (behavioral disturbances, including pacing, head-bobbing, rocking, swaying, bar-biting, pulling out hair or feathers, and self-inflicted wounds)
	Inadequate environmental enrichment
	Dangerous handling practices that endanger keepers, animals, or the public
	Insufficient or untrained staff
Species
Animal name(s)
Animal age(s)
Description of the incident/situation (please include as many additional details as possible for each incident)
Was this animal born at the zoo? If not, where did he/she come from?
Person(s) involved

Optional Information

E-mail
(highly recommended in case we have follow-up questions, but you can provide an anonymous e-mail address if you prefer; if you don't have one, you can get one for free at Yahoo or Hotmail )
First name
Last name
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Country/Region
Zip/Postal Code
Tel.
Tel. (cell or other)
Photos are crucial to helping animals. If you have any photos or videos of the animals in question, please attach them.
Upload (10 MB limit)
Upload (10 MB limit)
Upload (10 MB limit)
Upload (10 MB limit)
	I've read and I agree to PETA's terms of submission.

Urgent Alerts

Tell NHL to Leave Alligators out of ‘All-Star Weekend’!

Urge Ohio Radio Station to Make Annual ‘Buckeye Chuck’ Event Groundhog-Free

Iditarod 2023: Sign Up for Weekly Actions to Help End Dog Abuse

Florida Newspaper Group Is Promoting Law-Breaking Roadside Zoo

Urge Travel Company Tiqets to Stop Supporting SeaWorld’s Cruelty

Tell SeaQuest Promoters to Stop Supporting Animal Suffering

PETA's Milestones for Animals

Get PETA Updates

Follow Us

In This Section

Get PETA Updates

PETA's Milestones for
Animals