Jennifer O'Connor

Jennifer O'Connor

Jen lives with her bulldog, Arthur, who was rescued from a Pennsylvania puppy mill. She enjoys reading, happy hours, and hot weather and is learning how to speak Spanish.

These Petting Zoo Incidents Prove Why You and Your Family Should Stay Far Away
These Petting Zoo Incidents Prove Why You and Your Family Should Stay Far Away

Toddlers suffer from kidney failure. Babies undergo dialysis and transfusions. Grown men are trampled to death by a camel. What’s the common thread? Petting zoos.

Why Are These Bears Living in a Concrete Pit?
Why Are These Bears Living in a Concrete Pit?

An ailing bear waits for help in vain in a Tennessee tourist trap.

Wounded and Scarred Dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium
Wounded and Scarred Dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium

Make the mistake of visiting the depressing Miami Seaquarium and you won’t be the only one scarred for life.

Days-Old Tiger Cub Used as Fair Prop
Days-Old Tiger Cub Used as Fair Prop

A tiger cub is being forced to work the fair circuit instead of nursing from his mother.

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These Shopping Malls Aren’t Selling Out Animals
These Shopping Malls Aren’t Selling Out Animals

Mall-management company Macerich puts animal welfare first.

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No More Wild-Animal Acts in George Carden Circus International
No More Wild-Animal Acts in George Carden Circus International

Shrine circus regular says goodbye to wild-animal acts

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The ‘Frankenscience’ of Panda-Breeding Programs
The ‘Frankenscience’ of Panda-Breeding Programs

Judging by the National Zoo’s recent stage-managed “pandamonium,” its practices need to be examined closely and the hype seen for what it is.

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Everything Is About to Change for Chimpanzees in Laboratories
Everything Is About to Change for Chimpanzees in Laboratories

New regulation stops chimpanzees from being subjected to experiments in U.S. laboratories.

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Want a Lifetime Pass to Abuse Animals? Get a USDA Exhibitor’s License
Want a Lifetime Pass to Abuse Animals? Get a USDA Exhibitor’s License

Federal authorities are giving animal exhibitors the go-ahead to abuse animals year after year. Why?

News Flash: Tiger Cubs Don’t Care if Your Team Wins or Loses
News Flash: Tiger Cubs Don’t Care if Your Team Wins or Loses

A seedy roadside zoo that removes tiger cubs from their mothers puts animals’ welfare last.

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Dangerous Pairings, Cruelty, and Exploitation—Behind the Scenes of Viral ‘Unlikely Friends’ Videos
Dangerous Pairings, Cruelty, and Exploitation—Behind the Scenes of Viral ‘Unlikely Friends’ Videos

If you see content featuring “unlikely animal friends,” don’t share it. Here’s what really happens behind the scenes of these videos.

Passing Down Cruelty From One Generation to the Next
Passing Down Cruelty From One Generation to the Next

The feds come down on three roadside zoos run by the same family.

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Make Siegfried & Roy Do a Disappearing Act
Make Siegfried & Roy Do a Disappearing Act

You’d think that Roy Horn would have learned that big cats don’t want to be kept in cages.

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Tregembo Zoo Is Tremendously Awful
Tregembo Zoo Is Tremendously Awful

A bear is left to suffer from a painful and likely blinding eye condition at North Carolina’s Tregembo Animal Park.

Media Watchers Cry Foul on False “Cursing” Report
Media Watchers Cry Foul on False “Cursing” Report

We swear: PETA’s complaint about sheep being punched and stomped was spot on.

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