SeaWorld is desperate to make investors happy. But making the orcas happy? Not a prayer.
Contagious tuberculosis is infecting captive elephants. So why are the feds abandoning safety protocols?
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.
An ailing bear waits for help in vain in a Tennessee tourist trap.
Make the mistake of visiting the depressing Miami Seaquarium and you won’t be the only one scarred for life.
A tiger cub is being forced to work the fair circuit instead of nursing from his mother.
Mall-management company Macerich puts animal welfare first.
Shrine circus regular says goodbye to wild-animal acts
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.
New regulation stops chimpanzees from being subjected to experiments in U.S. laboratories.
Federal authorities are giving animal exhibitors the go-ahead to abuse animals year after year. Why?
A seedy roadside zoo that removes tiger cubs from their mothers puts animals’ welfare last.
If you see content featuring “unlikely animal friends,” don’t share it. Here’s what really happens behind the scenes of these videos.
The feds come down on three roadside zoos run by the same family.
You’d think that Roy Horn would have learned that big cats don’t want to be kept in cages.
