petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-23--PETA’s Custom Toilet Paper Says Experiments on Animals Are a Load of Crap

Today , PETA sent all members of Congress a complimentary , custom roll of toilet paper bearing a special message addressing cruel experiments on monkeys in a government laboratory funded with tax dollars .
Our toilet paper came wrapped with an urgent call to action for our leaders : “ $ 36 million down the toilet for NIH monkey fright experiments .
Wipe it out !
” With toilet paper in high demand during the COVID-19 lockdown , PETA is helping to keep Capitol Hill flush with squares to spare—but we ’ re not sending your standard old TP .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ psychology ” experiments conducted by National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) experimenter Elisabeth Murray , in which brain-damaged monkeys are frightened with rubber snakes and spiders , allegedly to study mental illness in humans .
Thirty years of these tests , which have cost taxpayers more than $ 36 million , have not produced any therapies for humans .
Watch this video to learn more : Our toilet paper has an important message : Scaring monkeys with rubber snakes means tax dollars down the toilet .
You Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ End These Wasteful and Cruel Experiments on Monkeys If the monkeys used in these nightmarish experiments were given a chance to speak out about the stress that they ’ ve endured , they ’ d call all tests on animals what they are : a load of sh*t. The primates suffering in Murray ’ s pointless tests are unique individuals with distinct personalities , wants , and fears .
To get to know them better , click here .
The future of medical science lies in exploring human-relevant , animal-free methods .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiments today .
It just takes a second :

Today, PETA sent all members of Congress a complimentary, custom roll of toilet paper bearing a special message addressing cruel experiments on monkeys in a government laboratory funded with tax dollars. Our toilet paper came wrapped with an urgent call to action for our leaders: “$36 million down the toilet for NIH monkey fright experiments. Wipe it out!”
With toilet paper in high demand during the COVID-19 lockdown, PETA is helping to keep Capitol Hill flush with squares to spare—but we’re not sending your standard old TP.
The message on our special rolls refers to “psychology” experiments conducted by National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenter Elisabeth Murray, in which brain-damaged monkeys are frightened with rubber snakes and spiders, allegedly to study mental illness in humans.
Thirty years of these tests, which have cost taxpayers more than $36 million, have not produced any therapies for humans. Watch this video to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJAMJDT3TEA
We’re sending a hot commodity to Congress to alert its members to bizarre and cruel experiments on monkeys. While Americans wait for cures to diseases, this country’s premier health agency is sucking out parts of monkeys’ brains and scaring them with rubber snakes and spiders. —PETA Vice President Dr. Alka Chandna
Our toilet paper has an important message: Scaring monkeys with rubber snakes means tax dollars down the toilet.
You Don’t Need Custom PETA Toilet Paper to Help End These Wasteful and Cruel Experiments on Monkeys
If the monkeys used in these nightmarish experiments were given a chance to speak out about the stress that they’ve endured, they’d call all tests on animals what they are: a load of sh*t.
Murphy’s heartbreaking story is reason enough to wipe the funding from this torture lab:
The primates suffering in Murray’s pointless tests are unique individuals with distinct personalities, wants, and fears. To get to know them better, click here.
The future of medical science lies in exploring human-relevant, animal-free methods. You can help monkeys used in pointless NIH-funded experiments today. It just takes a second:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-24--Think Your Lockdown is Unpleasant? Imagine How Your Dog Feels Every Day

People around the world are bemoaning having to stay mostly at home for some weeks because of COVID-19 .
After just a day or two – even with the internet , Netflix , books , music , games , FaceTime and endless other ways to entertain themselves and stay connected , not to mention walks in the park and trips to the grocery store – many people reported feeling lonely , bored , restless , or even depressed or angry .
Perhaps this will help them empathize with their dogs .
Many people say they “ love ” their dogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to the veterinarian and buy them expensive collars and toys – but they deprive them of their most basic and vital needs day after day , by leaving them in total isolation for nine or more hours at a time .
The only social interaction many of these “ family members ” have is when their owners come home from work , dump some food in their bowl , give them a quick pat on the head and a zip around the block – impatiently pulling them along when they try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of the evening , leaving them to spend even more hours lonely .
This is cruelty .
Yes , just like puppy mills or dogfighting .
And it ’ s even worse when people crate dogs like prisoners inside their own homes .
Their minds and muscles atrophy , and they must either endure the discomfort of “ holding it ” or lie in their own waste .
If a fire or other disaster strikes , they have no chance of escape – some dogs have burned or drowned to death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people at home now , many dogs are relishing a reprieve from the mind-numbing tedium and soul-crushing loneliness of spending their days staring at the wall , waiting for their owners to come home .
Yet , when the pandemic is over and people return to their routines , will they also go back to warehousing these living , thinking , feeling beings like old shoes ?
And while some dogs may be getting more walks lately , many must still keep their guardians ’ pace , not go at their own , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collars that strangle them or stab them in the neck if they pause to investigate anything interesting .
Recently , while stuck in traffic , I saw a woman tugging a reluctant dog , all four feet dragging along the ground , across the street – her schedule was too tight , her life too important , for her to allow the dog a moment to sniff a lamp post .
Dogs ’ noses are so sensitive that one whiff can tell them who passed by a spot earlier and what kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sniff is just as important to dogs as checking the news or Facebook is to us .
Depriving them of this basic pleasure is simply cruel .
Many people feel that the pandemic has taken over many aspects of their lives , but humans control every aspect of dogs ’ lives , from what and how often they can eat to when and where they can relieve themselves .
Imagine how that would feel .
So many dogs never get a chance just to behave like dogs – to sniff , run , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blue streak , the minute dogs utter a peep , they get shushed .
Not only is it rude never to let dogs get a word in edgewise , it ’ s also their right to use their voices , and if we don ’ t pay attention , we ’ re missing what they ’ re saying to us .
As I write in my new book , Animalkind , dogs modify the pitch , timing and amplitude of their barks to convey different messages .
They have separate growls for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approaching strangers , for example .
Many dogs have warned their guardians of fires , intruders or other dangers , saving their lives – all the more reason to let them speak and to listen when they do !
So let ’ s take this opportunity to spend time with our dogs , make their lives interesting and give them some freedom .
Let ’ s throw away the crates , never lock them up again and arrange for a trusted person to give them exercise and companionship when our normal workdays resume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pace on walks , choose which way to go and linger over interesting scents as long as they ’ d like .
No one should have to spend their life on lockdown simply because they walk on four legs instead of two .

People around the world are bemoaning having to stay mostly at home for some weeks because of COVID-19. After just a day or two – even with the internet, Netflix, books, music, games, FaceTime and endless other ways to entertain themselves and stay connected, not to mention walks in the park and trips to the grocery store – many people reported feeling lonely, bored, restless, or even depressed or angry.
Perhaps this will help them empathize with their dogs.
Many people say they “love” their dogs – they may feed them, take them to the veterinarian and buy them expensive collars and toys – but they deprive them of their most basic and vital needs day after day, by leaving them in total isolation for nine or more hours at a time.
The only social interaction many of these “family members” have is when their owners come home from work, dump some food in their bowl, give them a quick pat on the head and a zip around the block – impatiently pulling them along when they try to sniff – before rushing out again for the rest of the evening, leaving them to spend even more hours lonely.
This is cruelty. Yes, just like puppy mills or dogfighting. And it’s even worse when people crate dogs like prisoners inside their own homes. Their minds and muscles atrophy, and they must either endure the discomfort of “holding it” or lie in their own waste. If a fire or other disaster strikes, they have no chance of escape – some dogs have burned or drowned to death in these canine cages.
With more people at home now, many dogs are relishing a reprieve from the mind-numbing tedium and soul-crushing loneliness of spending their days staring at the wall, waiting for their owners to come home. Yet, when the pandemic is over and people return to their routines, will they also go back to warehousing these living, thinking, feeling beings like old shoes?
And while some dogs may be getting more walks lately, many must still keep their guardians’ pace, not go at their own, and are fitted with choke or prong collars that strangle them or stab them in the neck if they pause to investigate anything interesting. Recently, while stuck in traffic, I saw a woman tugging a reluctant dog, all four feet dragging along the ground, across the street – her schedule was too tight, her life too important, for her to allow the dog a moment to sniff a lamp post.
Dogs’ noses are so sensitive that one whiff can tell them who passed by a spot earlier and what kind of health they were in. Stopping to sniff is just as important to dogs as checking the news or Facebook is to us. Depriving them of this basic pleasure is simply cruel.
Many people feel that the pandemic has taken over many aspects of their lives, but humans control every aspect of dogs’ lives, from what and how often they can eat to when and where they can relieve themselves. Imagine how that would feel. So many dogs never get a chance just to behave like dogs – to sniff, run, dig and bark.
While humans talk a blue streak, the minute dogs utter a peep, they get shushed. Not only is it rude never to let dogs get a word in edgewise, it’s also their right to use their voices, and if we don’t pay attention, we’re missing what they’re saying to us. As I write in my new book, Animalkind, dogs modify the pitch, timing and amplitude of their barks to convey different messages. They have separate growls for tussling over food and to warn of approaching strangers, for example. Many dogs have warned their guardians of fires, intruders or other dangers, saving their lives – all the more reason to let them speak and to listen when they do!
So let’s take this opportunity to spend time with our dogs, make their lives interesting and give them some freedom. Let’s throw away the crates, never lock them up again and arrange for a trusted person to give them exercise and companionship when our normal workdays resume. Let’s let them set the pace on walks, choose which way to go and linger over interesting scents as long as they’d like.
No one should have to spend their life on lockdown simply because they walk on four legs instead of two.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-24--Victory! Horses Spared Chicago Traffic, Forced Labor With Carriage Ban

In a landmark victory for horses in Chicago—who will no longer be forced to pound the pavement through extreme heat , thunderstorms , and blizzards—the Chicago City Council has passed a ban on horse-drawn carriage rides .
PETA supported Chicago Alliance for Animals ’ ( CAA ) push for a progressive ban every step of the way .
Forcing animals to pull heavy carriages—especially in Chicago , where dangerous winter temperatures dip well below zero and where CAA has reported that horses were made to work without access to water in the summer—is simply unacceptable .
“ We have given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Council Member Brendan Reilly told carriage owners .
“ You have failed miserably.
” CAA documented that horses were overworked by the carriage industry , and accidents are common when high-strung horses meet city traffic .
In one incident , five people—including four children—were injured when an SUV rear-ended a horse-drawn carriage .
Last November , CAA caught on camera a horse being struck in the face at the chaotic Magnificent Mile Lights Festival parade .
As a result of CAA ’ s documentation , Chicago ’ s horse carriage operators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including for regularly working horses more than double what the law allowed and forcing them to work in temperatures above 90 degrees many times .
Horses have shown that they can understand symbols and use them intelligently to make requests .
They can even ask for winter coats to be taken on or off .
( Obviously , they get cold , too ! )
They are remarkable individuals who deserve to live free from beatings and repetitive , involuntary labor .
Many horses forced to pull carriages have been observed living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veterinary care and nothing but filthy sewage water to drink .
Council Member Brian Hopkins said that horse-drawn carriages pose a traffic hazard on already-congested city streets .
“ The time has passed for these devices in Downtown Chicago , ” he stated .
If you ’ re a tourist in need of transportation to explore a city , choose a human-powered pedicab , rent a bike from a bike-share service , or simply walk .
A carriage ride may be a fleeting moment of entertainment for you , but it supports a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve seen everything from pools of blood left by an injured horse forced to pull a carriage to a runaway horse who drowned in an icy river while attached to a sinking vehicle .
Many injuries and even deaths to both horses and humans have occurred after the animals got spooked in traffic .
In a split second , a horse can go from appearing calm and sedate to crashing blindly through busy streets in a panic .
Accidents aren ’ t the only problem with horse-drawn carriages .
The industry has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of laws , including ones concerning animal welfare .
Drivers have been caught making horses work in 90-degree weather despite a mandatory heat suspension , drinking on duty , and forcing a horse to work for four days with a serious leg injury .
Don ’ t Be Taken for a Ride We hope this kinder , carriage-free city will influence others to ban this inhumane practice , too .
Cities across the country—including Breckenridge , Colorado ; Palm Beach , Florida ; and Salt Lake City—have already outlawed the operations .
Horse-drawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets .
No amount of regulation can protect the public from the danger posed by horses ’ tendency to become frightened and bolt .
If you live in a city where carriage rides are still allowed , contact your local legislators and ask them to sponsor a ban .

In a landmark victory for horses in Chicago—who will no longer be forced to pound the pavement through extreme heat, thunderstorms, and blizzards—the Chicago City Council has passed a ban on horse-drawn carriage rides.
PETA supported Chicago Alliance for Animals’ (CAA) push for a progressive ban every step of the way. Forcing animals to pull heavy carriages—especially in Chicago, where dangerous winter temperatures dip well below zero and where CAA has reported that horses were made to work without access to water in the summer—is simply unacceptable.
“We have given you lots of room to shape up,” Council Member Brendan Reilly told carriage owners. “You have failed miserably.”
CAA documented that horses were overworked by the carriage industry, and accidents are common when high-strung horses meet city traffic. In one incident, five people—including four children—were injured when an SUV rear-ended a horse-drawn carriage. Last November, CAA caught on camera a horse being struck in the face at the chaotic Magnificent Mile Lights Festival parade.
As a result of CAA’s documentation, Chicago’s horse carriage operators racked up 334 violations in one year, including for regularly working horses more than double what the law allowed and forcing them to work in temperatures above 90 degrees many times.
A Hero to Horses Award is on its way from PETA to Jodie Wiederkehr—the executive director of CAA—for leading the charge to end the use of horse-drawn carriages citywide.
Horses have shown that they can understand symbols and use them intelligently to make requests. They can even ask for winter coats to be taken on or off. (Obviously, they get cold, too!) They are remarkable individuals who deserve to live free from beatings and repetitive, involuntary labor. Many horses forced to pull carriages have been observed living in squalid conditions with inadequate food and veterinary care and nothing but filthy sewage water to drink.
Horse-drawn carriages are accidents waiting to happen.
Council Member Brian Hopkins said that horse-drawn carriages pose a traffic hazard on already-congested city streets. “The time has passed for these devices in Downtown Chicago,” he stated.
If you’re a tourist in need of transportation to explore a city, choose a human-powered pedicab, rent a bike from a bike-share service, or simply walk. A carriage ride may be a fleeting moment of entertainment for you, but it supports a lifetime of torment for horses. We’ve seen everything from pools of blood left by an injured horse forced to pull a carriage to a runaway horse who drowned in an icy river while attached to a sinking vehicle.
Many injuries and even deaths to both horses and humans have occurred after the animals got spooked in traffic. In a split second, a horse can go from appearing calm and sedate to crashing blindly through busy streets in a panic.
Accidents aren’t the only problem with horse-drawn carriages. The industry has been under fire for violation after violation of laws, including ones concerning animal welfare. Drivers have been caught making horses work in 90-degree weather despite a mandatory heat suspension, drinking on duty, and forcing a horse to work for four days with a serious leg injury.
Don’t Be Taken for a Ride
We hope this kinder, carriage-free city will influence others to ban this inhumane practice, too. Cities across the country—including Breckenridge, Colorado; Palm Beach, Florida; and Salt Lake City—have already outlawed the operations.
Horse-drawn carriages are primitive hazards on 21st century streets. No amount of regulation can protect the public from the danger posed by horses’ tendency to become frightened and bolt. If you live in a city where carriage rides are still allowed, contact your local legislators and ask them to sponsor a ban.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-24--PETA Blasts Facility That Bled and Killed Goat—Take Action Now

LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories is under fire from PETA after a U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) citation revealed an unspeakable horror at the facility .
Government documents exposed how a LAMPIRE technician drained nearly a quarter gallon of blood from a single goat to harvest antibodies , causing the animal to have “ profuse diarrhea , ” And later that day , he was found “ in distress ” and was euthanized .
According to the USDA inspection report , such a large amount of blood was not supposed to have been drawn from the goat—a lethal error showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facility has for animals .
Perhaps even more concerning , at the time the goat died , LAMPIRE had at its facility about 2,500 goats , sheep , rabbits , llamas , and other animals .
Goats are very similar to dogs in their ability to read our facial expressions , and they enjoy being around happy humans .
A photograph of a friend ( yes , animals have friends , too ! )
can calm a sheep stuck in a nerve-wracking situation .
Goats and rabbits also “ binky ” when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are non-animal methods , animals are commonly used to produce antibodies that are then widely used in research and testing .
In one method of antibody production , animals are injected with foreign substances and then repeatedly drained of blood .
USDA photographs from inspections at LAMPIRE and other facilities show a bleak existence for the animals at antibody facilities .
One such facility , Cat ’ s Paw Farm , received a citation earlier this year after inspectors found rabbits in cramped cages filled with waste and hair .
Urine was pooled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walls .
The ammonia smell was strong enough to irritate the inspectors ’ eyes and lungs .
In other cases , rabbits were seen confined to small , rusty , filth-encrusted wire cages without even a board to rest on .
Some squinted to see through the discharge that oozed from their eyes as a result of painful infections .
In antibody production facilities in India , which exports antibodies worldwide , horses with gaping wounds have been observed standing in puddles of their own waste .
These animals suffer every day in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed .
The good news is that we don ’ t need to kill animals to produce antibodies .
Superior , animal-free technology exists .
PETA scientists have funded research to produce animal-free antibodies that are scientifically superior and can replace the use of animals in antibody production .
They also worked with experts in biotechnology , government regulation , education , and animal protection to outline a plan to start implementing a large-scale transition to animal-free antibodies .
Help PETA End the Use of Animals as Living Factories Scientifically superior methods of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals are available .
Please sign the petition below to show your support for ending the use of animals to produce antibodies .
End the Use of Animal-Derived Antibodies

Update: January 14, 2022
Once again, evidence of neglect and bleak conditions at an antibody-production facility has emerged. The USDA recently released a critical citation issued to LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories. In December 2021, seven donkeys escaped from the facility in the middle of the night, resulting in one’s death from being hit by a vehicle on a nearby road.
Originally posted on April 24, 2020
LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories is under fire from PETA after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) citation revealed an unspeakable horror at the facility.
Government documents exposed how a LAMPIRE technician drained nearly a quarter gallon of blood from a single goat to harvest antibodies, causing the animal to have “profuse diarrhea,” And later that day, he was found “in distress” and was euthanized.
According to the USDA inspection report, such a large amount of blood was not supposed to have been drawn from the goat—a lethal error showing the disregard that this shameless antibody production facility has for animals.
Perhaps even more concerning, at the time the goat died, LAMPIRE had at its facility about 2,500 goats, sheep, rabbits, llamas, and other animals.
Goats are very similar to dogs in their ability to read our facial expressions, and they enjoy being around happy humans. A photograph of a friend (yes, animals have friends, too!) can calm a sheep stuck in a nerve-wracking situation. Goats and rabbits also “binky” when they’re happy.
Even though there are non-animal methods, animals are commonly used to produce antibodies that are then widely used in research and testing. In one method of antibody production, animals are injected with foreign substances and then repeatedly drained of blood.
USDA photographs from inspections at LAMPIRE and other facilities show a bleak existence for the animals at antibody facilities.
One such facility, Cat’s Paw Farm in Maine, received a citation earlier this year after inspectors found rabbits in cramped cages filled with waste and hair. Urine was pooled on the ground and sprayed on the walls. The ammonia smell was strong enough to irritate the inspectors’ eyes and lungs.
In other cases, rabbits were seen confined to small, rusty, filth-encrusted wire cages without even a board to rest on. Some squinted to see through the discharge that oozed from their eyes as a result of painful infections. In antibody production facilities in India, which exports antibodies worldwide, horses with gaping wounds have been observed standing in puddles of their own waste.
These animals suffer every day in these deplorable conditions until they’re killed.
The good news is that we don’t need to kill animals to produce antibodies. Superior, animal-free technology exists.
PETA scientists have funded research to produce animal-free antibodies that are scientifically superior and can replace the use of animals in antibody production. They also worked with experts in biotechnology, government regulation, education, and animal protection to outline a plan to start implementing a large-scale transition to animal-free antibodies.
Help PETA End the Use of Animals as Living Factories
Scientifically superior methods of producing antibodies that don’t require animals are available.
Please sign the petition below to show your support for ending the use of animals to produce antibodies.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-27--Animals You Didn’t Realize Suffer at Roadside Zoos Just Like Tigers

Tiger King helped reveal some of the shady characters who profit from animal abuse and exploitation .
But many other animals besides tigers are torn away from their mothers , kept in squalid conditions , and used for public encounters so that roadside zoos can make money .
Here are just a few of the most common types of animals suffering in roadside zoos besides tigers : Like most primates , ring-tailed lemurs are highly social , complex , intelligent animals .
In nature , they live in groups of up to 30 individuals and spend a significant amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not eating , lemurs love to sunbathe .
They talk to one another constantly to keep the group together , using at least 28 different calls .
In roadside zoos , they may be kept in solitary confinement or taken from their mothers and forced into public encounters .
Instead of exploring as they please and living in peace in Madagascar forests , they ’ re often kept in barren , dingy cages at shoddy facilities .
These conditions can lead to the development of repetitive , abnormal forms of behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is a sign that they ’ re in extreme psychological distress .
Officials cited Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in Gentry , Arkansas , after ring-tailed lemurs escaped from the facility and were found chewing on live electrical wires .
Tim Stark of Wildlife in Need , also seen in Netflix ’ s Tiger King , admitted that two ring-tailed lemurs at his Indiana facility died of apparently preventable causes , after getting into a fight .
Two ruffed lemurs held there died because of a malfunctioning heater .
Sloths are excellent swimmers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move well on land , they ’ re agile in trees .
Holding onto branches with only their back legs , they can lean over backwards 90 degrees , and they can turn their heads 270 degrees .
They ’ re the only inverted quadrupeds in the world , using primarily retractor muscles in their arms ( similar to human biceps ) to pull themselves along branches .
Roadside zoos exploit these animals for their remarkable abilities , using them to draw in visitors for public interactions .
Two-toed sloths typically live 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forest canopy and rarely come down to the ground , but roadside zoos confine them to small cages and often fail to provide them with adequate care .
In October 2019 , a severely emaciated sloth named Malia died at Debbie Dolittle ’ s Indoor Petting Zoo in Tacoma , Washington , from apparent neglect .
A sloth named Flash held at SeaQuest Littleton in Colorado was burned by a heat lamp twice .
SeaQuest was issued a permit citation and a cruelty-to-animals warning by state authorities for knowingly neglecting him by depriving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural homes , kangaroos live in groups ( called “ troops , ” “ herds , ” or “ mobs ” ) of about 50 .
With the help of their long , powerful tails , they can jump 30 feet in a single bound and travel more than 30 miles per hour .
In roadside zoos , they ’ re often kept in cramped , empty enclosures with little space to move around .
At Pleasant Valley Stables in Hartsville , South Carolina , a kangaroo died from strangulation after getting entangled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door .
Baby kangaroos ( aka “ joeys ” ) —who would stay in their mother ’ s pouch for 10 months—are often exploited for public encounters before they ’ re even old enough to have left the safety of their mom ’ s protection .
For years , the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) has claimed that it will develop regulations for birds at seedy roadside zoos , but it has yet to do so .
Push the agency to do its job by taking action here .
While the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to suffer and die as a result of poor conditions , neglect , and lack of veterinary care .
Birds ’ most amazing ability is flying , yet roadside zoos imprison them in cages so small they barely have room to do so .
Life in captivity commonly equates to a death sentence for birds , who are often lonely and malnourished and suffer from the stress of confinement .
With little or nothing to do , they can develop abnormal forms of behavior such as feather plucking and self-injury .
Some birds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and many mate for life , living in pairs and family groups .
At roadside zoos , animal abusers typically keep them all alone .
Many roadside zoos , including Tiger King ‘ s Joe Exotic ’ s G.W .
Zoo , fail to provide birds with proper care .
In 2015 , Joe posted photos on Facebook of two macaws and a cockatoo dead on the floors of filthy cages .
The condition of the cages suggested that the animals likely endured neglect , trauma , stress , starvation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wildlife Refuge , a pseudo-sanctuary in Texas , several inches of feces was found in a canary cage .
The waste overflowed into a cage confining a cockatoo , and several raptors were confined to cages with maggots , feces , and rotten meat .
Reptiles are also kept at roadside zoos , sometimes in even worse conditions , as the federal Animal Welfare Act excludes these animals .
The USDA has no plan for developing regulations to protect them .
Crocodiles blow bubbles as a form of play .
Snakes are intelligent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even “ play possum ” until potential threats have passed .
Tortoises remember interactions with other tortoises and treat their neighbors differently depending on whether those interactions were positive or negative .
Just like us , animals have emotions .
They want to enjoy life , and they feel fear when their lives are threatened .
Yet in roadside zoos , snakes are often kept in barren tanks so small they can ’ t even stretch out .
At a seedy facility in Florida called Suncoast Primate Sanctuary , exploiters keep alligators in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public encounters .
Many tortoise species dig underground dens to regulate their body temperature and escape the heat or a potential threat .
In roadside zoos , they may be kept in cramped , bleak indoor spaces with no opportunity to dig and nowhere to hide .
On numerous occasions , raging fires at roadside zoos have killed reptiles .
Without USDA regulation , exploiters never answer for these deaths .
A shack owned by Joe Exotic containing multiple alligators and at least one crocodile caught fire , killing all the animals inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from their family and confined .
Animals are just trying to get by in life .
It ’ s wrong to exploit suffering wild and exotic animals so that humans can gawk at them in unnatural environments that offer them no fulfillment .
Please , never visit a roadside zoo or pay to interact with wild or exotic animals .
If you do see poor conditions at a facility , report this to authorities .
You could also distribute informative leaflets about roadside zoos and write letters to the editor of your local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak up for animals held captive at roadside zoos .

Tiger King helped reveal some of the shady characters who profit from animal abuse and exploitation. But many other animals besides tigers are torn away from their mothers, kept in squalid conditions, and used for public encounters so that roadside zoos can make money.
Here are just a few of the most common types of animals suffering in roadside zoos besides tigers:
Ring-Tailed Lemurs
Like most primates, ring-tailed lemurs are highly social, complex, intelligent animals. In nature, they live in groups of up to 30 individuals and spend a significant amount of time grooming each other. When they’re not eating, lemurs love to sunbathe. They talk to one another constantly to keep the group together, using at least 28 different calls.
In roadside zoos, they may be kept in solitary confinement or taken from their mothers and forced into public encounters. Instead of exploring as they please and living in peace in Madagascar forests, they’re often kept in barren, dingy cages at shoddy facilities. These conditions can lead to the development of repetitive, abnormal forms of behavior, such as pacing and rocking, which is a sign that they’re in extreme psychological distress.
Officials cited Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in Gentry, Arkansas, after ring-tailed lemurs escaped from the facility and were found chewing on live electrical wires.
Tim Stark of Wildlife in Need, also seen in Netflix’s Tiger King, admitted that two ring-tailed lemurs at his Indiana facility died of apparently preventable causes, after getting into a fight. Two ruffed lemurs held there died because of a malfunctioning heater.
Sloths
Sloths are excellent swimmers, and while they can’t move well on land, they’re agile in trees. Holding onto branches with only their back legs, they can lean over backwards 90 degrees, and they can turn their heads 270 degrees. They’re the only inverted quadrupeds in the world, using primarily retractor muscles in their arms (similar to human biceps) to pull themselves along branches.
ICYMI: A SeaQuest staffer was criminally charged with cruelty-to-animals after a sloth with BURNS ON HIS FACE was allegedly deprived of veterinary care. Who could support this cruelty? @SeaQuestUSA shopping mall animal prisons need to be shut down! https://t.co/I4bsv1NmTi — PETA (@peta) September 2, 2019
Roadside zoos exploit these animals for their remarkable abilities, using them to draw in visitors for public interactions. Two-toed sloths typically live 30 to 45 feet up high in the forest canopy and rarely come down to the ground, but roadside zoos confine them to small cages and often fail to provide them with adequate care.
In October 2019, a severely emaciated sloth named Malia died at Debbie Dolittle’s Indoor Petting Zoo in Tacoma, Washington, from apparent neglect. A sloth named Flash held at SeaQuest Littleton in Colorado was burned by a heat lamp twice. SeaQuest was issued a permit citation and a cruelty-to-animals warning by state authorities for knowingly neglecting him by depriving him of veterinary care.
Kangaroos
In their natural homes, kangaroos live in groups (called “troops,” “herds,” or “mobs”) of about 50. With the help of their long, powerful tails, they can jump 30 feet in a single bound and travel more than 30 miles per hour.
In roadside zoos, they’re often kept in cramped, empty enclosures with little space to move around. At Pleasant Valley Stables in Hartsville, South Carolina, a kangaroo died from strangulation after getting entangled in a loose tarp hanging on a door.
Baby kangaroos (aka “joeys”)—who would stay in their mother’s pouch for 10 months—are often exploited for public encounters before they’re even old enough to have left the safety of their mom’s protection.
Birds
For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has claimed that it will develop regulations for birds at seedy roadside zoos, but it has yet to do so. Push the agency to do its job by taking action here.
While the USDA drags its feet, birds continue to suffer and die as a result of poor conditions, neglect, and lack of veterinary care.
Birds’ most amazing ability is flying, yet roadside zoos imprison them in cages so small they barely have room to do so. Life in captivity commonly equates to a death sentence for birds, who are often lonely and malnourished and suffer from the stress of confinement. With little or nothing to do, they can develop abnormal forms of behavior such as feather plucking and self-injury.
Some birds form large flocks when feeding and roosting, and many mate for life, living in pairs and family groups. At roadside zoos, animal abusers typically keep them all alone.
Many roadside zoos, including Tiger King‘s Joe Exotic’s G.W. Zoo, fail to provide birds with proper care. In 2015, Joe posted photos on Facebook of two macaws and a cockatoo dead on the floors of filthy cages.
The condition of the cages suggested that the animals likely endured neglect, trauma, stress, starvation, and dehydration before they died.
At Amarillo Wildlife Refuge, a pseudo-sanctuary in Texas, several inches of feces was found in a canary cage. The waste overflowed into a cage confining a cockatoo, and several raptors were confined to cages with maggots, feces, and rotten meat.
Reptiles
Reptiles are also kept at roadside zoos, sometimes in even worse conditions, as the federal Animal Welfare Act excludes these animals. The USDA has no plan for developing regulations to protect them.
Crocodiles blow bubbles as a form of play. Snakes are intelligent, quick learners, and some species even “play possum” until potential threats have passed. Tortoises remember interactions with other tortoises and treat their neighbors differently depending on whether those interactions were positive or negative.
Just like us, animals have emotions. They want to enjoy life, and they feel fear when their lives are threatened.
Yet in roadside zoos, snakes are often kept in barren tanks so small they can’t even stretch out. At a seedy facility in Florida called Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, exploiters keep alligators in squalid conditions and use their babies in public encounters.
Many tortoise species dig underground dens to regulate their body temperature and escape the heat or a potential threat. In roadside zoos, they may be kept in cramped, bleak indoor spaces with no opportunity to dig and nowhere to hide.
On numerous occasions, raging fires at roadside zoos have killed reptiles. Without USDA regulation, exploiters never answer for these deaths. A shack owned by Joe Exotic containing multiple alligators and at least one crocodile caught fire, killing all the animals inside.
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No animal wants to be taken from their family and confined.
Animals are just trying to get by in life. It’s wrong to exploit suffering wild and exotic animals so that humans can gawk at them in unnatural environments that offer them no fulfillment.
Please, never visit a roadside zoo or pay to interact with wild or exotic animals. If you do see poor conditions at a facility, report this to authorities. You could also distribute informative leaflets about roadside zoos and write letters to the editor of your local newspaper.
Click on the button below to speak up for animals held captive at roadside zoos.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-28--Scalded Lungs and Toenails—New Slaughter Rule Means More Filth, Abuse

Poop , tumors , toenails , diseased body parts—new pig-slaughter rules that increase kill speeds could have more of these savory additives contaminating the animal flesh that folks buy at the store .
In a sworn statement , U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) inspector Jill Mauer described how a new Trump administration rule that largely deregulates pig-slaughter operations increases filth and rampant animal abuse .
Mauer notes that under the deregulated system , faster kill lines create even more inhumane treatment of sensitive animals than usual .
She ’ s seen an increase in pig carcasses with scalding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the animals may have still been breathing when they were dropped into scalding-hot water to remove their hair and soften their skin .
Mauer stated that she has regularly observed workers threatening pigs with raised paddles , ready to strike the undoubtedly terrified animals .
In her inspections , she often hears stressed pigs screaming out as workers drive them into crowded groups .
Diseased pigs , including those with conditions that can trigger serious health problems in humans , have also been allowed to be processed for human consumption .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Citations for fecal contamination have increased , exacerbating food safety concerns.
” She reports that “ toenails , hair , and abscesses are routinely allowed in meat intended for human consumption.
” Filthy , wet , blood-soaked slaughterhouses are breeding grounds for deadly diseases that can jump from other species to humans—and they ’ re among the least safe workplaces in the world .
Smithfield Foods ’ Sioux Falls , South Dakota , plant—which temporarily shut down as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak—is slated to increase line speeds and reduce federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another Smithfield plant in Missouri , workers complained that production lines already move so quickly that they don ’ t have time to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze .
Deadly outbreaks of mad cow disease , swine flu , avian flu , SARS , HIV , hoof-and-mouth disease , and other zoonotic diseases have stemmed from capturing or farming animals for food .
The novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese “ wet market , ” where live and dead animals were sold for human consumption .
It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals for food will give rise to another disease outbreak—it ’ s a matter of when .
Companies are rerouting animals from shuttered slaughterhouses to slaughterhouses still in operation , meaning more volume and potentially creating much longer journeys on which pigs are denied water and food .
Many die from heat exhaustion and injuries sustained on severely crowded trucks .
The animals who aren ’ t rerouted are killed en masse via the cheapest ways possible In every important way , pigs are just like humans ( because we ’ re animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond with humans , play games , and even enjoy a good massage .
They have rescued humans from drowning and from fires .
Yet the food industry imprisons them on farms , where they don ’ t even have room to turn around .
They ’ re confined to metal crates full of their own waste .
Mother pigs sing to their young—yet on farms , worker steal the babies , cut off their tails , and castrate the males .
The bodies of piglets who became sick or injured and were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s immoral to treat animals like inanimate objects .
They have feelings and traits that make their life intrinsically valuable .
We can avoid deadly diseases and save gentle , sensitive animals by choosing to eat vegan foods .
Thankfully , eating animals is completely unnecessary .
Humans can enjoy healthy , cruelty-free lives by going vegan .
When you do , you ’ ll save nearly 200 animals each year .

Update: May 15, 2020
Food recalls have come to a screeching halt, as COVID-19 has completely disrupted the nation’s food-safety system.
A USA TODAY examination found that “[f]oodborne illness investigations have slowed and food recalls have plummeted to their lowest levels in years.”
According to the report, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended in-person inspections of food factories, canneries, and farms that imprison birds before slaughter. The number of inspections by the agency dropped from over 900 per month to a measly eight in April.
In addition, the FDA issued 23 citations last month, a sobering contrast to the 444 it issued in March. In April, more than 1,000 inspectors took leave from the job after developing COVID-19 or because of underlining health issues that could make them vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.
Originally published on April 28, 2020:
Poop, tumors, toenails, diseased body parts—new pig-slaughter rules that increase kill speeds could have more of these savory additives contaminating the animal flesh that folks buy at the store.
In a sworn statement, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector Jill Mauer described how a new Trump administration rule that largely deregulates pig-slaughter operations increases filth and rampant animal abuse.
Mauer notes that under the deregulated system, faster kill lines create even more inhumane treatment of sensitive animals than usual. She’s seen an increase in pig carcasses with scalding tank water in the lungs—an indication that the animals may have still been breathing when they were dropped into scalding-hot water to remove their hair and soften their skin.
Mauer stated that she has regularly observed workers threatening pigs with raised paddles, ready to strike the undoubtedly terrified animals. In her inspections, she often hears stressed pigs screaming out as workers drive them into crowded groups.
Diseased pigs, including those with conditions that can trigger serious health problems in humans, have also been allowed to be processed for human consumption.
According to Mauer, under the deregulated system, “Citations for fecal contamination have increased, exacerbating food safety concerns.” She reports that “toenails, hair, and abscesses are routinely allowed in meat intended for human consumption.”
Filthy, wet, blood-soaked slaughterhouses are breeding grounds for deadly diseases that can jump from other species to humans—and they’re among the least safe workplaces in the world.
Smithfield Foods’ Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant—which temporarily shut down as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak—is slated to increase line speeds and reduce federal oversight under the new rule. At another Smithfield plant in Missouri, workers complained that production lines already move so quickly that they don’t have time to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze.
Deadly outbreaks of mad cow disease, swine flu, avian flu, SARS, HIV, hoof-and-mouth disease, and other zoonotic diseases have stemmed from capturing or farming animals for food. The novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese “wet market,” where live and dead animals were sold for human consumption.
It’s not a matter of whether using and killing animals for food will give rise to another disease outbreak—it’s a matter of when.
Companies are rerouting animals from shuttered slaughterhouses to slaughterhouses still in operation, meaning more volume and potentially creating much longer journeys on which pigs are denied water and food. Many die from heat exhaustion and injuries sustained on severely crowded trucks.
The animals who aren’t rerouted are killed en masse via the cheapest ways possible
In every important way, pigs are just like humans (because we’re animals, too!).
Pigs can bond with humans, play games, and even enjoy a good massage. They have rescued humans from drowning and from fires. Yet the food industry imprisons them on farms, where they don’t even have room to turn around. They’re confined to metal crates full of their own waste.
Mother pigs sing to their young—yet on farms, worker steal the babies, cut off their tails, and castrate the males. The bodies of piglets who became sick or injured and were denied veterinary care often litter farms.
It’s immoral to treat animals like inanimate objects. They have feelings and traits that make their life intrinsically valuable.
We can avoid deadly diseases and save gentle, sensitive animals by choosing to eat vegan foods.
Thankfully, eating animals is completely unnecessary. Humans can enjoy healthy, cruelty-free lives by going vegan. When you do, you’ll save nearly 200 animals each year.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-28--COVID-19 Stole Your Job? Well, PETA Is Hiring

Attention , jobseekers : As unemployment in the U.S. rises to levels close to those of the Great Depression , we want you to know that there is plenty of work to be done to stop cruelty to animals and end speciesism , and we encourage you to apply .
You don ’ t have to wear a lettuce bikini or use a bullhorn to work for PETA—although we certainly wouldn ’ t stop you from doing those things .
At PETA , investigating “ wet markets , ” sending members of Congress custom toilet paper to urge them to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an anti-speciesism ad with a Hollywood star , and getting tigers out of roadside zoos such as the one run by “ Joe Exotic ” are all in a day ’ s work .
We ’ re looking for kind , smart , committed people to fill a wide variety of positions at the Sam Simon Center , our headquarters in Norfolk , Virginia ; at the Bob Barker Building , our Los Angeles office ; or via telecommuting .
We ’ re seeking attorneys to join Corporate Counsel magazine ’ s Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SeaWorld ’ s hand to end orca breeding , scored the first-ever convictions for “ crush ” videos , and has rescued countless animals from abusive exhibitors .
PETA is hiring investigators to conduct the kind of exposés that led to the decimation of the angora industry , the end of circuses , and the closure of animal testing facilities such as Professional Laboratory and Research Services ( along with the surrender of its 250 dogs and cats ) .
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Field Investigator for PETA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improve conditions for chained dogs by delivering free , sturdy doghouses and food to them as well as transporting them to our low- to no-cost mobile veterinary clinics or to an adoption facility .
In Los Angeles , we ’ re also hiring an operations assistant , a social media coordinator , and a content producer .
At our Norfolk headquarters , we plan to hire an accounting specialist , a veterinarian , and an evidence analyst .
Interested in working remotely ?
We ’ re in search of a horseracing specialist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Click on the link below for the complete list of open opportunities :

Attention, jobseekers: As unemployment in the U.S. rises to levels close to those of the Great Depression, we want you to know that there is plenty of work to be done to stop cruelty to animals and end speciesism, and we encourage you to apply.
You don’t have to wear a lettuce bikini or use a bullhorn to work for PETA—although we certainly wouldn’t stop you from doing those things. At PETA, investigating “wet markets,” sending members of Congress custom toilet paper to urge them to help wipe out animal experiments, shooting an anti-speciesism ad with a Hollywood star, and getting tigers out of roadside zoos such as the one run by “Joe Exotic” are all in a day’s work.
We’re looking for kind, smart, committed people to fill a wide variety of positions at the Sam Simon Center, our headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia; at the Bob Barker Building, our Los Angeles office; or via telecommuting.
We’re seeking attorneys to join Corporate Counsel magazine’s Best Legal Department of 2017—the team that forced SeaWorld’s hand to end orca breeding, scored the first-ever convictions for “crush” videos, and has rescued countless animals from abusive exhibitors.
"We shine a bright light into the dark corners of #animal abuse." – Jeff Kerr, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The #PETA Foundation's #Legal and Corporate Affairs Department #MondayMotivation #PETAlife #nonprofit pic.twitter.com/RI183AIJF1 — The PETA Life (@ThePETALife) February 26, 2018
PETA is hiring investigators to conduct the kind of exposés that led to the decimation of the angora industry, the end of circuses, and the closure of animal testing facilities such as Professional Laboratory and Research Services (along with the surrender of its 250 dogs and cats).
We also need fieldworkers to help improve conditions for chained dogs by delivering free, sturdy doghouses and food to them as well as transporting them to our low- to no-cost mobile veterinary clinics or to an adoption facility.
In Los Angeles, we’re also hiring an operations assistant, a social media coordinator, and a content producer. At our Norfolk headquarters, we plan to hire an accounting specialist, a veterinarian, and an evidence analyst. Interested in working remotely? We’re in search of a horseracing specialist, a press coordinator, and others. Click on the link below for the complete list of open opportunities:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-29--PETA Warns Public Encounters Expose Big-Cat Cubs to COVID-19

Five tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 , apparently after being infected by an asymptomatic zookeeper .
All vulnerable species should be included in provisions to restrict touching and enforce social distancing .
PETA submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture calling for the implementation of an emergency rule prohibiting big-cat cub petting during the COVID-19 pandemic .
While there is clear evidence that humans can transmit the novel coronavirus to felids , there is no evidence of the reverse .
Six of the eight big cats at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic cats in New York have also tested positive for the virus and exhibited respiratory symptoms .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that “ [ u ] ntil we learn more about how this virus affects animals , ” it ’ s important to treat animal companions “ as you would other human family to protect them from a possible infection.
” This includes prohibiting interactions outside of households .
This advice should apply equally to big-cat cubs exploited in cub-petting encounters .
Big-cat cubs lack fully developed immune systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ babies to an endless stream of paying guests , who could be asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic for COVID-19 .
In nature , tigers stay with their protective and nurturing mothers for up to two years , but tiger and other big-cat cubs who are used for photo ops were torn away from their mothers when they were just days or weeks old .
Like baby humans , big-cat cubs need constant comfort from their mothers .
They need her milk , warmth , and companionship , and most of all , they need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest and develop properly .
Exhibitors stress these frightened , helpless infants by breaking up their families .
They force them to stay awake and experience long hours of public encounters .
This reality further taxes their underdeveloped immune systems , placing them at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and hindering their chance of fighting off the virus if infected .
With more than 1 million documented COVID-19 cases in the U.S. , there is an undeniable risk that big-cat cubs who regularly encounter humans during public exhibitions will be exposed to and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or a vaccine becomes available , protecting animals from possible infection means avoiding exposure to the virus .
Just like humans , all other animals want to be free from torment .
Taking a baby away from his or her mother is wrong .
What happens to these vulnerable animals when they ’ re used in tourist attractions isn ’ t “ cute ” at all—and is never worth a photo .
PETA makes it easy to take action for big cats abused in the entertainment industry .
Click on the link below @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Update: May 20, 2020
Federal authorities agree with PETA: Exhibitors are risking the health and even the lives of big-cat cubs if they continue to pass them around as photo props during the pandemic.
In response to an appeal from PETA and because COVID-19 has been found in captive big cats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would issue a new advisory that, if followed, will prevent exhibitors from allowing forced public encounters with cubs.
The USDA is requesting that exhibitors do the following:
Consult with their attending veterinarians in order to protect the health and welfare of big cats
Wear extra protective equipment and practice physical distancing when possible
Encourage members of the public to keep at least 6 feet away from big cats (and optimally wear a mask when in the vicinity of captive big cats), effectively ending all cub-petting events
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance both publicly supported PETA’s petition. We pointed out that stressful public handling puts vulnerable cubs—who have been prematurely separated from their mothers for use in these encounters and whose immune systems aren’t fully developed—at an increased risk not only of contracting the virus but also of not recovering if infected.
As certain states have started reopening, some roadside zoos that normally allow cub petting have resumed operation, including two facilities that appeared in the Netflix series Tiger King: Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina and the former G.W. Zoo (now branding itself as “Tiger King Park”) in Oklahoma.
PETA encourages everyone who cares about animals to stay 600 feet away from any shady roadside zoo that’s still trying to make a buck off a baby tiger.
Originally published on April 29, 2020:
Five tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, apparently after being infected by an asymptomatic zookeeper.
All vulnerable species should be included in provisions to restrict touching and enforce social distancing.
PETA submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture calling for the implementation of an emergency rule prohibiting big-cat cub petting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While there is clear evidence that humans can transmit the novel coronavirus to felids, there is no evidence of the reverse.
Six of the eight big cats at the Bronx Zoo exhibited respiratory symptoms. Two domestic cats in New York have also tested positive for the virus and exhibited respiratory symptoms.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that “[u]ntil we learn more about how this virus affects animals,” it’s important to treat animal companions “as you would other human family to protect them from a possible infection.” This includes prohibiting interactions outside of households.
This advice should apply equally to big-cat cubs exploited in cub-petting encounters.
Big-cat cubs lack fully developed immune systems, and public encounters expose these vulnerable babies to an endless stream of paying guests, who could be asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic for COVID-19.
In nature, tigers stay with their protective and nurturing mothers for up to two years, but tiger and other big-cat cubs who are used for photo ops were torn away from their mothers when they were just days or weeks old.
Like baby humans, big-cat cubs need constant comfort from their mothers. They need her milk, warmth, and companionship, and most of all, they need to be left undisturbed so that they can rest and develop properly.
Exhibitors stress these frightened, helpless infants by breaking up their families. They force them to stay awake and experience long hours of public encounters. This reality further taxes their underdeveloped immune systems, placing them at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and hindering their chance of fighting off the virus if infected.
With more than 1 million documented COVID-19 cases in the U.S., there is an undeniable risk that big-cat cubs who regularly encounter humans during public exhibitions will be exposed to and develop the disease.
Until a cure or a vaccine becomes available, protecting animals from possible infection means avoiding exposure to the virus.
Just like humans, all other animals want to be free from torment.
Taking a baby away from his or her mother is wrong. What happens to these vulnerable animals when they’re used in tourist attractions isn’t “cute” at all—and is never worth a photo.
PETA makes it easy to take action for big cats abused in the entertainment industry. Click on the link below to help with numerous PETA campaigns.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-29--PETA Stands in Solidarity With Slaughterhouse Workers

Prompted by an ad warning of “ disruptions ” in the supply of animal flesh by mega meat purveyor Tyson , President Trump has signed an executive order to compel meat-processing plants to remain open .
Not only will this decision cost countless animals their lives , the order also erases the liability that the plants face if workers get sick or hurt .
This is a recipe for disaster , since slaughterhouses are already COVID-19 hotspots and among the least safe workplaces in the world even when there ’ s not a pandemic raging .
In solidarity with all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are treated like disposable equipment as well as with the animals who don ’ t want to die , PETA is descending on the White House—while observing social-distancing practices—to demand that the killing factories remain closed .
No one needs meat .
Cows , chickens , pigs , turkeys , sheep , and other animals are living , feeling , thinking beings who value their lives .
Kicked and prodded when ill or injured , jammed into crowded trucks , these animals ’ last journey is to a blood-soaked killing floor .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and smells of the slaughterhouse and don ’ t want their throats slit or their brain shot through with a captive-bolt gun .
Slaughterhouse workers are treated like dirt .
Some resort to wearing diapers on the kill line , since they ’ re rarely allowed bathroom breaks .
They must come to work when ill , because they aren ’ t given any paid sick time , putting coworkers , themselves , and their families at risk .
They ’ re victims just like the animals .
It ’ s time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buy meat , they ’ re supporting this merciless and mercenary industry .
Filthy slaughterhouses are—like “ wet markets ” —well-established breeding grounds for disease .
They must remain closed .
You Can Help Stop This Boycott meat , for workers and animals .
Order a free vegan starter kit and make a difference !
Note : PETA supports animal rights , opposes all forms of animal exploitation , and provides the public with information on those issues .
PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate for public office or any political party .

Are Tyson slaughterhouse workers being hit hard by COVID-19? You bet. In fact, Tyson Foods management actually bet on it. The company just suspended managers after they were caught placing bets on the number of workers who would contract the novel coronavirus at a pig slaughterhouse!
Even though state officials and lawmakers urged the facility to shut down months ago, not only did the corporation keep the Waterloo, Iowa, plant open, but its managers were also reportedly partaking in a “winner takes all” betting ring, guessing how many workers would get sick. This is just one of many recent allegations filed against Tyson.
It’s worth noting that only one week after it was recommended that this plant shut down back in April, more than 620 people in the county had tested positive for the coronavirus—seven are now dead, and 90% of those deaths are said to be linked to the Tyson plant. More recently, Black Hawk County reported over 9,600 cases and 120 deaths.
Since the early stages of the pandemic, 1,000 of the slaughterhouse’s employees have contracted COVID-19, five of whom have died. The plant gave workers a $500 bonus for not missing any shifts for a three-month period, turning a blind eye as workers manipulated their thermometer readings. It even allowed one worker who vomited right on the kill floor to continue working.
Tyson has suspended the individuals reportedly involved in the bets, and CEO and President Dean Banks stated, “We expect every team member at Tyson Foods to operate with the utmost integrity and care in everything we do.”
But it’s hard to believe that the apparent systemic indifference to worker safety among management is of genuine concern to executive staff, as JBS (the world’s largest meat producer) and Tyson—the world’s second-largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork—have both been accused of discrimination and are facing backlash from worker advocates. Organizations including the Food Chain Workers Alliance and Forward Latino have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, stating that the companies put minority workers at risk of contracting COVID-19 by not letting them distance properly in slaughterhouses.
© Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
Most of the affected Tyson and JBS employees are Black, Asian, and Latinx. More than 32,000 workers—87% of whom are people of color—have tested positive across 291 facilities, and 122 have died as of July 2020.
The Latest News Follows a Pattern of Racism in the Meat Industry
Prompted by an ad warning of “disruptions” in the supply of animal flesh by mega meat purveyor Tyson, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow slaughterhouses to remain open. Not only is this decision costing countless animals their lives, but the order also erases the liability that the plants face if workers get sick or hurt. This is a recipe for disaster since slaughterhouses are already COVID-19 hotspots and among the least safe workplaces in the world even when there’s not a pandemic raging.
In solidarity with all the migrant workers and other employees who are treated like disposable equipment as well as with animals, who don’t want to die, PETA is descending on the White House—while observing social distancing practices—to demand that the killing factories remain closed.
No one needs meat. Cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys, sheep, and other animals are living, feeling, thinking beings who value their lives. Kicked and prodded when ill or injured and jammed into crowded trucks, these animals’ last journey is to a blood-soaked killing floor. They are terrified at the sights, sounds, and smells of the slaughterhouse and don’t want their throat slit or their brain shot through with a captive-bolt gun.
The Other Victims
Slaughterhouse workers are treated like dirt. Some resort to wearing diapers on the kill line, since they’re rarely allowed bathroom breaks. They must come to work when ill, because they aren’t given any paid sick time, putting coworkers, themselves, and their families at risk. They’re victims just as much as the animals are. It’s time for everyone to remember that buying meat supports this merciless and mercenary industry.
Filthy slaughterhouses are—like “wet markets”—well-established breeding grounds for disease. They must remain closed.
You Can Help Stop This
Boycott meat, for workers and animals. Order a free vegan starter kit and make a difference!
Note: PETA supports animal rights, opposes all forms of animal exploitation, and provides the public with information on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-29--Could Filthy Fur Farms Cause the Next Global Pandemic?

Blood , suffocation , death , and … pandemics ?
No , we ’ re not talking about “ wet markets , ” like the one where COVID-19 is believed to have originated .
We ’ re talking about another potential hotbed for contagious diseases : fur farms .
Pathogens flourish in both of these bloody environments .
So when it comes to the public health risks that they pose , fur farms are really no different from live-animal markets .
As we ’ ve seen with numerous global health scares , deadly diseases can spread to humans in places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or killed .
What Do Animals on Fur Farms Endure ?
Animals raised for their fur—including minks , foxes , and raccoon dogs—are typically confined to cramped wire cages .
Many don ’ t have enough room to turn around or even fully stretch out .
The conditions that they ’ re forced to live in are filthy .
As a result of severe stress , animals on fur farms resort to self-mutilation or cannibalization of their cagemates .
Injured animals in the fur industry commonly receive no veterinary care .
A two-month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , LLC , a massive facility in Wisconsin—the nation ’ s top mink-producing state—revealed that thousands of minks and scores of foxes were kept in rows of dirty , wire-floored cages until they were slaughtered , all so that their fur could be turned into coats and collars .
Many animals were caged above foot-high piles of their own waste .
In one instance , a mink chewed through a cage until her face was bloody .
On today ’ s squalid fur farms , animals are confined to cramped wire cages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pus , and blood to flow from one adjacent or stacked cage to another .
Animals with infections , sores , and festering wounds caused by the hard wire that they ’ re forced to stand on are a common sight .
In these conditions , contagious diseases can easily spread among the animals or even to human workers .
According to reports , two mink farms in the Netherlands raised animals who tested positive for coronavirus .
The two farms , with more than 20,000 minks between them , are located in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 outbreak in the country and the heart of the Dutch mink industry .
A wide range of pathogens can infect foxes , raccoon dogs , and minks .
Some of these diseases , including tularemia , hepatitis E , and influenza , are zoonotic , meaning that they can spread from animals to humans .
Hepatitis E , a viral disease , can cause swelling of the liver , jaundice , and lack of appetite in humans .
Tularemia is a bacterial disease that fur handlers commonly suffer from—and just a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections .
And it ’ s not just the workers on fur farms who are at risk .
Any industry in which humans handle animals poses a risk of animal-to-human transmission of a newly evolved virus and outbreaks of disease .
PETA Is Working to Help These Animals Right Now After Anna Wintour , the editor of Vogue , said that the COVID-19 pandemic offered an opportunity to “ re-think our values , ” PETA fired off a letter urging the notorious fashion maven to scratch fur from the pages of the magazine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fabrics are available in stores everywhere , and PETA continues to work with designers and retailers , encouraging them to use and sell only animal-friendly materials .
We ’ re also making an appeal to the governor of Wisconsin—the largest mink fur–producing state in the U.S. , with more than 50 mink farms—calling for him to shut down these facilities immediately in an effort to protect human lives .
Annually , Wisconsin produces more than 1 million mink pelts—over a third of the national total .
What You Can Do to Help Join @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from being killed for fur by urging brands to stop selling it .
Get started now : Take Action for Animals on Fur Farms Today

More hope for minks, rabbits, chinchillas, and other animals used for fur! After recognizing the extremely dangerous—and potentially fatal—conditions on mink farms that have led to several outbreaks of the novel coronavirus all over the world, Sweden and Denmark both announced a temporary ban on breeding minks in 2021. Given the threat of spreading a mutated strain of COVID-19—like the one that led Denmark to slaughter 17 million minks—the breeding ban is long overdue but it is not enough.
Until the ban is permanent in Sweden and all over the world, fur farms will continue to be hotbeds for deadly diseases like COVID-19, because of the crowded, filthy conditions. Minks and other animals will continue to self-mutilate and pace endlessly in cages before farm workers electrocute or gas them to death and skin them. There is no reason to murder minks or any other animals for their fur—not now, not ever.
PETA is celebrating—but unsurprised—to hear of the imminent demise of Kopenhagen Fur, the world’s largest fur auction house, based in Denmark. Since the public and almost every major designer around the globe now shuns fur after decades of PETA campaigns, it’s only natural that yet another of the world’s biggest fur-peddling companies is collapsing. Fur is well and truly dead, but the threat posed by remaining fur farms is still very real.
The Link Between Mink Fur Farms and Contagious Diseases Like COVID-19
“Wet markets,” like the one where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, aren’t the only hotbeds for contagious diseases: Fur farms could also play a role in the spread of global pandemics. Pathogens flourish on these farms as well as in live-animal markets. So when it comes to the public health risks that they pose, these bloody environments are no different. As we’ve seen with numerous global health scares, deadly diseases can spread to humans in places where animals are kept in close confinement or killed.
Minks are caged and raised for slaughter on farms in Denmark, where a new, mutated strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has already jumped from minks to humans—infecting at least 12 people—after minks caught the virus from workers. But this threat isn’t isolated to that country—minks in Greece, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the U.S. have tested positive, too. A mink breeder in Greece also tested positive for the same strain that minks on the farm were infected with.
In Canada, a mink farm in British Columbia announced a COVID-19 outbreak. This prompted PETA Honorary Director Pamela Anderson—a Canadian citizen—to send a letter to the premier of British Columbia, John Horgan, urging him to shut down all the fur factory farms in the province immediately.
“The world is a much different place than it was even a few months ago,” she wrote. “No one, including minks, deserves to die of COVID-19, and I hope to hear that you will make the lifesaving decision to shut down British Columbia’s mink farms without delay.”
Even in countries where coronavirus outbreaks have not been linked to fur farms yet, such as Ireland, the risk that PETA predicted months ago is still a consideration, leading for calls for minks to be killed en masse to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
THIS MEANS THE END OF FUR FARMING IN IRELAND! The country had already committed to a fur-farm ban, but this brings it forward: after this, no more minks will EVER languish on farms in Ireland again.https://t.co/znLnFyZUBV — PETA UK (@PETAUK) November 19, 2020
These animals should never have been put in this position in the first place. Cramming animals together in filthy conditions caused this pandemic. Until humans choose vegan materials instead of chinchilla coats, mink lashes, and rabbit fur–trimmed gloves, all our lives are at risk. That’s exactly why PETA is publicly calling on top-producing fur states, including Idaho, Minnesota, Utah, and Wisconsin, to shut down risky and cruel fur farms immediately.
What Do Animals Like Minks on Fur Farms Endure?
Animals raised for their fur—including minks, foxes, and raccoon dogs—are typically confined to cramped wire cages. Many don’t have enough room to turn around or even fully stretch out. The conditions that they’re forced to live in are filthy. As a result of severe stress, animals on fur farms resort to self-mutilation or cannibalization of their cagemates. Injured animals in the fur industry commonly receive no veterinary care.
A two-month PETA undercover investigation of Dillenburg Fur Farm, LLC, a massive facility in Wisconsin—the nation’s top mink-producing state—revealed that thousands of minks and scores of foxes were kept in rows of dirty, wire-floored cages until they were slaughtered, all so that their fur could be turned into coats and collars. Many animals were caged above foot-high piles of their own waste. In one instance, a mink chewed through a cage until her face was bloody.
Do Diseases Start on Fur Farms?
On today’s squalid fur farms, animals are confined to cramped wire cages. This allows for urine, excrement, pus, and blood to flow from one adjacent or stacked cage to another. Animals with infections, sores, and festering wounds caused by the hard wire that they’re forced to stand on are a common sight.
In these conditions, contagious diseases can easily spread among the animals or even to human workers.
In Utah, where the first cases of mink infected by the novel coronavirus were found, state authorities allegedly failed to disclose the death of a mink farm worker linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm in the state.
According to reports, dozens of mink farms in the Netherlands raised animals who tested positive for coronavirus.
Which Diseases Start on Fur Farms?
A wide range of pathogens can infect foxes, raccoon dogs, and minks. Some of these diseases, including tularemia, hepatitis E, and influenza, are zoonotic, meaning that they can spread from animals to humans.
Hepatitis E, a viral disease, can cause swelling of the liver, jaundice, and lack of appetite in humans. Tularemia is a bacterial disease that fur handlers commonly suffer from—and just a small number of bacteria can cause potentially lethal infections.
And it’s not just the workers on fur farms who are at risk. Any industry in which humans handle animals poses a risk of animal-to-human transmission of a newly evolved virus and outbreaks of disease.
PETA Is Working to Help These Animals Right Now
After Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, said that the COVID-19 pandemic offered an opportunity to “re-think our values,” PETA fired off a letter urging the notorious fashion maven to scratch fur from the pages of the magazine. Stylish faux furs and other vegan fabrics are available in stores everywhere, and PETA continues to work with designers and retailers, encouraging them to use and sell only animal-friendly materials.
We’re also making an appeal to the governor of Wisconsin—the largest mink fur–producing state in the U.S., with more than 50 mink farms—calling for him to shut down these facilities immediately in an effort to protect human lives. Annually, Wisconsin produces more than 1 million mink pelts—over a third of the national total.
What You Can Do to Help
Join in our efforts to help prevent animals from being killed for fur by urging brands to stop selling it. Get started now:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-29--Texas A&M Dog Tormenter Receives 30,000 Messages From PETA

Texas A & M University ( TAMU ) animal tormentor Peter P. Nghiem received a special surprise from PETA when we mailed him 30,000 postcards and petitions signed by compassionate PETA supporters demanding that he shut down his cruel dog laboratory .
Nghiem , an underling of notorious experimenter Joe Kornegay and an associate professor at TAMU ’ s College of Veterinary Medicine , took over as the new “ king of pain ” at the school ’ s muscular dystrophy ( MD ) dog laboratory after Kornegay retired .
He took the helm of Kornegay ’ s program following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single treatment that reverses symptoms of MD in humans , despite intentionally crippling and killing hundreds of dogs who have endured almost unimaginable pain in useless experiments .
Video footage shows that the painfully thin dogs in this laboratory were caged , sometimes alone , in barren metal cells and struggled to swallow thin gruel—the only food they could eat , given how easily they could choke .
Long ropes of saliva hung from the mouths of those whose jaw muscles had weakened .
Even balancing was difficult .
Dogs with this condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia , because they can easily inhale liquid into their lungs .
Following two and a half years of intense pressure from PETA , 500 physicians , scientists , celebrities , MD patients , and hundreds of thousands of activists , the canine MD laboratory has stopped breeding dogs to develop the crippling disease .
But we must keep up our determined activism until the dogs who still remain in the lab are released into good homes .
Join the 30,000 who wrote—and the hundreds of thousands of other concerned people who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down its cruel dog lab .
It ’ s too late to help dogs like Peony , Jelly , Rex , Buckley , and Danica , but we can take action to ensure that no more dogs are tormented and killed at the university .
Click below to urge Nghiem to close the dog laboratory , release all dogs for adoption into good homes , and redirect resources into humane and effective research methods : Tell Nghiem to Shut the Dog Lab Down Now

Texas A&M University (TAMU) animal tormentor Peter P. Nghiem received a special surprise from PETA when we mailed him 30,000 postcards and petitions signed by compassionate PETA supporters demanding that he shut down his cruel dog laboratory.
Nghiem, an underling of notorious experimenter Joe Kornegay and an associate professor at TAMU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, took over as the new “king of pain” at the school’s muscular dystrophy (MD) dog laboratory after Kornegay retired.
He took the helm of Kornegay’s program following a nearly 40-year failure to produce a single treatment that reverses symptoms of MD in humans, despite intentionally crippling and killing hundreds of dogs who have endured almost unimaginable pain in useless experiments.
Video footage shows that the painfully thin dogs in this laboratory were caged, sometimes alone, in barren metal cells and struggled to swallow thin gruel—the only food they could eat, given how easily they could choke. Long ropes of saliva hung from the mouths of those whose jaw muscles had weakened. Even balancing was difficult. Dogs with this condition are also at great risk for developing pneumonia, because they can easily inhale liquid into their lungs.
Following two and a half years of intense pressure from PETA, 500 physicians, scientists, celebrities, MD patients, and hundreds of thousands of activists, the canine MD laboratory has stopped breeding dogs to develop the crippling disease. But we must keep up our determined activism until the dogs who still remain in the lab are released into good homes.
Join the 30,000 who wrote—and the hundreds of thousands of other concerned people who have e-mailed and called—in demanding that TAMU shut down its cruel dog lab.
It’s too late to help dogs like Peony, Jelly, Rex, Buckley, and Danica, but we can take action to ensure that no more dogs are tormented and killed at the university. Click below to urge Nghiem to close the dog laboratory, release all dogs for adoption into good homes, and redirect resources into humane and effective research methods:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-29--Forget ‘Business As Usual’—PETA President’s Post-Pandemic World

Corona virus has helped us put life into perspective .
Our country is a apparently mainly defined by being able to eat out to go to bars and buy and sell stuff even in lock down , though we can still eat a lot of drink and buy and sell stuff , but apparently that is n't enough some of the modifications we 've made now should truly remain in place place forever forever .
forever .
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so on on on on behalf behalf behalf behalf of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the herds herds herds of of of elk .
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returned .
Wonder the Oregon coastline and bathe in the Eddy 's between the sand bars and the bulls who are now spared breaking a leg two as the slams to the ground in the rodeo and the horses who are left to peacefully graze rather than being pumped full of performance enhancing drugs like Lasik at the racetrack and human beings too take low wages slaughterhouse workers forced to wear diapers on the line because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breaks .
breaks breaks and and and who who who who must must .
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to work work ill ill. because they are n't .
Sick time not to mention the cows and the chickens and the pigs will slammed upside down into shackles on those various slaughter lines .
The air is cleaner .
now the pace is more relaxed and with good old American ingenuity , I know that we can find other ways to look after those who are less well off than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for .
Theys and and the other parks welcome our lock down was an indictment , perhaps when we again have the chance to live as we please to go where we wish we can modify our greed and dress and buy things and entertain ourselves without harming others .
Let 's not be quick to celebrate the return of and our freedom .
We must be more aware .
Of the consequences of what we do so casually that which affects others so mightily and we must emerge from this pandemic as @ @ @

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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-30--Princess Diana Is Looking for Her New Kingdom

Diana is a princess of a cat looking for a permanent home where she will be treated like the royalty she is—could your home be the right fit ?
PETA fieldworkers found Diana while they were visiting a rural North Carolina home to check on several “ backyard dogs.
” Her owners simply didn ’ t want her anymore and decided to give her to PETA so that we could find her a new home .
Although she formerly roamed outside unattended , she ’ s now loving being safe indoors and is ready to have the run of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years old .
She ’ s a benevolent ruler who cares for her subjects—she ’ s extremely social , affectionate , and loving .
She even enjoys perching on your shoulder like a bird , giving her a better view of her kingdom .
Her gorgeous black-and-white tuxedo cat markings and shining golden eyes make her look ready for the ball .
If you and your family are ready to commit to caring for Diana for the rest of her life , e-mail [ email protected ] today to learn more .
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Diana is a princess of a cat looking for a permanent home where she will be treated like the royalty she is—could your home be the right fit?
PETA fieldworkers found Diana while they were visiting a rural North Carolina home to check on several “backyard dogs.” Her owners simply didn’t want her anymore and decided to give her to PETA so that we could find her a new home.
Although she formerly roamed outside unattended, she’s now loving being safe indoors and is ready to have the run of the castle.
Diana is 1 or 2 years old. She’s a benevolent ruler who cares for her subjects—she’s extremely social, affectionate, and loving.
She even enjoys perching on your shoulder like a bird, giving her a better view of her kingdom.
Her gorgeous black-and-white tuxedo cat markings and shining golden eyes make her look ready for the ball.
If you and your family are ready to commit to caring for Diana for the rest of her life, e-mail [email protected] today to learn more.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-04-30--BREAKING: PetSmart Stores Cited for 70+ Animal Welfare Violations

Can you imagine being so ill that you can ’ t eat—and then your parents refuse to take you to the doctor for three weeks ?
That ’ s what a vulnerable lizard at a PetSmart store in Colorado was forced to endure , and that ’ s not even close to all .
We just obtained damning records from the Colorado Department of Agriculture from between January 2019 and March 2020 revealing that 16 PetSmart stores—including 11 in the Denver area—were cited for more than 70 violations of the state ’ s Pet Animal Care Facilities Act ( PACFA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimum standards of animal care .
According to inspectors , a store in Westminster was cited after a lethargic bearded dragon who wasn ’ t eating was held for more than three weeks without receiving veterinary care .
Meanwhile , a Northglenn location was busted after staffers refused to rush an extremely sick green anole ( lizard ) to the vet because the animal had been returned to the store , evidently by a customer , near closing time .
Eight PetSmart stores—including the Westminster location as well as ones in Aurora , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for denying fish water of the proper temperature and pH level or for denying reptiles adequate UVB light , sufficient heat , or water to swim in .
PetSmart stores in Colorado Springs , Greeley , Lakewood , Loveland , Monument , Pueblo , and Wheat Ridge also came under fire .
Stores were cited for obtaining animals , including sick guinea pigs , from a California supplier that provided illegal veterinary inspection certificates .
One citation was for keeping cats inside cramped cages and rooms “ heavy ” with a “ stagnated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for not having written agreements with veterinarians and proper records , including for animals who had sustained injuries , were ill , or had escaped during boarding and grooming .
Also in Colorado , PetSmart stores reportedly advertised their deadly grooming services as recently as April 13 , despite PACFA Program guidance stating that such services aren ’ t critical and should temporarily cease because of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Every PETA investigation has caught big-box pet stores ’ suppliers denying necessities to vulnerable animals , including hamsters , turtles , birds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a well-intentioned guardian to do ?
Our advice to caring consumers is to stick with stores that don ’ t sell live animals .
Stay home and shop online with retailers that haven ’ t aligned themselves with animal exploitation : After you ’ ve finished shopping , let PetSmart know that it won ’ t get your business until it stops selling animals : Tell PetSmart That After What You Just Read , You ’ re Done With It

Can you imagine being so ill that you can’t eat—and then your parents refuse to take you to the doctor for three weeks? That’s what a vulnerable lizard at a PetSmart store in Colorado was forced to endure, and that’s not even close to all.
We just obtained damning records from the Colorado Department of Agriculture from between January 2019 and March 2020 revealing that 16 PetSmart stores—including 11 in the Denver area—were cited for more than 70 violations of the state’s Pet Animal Care Facilities Act (PACFA), which requires only the bare minimum standards of animal care.
PetSmart staff denied sick animals desperately needed, timely veterinary care.
According to inspectors, a store in Westminster was cited after a lethargic bearded dragon who wasn’t eating was held for more than three weeks without receiving veterinary care. Meanwhile, a Northglenn location was busted after staffers refused to rush an extremely sick green anole (lizard) to the vet because the animal had been returned to the store, evidently by a customer, near closing time.
Eight PetSmart stores—including the Westminster location as well as ones in Aurora, Littleton, Longmont, and Superior—were cited for denying fish water of the proper temperature and pH level or for denying reptiles adequate UVB light, sufficient heat, or water to swim in.
PetSmart stores in Colorado Springs, Greeley, Lakewood, Loveland, Monument, Pueblo, and Wheat Ridge also came under fire. Stores were cited for obtaining animals, including sick guinea pigs, from a California supplier that provided illegal veterinary inspection certificates.
One citation was for keeping cats inside cramped cages and rooms “heavy” with a “stagnated urine smell.” Multiple stores were cited for not having written agreements with veterinarians and proper records, including for animals who had sustained injuries, were ill, or had escaped during boarding and grooming.
PetSmart apparently ignored important COVID-19 instructions, too.
Also in Colorado, PetSmart stores reportedly advertised their deadly grooming services as recently as April 13, despite PACFA Program guidance stating that such services aren’t critical and should temporarily cease because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Every PETA investigation has caught big-box pet stores’ suppliers denying necessities to vulnerable animals, including hamsters, turtles, birds, and others.
So what’s a well-intentioned guardian to do? Our advice to caring consumers is to stick with stores that don’t sell live animals. Stay home and shop online with retailers that haven’t aligned themselves with animal exploitation:
After you’ve finished shopping, let PetSmart know that it won’t get your business until it stops selling animals:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-01--Victory! After Hearing From PETA, Brooks Brothers Bans Exotic Skins

After hearing from PETA , Brooks Brothers—the oldest retailer in the country—confirmed that it has stopped ordering products made of exotic-animal skins !
To show our gratitude for making a compassionate change , PETA sent the company a box of delicious vegan chocolates .
The decision means a huge victory for animals used for their skins .
In the exotic-animal trade , sensitive alligators and crocodiles are kept in dank pools and barren , concrete pits while snakes and others are kept in dirty , crowded cages that are stacked on top of one another—creating a breeding ground for many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can be passed on to humans ) such as salmonella , E. coli , and West Nile virus .
Filthy , cramped conditions such as these are similar to the ones in the “ wet market ” where scientists believe the virus that caused the COVID-19 outbreak originated .
Just like humans , these animals experience fear and pain and want to be free .
Crocodiles communicate with each other using a complex series of vocalizations , and alligators spend years raising their babies .
These fascinating animals want to enjoy life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed for their skin .
Brooks Brothers—which stopped purchasing mohair in 2018 in response to PETA ’ s investigation of angora farms in South Africa—joins Chanel , Diane von Furstenberg , HUGO BOSS , Victoria Beckham , Vivienne Westwood , and many others in banning exotic skins .
Call on more companies to follow Brooks Brothers ’ lead : And find out how you can make sure that your clothes are animal-friendly :

After hearing from PETA, Brooks Brothers—the oldest retailer in the country—confirmed that it has stopped ordering products made of exotic-animal skins! To show our gratitude for making a compassionate change, PETA sent the company a box of delicious vegan chocolates.
The decision means a huge victory for animals used for their skins. In the exotic-animal trade, sensitive alligators and crocodiles are kept in dank pools and barren, concrete pits while snakes and others are kept in dirty, crowded cages that are stacked on top of one another—creating a breeding ground for many pathogens, including zoonotic ones (those that can be passed on to humans) such as salmonella, E. coli, and West Nile virus. Filthy, cramped conditions such as these are similar to the ones in the “wet market” where scientists believe the virus that caused the COVID-19 outbreak originated.
Just like humans, these animals experience fear and pain and want to be free. Crocodiles communicate with each other using a complex series of vocalizations, and alligators spend years raising their babies. These fascinating animals want to enjoy life, not be confined to cages and killed for their skin.
Brooks Brothers—which stopped purchasing mohair in 2018 in response to PETA Asia’s investigation of angora goat farms in South Africa—joins Chanel, Diane von Furstenberg, HUGO BOSS, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, and many others in banning exotic skins.
Call on more companies to follow Brooks Brothers’ lead:
And find out how you can make sure that your clothes are animal-friendly:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-01--Were You Duped by ‘Cage-Free’ or ‘Free-Range’ Eggs? Let Us Know.

If you bought eggs advertised as either “ cage-free ” or “ free-range ” and believe that you were misled about the true nature of these items , we want to hear from you .
You have a right to know what you ’ re buying and what food you ’ re consuming .
Please contact us to share your concerns by using the form below : Chickens suffer in the egg industry .
For example , on a farm that supplies Nellie ’ s Free Range Eggs , a PETA eyewitness documented that thousands of the birds were crammed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to avoid stepping on them .
Even though they weren ’ t kept in cages , they still had only a little more than a square foot of space each .
These conditions are common on farms that supply eggs marketed to consumers , who think they are paying more for humane , “ cage-free ” eggs .
When a business uses animals for profit , the animals always suffer .
The best way to help chickens is to stop eating their eggs and flesh .
Thanks to delicious vegan options , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replace eggs and meat in everyday cooking .

If you bought eggs advertised as either “cage-free” or “free-range” and believe that you were misled about the true nature of these items, we want to hear from you. You have a right to know what you’re buying and what food you’re consuming. Please contact us to share your concerns by using the form below:
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Chickens suffer in the egg industry. Animals on typical “free-range” farms often spend much of their time confined to crowded sheds or mud-filled pens, just as animals on conventional factory farms do. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires animals on so-called “free-range” farms to have access to outdoor areas, it doesn’t specify how much time they must be allowed to spend outside or how much space they should be given.
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These conditions are common on farms that supply eggs marketed to consumers, who think they are paying more for humane, “cage-free” eggs. When a business uses animals for profit, the animals always suffer.
The best way to help chickens is to stop eating their eggs and flesh. Thanks to delicious vegan options, it’s never been easier to replace eggs and meat in everyday cooking.