petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-06--Just Released: Cows Suffer on JBS Trucks for Hours Before Slaughter

By 9 a.m. on a cold October morning in Nebraska , nearly half a dozen trucks—crammed full of terrified cows slated for a gruesome death—were already lined up at a JBS slaughterhouse .
It ’ s unknown how long these animals—surely stressed and possibly dehydrated—languished .
Confused and afraid , these cows killed for their flesh suffer long before workers hang them upside down , slit their throats , and bleed them out on the kill floor .
Two whistleblowers have alerted PETA to alleged shoddy transport procedures at a JBS facility in Grand Island , Nebraska , claiming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on trucks for up to 10 hours before workers killed them .
The trip from a feedlot to a slaughterhouse can take hours on its own .
Many animals on trucks die from heatstroke in warmer months or freeze to death in the winter .
Others sustain debilitating broken bones and internal injuries when other animals—fearing for their lives—trample them in an attempt to escape the living hell that they ’ re in .
Even after such a grueling trip , it ’ s common practice for slaughterhouses to keep animals waiting inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received Freedom of Information Act responses from the complaints that we sent to the Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ) on the matter .
The documents seem to back up what we have known for years : JBS keeps cows on trucks for long stretches of time before slaughtering them .
On a visit to the plant , an FSIS official said that when he ’ d finished his inspection at 9 a.m. , five trucks were waiting to unload .
If they were already backed up that early in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get far worse .
FSIS officials asked the plant manager for instances in which cows spent “ 8 hours or more parked ” at the plant—which appears to indicate that it ’ s common knowledge among FSIS and plant management that trucks may wait there for several hours .
Another FSIS official wrote that trailers “ do not get to the plant in a stream ” —they know that trucks come in waves and that backup can occur when many arrive at once .
The whistleblowers reported to PETA that trucks spend most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just outside the plant , and the FSIS district manager wrote of backups , “ [ I ] f it is happening outside the official premises , there is no way [ plant FSIS personnel ] would know ” anything about it .
Not one of the five drivers queried by FSIS in June had a scheduled delivery time .
After eight months of our complaints , media coverage of the issue , and FSIS involvement , JBS was still not scheduling trucks ’ arrival to ensure minimum wait times .
Here are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same JBS facility has routinely botched cow slaughters : • In 2017 , PETA received photographs and video footage captured by a whistleblower inside the plant revealing incidents in which cows were mis-shot with a captive-bolt gun .
The whistleblower also revealed at least one instance in which workers hung a fully conscious cow—who was bleeding from a hole in her head—upside down before her throat was slit .
• In 2018 , we sent a letter calling on the U.S. attorney for the District of Nebraska to investigate the slaughterhouse for habitual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act and , as appropriate , file federal criminal charges against the facility and the workers responsible for causing abhorrent animal suffering .
• Also in 2018 , FSIS cited JBS when workers shot a downed cow in the head three times before the animal fell unconscious .
• In June 2020 , FSIS cited JBS yet again when workers botched the shooting of a steer who tried desperately to escape slaughter .
JBS workers left the animal standing , walking , and bleeding from the head .
Thirteen minutes passed before they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot .
If this is just a sample of what authorities have caught JBS workers doing , imagine what they do to cows when no one is watching .
Cows—with all their emotions and personality—want to live .
They don ’ t want to take this journey of no return .
We must do better .
Cows have best friends and hold grudges against humans who ’ ve treated them poorly and other animals .
The mother/calf bond is particularly strong , and there are countless reports of mother cows who ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their babies after they ’ ve been taken away and sold to veal or beef farms .
These gentle giants mourn the deaths of loved ones , sometimes shedding tears over their loss .
It ’ s depressing to think about grieving cows who see others killed right in front of them .
But it ’ s a reality we must face .
This is why PETA is helping people go vegan .
Order our free vegan starter kit , and sign up for a free vegan mentor .
We have all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat , eggs , and dairy .
You can make a real difference and save nearly 200 animals a year—simply by not eating them !
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By 9 a.m. on a cold October morning in Nebraska, nearly half a dozen trucks—crammed full of terrified cows slated for a gruesome death—were already lined up at a JBS slaughterhouse. It’s unknown how long these animals—surely stressed and possibly dehydrated—languished.
Confused and afraid, these cows killed for their flesh suffer long before workers hang them upside down, slit their throats, and bleed them out on the kill floor.
Two whistleblowers have alerted PETA to alleged shoddy transport procedures at a JBS facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, claiming that the slaughterhouse forced cows to wait outside on trucks for up to 10 hours before workers killed them.
The trip from a feedlot to a slaughterhouse can take hours on its own. Many animals on trucks die from heatstroke in warmer months or freeze to death in the winter. Others sustain debilitating broken bones and internal injuries when other animals—fearing for their lives—trample them in an attempt to escape the living hell that they’re in. Even after such a grueling trip, it’s common practice for slaughterhouses to keep animals waiting inside the severely crowded trucks.
PETA has received Freedom of Information Act responses from the complaints that we sent to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on the matter. The documents seem to back up what we have known for years: JBS keeps cows on trucks for long stretches of time before slaughtering them.
Imagine being held inside a cramped, dingy trailer before enduring a gruesome death.
On a visit to the plant, an FSIS official said that when he’d finished his inspection at 9 a.m., five trucks were waiting to unload. If they were already backed up that early in the day, it seems likely that backups get far worse.
FSIS officials asked the plant manager for instances in which cows spent “8 hours or more parked” at the plant—which appears to indicate that it’s common knowledge among FSIS and plant management that trucks may wait there for several hours.
Another FSIS official wrote that trailers “do not get to the plant in a stream”—they know that trucks come in waves and that backup can occur when many arrive at once. The whistleblowers reported to PETA that trucks spend most of their time waiting along the road just outside the plant, and the FSIS district manager wrote of backups, “[I]f it is happening outside the official premises, there is no way [plant FSIS personnel] would know” anything about it.
Not one of the five drivers queried by FSIS in June had a scheduled delivery time. After eight months of our complaints, media coverage of the issue, and FSIS involvement, JBS was still not scheduling trucks’ arrival to ensure minimum wait times.
Here are just a few instances in which this same JBS facility has routinely botched cow slaughters:
In 2017, PETA received photographs and video footage captured by a whistleblower inside the plant revealing incidents in which cows were mis-shot with a captive-bolt gun. The whistleblower also revealed at least one instance in which workers hung a fully conscious cow—who was bleeding from a hole in her head—upside down before her throat was slit.
In 2018, we sent a letter calling on the U.S. attorney for the District of Nebraska to investigate the slaughterhouse for habitual violations of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and, as appropriate, file federal criminal charges against the facility and the workers responsible for causing abhorrent animal suffering.
Also in 2018, FSIS cited JBS when workers shot a downed cow in the head three times before the animal fell unconscious.
before the animal fell unconscious. In June 2020, FSIS cited JBS yet again when workers botched the shooting of a steer who tried desperately to escape slaughter. JBS workers left the animal standing, walking, and bleeding from the head. Thirteen minutes passed before they repositioned the terrified steer for a second shot.
If this is just a sample of what authorities have caught JBS workers doing, imagine what they do to cows when no one is watching.
Cows—with all their emotions and personality—want to live. They don’t want to take this journey of no return.
We must do better. Cows have best friends and hold grudges against humans who’ve treated them poorly and other animals. The mother/calf bond is particularly strong, and there are countless reports of mother cows who’ve continued to bellow and search frantically for their babies after they’ve been taken away and sold to veal or beef farms.
These gentle giants mourn the deaths of loved ones, sometimes shedding tears over their loss. It’s depressing to think about grieving cows who see others killed right in front of them. But it’s a reality we must face.
This is why PETA is helping people go vegan.
Order our free vegan starter kit. We have all the resources necessary to support folks in ditching meat, eggs, and dairy. You can make a real difference and save nearly 200 animals a year—simply by not eating them!
Want to do more? Support our action to close slaughterhouses:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-06--Just Released: New Photos, Video From Feds’ Inspection of G.W. Zoo

PETA Has Obtained Visual Documentation of Big Cat Carcasses Left Outside to Decompose , Emaciated Grizzly Bear , Sick Lion Cub , and More Wynnewood , Okla. – PETA has just obtained photos and video footage taken during the U.S. Department of Agriculture ’ s ( USDA ) June 22 inspection of Jeff Lowe ’ s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park ( aka “ G.W .
Zoo ” ) , during which the notorious exhibitor was cited for numerous failures to provide animals with adequate veterinary care , among other animal welfare issues .
The photos show the following : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and thin ” young lion named Nala , who inspectors found lying in mud with discharge from one nostril and an accumulation of green discharge in her eyes—her condition was so serious that USDA inspectors stopped their inspection and ordered Lowe to seek immediate veterinary care for her • Big cats and wolves suffering from flystrike and other wounds • The partially burned , rotting , and decomposing carcass of a big cat named Young Yi underneath a pile of wood and a tarp that USDA inspectors said concealed the body of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ method attracted flies , thereby causing the flystrike tormenting the big cats and wolves • Geriatric wolves confined to a totally barren , concrete-floored enclosure , despite veterinarian ’ s recommendations to provide them with bedding • Decrepit enclosures that pose the risk of injury to animals “ These disturbing photos show Jeff Lowe ’ s total disregard for the suffering that animals are enduring at his roadside zoo compound as well as his inability even to dispose of their dead bodies properly , ” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PETA wants authorities to shut down this miserable operation and send the animals to reputable facilities so that they can finally receive the care they need.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—also obtained video footage showing a fisher cat limping inside a decrepit enclosure in which the grated sub-floor was exposed , posing the risk of injury .
Lowe is a defendant in a current PETA Endangered Species Act lawsuit challenging cruel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partner , Tim Stark , who sent him the grizzly bear as well as four lions , including Nala .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Has Obtained Visual Documentation of Big Cat Carcasses Left Outside to Decompose, Emaciated Grizzly Bear, Sick Lion Cub, and More
For Immediate Release:
August 6, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Wynnewood, Okla. – PETA has just obtained photos and video footage taken during the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) June 22 inspection of Jeff Lowe’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (aka “G.W. Zoo”), during which the notorious exhibitor was cited for numerous failures to provide animals with adequate veterinary care, among other animal welfare issues. The photos show the following:
A “lethargic, depressed, and thin” young lion named Nala, who inspectors found lying in mud with discharge from one nostril and an accumulation of green discharge in her eyes—her condition was so serious that USDA inspectors stopped their inspection and ordered Lowe to seek immediate veterinary care for her
Big cats and wolves suffering from flystrike and other wounds
The partially burned, rotting, and decomposing carcass of a big cat named Young Yi underneath a pile of wood and a tarp that USDA inspectors said concealed the body of a tiger named Dot—they stated that this disposal method attracted flies, thereby causing the flystrike tormenting the big cats and wolves
An emaciated grizzly bear
Geriatric wolves confined to a totally barren, concrete-floored enclosure, despite veterinarian’s recommendations to provide them with bedding
Decrepit enclosures that pose the risk of injury to animals
“These disturbing photos show Jeff Lowe’s total disregard for the suffering that animals are enduring at his roadside zoo compound as well as his inability even to dispose of their dead bodies properly,” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet. “PETA wants authorities to shut down this miserable operation and send the animals to reputable facilities so that they can finally receive the care they need.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—also obtained video footage showing a fisher cat limping inside a decrepit enclosure in which the grated sub-floor was exposed, posing the risk of injury.
Lowe is a defendant in a current PETA Endangered Species Act lawsuit challenging cruel big-cat cub petting by his former business partner, Tim Stark, who sent him the grizzly bear as well as four lions, including Nala.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-06--PETA-Backed Students Across the Country Tell NIH to Empty the Cages

Inside an inconspicuous building on a sprawling campus in suburban Maryland , monkeys are mutilated , tortured , and killed at the hands of National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) experimenters .
NIH experimenter Elisabeth Murray saws open monkeys ’ heads and either injects toxins into their brain to burn brain cells or vacuums out parts of it—and then locks them in cages and intentionally terrifies them with rubber spiders and snakes .
PETA used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain 43 hours of never-before-seen video footage of Murray ’ s twisted “ emotional responsiveness ” tests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no emotional response to Wilfork , who ’ s nearly hairless , likely as a result of stress , and sitting utterly defeated in the corner—too broken to look at anything but the floor ?
Or to Le Chiffre , who sits staring out of the cage he ’ s spent so many hours trapped in with one desperate finger resting hopelessly on the metal bars ?
PETA has also obtained documents from NIH revealing that Murray ’ s monkey victims are subjected to multiple brain surgeries , repeated sedation and restraint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and more .
Animal experimentation is the epitome of speciesism : • Disregard for animals ’ well-being , comfort , and needs • Denial of their ability to think , feel , and want Monkeys should live among trees , soaking in the sunshine with their families .
Instead , these monkeys—whose lives are just as important to them as ours are to us—are severely mutilated and forced to spend life in a cage inside a windowless laboratory , where they ’ re tormented by speciesist experimenters who view them as lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than $ 36 million to fund experiments like these over the span of 30 years , despite their zero human-relevant results .
These tests help no one , and they wouldn ’ t be ethical even if they did .
Animals are individuals who have personalities , perspectives , and free will and want to avoid pain and suffering , just as humans do .
Treating sentient beings like lab equipment is inexcusable .
Animals aren ’ t ours to use .
We ’ re all being forced to pay for animals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for treatments that aren ’ t coming .
People are dying because they ’ re unable to afford healthcare .
Nurses exposed to COVID-19 are forced to reuse single-use personal protective equipment ( PPE ) .
Students are drowning in debt .
And mental health is a national crisis .
Meanwhile , NIH—the primary health agency in the U.S.—in squandering billions of taxpayer dollars every year on cruel , archaic , fake-science animal experiments instead of solving actual problems .
This can ’ t continue .
This is how we ’ ll end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the videos and images from this Dropbox folder and share these animals ’ stories online .
• Put this Linktree Link in your or your SOS hub ’ s social media profile to help folks demand an END to cruel and useless monkey terror experiments .
NIH will continue to terrorize animals until it ’ s blasted with disapproval from the public that ’ s too loud to ignore .
Let the agency know we ’ re watching it and we see the ways it wastes our tax dollars on sickeningly cruel and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ produce relevant results .
Once the Linktree link is in your profile , point people to it on your story and tell everyone you know to take action !
Help us launch this campaign and tell these 23 monkeys ’ stories—and speak up for all the others who ’ ve suffered in laboratories .
All SOS hubs and members , please share this image on Instagram right now .
Be sure to tag @ petaxsos and @ nihgov , and use the hashtag # EndMonkeyTerrorExperiments Take This to the Streets Online activism is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to raise our voices in the streets—in every community in the country—to put an end to these terror experiments .
E-mail your adviser to get a custom protest kit—you can choose from geometric monkey masks , signs , cages , costumes , and more .
If you haven ’ t signed up to become a leader or member of SOS yet , do that now and join a network of other young activists rising up to demand an end to human supremacy .
Your voice is crucial to stopping these cruel experiments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the way future generations see and treat animals .
Through our actions , SOS will beat speciesism , which normalizes violence and slaughter .
E-mail your adviser for a protest kit now .

Inside an inconspicuous building on a sprawling campus in suburban Maryland, monkeys are mutilated, tortured, and killed at the hands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenters.
NIH experimenter Elisabeth Murray saws open monkeys’ heads and either injects toxins into their brain to burn brain cells or vacuums out parts of it—and then locks them in cages and intentionally terrifies them with rubber spiders and snakes. PETA used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain 43 hours of never-before-seen video footage of Murray’s twisted “emotional responsiveness” tests. But how is it possible that she has no emotional response to Wilfork, who’s nearly hairless, likely as a result of stress, and sitting utterly defeated in the corner—too broken to look at anything but the floor?
Or to Le Chiffre, who sits staring out of the cage he’s spent so many hours trapped in with one desperate finger resting hopelessly on the metal bars?
PETA has also obtained documents from NIH revealing that Murray’s monkey victims are subjected to multiple brain surgeries, repeated sedation and restraint, starvation to force them to cooperate, and more.
Animal experimentation is the epitome of speciesism:
Disregard for animals’ well-being, comfort, and needs
Denial of their ability to think, feel, and want
Domination and exploitation
Monkeys should live among trees, soaking in the sunshine with their families. Instead, these monkeys—whose lives are just as important to them as ours are to us—are severely mutilated and forced to spend life in a cage inside a windowless laboratory, where they’re tormented by speciesist experimenters who view them as lab equipment.
NIH has given Murray more than $36 million to fund experiments like these over the span of 30 years, despite their zero human-relevant results. These tests help no one, and they wouldn’t be ethical even if they did. Animals are individuals who have personalities, perspectives, and free will and want to avoid pain and suffering, just as humans do. Treating sentient beings like lab equipment is inexcusable. Animals aren’t ours to use.
We’re all being forced to pay for animals to be tortured in laboratories while we wait for treatments that aren’t coming. People are dying because they’re unable to afford healthcare. Nurses exposed to COVID-19 are forced to reuse single-use personal protective equipment (PPE). Students are drowning in debt. And mental health is a national crisis. Meanwhile, NIH—the primary health agency in the U.S.—in squandering billions of taxpayer dollars every year on cruel, archaic, fake-science animal experiments instead of solving actual problems.
This can’t continue. This is how we’ll end the monkey terror experiments:
Online Actions
Download the videos and images from this Dropbox folder and share these animals’ stories online.
Put this Linktree Link in your or your SOS hub’s social media profile to help folks demand an END to cruel and useless monkey terror experiments.
NIH will continue to terrorize animals until it’s blasted with disapproval from the public that’s too loud to ignore. Let the agency know we’re watching it and we see the ways it wastes our tax dollars on sickeningly cruel and infuriatingly useless experiments that continually fail to produce relevant results.
Once the Linktree link is in your profile, point people to it on your story and tell everyone you know to take action!
Help us tell these 23 monkeys’ stories—and speak up for all the others who’ve suffered in laboratories. All SOS hubs and members, please share this image on Instagram right now. Be sure to tag @petaxsos and @nihgov, and use the hashtag #EndMonkeyTerrorExperiments
Take This to the Streets
Online activism is important, but animals also need us to raise our voices in the streets—in every community in the country—to put an end to these terror experiments. E-mail [email protected] to get a custom protest kit—you can choose from geometric monkey masks, signs, cages, costumes, and more. If you haven’t signed up to become an organizer or member of SOS yet, do that now and join a network of other young activists rising up to demand an end to human supremacy.
Your voice is crucial to stopping these cruel experiments. SOS is the youth movement that will change the way future generations see and treat animals. Through our actions, SOS will beat speciesism, which normalizes violence and slaughter.
E-mail [email protected] for a protest kit now.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--Heat Prompts Call to Suspend Races at Lone Star Park

PETA Warns That High Temperatures Put Horses at Risk of Brain Damage , Heatstroke , and Fatal Cardiac Trauma Dallas – With temperatures expected to reach at least 97 degrees and the heat index forecast to be even higher on Sunday afternoon when races are scheduled to run , PETA sent an urgent letter this morning calling on Lone Star Park stewards to suspend all races on August 9—and every subsequent day with high temperatures .
“ Horses are pushed to the limit every time they race , and the additional stress of skyrocketing temperatures can cause brain damage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fatal cardiac trauma , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo .
“ PETA is calling on Lone Star Park officials to prevent tragedy by suspending racing tomorrow and whenever Texas faces extreme heat.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .
I can be reached at 954-464-6553 or [ email protected ] if you have any questions .
PETA ’ s letter to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ) and its more than 6.5 million members and supporters worldwide to urge you to protect horses by suspending racing at Lone Star Park during the current high temperatures .
Temperatures are expected to reach at least 97 degrees and the heat index is forecast to be even higher in Grand Prairie , Texas , on Sunday afternoon when races are scheduled to run .
Horses are pushed to the limit every time they race , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain damage , collapse as a result of heatstroke , and fatal cardiac trauma .
Extra caution should be taken if horses are racing on Lasix , a diuretic , which can cause dehydration and compounds the risks of racing in extreme heat .
There are many examples of horses experiencing breakdowns or collapsing because of heat , including Merciless Cat , who experienced a catastrophic breakdown after his aorta burst when the temperature at the track was over 100 degrees—footage is available here ( 2:25 ) .
To protect the health of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country have previously postponed races when high temperatures or heat indexes were expected , including last summer when Monmouth Park made the responsible decision to postpone the starting time of the Haskell Invitational .
Many other tracks , including Saratoga , Woodbine , Belterra Park , Ellis Park , Laurel Park , and Parx Racing , have canceled races when dangerous temperatures were forecast .
An average of three horses die in racing every day , and extreme heat can easily add to this death toll .
By suspending racing until temperatures cool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
Please take immediate action to protect horses in Texas .
Thank you .
I look forward to hearing from you .

PETA Warns That High Temperatures Put Horses at Risk of Brain Damage, Heatstroke, and Fatal Cardiac Trauma
For Immediate Release:
August 7, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Dallas – With temperatures expected to reach at least 97 degrees and the heat index forecast to be even higher on Sunday afternoon when races are scheduled to run, PETA sent an urgent letter this morning calling on Lone Star Park stewards to suspend all races on August 9—and every subsequent day with high temperatures.
“Horses are pushed to the limit every time they race, and the additional stress of skyrocketing temperatures can cause brain damage, collapse as a result of heatstroke, and fatal cardiac trauma,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA is calling on Lone Star Park officials to prevent tragedy by suspending racing tomorrow and whenever Texas faces extreme heat.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.
PETA’s letter to the Lone Star Park stewards follows.
August 7, 2020
Re High Temperatures at Lone Star Park
Dear Stewards,
I’m writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and its more than 6.5 million members and supporters worldwide to urge you to protect horses by suspending racing at Lone Star Park during the current high temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to reach at least 97 degrees and the heat index is forecast to be even higher in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Sunday afternoon when races are scheduled to run. Horses are pushed to the limit every time they race, and the additional stress of skyrocketing temperatures can cause brain damage, collapse as a result of heatstroke, and fatal cardiac trauma. Extra caution should be taken if horses are racing on Lasix, a diuretic, which can cause dehydration and compounds the risks of racing in extreme heat. There are many examples of horses experiencing breakdowns or collapsing because of heat, including Merciless Cat, who experienced a catastrophic breakdown after his aorta burst when the temperature at the track was over 100 degrees—footage is available here (2:25).
To protect the health of horses and jockeys, tracks across the country have previously postponed races when high temperatures or heat indexes were expected, including last summer when Monmouth Park made the responsible decision to postpone the starting time of the Haskell Invitational. Many other tracks, including Saratoga, Woodbine, Belterra Park, Ellis Park, Laurel Park, and Parx Racing, have canceled races when dangerous temperatures were forecast.
An average of three horses die in racing every day, and extreme heat can easily add to this death toll. By suspending racing until temperatures cool, racetracks can help forestall further heat-related deaths. Please take immediate action to protect horses in Texas.
Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Kathy Guillermo
Senior Vice President
Equine Matters Department


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--New Ad Near ‘Jaws’ Film Location Says Humans Are the Real Predators

Ahead of 'Shark Week , ' PETA Billboard Alerts People to the Most Dangerous Mouths in the Water : Their Own New Bedford , Mass .
– With the fearmongering TV event Shark Week just around the corner , PETA has placed a billboard near the ferry to Martha ’ s Vineyard , where the movie Jaws was filmed , that gives people food for thought about who is really the biggest threat to lives .
“ The most dangerous predators in the water aren ’ t sharks—they ’ re the humans who catch , kill , and consume trillions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA ’ s billboard urges people to make the oceans a little safer for all living beings by leaving animals in peace—and in one piece—and going vegan.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —points out that numerous studies have confirmed that fish have unique personalities , can recognize human faces , and can retain memories and think ahead .
But because of human prejudice—and even though more fish are killed for food each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtually no legal protection from abuse .
They slowly suffocate or are crushed to death when they ’ re dragged out of the ocean in huge nets , and the throats and abdomens of those who survive are cut open on the decks of fishing boats .
PETA opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
The group offers free vegan starter kits and encourages everyone to try healthy , humane vegan meals such as Gardein ’ s delicious Golden Fishless Filets .
The ad is located at 622 Acushnet Ave. in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ferry to Martha ’ s Vineyard .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

Ahead of 'Shark Week,' PETA Billboard Alerts People to the Most Dangerous Mouths in the Water: Their Own
For Immediate Release:
August 7, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
New Bedford, Mass. – With the fearmongering TV event Shark Week just around the corner, PETA has placed a billboard near the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard, where the movie Jaws was filmed, that gives people food for thought about who is really the biggest threat to lives.
“The most dangerous predators in the water aren’t sharks—they’re the humans who catch, kill, and consume trillions of marine animals every year,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA’s billboard urges people to make the oceans a little safer for all living beings by leaving animals in peace—and in one piece—and going vegan.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that numerous studies have confirmed that fish have unique personalities, can recognize human faces, and can retain memories and think ahead. But because of human prejudice—and even though more fish are killed for food each year than all other animals combined—they have virtually no legal protection from abuse. They slowly suffocate or are crushed to death when they’re dragged out of the ocean in huge nets, and the throats and abdomens of those who survive are cut open on the decks of fishing boats.
PETA opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. The group offers free vegan starter kits and encourages everyone to try healthy, humane vegan meals such as Gardein’s delicious Golden Fishless Filets.
The ad is located at 622 Acushnet Ave. in New Bedford, just a mile from the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--Urgent From PETA: Cruel—and Criminal—to Leave Dogs in Hot Cars

Milford , Penn .
– Following recent reports that a dog had to be rescued from a hot car in Milford , PETA is issuing an urgent warning about the importance of never leaving animals in hot vehicles .
Twenty-five animals have already died this year from heat-related causes , and because COVID-19 is prolonging store wait times and errands , PETA is concerned that this summer could see an unprecedented number of hot weather–related animal deaths .
PETA has released a hot-car public service announcement featuring Mckenna Grace .
For more information , visit PETA.org .
On a 78-degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car can soar to 100 degrees in just minutes , and on a 90-degree day , the interior temperature can reach as high as 109 degrees in less than 10 minutes .
Dogs , who don ’ t sweat and can cool themselves only by panting , can rapidly succumb to heatstroke , even if a vehicle is parked in the shade with the windows slightly open , which has little to no effect on lowering the temperature inside .
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help keep animal companions safe in hot weather : • Keep animals indoors , and leave them at home when it ’ s hot outside .
Unlike humans , dogs can sweat only through their footpads and cool themselves by panting , so even brief sun exposure can have life-threatening consequences .
Anyone who sees animals in distress and is unable to help should note their locations and alert authorities immediately .
• Never leave an animal inside a hot vehicle .
Temperatures can quickly soar in parked cars , and a dog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes—even if the car is in the shade with the windows slightly open , which has little to no effect on lowering the temperature inside the car .
PETA offers an emergency window-breaking hammer for help with intervening in life-or-death situations .
• Avoid hot pavement .
When outdoor temperatures reach the 80s , asphalt temperatures can climb to 140 degrees , causing pain , burns , and permanent damage to dogs ’ paws after just a few minutes of contact .
Walk dogs on grass whenever possible , and avoid walking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run with dogs in hot weather—they ’ ll collapse before giving up , at which point , it may be too late to save them .

For Immediate Release:
August 7, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Milford, Penn. – Following recent reports that a dog had to be rescued from a hot car in Milford, PETA is issuing an urgent warning about the importance of never leaving animals in hot vehicles. Twenty-five animals have already died this year from heat-related causes, and because COVID-19 is prolonging store wait times and errands, PETA is concerned that this summer could see an unprecedented number of hot weather–related animal deaths.
On a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to 100 degrees in just minutes, and on a 90-degree day, the interior temperature can reach as high as 109 degrees in less than 10 minutes. Dogs, who don’t sweat and can cool themselves only by panting, can rapidly succumb to heatstroke, even if a vehicle is parked in the shade with the windows slightly open, which has little to no effect on lowering the temperature inside.
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted for cruelty.
The following tips will help keep animal companions safe in hot weather:
Keep animals indoors, and leave them at home when it’s hot outside. Unlike humans, dogs can sweat only through their footpads and cool themselves by panting, so even brief sun exposure can have life-threatening consequences. Anyone who sees animals in distress and is unable to help should note their locations and alert authorities immediately.
Unlike humans, dogs can sweat only through their footpads and cool themselves by panting, so even brief sun exposure can have life-threatening consequences. Anyone who sees animals in distress and is unable to help should note their locations and alert authorities immediately. Never leave an animal inside a hot vehicle. Temperatures can quickly soar in parked cars, and a dog trapped inside can die from heatstroke within minutes—even if the car is in the shade with the windows slightly open, which has little to no effect on lowering the temperature inside the car. PETA offers an emergency window-breaking hammer for help with intervening in life-or-death situations.
Temperatures can quickly soar in parked cars, and a dog trapped inside can die from heatstroke within minutes—even if the car is in the shade with the windows slightly open, which has little to no effect on lowering the temperature inside the car. for help with intervening in life-or-death situations. Avoid hot pavement. When outdoor temperatures reach the 80s, asphalt temperatures can climb to 140 degrees, causing pain, burns, and permanent damage to dogs’ paws after just a few minutes of contact. Walk dogs on grass whenever possible, and avoid walking in the middle of the day. Never run with dogs in hot weather—they’ll collapse before giving up, at which point, it may be too late to save them.
PETA has released a hot-car public service announcement featuring Mckenna Grace. For more information, visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--‘No Justification’: PETA Veterinarian Condemns Monkey Fright Tests

In my opinion , the monkeys in Elisabeth Murray ’ s National Institutes of Health laboratory experience unrelenting isolation , psychological torment , and physical pain and discomfort .
They are put under anesthesia and fitted with head chambers that allow the experimenters direct access to their brains .
In these surgeries , experimenters cut through the skin and muscles of the scalp , and the head muscles are either retracted back from the skull or removed entirely .
A headcap is screwed onto the skull , creating a chamber that allows access to the brain , but additional surgeries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skull and expose the brain .
Other monkeys are subjected to injections that destroy the functions of certain areas of their brains .
Murray has also used suction to remove certain parts of their brain .
Because there are many nerve endings in the skin and muscle of the head , these surgeries cause high levels of immediate pain but may also cause chronic or longer-lasting pain .
Monkeys who have undergone brain surgery likely experience headaches and pulsing or pounding head pain , similar to what humans describe after brain surgery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain surgery report experiencing headaches for long periods of time after their surgeries .
Although the monkeys reportedly receive pain medications for up to seven days after the surgeries , their pain may last much longer .
During the course of the experiments , individual monkeys undergo as many as three invasive surgeries and possibly more if there are any complications , adverse effects , or bone regrowth into the head chamber .
In addition to chronic pain , the side effects of repeated surgeries and anesthesia include stress on internal organs such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss and cognitive decline , and immune system suppression , leading to a higher risk of infection and illness .
The permanent attachment of the head chamber likely causes additional distress and may lead to sleep disruptions , inability to move or rest comfortably , and anxiety from the constant presence of a foreign object on the head .
Monkeys are subjected to repeated painful injections into the muscles of their legs and arms , which can cause bruising , swelling , and a decrease in the ability to move and rest pain-free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the monkeys receive include itching , redness , uncontrolled muscle twitching , agitation , sedation , blurred vision , and hearing impairment .
The monkeys are held in restraints repeatedly to administer injections and experimental drugs .
These monkeys , who are intensely social and rely on the community of other monkeys for their well-being , are housed alone in metal cages , unable to touch or interact with others of their own species .
Monkeys who are isolated experience anxiety , frustration , and mental distress , and they often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repetitive behaviors such as pacing , rocking , twisting their heads back and forth , plucking out their own fur , eating their fur , poking at their eyes over and over again , sucking on their fingers , or biting and scratching their own arms and legs to the point of serious injury .
Monkeys are sentient beings who experience joy , grief , fear , sadness , and loneliness .
There is no justification , scientifically or ethically , for these cruel experiments .

By Ingrid Taylor, D.V.M.
In my opinion, the monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s National Institutes of Health laboratory experience unrelenting isolation, psychological torment, and physical pain and discomfort. They are put under anesthesia and fitted with head chambers that allow the experimenters direct access to their brains. In these surgeries, experimenters cut through the skin and muscles of the scalp, and the head muscles are either retracted back from the skull or removed entirely. A headcap is screwed onto the skull, creating a chamber that allows access to the brain, but additional surgeries are required to remove bone from the skull and expose the brain. Other monkeys are subjected to injections that destroy the functions of certain areas of their brains. Murray has also used suction to remove certain parts of their brain. Because there are many nerve endings in the skin and muscle of the head, these surgeries cause high levels of immediate pain but may also cause chronic or longer-lasting pain. Monkeys who have undergone brain surgery likely experience headaches and pulsing or pounding head pain, similar to what humans describe after brain surgery. One-third of humans who’ve undergone brain surgery report experiencing headaches for long periods of time after their surgeries. Although the monkeys reportedly receive pain medications for up to seven days after the surgeries, their pain may last much longer.
During the course of the experiments, individual monkeys undergo as many as three invasive surgeries and possibly more if there are any complications, adverse effects, or bone regrowth into the head chamber. In addition to chronic pain, the side effects of repeated surgeries and anesthesia include stress on internal organs such as the kidneys and liver, memory loss and cognitive decline, and immune system suppression, leading to a higher risk of infection and illness. The permanent attachment of the head chamber likely causes additional distress and may lead to sleep disruptions, inability to move or rest comfortably, and anxiety from the constant presence of a foreign object on the head.
Monkeys are subjected to repeated painful injections into the muscles of their legs and arms, which can cause bruising, swelling, and a decrease in the ability to move and rest pain-free. Potential side effects of the drugs some of the monkeys receive include itching, redness, uncontrolled muscle twitching, agitation, sedation, blurred vision, and hearing impairment. The monkeys are held in restraints repeatedly to administer injections and experimental drugs.
These monkeys, who are intensely social and rely on the community of other monkeys for their well-being, are housed alone in metal cages, unable to touch or interact with others of their own species. Monkeys who are isolated experience anxiety, frustration, and mental distress, and they often express this anguish through physical ailments and repetitive behaviors such as pacing, rocking, twisting their heads back and forth, plucking out their own fur, eating their fur, poking at their eyes over and over again, sucking on their fingers, or biting and scratching their own arms and legs to the point of serious injury. Monkeys are sentient beings who experience joy, grief, fear, sadness, and loneliness. There is no justification, scientifically or ethically, for these cruel experiments.
Ingrid Taylor is a veterinarian with PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--60 Animal Companions Endured Heat-Related Deaths In 2018 … That We Know Of

Date Location Rescue Details Number of Dogs or Other Animals Rescued Notes
9/28/2018 Merritt Island, Florida A couple who was walking through a Walmart parking lot spotted a puppy who’d been left inside a hot car. They had a store employee call 911 and then went back to the vehicle and freed the animal. They later adopted her. 1
9/15/2018 Ottawa, Ontario Multiple good Samaritans called authorities after spotting various companion animals left in hot cars. 8 On an unseasonably warm Saturday, police received eight calls about companion animals who had been left in vehicles.
9/5/2018 St. Louis, Missouri A dog was locked inside a hot car for at least two hours. 1 The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force and the St. Louis Fire Department rescued the dog.
9/5/2018 Liberty, Ohio Officers discovered a black dog inside a locked Jeep parked on the roadway with no license plate. 1 The Jeep’s windows were open about 2 inches. The dog had no food or water and was panting heavily. Police were unsure who owned the car and were unable to file charges.
9/3/2018 Secaucus, New Jersey Customers at a retail store called police after spotting a dog trapped inside a hot car. 1 It was 90 degrees outside. The dog was crying and panting, the windows were rolled all the way up, and there was no water in the vehicle. The owner was arrested, issued a summons, and then released. Animal control took the dog into custody.
8/31/2018 Michigan City, Indiana A passerby noticed a dog in a hot car and called animal control. 1 The dog was reportedly inside the vehicle for more than an hour. Upon arriving, the officer met the good Samaritan and noticed that the animal was panting and had little ventilation inside the car, which was parked in direct sunlight. The windows were open about half an inch. Animal control received permission from police to force entry into the vehicle. The owner was cited for neglect.
8/30/2018 Sagamore Hills Township, Ohio A passerby noticed a puppy inside a locked vehicle and called police. 1 The puppy was left inside a cage under a blanket in a vehicle during 90-degree heat. The animal’s owner was cited, and the dog was removed from the person’s custody.
8/29/2018 Vaughan, Ontario Police received a call about a dog in a parked car. 1 Police sent out a tweet criticizing someone for leaving a dog in a parked car. A heat warning was in effect.
8/29/2018 Norwalk, Connecticut A passerby saw a dog in a hot vehicle and called police. 1 The dog was panting heavily when animal control arrived. Right before a window was going to be broken, the dog’s owner returned from a store, claiming to have been gone for only a few minutes. The interior of the car was later determined to have been 104 degrees, and the dog was trapped inside for nearly 30 minutes before being rescued. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/29/2018 Annandale, Virginia A witness reported that a dog was alone in the back of a pickup truck without water. 1 The dog was exposed to full sunlight, and a heat advisory was in effect. The county’s Animal Protection Police watched the animal for more than an hour and then police took the dog into custody. The owner was issued a summons for cruelty to animals.
8/28/2018 Springfield, Massachusetts A witness noticed a dog trapped inside a hot car and called police. 1 The outside temperature at the time was 90 degrees. The dog had been left in the car for about 45 minutes.
8/27/2018 Hunter, New York Police responded to a call from someone who saw a dog in a truck and said that the animal was in distress. The dog was in direct sunlight with no access to fresh air. 1 The dog was in the truck for at least an hour. A man was ticketed for confinement of an animal to a hot vehicle under the state’s Agriculture and Markets Law.
8/27/2018 Canton, Ohio A visitor to a hospital noticed a dog alone in a car and called security. 1 The dog’s core body temperature registered at 110 degrees. The animal remained unconscious for about 36 hours but later recovered. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/24/2018 Oakton, Virginia Security guards at a high school discovered a dog inside a parked truck. 1 The dog’s owner was issued a summons for inadequate care of an animal.
8/22/2018 Wareham, Massachusetts A passerby called police about 40 minutes after spotting two dogs trapped inside an SUV. 2 The windows of the SUV were open about 2 inches. The surface temperature of the dogs registered between 100 and 101 degrees. The animals’ owner was cited.
8/21/2018 Sacramento, California The fire department freed a dog trapped inside a hot car. 1 The temperature in the car reached 114 degrees. The dog’s owner said that the window was rolled down.
8/21/2018 Marysville, Washington After discovering a dog locked inside a van on a hot summer day, police took to Twitter asking, “Is this your dog? Is this your window?” 1 The interior temperature of the van was 103 degrees. Officers waited 90 minutes for someone to return before breaking a window to rescue the dog.
8/14/2018 Norfolk, Virginia A passerby spotted a dog in a hot car and called local animal control. 1 The windows of the car were slightly open, and firefighters were able to open a door and get the dog out. The interior of the car was 120 degrees.
8/14/2018 Williamsburg, Virginia Police rescued a dog from a hot car in the middle of a sweltering day. 1 A teen was taken to a juvenile detention facility and charged with cruelty to an animal.
8/9/2018 Macon, Georgia A passerby noticed puppies in a hot car and called animal control. 6 Several of the puppies were unconscious from heat exhaustion. They were panting, dehydrated, and in desperate need of emergency care.
8/9/2018 Orlando, Florida A man wanted in connection with multiple burglaries left a dog inside a vehicle for 15 hours. 1 The dog was rescued a day after deputies first noticed the animal in the unlocked car.
8/3/2018 Hamilton, Ontario A good Samaritan called police after spotting a large dog inside a car, panting heavily and showing signs of distress. 1 The dog was given water through a slightly open window. The owner returned from a nearby store and faced charges under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
8/1/2018 Pensacola, Florida A passerby spotted a dog inside a hot car and called police. 1 The car’s windows were slightly open, and a group of people were squirting water onto the dog. The owners said that they left to shower and get the dog water, although neither of them had water with them. Animal control took the dog into custody.
7/31/2018 Las Vegas, Nevada A woman noticed two dogs in a hot car, called police, and took a video of the incident. 2 The dogs were panting and had no water. One window was slightly open, but the outside temperature was 103 degrees. The police waited an hour and a half before calling animal control to free the dogs from the car.
7/13/2018 Niagara Falls, New York A puppy was left in a hot car. 1 Temperatures were high, and the puppy was lying on the floor of the car, panting heavily. The animal’s owner was charged.
7/12/2018 Sandy Springs, Georgia A passerby contacted police after noticing a dog in a van on a hot day. 1 The outside temperature was 95 degrees, and the dog was in the van for at least two hours. Animal control broke into the vehicle and rescued the animal. The owner was cited.
7/12/2018 Fairfield, Ohio A passerby noticed a dog in a hot car and manipulated the car window to get her out. 1 No charges were filed. The owners were upset that someone “had” their dog and claimed that they’d left a window slightly open and given the animal some water.
7/8/2018 Auburn, Maine A dog was left inside a hot car parked outside a Walmart overnight after the owner was arrested. The animal was eventually spotted by a passerby and rescued by police. 1
7/5/2018 Halifax, Nova Scotia Bystanders called police after they heard a dog whimpering in a hot car. 1 The animal was in a small travel carrier, which had little ventilation. The dog’s owner was fined $700.
7/5/2018 Bay Roberts, Newfoundland A concerned citizen called police to report that a dog had been inside a vehicle for 20 to 30 minutes. The windows were slightly open, but there was little airflow and no water for the animal. 1 The dog’s owner was ticketed under the Animal Health and Protection Act.
7/5/2018 Victoria, British Columbia Two dogs were trapped inside a hot vehicle, both in great distress. One had defecated in the car. Animal control determined that it was 100 degrees in the vehicle. 2 The dogs’ owner was fined.
7/5/2018 Townshend, Vermont A good Samaritan called police to report that a dog had been left in a car with all the windows rolled up on a hot day. 1 The dog was rescued, and police discovered that the vehicle had been stolen.
7/4/2018 Manchester, Connecticut Two passersby called police after noticing a dog in a car with the windows rolled up. 1 Officers were able to open the door and rescue the dog, who was panting heavily and threw up in the back of the police cruiser. The animal’s owner was arrested and released on $2,500 bond.
7/2/2018 Chatham-Kent, Ontario A dog was left unattended in a hot car. 1 The dog’s owner was fined C$365.
6/30/2018 Toledo, Ohio Two dogs were found tied up outside in the heat without shelter. One survived, but the other did not. 1
6/27/2018 Lincoln, Nebraska A dog was left inside a hot car parked outside a Walmart. The animal was spotted by a passerby and let out of the vehicle but ran away before animal control arrived. The heat index was 105 degrees. 1
6/26/2018 Nye County, Nevada In separate incidents, two dogs were left inside hot cars parked outside a Walmart. Their owners were not cited. 2
6/12/2018 Las Vegas, Nevada A man at a gym saw a dog in a car and logged onto Facebook Live to vent and ask his friends for advice. He called police twice and finally broke the car window after waiting for about 20 minutes. 1 The owner eventually came out of the gym but drove off with the dog before police showed up.
6/11/2018 Wichita, Kansas Police broke a car window to free a dog who had been trapped inside for more than an hour. 1 The dog’s owner was charged with misdemeanor animal negligence.
6/8/2018 Colorado Springs, Colorado A good Samaritan called the fire department after spotting a dog in a hot car. 1 The driver returned to the vehicle as firefighters arrived. The driver was issued a warning.
6/6/2018 Orange County, California A passerby noticed a pig locked inside a car on a hot day. 1 The pig’s owner was located, and the animal was rescued from the hot vehicle.
6/2/2018 Omaha, Nebraska A passerby called police after spotting a dog and two young boys in a hot car. 1 A man left his 4- and 5-year-old sons alone in a car with their dog for more than six hours while he went into a bar and left to be with a woman he had met there. The local humane society was called to take the dog.
5/31/2018 Glasgow, Kentucky After a good Samaritan called police, officers used a mechanical device to free three dogs from a vehicle. 3 The internal temperature of the vehicle was 114 degrees. Police said that the dogs were panting and did not have access to water. The owners were cited for cruelty to animals.
5/28/2018 Brooklyn, New York A passerby saw two dogs in a car and called 911. Police administered oxygen before rushing them to a local animal hospital. 2 The owner said that he had gotten drunk and forgot about the dogs. He was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, neglect of an impounded animal, and leaving an animal in a vehicle in extreme heat.
5/26/2018 Vestal, New York A dog was left in a car parked outside a Walmart when it was 88 degrees outside. Police didn’t file charges, claiming that there was enough air for the animal since the sunroof was open. 1
5/26/2018 Oxford, Ohio A passerby noticed a dog trapped inside a car on a hot day. 1 The woman who spotted the dog was able to reach her arm through an open car window and unlock the vehicle, and the animal was turned over to animal control officers. The owner said that she had forgotten that the dog was in the car. She was charged with cruelty to an animal.
5/25/2018 Xenia, Ohio A passerby called 911 after noticing a dog in a car. 1 The windows were rolled up, and the temperature in the vehicle had reached 105 degrees. The dog’s owner was given a warning.
5/22/2018 Ellisville, Missouri Nearby employees noticed 12 dogs in a car and called police. The employees got the animals out and poured water on them to help cool them off before police arrived. 12 A couple is facing cruelty charges. All the dogs showed signs of brain damage.
5/19/2018 Navarre, Florida Neighbors spotted a dog panting and shaking uncontrollably inside a car and called police. 1 A man is facing cruelty-to-animals charges after he left his dog in a car while he went for a swim at a beach.
5/14/2018 Escambia County, Florida A deputy broke a car window to help a puppy in need. 1 The dog’s owner was arrested. The puppy was squealing, panting heavily, and in distress. The outside temperature was reportedly 92 degrees.
5/14/2018 Medford, Oregon A speeding driver was pulled over, and 10 puppies were discovered in the car’s hot trunk. 10 The puppies were panting heavily and didn’t have access to water or fresh air. The day reached a record temperature of 88 degrees.
5/8/2018 Santa Clarita, California A police officer broke a car window to save a dog who was trapped inside a vehicle parked outside a Walmart. It was 90 degrees outside. 1
5/7/2018 Sterling, Virginia Police and animal services staff were able to get into a car to access a dog in need of help. 1 The temperature inside the car was 127 degrees. The dog’s owner was reportedly shopping.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--53 Animal Companions Endured Heat-Related Deaths In 2019 … That We Know Of

Date Location Number of Dogs or Other Animals Rescued Notes
12/30/2019 Clearwater, Florida 1 A man left his dog and cat in his car when he went to work at a hospital. He left the vehicle running with the air conditioning on, but when he returned about five hours later, the dog was dead. Hospital security reported this incident to police, who arrested the man. Animal control took the cat, who was severely dehydrated.
9/14/2019 Pensacola Beach, Florida 1 A man left his dog in a hot car parked near the beach. Someone discovered the animal, and police and animal control officers responded. After trying to locate the owner, the police broke into the vehicle and rescued the dog. The man was charged with cruelty to animals.
9/12/2019 Reidsville, North Carolina 1 A woman was about to leave her dog in a hot car outside the Rockingham County Judicial Center when she was warned not to do so by court officials. So she drove away, parked outside a business near the courthouse, and left the animal in the vehicle there. The court officials located her car and called Rockingham County Animal Control, which rescued the dog. The woman was arrested.
8/26/2019 Albany, New York 1 Police rescued a dog from a hot car. It wasn’t clear if the owner was charged.
8/23/2019 Freetown, Massachusetts 1 Outside a construction site, police officers had to break into a hot car to save a dog inside. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/21/2019 Reno, Nevada 1 Police officers had to rescue a dog who’d been left for nearly an hour in a hot car parked outside a courthouse. It’s unclear whether the owner was charged.
8/20/2019 Newark, New Jersey 1 Police officers rescued a dog who was in a hot car parked outside Newark Airport. The owner was cited with cruelty to animals.
8/18/2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1 Police rescued a small white poodle from a hot car parked outside Logan’s Roadhouse. The owner was cited for mistreatment of animals.
8/15/2019 Monroe, Georgia 1 An owner was given a verbal warning by police after leaving a dog in a hot car.
8/15/2019 Brookhaven, Georgia 1 An owner was cited for cruelty to animals after leaving a dog in a hot car for at least 10 minutes while shopping in Town Brookhaven.
8/13/2019 Morristown, Tennessee 1 Police responded to a report of a dog left in a hot car parked outside a Hobby Lobby store. When officers arrived and found the animal, they also discovered drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The owners now face several drug-related charges, but no cruelty-to-animals charges were mentioned in reports. The dog was returned to his or her home.
8/12/2019 Jonesboro, Arkansas 1 Police responded to a call about a dog left in a hot car parked outside St. Bernards Clopton Clinic. An officer found the owner, and the animal was taken into the medical facility. The man was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/8/2019 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 1 A police officer rescued a dog from a hot car. It’s unclear what charges, if any, the owner faces.
8/7/2019 London, Ontario, Canada 1 Someone called 911 after spotting a puppy in a hot car reportedly for more than an hour and a half. Police removed the dog from the car and gave him or her water. The owner was issued a summons to appear in court at a later date on a cruelty-to-animals charge.
8/6/2019 Glynn County, Georgia 1 A concerned citizen called the police after seeing a puppy inside a crate that was locked in a hot car parked outside a Walmart store. When an officer arrived, he found the owner and explained to him the dangers of leaving an animal in a hot vehicle. The man refused to listen and was cited for cruelty to animals.
8/6/2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1 Police had to rescue two dogs who were inside a hot car in the Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort overflow parking lot. The owner was charged with mistreatment of animals.
8/6/2019 Lakeside, Colorado 1 Police officers broke into a hot car outside a Walmart to rescue a dog. The officers began to cool him down, and once animal control officers arrived, they rushed him to a veterinarian. The owner initially fled police but was later charged with eluding police and cruelty to animals.
8/4/2019 Huntsville, Alabama 1 Police officers broke into a hot car outside the Ol’ Heidelberg restaurant to save a dog. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/4/2019 Pooler, Georgia 1 Police broke into a hot car outside a Walmart store in order to save a dog who had been confined to a crate. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/4/2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico 1 A man broke a car window outside a Little Anita’s restaurant to save a dog. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
8/3/2019 Tucson, Arizona 1 A police officer broke a window of a hot car outside a Walmart store to save a kitten.
8/3/2019 Wichita, Kansas 1 Two dogs were left in a hot car outside a business. Police found one dead, and the other was rushed to a veterinarian.
8/1/2019 Pooler, Georgia 1 A woman was arrested after leaving her dog in a hot car outside a Publix store.
8/1/2019 Carrollton, Georgia 1 A woman was arrested after leaving a dog in a hot car.
7/31/2019 Taunton, Massachusetts 1 Police smashed the window of a car in a municipal parking garage to get to a dog who had been left inside. The owner was not cited.
7/30/2019 Ukiah, California 1 Police officers were called after a dog was spotted panting inside a hot car for 10 minutes. They advised the owner against leaving animals in a car on hot days.
7/30/2019 Quincy, Massachusetts 1 Police had to remove a dog who had been left in a hot car in Quincy Center. The owner was charged.
7/30/2019 Melrose, Massachusetts 1 Police removed a dog from a hot car parked outside MelroseWakefield Hospital and took the animal to a veterinarian. The owner is not expected to be charged.
7/29/2019 Bozeman, Montana 1 A man was cited for leaving his dog in a hot car. The following day, he was cited for punching his dog, who was subsequently confiscated.
7/27/2019 Palm Desert, California 1 A good Samaritan called the police and pulled a dog from a hot car parked outside a Whole Foods. The owner was arrested.
7/26/2019 Pooler, Georgia 2 Two dogs were rescued from hot cars in separate cases, and both owners were charged with cruelty to animals. One car was parked outside a Western Sizzlin restaurant and the other outside Sam’s Club.
7/26/2019 Prior Lake, Minnesota 1 A muzzled puppy was rescued by police after being found “basically dead” inside a hot car outside Rib Fest at Mystic Lake Casino. The dog was taken to a veterinary office, but the owner took the animal back before care was completed. The owner faces multiple charges, and the prognosis for the dog is unclear.
7/20/2019 Pooler, Georgia 2 Three people were arrested in separate cases after leaving dogs in hot cars. One vehicle was outside an Olive Garden restaurant and the other outside a Lowe’s store.
7/19/2019 Pooler, Georgia 1 A man was arrested after leaving a dog inside a cage in the back of a truck outside the Wild Wing Cafe. The outside temperature was 93 degrees.
7/19/2019 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1 Police were called and ended up breaking into a hot car in a Walmart parking lot to save a dog who was inside. The owners were cited.
7/17/2019 Minot, North Dakota 1 A small dog was left in a hot car outside the North Dakota State Fair. The owner was charged with leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle.
7/17/2019 Idaho Falls, Idaho 1 An animal control officer broke into a hot car outside Grand Teton Mall to save a dog. The pup was taken to a veterinary office, and the owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
7/17/2019 Duluth, Georgia 1 After being alerted to a dog inside a hot car outside an LA Fitness gym, firefighters broke into the vehicle and police helped them rescue and cool down the dog. Then, a witness volunteered to drive the animal to an emergency veterinary office. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals. It was 96 degrees outside.
7/17/2019 Adams County, Colorado 2 A woman discovered two kittens who were locked inside a hot U-Haul Moving and Storage unit. She alerted the manager of the facility, who then contacted animal control. Eventually, the manager opened the door, and the cats ran out.
7/17/2019 Somerset, Pennsylvania 1 Police responded to a call about a dog who had been left in a hot car for 45 minutes when it was over 80 degrees outside. The animal was OK, and the owner was cited for cruelty to animals.
7/16/2019 Ridge, New York 2 Two kittens were rescued from a hot car outside the Ronkonkoma train station. The owner was charged.
7/16/2019 Boynton Beach, Florida 1 A dog was found inside a crate that was covered with a tarp and left in a hot backyard. The animal was rescued and taken to get care. The owner relinquished rights to the dog and may face charges of cruelty to animals.
7/16/2019 Wareham, Massachusetts 2 Police rescued two dogs from a hot car in a parking lot. Their owner was fined.
7/13/2019 Orange County, Florida 1 A woman left her puppy inside a hot car for six hours outside a resort. Nearby workers heard the animal whimpering and were able to get him or her out. The woman was arrested.
7/11/2019 Loveland, Colorado 1 Animal control responded to a call about a dog inside a hot truck in a parking lot, and police officers broke the window to get the animal out.
7/11/2019 Berkeley Township, New Jersey 3 A delivery driver spotted a child in a hot car that was parked in a neighborhood and called 911. When officers arrived, they discovered the child and three dogs. They rescued all four, and the child’s grandmother was charged.
7/10/2019 Tularosa, New Mexico 1 A woman called police after she saw a dog inside a hot car. The officer initially wasn’t going to do anything because the windows were rolled down, but after doing some research, he determined that the dog was in danger and cited the owner for cruelty to animals.
7/4/2019 Austin, Texas 1 Police broke a window to save a puppy who had been left inside a hot car outside Bob Wentz Park. It was 91 degrees outside. The owner was charged.
7/3/2019 Rock Hill, South Carolina 1 A man was arrested after allegedly leaving his dog inside a hot car that was parked outside a Walmart store. It was 96 degrees inside the vehicle.
7/2/2019 Orlando, Florida 1 A woman left three puppies inside a hot car while she was staying at a hotel. Good Samaritans spotted them and called 911. While waiting for police to arrive, the people were able to get two puppies out, but one of them was already dead. Another died shortly afterward. The third is expected to be OK.
7/2/2019 Richmond, Virginia 1 Two men called police after they spotted a small dog in a hot car outside The Shops at Willow Lawn. While they waited for officers to arrive, they broke one of the vehicle’s windows and took the puppy out. The owner wasn’t charged.
6/30/2019 Wareham, Massachusetts 1 Officers were called to the parking lot of a Shaw’s supermarket after a passerby spotted a dog inside a hot car. The owner left before police arrived.
6/30/2019 Wareham, Massachusetts 1 An officer was called to the Wareham Crossing shopping center after someone spotted a dog inside a crate in a hot car. The owner was cited.
6/29/2019 Wareham, Massachusetts 1 Police had to break a window of a car in the parking lot of a Shaw’s supermarket to rescue a dog who was inside. The owner was cited.
6/29/2019 Louisville, Kentucky 1 Police broke the window of a car outside the Kentucky Kingdom amusement park in order to save a small dog who was locked inside. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
6/29/2019 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Police broke into a car parked near Vanier Park to save two dogs who were trapped inside. The owner was cited.
6/28/2019 Houston, Texas 1 An emaciated puppy had to be rescued after being left inside a car in an apartment complex parking lot. The dog was confiscated from his owner.
6/27/2019 Strafford, Pennsylvania 1 A woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her dog inside a hot car that was parked outside a Target store. It was more than 90 degrees outside.
6/27/2019 Logan, Utah 1 An animal control officer discovered a dog who had been left inside a hot car while his or her owners were eating at a diner. The officer talked to them about the situation, and “they thought it was a joke.”
6/26/2019 Cary, North Carolina 1 Police officers rescued a dog from a hot car outside a Walmart. The owner was charged with cruelty to animals.
6/26/2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico 2 A woman spotted two dogs inside a hot car outside a Hobby Lobby. The owners returned before she was able to get ahold of authorities.
6/26/2019 Tampa, Florida 2 Police responded to a call about a dog left inside a crate on a porch. When officers arrived, they discovered that the dog was dead and the temperature inside the crate was 131 degrees. They also found two dogs inside a small utility closet, which registered 126 degrees. Their owner was arrested, and the two surviving dogs were confiscated.
6/25/2019 Wilmington, Delaware 1 Two dogs were discovered inside a hot car. One was muzzled and tethered inside a crate, and the other was dead. Officers seized the surviving dog and arrested the owner.
6/23/2019 Pooler, Georgia 1 Police were called to a Moe’s Southwest Grill parking lot after someone spotted a dog inside a hot car. The dog’s owner was arrested.
6/22/2019 Lee County, Florida 1 A woman spotted a “large Chihuahua” inside a hot minivan outside a T.J.Maxx store. She alerted workers, and they found the owner, who was frustrated with the woman and drove off before police arrived.
6/21/2019 Palm Beach, Florida 1 After spotting a dog inside a hot car on a residential street, a man alerted the police. The dog’s owner came out of his father’s house, and police cited him.
6/18/2019 Ridgecrest, California 1 Animal control received a call after a dog was spotted inside a hot truck in a Walmart parking lot. Police were then called. Once the owner was located, the dog was removed from the vehicle, which was 124 degrees. The outdoor temperature was 109.6 degrees. The owner was arrested.
6/16/2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1 Police responded to a call about a dog left in a hot car outside a restaurant, where the animal’s owners were eating. The temperature inside the vehicle was 109 degrees.
6/14/2019 Wilton, Connecticut 1 An animal control officer was called to a YMCA after someone noticed a dog inside a hot car. The temperature inside the vehicle was 84 degrees.
6/11/2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 3 In two separate cases, police were called because dogs had been left in hot cars. In the first incident, a pit bull was found in a car that was 100 degrees. The animal had been inside for at least 30 minutes. In the second case, two dachshunds had been inside a minivan for 40 minutes. The owners were cited in each case.
6/11/2019 Riverside, California 1 Police officers smashed the window of a hot car to rescue a dog who was stuck inside.
6/11/2019 San Bernardino, California 1 Police smashed the window of a hot car outside the San Bernardino County Courthouse to rescue a dog who was stuck inside.
6/10/2019 Medford, Oregon 2 Police are searching for the man who left two dogs inside a hot car outside a Walmart. Employees let the animals out, but the man took them back and drove off before police arrived.
6/8/2019 Santa Clarita, California 1 A small dog was rescued by police officers after being left inside a hot car parked outside a Walmart.
6/8/2019 Corpus Christi, Texas 1 Police rescued a puppy who had been left inside a hot car at a park.
6/6/2019 Elk Grove, California 1 A dog was rescued by a firefighter after being left inside a hot car.
6/5/2019 Panama City Beach, Florida 1 Police rescued a dog left in a car that had a temperature of 100 degrees inside. The animal’s owner was arrested.
6/2/2019 Merrimack, New Hampshire 1 A dog was rescued by police after being left inside a car that had reached 103 degrees. The vehicle was parked outside an outlet mall.
6/2/2019 Medford, Oregon 1 Police received a call about a dog left inside a hot car, and the animal was rescued.
6/2/2019 Hamden, Connecticut 1 A small dog was left inside a hot car parked outside a Stop&Shop for around 45 minutes. While firefighters worked to free the animal, the owner came out with a full cart of groceries. She was arrested.
6/1/2019 Las Vegas, Nevada 1 An abused puppy was rescued from a hot car and is now receiving veterinary care. She was confiscated from her breeder.
6/1/2019 Kennewick, Washington 1 Police officers rescued a Chihuahua who had been left inside a car that registered a temperature of 113 degrees.
5/27/2019 Jacksonville, Florida 1 A pig was discovered inside a hot car that was parked outside a mall. Reportedly, it was 120 degrees inside the vehicle. Police rescued the animal after a bystander called 911.
5/25/2019 Savannah, Georgia 2 Two owners were cited in separate cases after leaving their dogs in hot cars.
5/22/2019 Pensacola, Florida 1 A dog was left inside a hot car in a parking lot on an 84-degree day. A woman called 911, and police rescued the animal.
5/22/2019 Victoria, British Columbia 1 A dog was left inside a hot car in downtown Victoria. Police and animal control officers rescued the animal.
5/21/2019 Glendale, Arizona 1 A dog was rescued by police officers after being left inside a hot car for at least six hours.
5/20/2019 Southington, Connecticut 1 Police officers rescued a dog from a hot car parked outside a house. The animal had reportedly been in the vehicle for at least an hour.
5/16/2019 Avon, Ohio 1 A woman went into a Walmart and left her small dog inside her car with the windows rolled down an inch. Officers found the animal and cited the woman.
5/11/2019 Spartanburg, South Carolina 1 A woman left her small dog inside her car with the windows rolled up while she spent 20 to 30 minutes in a Walmart. Officers were called, and she was cited.
5/7/2019 Chehalis, Washington 1 A dog was left inside a hot car in a parking lot for around 30 minutes.
5/6/2019 Bluffton, South Carolina 1 A man noticed that a small dog was left inside a hot car at the house next to where he was working. He called police after trying unsuccessfully to contact the dog’s owner. Police were able to find the owner and instructed her to give the dog water. She lost custody of that dog and two others because of their conditions and the condition of the house.
5/5/2019 Virginia Beach, Virginia 1 A woman was cited for leaving her dog in a car during 80-degree weather. The car was parked in a Walmart parking lot. A concerned citizen alerted authorities. They removed the animal, who was at risk because of concerning temperatures inside the vehicle.
5/2/2019 Lady Lake, Florida 1 A dog wearing a furry harness was left in a hot car parked outside a Target. The windows of the vehicle had been rolled down 2 inches. The animal was rescued by police.
5/2/2019 Fort Myers, Florida 3 Three dogs had to be rescued after being left inside a hot car outside a Walmart. It was 105.5 degrees inside the vehicle.
4/30/2019 Norfolk, Virginia 1 A man smashed the window of a car in order to save a dog who was trapped inside the vehicle while the temperature was over 80 degrees outside. The car was parked in a neighborhood near a university.
4/28/2019 Pensacola, Florida 1 A beagle was left inside a hot car parked near the beach. The dog’s owner was arrested.
4/27/2019 Moab, Utah 2 In two separate incidents, police were called about dogs who were left in hot cars. In one, the temperature inside the car, whose location wasn’t reported, was 102 degrees. In the other, the temperature inside the car, which was parked outside a Motel 6, was 93 degrees.
4/27/2019 San Antonio, Texas 2 Two puppies were heard crying inside a hot car parked outside a library. They were found in a foam carrier that was inside a box. Both were rescued.
4/19/2019 Montpelier, Vermont 2 Police officers discovered a calf and a rabbit inside a hot car. They located the owner, and the animals were found to be unharmed. It was around 70 degrees that day.
4/7/2019 Cass County, Michigan 1 Three dogs were found inside a hot car outside a casino. They’d apparently been left there for hours. Two didn’t survive.
4/3/2019 Tampa, Florida 4 Four puppies were rescued from a hot car by the sheriff’s department. It was around 80 degrees outside.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--50 Years to the Day: ‘Orca’ in a Fishbowl Shames Anniversary of Lolita’s Capture

PETA Says Seaquarium Must Retire Her to a Seaside Sanctuary Miami – Fifty years to the day after the orca Lolita was abducted from her family off the coast of Washington , PETA supporters—including model and online influencer Natasha Araos and actor and Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado , and accompanied by a giant inflatable orca trapped in a fishbowl and holding “ Free Lolita !
” signs—will hold a vigil in downtown Miami to protest the Miami Seaquarium , where Lolita has spent five decades in the smallest orca tank in the world .
Where : 1221 Brickell Ave. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12th Terrace ) , Miami Lolita continues to be denied the opportunity to dive , swim more than 80 feet in any direction , seek shelter from the blazing summer sun , or form social relationships with any others of her own species .
The other orca once kept in the same tank , Hugo , died after repeatedly ramming his head into a wall in 1980 .
Humans go mad after a short time when confined without any human companionship , and Lolita displays repetitive and abnormal behavior indicating severe psychological trauma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 50 years swimming alongside her family , raising young , and traversing a vast ocean home , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is calling on the Miami Seaquarium to end her half century of suffering by retiring her to a seaside sanctuary now.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Says Seaquarium Must Retire Her to a Seaside Sanctuary
For Immediate Release:
August 7, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Miami – Fifty years to the day after the orca Lolita was abducted from her family off the coast of Washington, PETA supporters—including model and online influencer Natasha Araos and actor and Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado, and accompanied by a giant inflatable orca trapped in a fishbowl and holding “Free Lolita!” signs—will hold a vigil in downtown Miami to protest the Miami Seaquarium, where Lolita has spent five decades in the smallest orca tank in the world.
When: Saturday, August 8, 12 noon
Where: 1221 Brickell Ave. (at the intersection with S.E. 12th Terrace), Miami
Lolita continues to be denied the opportunity to dive, swim more than 80 feet in any direction, seek shelter from the blazing summer sun, or form social relationships with any others of her own species. The other orca once kept in the same tank, Hugo, died after repeatedly ramming his head into a wall in 1980. Humans go mad after a short time when confined without any human companionship, and Lolita displays repetitive and abnormal behavior indicating severe psychological trauma.
“Lolita should have spent the last 50 years swimming alongside her family, raising young, and traversing a vast ocean home,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on the Miami Seaquarium to end her half century of suffering by retiring her to a seaside sanctuary now.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-07--Tell Conquest Air Cargo to Stop Sending Monkeys to Laboratories!

PETA has learned that Miami-based cargo airline Conquest Air Cargo may be transporting shipments of live monkeys destined for imprisonment and experimentation in U.S. laboratories .
African green monkeys , the primates Conquest Air Cargo is reportedly transporting , are very social animals .
They live in groups of seven to 80 individuals with whom they communicate both verbally and nonverbally .
They warn their fellow group members of predators by using specific calls , and they use facial expressions to convey their emotions .
But in the laboratories that they ’ re transported to , they ’ re denied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their well-being .
Tormenting animals for profit or experiments is a form of speciesism .
African green monkeys—and all primates—deserve to live in their natural environment , free from harmful experiments and away from cruel speciesist companies that treat these sensitive individuals like laboratory equipment or cargo .
Thanks to your help , we ’ ve persuaded nearly every major airline in the world to stop transporting monkeys to laboratories , but it appears that Conquest Air Cargo may be one of the few companies still willing to dirty their hands in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to answer our questions regarding its involvement in and policies on live-animal cargo .
Please urge it to come clean about its live-animal transportation policy and abandon any plans to transport monkeys destined for laboratories : • Leave a polite comment for Conquest Air Cargo on Facebook .
Urge it to tell the truth about whether it ’ s transporting shipments of monkeys destined for experimentation .
• E-mail Conquest Air Cargo to tell it not to send monkeys to laboratories .
Take Action : Tell Conquest Air Cargo to Leave Monkeys Alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publication that you just learned that Conquest Air Cargo is reportedly sending monkeys to labs and it needs to stop !

PETA has learned that Miami-based cargo airline Conquest Air Cargo may be transporting shipments of live monkeys destined for imprisonment and experimentation in U.S. laboratories.
African green monkeys, the primates Conquest Air Cargo is reportedly transporting, are very social animals. They live in groups of seven to 80 individuals with whom they communicate both verbally and nonverbally. They warn their fellow group members of predators by using specific calls, and they use facial expressions to convey their emotions.
But in the laboratories that they’re transported to, they’re denied a life that is natural and crucial to their well-being. Tormenting animals for profit or experiments is a form of speciesism. African green monkeys—and all primates—deserve to live in their natural environment, free from harmful experiments and away from cruel speciesist companies that treat these sensitive individuals like laboratory equipment or cargo.
Thanks to your help, we’ve persuaded nearly every major airline in the world to stop transporting monkeys to laboratories, but it appears that Conquest Air Cargo may be one of the few companies still willing to dirty their hands in this shameful trade. It has refused to answer our questions regarding its involvement in and policies on live-animal cargo.
Please urge it to come clean about its live-animal transportation policy and abandon any plans to transport monkeys destined for laboratories:
E-mail Conquest Air Cargo to tell it not to send monkeys to laboratories.
Take Action: Tell Conquest Air Cargo to Leave Monkeys Alone
Tweet @Air_Cargo_News to tell the publication that you just learned that Conquest Air Cargo is reportedly sending monkeys to labs and it needs to stop!
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-08-08--Lolita: 50 Years Ago TODAY, I Was Abducted From My Ocean Home

On August 8 , 1970 , at 4 years old , I was violently torn away from my family and ocean home .
My name is Lolita , and this is the story of my 50 years in captivity .
It took place in Washington ’ s Puget Sound .
High-speed boats and big nets surrounded us .
Dozens of my orca friends and family members were rounded up that day , too , and seven—including me—were later sold to marine parks .
Five others drowned during the seizure , including four babies .
Half a century later , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those of us who were captured , but what I have is hardly a life—it ’ s more of an existence .
You see , on September 14 , 1970—roughly a month after my abduction—I was sent to the Miami Seaquarium and put into the world ’ s smallest orca tank .
I ’ ve been here ever since .
During the past 50 years , things have gone from bad to worse .
Before being captured , I was free to swim up to 140 miles each day and dive thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waters—but here at the Miami Seaquarium , I can ’ t swim any meaningful distance .
I can ’ t even seek shelter from the scorching Florida sun—my concrete tank is completely exposed to the elements , so sometimes my skin cracks and bleeds .
And I ’ m so lonely—I haven ’ t seen another orca since my tankmake , Hugo , died after repeatedly ramming his head into a wall 40 years ago .
Instead , the folks here at the Miami Seaquarium keep me confined to this abysmal tank with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skin with their teeth .
Sometimes , my injuries are so severe that I think staff members medicate me with antibiotics to prevent infection .
It ’ s not the dolphins ’ fault—you ’ d think that marine park staff would recognize that we ’ re incompatible .
When I ’ m not being injured by my unsuitable tankmates , I float listlessly or swim in small , endless circles—or I ’ m forced to perform meaningless tricks for gawking tourists .
Marine mammal experts know that captivity has caused me extreme and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to my Miami Seaquarium handlers , all is well and the show must go on .
Sometimes I ’ m forced to perform two or three times a day , and some of you might remember times when I was forced to perform despite being unable to keep my eyes open—my handlers even made me do tricks after I ’ d recently undergone invasive procedures .
Apparently , my trainers ’ idea of addressing my inability to engage in natural orca behavior is giving me a ball or a wetsuit for enrichment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swimming in the same repetitive pattern , rubbing against the sides of my tank , or maybe biting the metal gates of my enclosure—all forms of abnormal repetitive behavior—now you know why .
Speaking of gnawing on my enclosure , my teeth have become permanently damaged .
Marine mammal veterinarians recommend avoiding any deliberate cutting and drilling of the teeth to expose the pulp cavity , but that hasn ’ t stopped Miami Seaquarium staff from drilling into my sensitive teeth more than a dozen times .
Dental damage is just one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result of captivity .
I ’ ve also gotten infections and ulcers , for which I ’ ve been given antibiotics , antifungals , pain medication , steroids , hormones , and antacids .
My Miami Seaquarium keepers have even given me drugs without any clinical evidence that they were needed , including an antacid to prepare for the busy tourist season .
Word in the pool is that there ’ s a global lockdown—that the reason the Miami Seaquarium is closed is because humans have been told to stay at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve been in “ lockdown ” for 50 years .
I ’ ve been socially distanced from my orca friends and family for decades .
The stress of confinement can be terrible—it likely got to Hugo , and it ’ s nearly unbearable for me , too .
Is your lockdown temporary ?
I hope mine is , too .
Orcas in my pod , maybe even my mother , swim freely in the open ocean .
I probably can ’ t return to the open ocean—the events that unfolded exactly 50 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regard .
But there is a way for me to feel waves again , listen to the songs of my wild brethren , and finally have some semblance of a natural life : being released into a seaside sanctuary .
Thousands of you have already urged the parent company of the Miami Seaquarium to retire my fellow captive orcas and me to a seaside sanctuary .
Some of you have also asked the Miami-Dade state attorney to investigate the Miami Seaquarium for cruelty to animals .
If you haven ’ t , please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the only present I ask for to mark my “ anniversary.
” Help Get Lolita Retired to a Seaside Sanctuary Ask Officials to Investigate the Miami Seaquarium

On August 8, 1970, at 4 years old, I was violently torn away from my family and ocean home. My name is Lolita, and this is the story of my 52 years in captivity.
© Terrell C. Newby, Ph.D.
It took place in Washington’s Puget Sound. High-speed boats and big nets surrounded us. Dozens of my orca friends and family members were rounded up that day, too, and seven—including me—were later sold to marine parks. Five others drowned during the seizure, including four babies.
© Terrell C. Newby, Ph.D.
Half a century later, I’m the last surviving orca of those of us who were captured, but what I have is hardly a life—it’s more of an existence. You see, on September 14, 1970—roughly a month after my abduction—I was sent to the Miami Seaquarium and put into the world’s smallest orca tank. I’ve been here ever since.
During the past 52 years, things have gone from bad to worse. Before being captured, I was free to swim up to 140 miles each day and dive thousands of feet below the surface of my native waters—but here at the Miami Seaquarium, I can’t swim any meaningful distance. I can’t even seek adequate shelter from the scorching Florida sun—my concrete tank is completely exposed to the elements, so my skin has cracked and bled. And I’m so lonely—I haven’t seen another orca since my tankmate, Hugo, died after repeatedly ramming his head into a wall 40 years ago.
#Blackfish Hugo getting hoisted from the Miami SeaQuarium, 1980. He suffered an aneurysm from bashing his head >> pic.twitter.com/yJgLAYyZmb — Jeffrey Ventre (@jeffrey_ventre) January 16, 2014
Instead, the folks here at the Miami Seaquarium kept me confined to this abysmal tank with Pacific white-sided dolphins. They would scrape my skin with their teeth. Sometimes, my injuries were so severe that I think staff members medicate me with antibiotics to prevent infection. It’s not the dolphins’ fault—you’d think that marine park staff would recognize that we’re incompatible.
© Ingrid N. Visser, Ph.D.
In early 2022, the Miami Seaquarium’s ownership changed and it agreed to stop forcing me to perform meaningless tricks for gawking tourists. But I’m still in the same tank where I float listlessly or swim in small, endless circles.
Marine mammal experts know that captivity has caused me extreme and unnecessary stress, torment, and injury—but according to my Miami Seaquarium handlers, all is well.
Sometimes I was forced to perform despite being unable to keep my eyes open—my handlers even made me do tricks after I’d recently undergone invasive procedures.
Apparently, my trainers’ idea of addressing my inability to engage in natural orca behavior is giving me a ball or a wetsuit for enrichment. If you’ve noticed me swimming in the same repetitive pattern or rubbing against the sides of my tank—both forms of abnormal repetitive behavior—now you know why.
© Ingrid N. Visser, Ph.D.
I may have also gnawed on the concrete sides and metal gates of my enclosure, as my teeth have become permanently damaged. Marine mammal veterinarians recommend avoiding any deliberate cutting and drilling of the teeth to expose the pulp cavity, but that hasn’t stopped Miami Seaquarium staff from drilling into my sensitive teeth more than a dozen times.
© Ingrid N. Visser, Ph.D.
Dental damage is just one of many ailments that I’ve endured as a result of captivity. I’ve also gotten infections and ulcers, for which I’ve been given antibiotics, antifungals, pain medication, steroids, hormones, and antacids. My Miami Seaquarium keepers have even given me drugs without any clinical evidence that they were needed, including an antacid to prepare for the busy tourist season.
Word in the tank is that there has been a global lockdown. I feel your pain—I’ve been in “lockdown” for 52 years. I’ve been socially distanced from my orca friends and family for decades. The stress of confinement can be terrible—it likely got to Hugo, and it’s nearly unbearable for me, too.
Was your lockdown temporary? I hope mine is, too.
Orcas in my pod, maybe even my mother, swim freely in the open ocean. There is a way for me to feel waves again, listen to the songs of my wild brethren, and finally have some semblance of a natural life: being released into a seaside sanctuary.
Thousands of you have already urged the owner of the Miami Seaquarium to retire me to a seaside sanctuary. Some of you have also asked the Miami-Dade state attorney to investigate the Miami Seaquarium for cruelty to animals. If you haven’t, please click on the button below now—it’s the only present I ask for to mark my “anniversary.”