Caught on Tape: Elephants Shocked & Beaten
Video footage just released by Animal Defenders International shows trainers with Have Trunk Will Travel—the company that provides elephants for rides at the Santa Ana Zoo—as they strike elephants with...
View ArticleJoan Jett Strikes Again
You didn't think Joan Jett would rest on her laurels after personally delivering an anti–seal slaughter letter to the Norwegian government earlier this week, did you? The rock icon has now set her...
View ArticleTime Running Out to Ditch Elephant Abuser
Despite being informed about the cruelty of hauling elephants around in tractor trailers and "controlling" them with bullhooks, California's Orange County Fair is going ahead with plans to offer...
View ArticleBeaten Elephant Gets Day in Court
Animal Defenders International (ADI), which released video footage of an elephant, Tai, and others being hit with bullhooks and shocked with a stun gun, has filed suit against exhibitor Have Trunk Will...
View ArticleAnimals Were Harmed in the Making of 'Zookeeper'
PETA members converged on the Hollywood premiere of the new movie Zookeeper to remember Tweet, a giraffe who collapsed and died on set during the movie's production. An elephant used in the film may...
View Article‘Switched at Birth’ Star Warns of Elephant Danger
Actor and mom Constance Marie has fired off a letter to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido to ask that he put an end to the elephant rides at the Santa Ana Zoo. Constance, who stars in ABC Family's new show...
View ArticleA Plan to Keep OSHA From Saying, 'O SH*T'
In light of the new policy issued by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) that will minimize contact with elephants as well as the use of bullhooks in AZA-accredited zoos, PETA is renewing our...
View ArticleVictory: Zoo Discontinues Elephant Rides
wwarby | cc by 2.0Great news: After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Animal Protection and Rescue League, Animal Defenders International (ADI), and celebrities—including Charo and Switched...
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