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Today, in an ironic move mirroring that of the wrongful detention of marine mammals inside the Miami Seaquarium, PETA supporter Juan Endara was wrongfully detained by Miami-Dade County police during a demonstration urging Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to shut down the Miami Seaquarium and let the animals go. Endara was using a megaphone, which is permitted for political protests, but police informed him that he couldn’t use one and handcuffed him after he disagreed. Endara was later released without being booked.

Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman:

Someone calling today on the mayor to shut down the Miami Seaquarium because of rampant cruelty was held against his will, much like the dolphins confined to the abusement park’s crumbling, decrepit tanks. Police acknowledged their mistake and set him free, and PETA is calling on the Miami Seaquarium to acknowledge its “mistake” in wrongfully detaining these marine mammals and release them to reputable facilities to live out their lives.

 PETA—whose motto reads in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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Federal officials just confirmed that fishing gear traced back to Maine’s lobster industry has been linked to the death of a young North Atlantic right whale—a critically endangered species with fewer than 70 reproductively active females—found washed up on Joseph Sylvia State Beach last month with a rope deeply embedded in her tail. In response, PETA is blitzing local ferries with a message giving people food for thought about the scores of hidden deaths behind their seafood spreads.

“Boiling lobsters alive is cruel enough, but perhaps realizing that eating one animal may also doom others may have people thinking twice about their food choices,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA urges everyone to consider the high cost of putting any aquatic animal on their plate and go vegan.”

More than 85% of the remaining right whale population is estimated to have become entangled in fishing gear at least once, with entanglements in the gear and vessel strikes the primary causes of premature deaths in the species, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. PETA notes that death due to gear entanglement is also one of the biggest threats to many of the world’s 90 other cetacean species and that abandoned fishing gear kills 300,000 whalesdolphins, and porpoises annually. The animals are callously referred to as “bycatch,” a euphemism for the nontarget animals who become caught and are then discarded or die. Experts agree that the fishing industry is one of the greatest threats to all marine wildlife worldwide.

 PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—offers a list of delicious vegan fish options, such as Gardein’s f’sh filets, Sophie’s Kitchen’s Fish Fillets, and Good Catch Plant-Based Crab Cakes, as well as a free vegan starter kit.

PETA points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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Federal officials have confirmed that gear from Maine’s lobster-fishing industry was a factor in the January 2024 death of a young North Atlantic right whale—a critically endangered species—who washed up on Joseph Sylvia State Beach in Edgartown, Massachusetts, with a rope deeply embedded in her tail.

In response, PETA will share a striking message in the area that will remind people about the scores of hidden deaths of animals of all kinds caused by eating “seafood.” Our bold advertisement will show that all sea life is worth protecting. Check it out:

Imperiled right whales shouldn’t be sustaining fatal injuries from fishing gear any more than lobsters should be boiled alive or fish gutted on the decks of trawlers. PETA urges everyone to consider the high cost of putting any marine animal on their plate and go vegan.

Experts agree that the fishing industry is one of the greatest threats to all marine wildlife worldwide.

It’s estimated that more than 85% of North Atlantic right whales become entangled in fishing gear at least once in their life. Entanglements have killed at least nine and injured 70 other right whales since 2017.

Death due to gear entanglement is one of the biggest threats to right whales’ survival as well as to that of many of the world’s other cetacean species. Abandoned fishing gear kills roughly 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises annually.

Did you know that whales have close-knit family structures and often communicate with one another through song? Mother whales dedicate years to caring for their calves, and some species “whisper” to their babies to protect them from predators. Some also use individualized calls to refer to one another, much as humans use names.

Here’s What You Can Do to Help Whales and Other Sea Life

It’s easy to find delicious vegan fish options—such as Gardein’s f’sh filets, Sophie’s Kitchen’s Fish Fillets, and Good Catch Plant-Based Crab Cakes—at a store near you. PETA will even send you a free vegan starter kit.

Want to do more?

Learn How You Can Save the Whales!

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PETA-supported animal rescuers in Ukraine are scouring the war-torn streets of Avdiivka, Ukraine, for traumatized dogs and cats who desperately need their help. Watch as a drone attack threatens to thwart their mission and hits their vehicle.

Rescued in Ukraine: How PETA is Helping Animals

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, PETA Germany and its partners have been on the ground building a robust network of animal rescuers, volunteers, and activists to help as many animals as they possibly can. You can support this work through PETA’s Global Compassion Fund.

PETA’s Global Compassion Fund is moving mountains for animals in Ukraine:

• PETA-supported teams have rescued more than 15,000 animals—and counting!
• Cats, dogs, horses, and other animals have received more than 1.5 million kilograms of food since the beginning of the war.
• Beautiful safe spaces—like this cat refuge—are being maintained for around 1,300 animals in Kharkiv, where a PETA-supported clinic treats 100 to 130 seriously injured or sick animals every day.
• The PETA-supported team at Animal Rescue Kharkiv has reunited 60% of all their rescued and recovered animals with their original families.

Support PETA’s Global Compassion Fund

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