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On October 29, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ordered Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland, Inc.; Animal Park, Care & Rescue, Inc.; their owner, Robert Candy; and their counsel, Nevin Young, to pay $56,655.77 in fees and costs to PETA within 180 days.

The award is connected to a motion for sanctions that PETA filed after defendant Candy, with assistance from his lawyer, tried unsuccessfully to silence PETA’s critical fact witnesses days before the group’s Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Tri-State went to trial. PETA won that lawsuit, resulting in the transfer of three big cats to an accredited sanctuary in Colorado and a ruling prohibiting the roadside zoo from owning or possessing endangered or threatened species. Tri-State’s appeal remains pending.

“This award is another example of the court’s clamping down on Robert Candy’s brazen disregard for the law and for animals’ welfare,” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet. “PETA looks forward to securing the release of all the animals still held at this shoddy roadside zoo.”

PETA and concerned citizen Constance Collins are now involved in a new lawsuit against Tri-State alleging that the roadside zoo frequently denies the more than 100 animals currently in its custody timely veterinary treatment, daily care from qualified staff, sufficient enrichment, proper food and clean water, and even adequate shelter. The facility also fails to house animals—including Dodger, a monkey confined alone who was observed picking skin off his tail until it started to bleed—in social groups that meet their species-specific needs.

The suit contends that such neglect and mistreatment of animals violates state law and constitutes a public nuisance, and it asks the court to order that the remaining animals be transferred to reputable facilities immediately.

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 or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to reports that ExxonMobil, one of the last remaining top sponsors of the deadly Iditarod dog race, has reported its third consecutive quarter of losses:

Exxon is bleeding profits and laying off its workers, yet it’s still pumping money—to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars a year—into the cruel Iditarod dog race, in which dogs are forced to run so far and so fast that some die after inhaling their own vomit. This struggling company would be wise to listen to PETA and cut ties with the race—a move that would drive people to its gas stations, not away from them.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. More information about the group’s campaign against ExxonMobil is available on PETA’s website as well as here and here.

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Life is hard enough during this pandemic, so you shouldn’t have to stress about what you’re going to make for dinner each day on top of it. Whether you’re a longtime vegan or someone who’s just starting to think about making the switch to a more compassionate lifestyle, PETA is here to help make your meal planning easier.

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Below, please find a statement from PETA Foundation Supervising Veterinarian Dr. Heather Rally in response to the recent premature death of Azizi the giraffe, the son of April, whose birth the Animal Adventure Park livestreamed in 2019:

How many giraffes have to suffer so that Animal Adventure Park gets some social media followers? Azizi wasn’t even 2 years old when he died of gastrointestinal disease, like so many other captive giraffes, and the roadside zoo is already trying to cash in on another giraffe’s pregnancy. PETA is calling on the park to stop its greedy breeding cycle and urging everyone who cares about wildlife to avoid exploitative roadside zoos like lives depend on it—because they do.

PETA’s motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment,” and we oppose speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. More information about the premature deaths of giraffes in captivity is available here.

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