Kategorie: Animals

After hearing from PETA and more than 60,000 of our members and supporters about notorious Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey’s long record of cruel treatment of animals, American Pistachio Growers made the compassionate decision to end its sponsorship of the musher. Animal abuse is inherent in the Iditarod, and dogs Dallas Seavey has forced to race have tested positive for opioids, his kennel was accused of killing dogs who weren’t fast or fit enough to compete, and a whistleblower reported finding dying puppies on his property. Help keep victories coming for dogs by urging Iditarod sponsors to follow American Pistachio Growers’ lead in cutting ties with this cruel industry.

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A necropsy report on the long-suffering orca Lolita (sometimes called Tokitae or Toki)—who died at age 57 at the Miami Seaquarium on August 18, 2023—has just been released, revealing the miserable existence and death that she, like so many other living, feeling sea animals held at marine parks, endured. She should never have been subjected to this abuse, and the specifics of her death are fueling the push for the release of other marine mammals used for entertainment.

The Deadly Details Revealed in Lolita’s Necropsy

Lolita’s necropsy showed that after spending more than half a century in a tiny, chlorinated concrete tank, she suffered greatly from multiple chronic conditions. Yet her mother is believed to be alive and free in the vast, open ocean.

Pneumonia, a chronic heart problem, and kidney failure were among the many conditions that led to Lolita’s death. According to a former Miami Seaquarium veterinarian, reducing her food intake may have “worsened [her] pre-existing kidney disease and predisposed her to pneumonia due to dehydration.”

Lolita’s Death and Necropsy Follow Years of Efforts to Free Her

PETA and our supporters have a long history of taking action to advocate for Lolita’s release. On March 30, 2023, The Dolphin Company—current owner of the Miami Seaquarium—announced plans to release her to a seaside sanctuary in Washington state. This exciting news followed a massive campaign in which we protested against the Seaquarium’s cruelty and pursued several lawsuits in her behalf.

Although plans to relocate the long-suffering orca never came to fruition, they were made possible through the generosity of philanthropist Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts. Lolita’s death has only strengthened our resolve to keep speaking out and urging marine parks to release orcas and other marine mammals into seaside sanctuaries.

If the U.S. Department of Agriculture had done its job in 2012 when PETA flagged Lolita’s minuscule tank as an animal welfare violation, she could have enjoyed over a decade in a seaside sanctuary in her home waters. Instead, the agency’s abject failure to enforce the law kept her imprisoned until she took her last breath.

“The Miami Seaquarium should shutter in shame, and SeaWorld must move Corky, the longest-held captive orca in the world, to a sanctuary before history repeats itself.”

—Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and President

Take Action for Corky

Urge SeaWorld to release Corky into a seaside sanctuary so she doesn’t die in a tiny tank as Lolita did:

Urge SeaWorld to Send Corky to a Seaside Sanctuary

And never visit a marine park or any other place that exploits animals.

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On Tuesday, passersby in downtown Houston will be in for an eyeful as PETA supporters brandishing buckets proclaiming, “Leather Is a Dirty Business,” will dump black sludge all over themselves in a bid to push bystanders to stop purchasing leather items. The action is part of PETA’s campaign highlighting the environmental devastation caused by the leather industry and urging retailers and consumers to steer clear of leather and all other animal-derived materials.

When:    Tuesday, October 24, 12 noon

Where:    Outside Houston Center, 1299 McKinney St. (near the intersection with Caroline Street), Houston

PETA supporters cover themselves in black sludge outside an Urban Outfitters store. Photo: PETA

“Cows and calves lead short, miserable lives for leather bags and shoes, which require enormous amounts of energy and dangerous chemicals to produce,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on everyone to dump leather and switch to animal- and planet-friendly vegan materials.”

Cows used for leather are castrated and branded and their tails are cut off—all without painkillers—before they’re violently killed. Leather production also destroys the planet: Animal agriculture, which includes the leather industry, is responsible for nearly one-fifth of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, and turning skin into leather requires significant energy and dangerous chemicals, including formaldehyde, coal-tar derivatives, and cyanide-based oils, dyes, and finishes. Sustainable vegan leather can be made from prickly pear cactus, mushrooms, apples, pineapples, and other innovative materials.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview.

For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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You’re Invited! This Event Will Get You Ready to Take Down Speciesism

Ingrid Newkirk’s New Event Is Coming to You—Find Out How to Sign Up

What’s Your Role in the Animal Rights Movement? Learn About It at This Event

EVENT: Ingrid Newkirk Flips Everything You Knew About Animal Rights on Its Head

Coming to a City Near You: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Take Down Speciesism

Are You Ready to Cross the Line? Sign Up for Ingrid Newkirk’s New Tour

Want to Put the All in ‘All Together Now’? Ingrid Newkirk Will Show You How

How Far Can You Go for Animal Rights? Find Out With Ingrid Newkirk

Where Do We Draw the Line for Animal Rights? You’re Invited to Find Out

New Event: Ingrid Newkirk Is ‘Crossing the Line’—and You Can, Too

New Event! Ready to Learn the Secrets of Taking Down Speciesism?

This Event Will Teach You Everything You Need to Know About Our Fellow Animals

Attend the Event of the Season to Turn Your Animal Rights Work on Its Head

EVENT: Learn How to Erase the Line Between Humans and Our Fellow Animals

Coming to a City Near You: Don’t Miss Ingrid Newkirk’s New Speaking Tour

‘All Together Now!’ Catch Ingrid Newkirk’s New Speaking Tour—Coming to a City Near You

 

If you’ve ever been asked, “Where do you animal rights people draw the line?” this talk with Ingrid Newkirk is for you. Get tickets today to the event nearest you.

 

After this event with PETA’s president, you’ll have a new spring in your step, knowing you’re an integral part of the “all” in “All Together Now!” Get tickets today for a talk near you.

 

This event will captivate you with Ingrid Newkirk’s storytelling, inspiring ideas, clever humor, and unwavering commitment to dismantling speciesism. Get tickets today for the talk closest to you!

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There’s Something Broken in the System, and It’s Letting Labs Get Away With Anything

What’s Letting Labs Get Away With Anything? PETA Breaks It Down

How Is the Government Letting Labs Get Away With This?

Check Out the Simple Ways the Government Can Step Up for Animals in Labs

How Is the Government Failing Animals? PETA Breaks It Down

Which 2 Federal Laws Aren’t Cutting It for Animals in Labs?

What Do These Rules Really Do for Animals in Labs? This May Shock You

The Simple Way the Government Can Really Help Animals in Labs

Why the Government’s Current Rules Aren’t Cutting It for Animals in Labs

Why Finger-Wagging Feds Fail to Combat Deaths in U.S. Labs

What Is the Government Sweeping Under the Rug? It Starts in U.S. Labs

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