Elephants Beaten for Polo 'Game,' and IBM Is Sponsoring It

 
 

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URGENT: Elephants Beaten With Bullhooks for Thailand's Elephant Polo Tournament

A breaking PETA Asia eyewitness investigation reveals that elephants were repeatedly struck and gouged with sharp steel-tipped weapons called bullhooks and that their ears were violently yanked during training for the tournament—yet companies such as IBM and Ripley's Believe It or Not! are supporting it.

 
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The 2018 Iditarod Claims Its First Life: A Dog Named Blonde Has Died

Blonde was one of more than 330 dogs pulled out of the Iditarod during the race—likely because of exhaustion, illness, or injury—and his death from a lung problem pinpoints precisely why this race must end.

 
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Donatella Versace States That She'll No Longer Use Animal Fur in Her Designs

PETA has been pressuring the designer since the '90s to go fur-free, and Versace's compassionate decision marks a HUGE step forward for animals who are killed for fashion. And just this week, after over 200,000 people took action, Furla followed suit and ditched fur, too! Keep up the momentum by urging Canada Goose to do the same.

 
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Dog Reportedly Locked in Small Wire Cage, Spun Around, and Plunged Into Frigid River for Movie

The whistleblower stated, "I witnessed first hand one of the worst animal cruelty acts I have ever seen." Share the shocking video, urge others never to support movies that use live animals, and see eight ways that you can help dogs today.

 
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Minks Driven Insane and Caged Above Pools of Maggots on Canadian Fur Farms

An eyewitness exposé revealed that several minks were missing ears, one was lying motionless, and others were forced to live with the decomposing body of their dead cagemate. Despite knowing about the appalling conditions that animals endure on fur farms, Dolce & Gabbana continues to sell fur. Urge the company to ditch this cruelly obtained material immediately.

 
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Save Countless Lives by Sharing PETA's News, Videos, and More on Facebook

If you haven't "liked" PETA on Facebook yet, you might be missing breaking animal rights news, investigations, videos, ways for you and your friends to take action for animals, and more. And now, you can try out PETA's new pig and cow mask effects on Facebook to remind all your friends that animals are friends, not food.

 
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The Worst Roadside Zoo in America Is Still in Business

Animals at Deer Haven Mini Zoo continue to languish in filthy, ramshackle cages. PETA is stepping in, and you can, too.

 
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Thanks to Activist Pressure, Stardust Circus Drops Elephant Acts

While Stardust has dropped elephant acts, Garden Bros. Circus continues to exploit and abuse animals supplied by Carson & Barnes. Contact vendors, and urge them never to host a Garden Bros. elephant act. We've defeated animal exploiters at this game before, and with your help, we can do it again!

 
HELP END ALL ELEPHANT ACTS
 
 

Eyewitness Report: Unimaginable Misery in Mexican Slaughterhouses

These horrifying images from Mexico—one of the world's largest meat producers—show that nothing humane ever happens in a slaughterhouse.

 
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Ever Wonder Why Dogs Are So Often Used in Experiments?

The answer will break your heart. Share the video, then take action for dogs tormented by experimenters at Texas A&M University.

 
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Urgent Action Needed

 
bullet Urge Airports to Ban Glue Traps
bullet Following Zebra's Death, Urge Chandler's Ostrich Festival to Drop Animal Acts
bullet City of Lakeway, Texas, Torturing Deer
bullet New Expert Report Details Animal Abuse, Neglect, and Coercion at Shrine Circuses

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