Thousands March Against Bullfighting in Alès, France
As bullfighters in Alès, France, were preparing to execute 18 bulls during the town’s annual Ascension Festival, compassionate people came together to protest against it.
Good News for Dolphins: India Ditches Dolphinaria!
Dolphins may be diving in delight this week at the news that plans to build dolphin parks in several Indian states have been scrapped following pressure from PETA India.
‘Drugs. Breakdowns. Death.’ PETA US’ New Billboard Tells the Real Story of Horseracing
What’s the biggest tradition in thoroughbred horseracing? Not fancy hats or cocktails –it’s drugs.
United Against Bullfighting
All around the world, people agree – chasing, stabbing, mutilating and killing a bull isn’t very entertaining, nor does it constitute “culture”, in Spain or anywhere else.
Thousands Come Together to Ask, ‘When Will Mali Be Free?’
Mali was taken as a baby from Sri Lanka in 1974 and has spent the last 35 years in a small concrete pen.
Hurrah! Government Finally Acts to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses!
A draft bill was tabled in Parliament to stop circuses using animals beginning in 2015 – a move that all British people can celebrate.
Pigeon Races and Bird Flu: Racing Towards an Epidemic?
Are UK pigeon racers putting human health at risk? After an outbreak of deadly avian flu virus H7N9 Chinese authorities have suspended pigeon races in Shanghai.
Five Reasons Why Aintree Is Not So Grand
It’s inevitable that horses will get hurt in this deadly race. Here’s why you should give it a miss.
On a Wing and a Prayer: Pigeons’ Cross-Channel Ordeal Saddens Dame Vera
The “Forces’ sweetheart”, abhors inhumane foie gras, expressed her dismay after PETA US’ exposé of the high death rates and ill-treatment of birds during cross-Channel races.
Cold-Blooded Killers – Routine Cruelty in Pigeon Racing Exposed
Cross-channel pigeon racing’s chilling secret is the widespread killing of hundreds of thousands of birds each year – often by having their necks broken by untrained hobbyists.