{"id":1106222,"date":"2023-06-26T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?p=1066143"},"modified":"2023-06-26T19:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:50:02","slug":"5-of-the-top-animal-exploiters-peta-has-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/06\/26\/5-of-the-top-animal-exploiters-peta-has-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the Top Animal Exploiters PETA Has Shut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
Why isn\u2019t PETA shut down? We wish we were\u2014as it would mean that we had met our goal and that animals are no longer being exploited for human desires. However, a world free from speciesism<\/a> hasn\u2019t come to fruition yet. While PETA can\u2019t shut down until animals are free from exploitation, we have shut down a number of places and programs that were cruel to animals. Check out some of PETA\u2019s top \u201cshutdowns\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n PETA targeted Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for over three decades, holding protests outside every performance; publicizing photos and videos showing trainers beating, striking, using bullhooks on, whipping, and roughly handling animals; and lobbying for bans on bullhooks and animal performances. We filed more than 130 formal complaints against the circus with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, met with the agency numerous times, and documented gross neglect, prolonged chaining, and deaths of animals\u2014including a baby elephant who died after breaking his legs during training, one who was forced to perform while fatally ill, and a lion who died of heatstroke in a Ringling boxcar.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Citing a \u201cdramatic drop\u201d in ticket sales,\u00a0Ringling announced that it was shutting down after 146 years<\/strong>. Nearly five years after\u00a0PETA\u2019s triumph over Ringling<\/a>, the circus announced that it\u2019s planning its return to the big top\u2014without<\/em>\u00a0elephants, tigers, or any other nonconsenting animals!<\/p>\n1. Ringling Ends Animal Acts<\/strong><\/h2>\n