{"id":1406446,"date":"2023-12-21T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?p=1081606"},"modified":"2023-12-21T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:39:09","slug":"4-shocking-peta-investigations-that-sparked-major-action-for-animals-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/12\/21\/4-shocking-peta-investigations-that-sparked-major-action-for-animals-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Shocking PETA Investigations That Sparked Major Action for Animals in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><p>PETA celebrated many massive victories this year after blowing the lid off cruelty to animals on farms, at racetracks, and at roadside zoos all over North America and rallying our supporters to help end it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>These four PETA investigations revealed shocking animal abuse in 2023:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/anheuser-busch-amputates-budweiser-clydesdales-tails\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Exposed: Anheuser-Busch Amputated Budweiser Clydesdales\u2019 Tailbones<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A PETA investigator went undercover at Warm Springs Ranch in Missouri (the official breeding facility for the Budweiser Clydesdales), visited Grant\u2019s Farm, and talked to handlers who travel with teams of the adult horses.<\/p>\n<p>We learned that Anheuser-Busch, which produces Budweiser beer, amputated the tailbones of the famed Clydesdales\u2014primarily so they\u2019d look a certain way as they pull a wagon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"TAILGATE! Anheuser-Busch Amputates Budweiser Clydesdales\u2019 Tailbones\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYAU6iyEFzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following a massive campaign in which more than 100,000 PETA supporters took action, Anheuser-Busch InBev\u2014Budweiser\u2019s parent company\u2014announced that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/victory-budweiser-to-stop-cutting-tails-off-clydesdales\/\">stopped cutting the tailbones off Clydesdale horses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This PETA victory sent a message to other companies: Animal abuse doesn\u2019t sell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1074017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image.jpg\" alt=\"victory Clydesdale image showing protest\" width=\"942\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image-602x427.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image-628x445.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/victory-Clydesdale-homepage-image-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/bear-country-usa\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Inside a Drive-Through Tourist Trap That Tore Baby Bears Away From Their Mothers<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A PETA investigator worked undercover at Bear Country U.S.A., a roadside zoo in South Dakota. There, supervisors tore bear families apart, instructed staff to kick cubs, and denied elderly animals timely veterinary attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"PETA Investigates: Why Bear Country U.S.A. Is Any Mother\u2019s Worst Nightmare\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/844324509?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Acting on evidence from our undercover investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited Bear Country U.S.A. for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-08-10-usda-ir-bear-country-usa-46-c-0005-nci.pdf\"  rel=\"noopener\">USDA report<\/a>, a representative of this callous roadside zoo admitted to inspectors that the facility had used fireworks to terrify mother bears while separating them from their cubs and that staff \u201chad been recorded suggesting handling the bear cubs in an aggressive and inappropriate manner, such as \u2018holding their muzzles,\u2019 \u2018pinching their noses,\u2019 and \u2018kicking or pushing them away.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us in urging this tourist trap to end its cruel breeding program and send the animals there to reputable facilities before more cubs are forced to endure horrific trauma:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><p><a class=\"bright-blue text-button button large\"  href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/bear-country-usa\/#action\">Take Action Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1081606\"\/>\n<h5><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/ontario-water-buffalo-company\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">PETA Expos\u00e9 Reveals \u2018100% Grass-Fed\u2019 Water Buffaloes Suffering on Filthy Canadian Farm<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Following a whistleblower complaint alleging that animals were languishing with painful ailments amid piles of manure on a farm owned by the Ontario Water Buffalo Company, PETA investigators took a scheduled tour of the hellhole and found systemic animal neglect and suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claiming to raise buffaloes \u201chow nature intended,\u201d the farm confines these animals\u2014who are native to a tropical environment in Asia\u2014in filthy, profoundly unnatural conditions, including in subfreezing winters, to exploit them for meat and dairy, including buffalo mozzarella and other cheeses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Ontario Water Buffalo Company\u2019s Systemic Suffering\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/819657005?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After hearing from PETA supporters, grocery chain Loblaws, which had sold cheese made from these animals\u2019 milk, reported that Quality Cheese, the company that makes Bella Casara buffalo mozzarella, had cut ties with the farm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PETA is asking Canadian grocer Longo\u2019s to reconsider selling buffalo cheeses made from the milk of animals like these. Please join us:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><p><a class=\"dark-blue text-button button large\"  href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/ontario-water-buffalo-company\/#action\">Take Action Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/killing-of-juvenile-horses\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">The Killing of Juvenile Horses at \u2018Under Tack Shows\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A 2023 PETA investigation revealed that, every spring, 2-year-old Thoroughbreds are forced to sprint at breakneck speeds in \u201cunder tack shows\u201d to impress prospective buyers and inflate sales prices at auctions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Behind the \u201cScreens\u201d: The Killing of a 2-year-old Racehorse at a Juvenile Auction\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/875356530?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trainers and veterinarians agree that forcing fragile young horses\u2014some of whom are still biological yearlings\u2014to run in speed trials is dangerous and damaging.<\/p>\n<p>PETA previously compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bOOiixz2zFE\"  rel=\"noopener\">video footage<\/a> of injuries at under tack shows, showing how deadly these reckless sprints can be. On one occasion, our investigator was able to get onto the track and behind a screen\u2014set up to hide what was happening\u2014to film a horse who had endured a fatal cardiac event while sprinting in extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>No screen is large enough to hide the countless corpses of the horses who have already been fatally injured in these events. But there is a way to reduce further carnage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PETA is offering <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TWO-YEAR-OLDS-IN-RACE-TRAINING.pdf\"  rel=\"noopener\"><strong>a solution<\/strong><\/a><strong> that should be acceptable to all stakeholders\u2014and most importantly, it would protect horses. You can urge major auction companies and top consignors, breeders, trainers, and owners to agree to it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><p><a class=\"yellow text-button button large\"  href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/killing-of-juvenile-horses\/#action\">Take Action Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Donate Now: Support PETA\u2019s Investigations &amp; Rescue Fund<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With your financial support, PETA\u2019s eyewitness investigators are able to expose\u2014and ultimately end\u2014the cruelty that animal abusers try so desperately to hide. Donors also make it possible for PETA to provide animals experiencing emergencies with immediate veterinary treatment, transport, and humane shelter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><p><a class=\"button-red text-button button large\"  href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/1723\/donate\/1?en_txn7=blog::PETA%20Investigations%202023%20Roundup%20Blog\">Support Our Vital Work<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/top-4-peta-investigations-2023\/\">4 Shocking PETA Investigations That Sparked Major Action for Animals in 2023<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/\">PETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/top-4-peta-investigations-2023\/\">Animal Rights and Campaign News | PETA<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With your support, PETA\u2019s eyewitness investigators can expose\u2014and ultimately end\u2014the cruelty that animal abusers try so desperately to hide.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/blog\/top-4-peta-investigations-2023\/\">4 Shocking PETA Investigations That Sparked Major Action for Animals in 2023<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/\">PETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1307,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3409,48691,8685,2153,7721],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406446"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1407883,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406446\/revisions\/1407883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}