Animals Used for Entertainment

PHOTOS: Hundreds of Overworked Horses Receive Veterinary Care on Volcanic Island

Taal Volcano, a tourist destination in the Philippines, is home to an impoverished community and working horses who are forced to carry tourists up and down a steep trail.

Progress: Companies Pull Elephant Polo Sponsorship

After seeing PETA’s exposé of the behind-the-scenes cruelty of elephant polo, companies have withdrawn support for an elephant polo tournament run by the Minor Hotel Group.

Going to Petra? 5 Terrible Reasons Why Animals Suffer in the ‘Lost City’

Here’s what you can actually do about it.

Lions Turn the Tables, Eat Probable Hunter

A pride of South African lions turned the tables on a man believed to have been hunting in the Ingwelala private nature reserve. Workers heard someone screaming for help at the …

Shocking: Live Puppies Fed to Snake in Chinese Zoo

This is yet another example of why China needs to implement an animal-protection law.

SHOCKING: Indonesian Soldiers Drink Snake Blood to Amuse U.S. Defense Secretary

According to news reports, at least one soldier tore a snake in half with his teeth.

Victory: Cruel Bull-Chasing Competition in Malaysia Canceled After PETA Asia Appeal

Bulls were spared the misery of being terrorized and physically abused during a televised event.

Shocking Video Shows Baby Elephants Being Captured for Captivity

The video shows the captors kicking a baby—and this is just the beginning of the abuse she will suffer as a prisoner in the animal-entertainment industry.

Meet Some of the Animals PETA Helped in 2017

Here’s a list of just some of the animals PETA helped and rescued in 2017.

Elephants Have a Remarkable Start to 2018 as China Bans Ivory Sales

Experts believe that 70 percent of all ivory eventually finds its way to China.