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The brutal ‘industrial enterprise’ of black-market tiger trafficking
It’s estimated that there are fewer than 4,000 tigers remaining in the wild today, compared to roughly 100,000 in the early 1900s. More tigers now live in captivity than in the wild, and many of those live in so-called “tiger…
SeaWorld’s last baby killer whale to be born in captivity has died
The last killer whale born in a SeaWorld park died in San Antonio on Monday. It was three months old.
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After fame, magic and controversy, Ringling Bros. Circus will take its last bow
For 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has been awing audiences with acrobatic spectacles and animal stunts. But next month, “the greatest show on earth” will take its final bow after its parent company pulled the plug…
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Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this
Humans tend to view animals as a source of entertainment, but anthropologist Laurel Braitman is more concerned with entertaining them. That’s why she started putting on music concerts for everything from wolves to miniature donkeys. The only rules: no people,…
Hoping to build off recent bans in Europe and India, opponents of animal testing for cosmetics plan to make a big push for a similar prohibition in the United States. The effort could be a tough sell in a Republican-controlled…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a federal law banning videos of animal cruelty, saying it violates the right to free speech. Margaret Warner talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on what the ruling…
Although dog fighting is illegal in the United States and a felony in 48 states, it is still occurring throughout the United States. An animal rights advocate and a dog-fighting documentarian discuss the savage sport.
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