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Staff and volunteers load a camel into a vehicle to be evacuated from Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 4. The zoo has been shelled repeatedly during the Russian invasion. At least five staff or volunteers were killed and nearly 100 animals at the zoo died as of April.

World News

War takes a heavy toll on animals too. See how people in Ukraine strive to save them

8:42am September 20, 2022

Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals.

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Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox warms up in the bullpen before a game against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Aug. 1, 2017.

Sports

PETA wants MLB to rename the 'bullpen' to 'arm barn'

3:25pm October 29, 2021

by Tien Le

A day before Game 3 of the World Series, the animal rights organization released a statement saying the term "bullpen" is insensitive to cows and bulls. The suggestion drew mixed reactions.

Daily News

Company Rejects PETA Billboard Honoring Cows Killed In Crash

12:02pm February 26, 2020

by Associated Press

An advertising company is rejecting a billboard honoring cows killed in a Winston-Salem tractor-trailer crash.

New York's Guggenheim Museum announced Monday that it was removing three works from its upcoming exhibit of contemporary art from China. Animal rights activists said the works depicted cruelty to animals.

Citing Threats, Guggenheim Pulls Three Works Involving Animals From Exhibition

4:47pm September 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

An online petition demanding the museum remove the works garnered more than 600,000 signatures since it was posted five days ago, contending that three of them depict animal cruelty.

Naruto, a macaque, took this self-portrait in 2011 with a camera owned by photographer David Slater. The photo has been the subject of a years-long copyright battle.

'Monkey Selfie' Lawsuit Ends With Settlement Between PETA, Photographer

4:36pm September 12, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Wildlife photographer David Slater has agreed to donate 25 percent of future revenue from photos taken by a macaque in 2011 to conservation efforts.

Mike, the LSU Tigers mascot, is an 11-month old Siberian-Bengal mix.

The LSU Tigers' New Tiger Makes His Debut

10:20am September 01, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot is an institution. Recently, the school got a new tiger — just in time for football season.

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Bears in roadside zoos can suffer in the summer if they don't have the proper conditions, says Barbara J. King.

Bears Can Face Summer Challenges In Roadside Zoos

12:10pm August 17, 2017

by Barbara J. King

Even when the Animal Welfare Act is followed, bears may not live in conditions that many would find reasonable for such large, intelligent animals to flourish, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

The ACLU and three other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, alleging its advertising guidelines are unconstitutional.

National

ACLU Sues D.C. Metro After It Rejects Ad With Text Of 1st Amendment

4:04pm August 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, a health care group called Carafem that provides abortions and PETA are also suing. They say the advertising guidelines violate free-speech rights.

A macaque took this self-portrait in 2011 with a camera owned by photographer David Slater. PETA says the monkey owns the copyright; Slater says he does. The U.S. Copyright Office says no one can, and a federal judge has now said it would be up to Congres

National

Monkey Can't Own Copyright To His Selfie, Federal Judge Says

11:49am January 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A district judge in San Francisco said that Congress and the president can choose to "extend the protection of law to animals as well as humans" — but that for now, no, monkeys can't own copyrights.

The Birkin Croco is made of dyed crocodile skin.

Birkin Bag Is Fine, But Namesake Actress Wants 'Birkin Croco' Rebranded

5:56pm July 29, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

After seeing a video that PETA published on the treatment of crocodiles, Jane Birkin asks Hermes to remove her name from the line's crocodile-skin version.