Critter News
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Umoya should never have been removed from her home to begin with," said PETA spokesman David Perle. PETA and In Defense of Animals oppose keeping elephants in zoos.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
PETA filed the lawsuit in the U.S. PETA went on to request that the whales be freed and released to a habitat better suited to their needs. On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
US District Judge Jeffrey Miller called the hearing in San Diego after Sea World asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that names five orcas as plaintiffs in the case. Sea World's lawyer, Theodore Shaw, called the lawsuit a waste of the court's time and resources.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
PETA's latest publicity stunt was to file a lawsuit in federal court alleging that five orcas at SeaWorld in San Diego are slaves for purposes of the 13th Amendment. As always, PETA is more concerned about drawing attention to itself than it is to improving the legal status of nonhuman animals.
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