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Matthew Murphy for Water for Elephants
Bringing our cause to Water for Elephants on Broadway
Earlier this year, in April, I wrote about Viola, an elderly captive elephant who escaped from a circus in Butte, Montana. She wandered through traffic, in front of a casino, and paused on a residential lawn. Videos show handlers with bullhooks—a tool used to hit and inflict pain on captive elephants to intimidate them—chasing and then corralling Viola in the busy downtown, capturing her and bringing her back to the circus.
This was not her first time running from her captors, and it was not the first time she had to be caught and brought back to captivity. I noticed that some viewers of the
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The American Kennel Club is actively obstructing stronger protections for dogs
Stopping Puppy Mills
In insult to animals and customers, Target breaks its animal welfare promises
Improving the Lives of Farm Animals
The tragic fate of Colorado’s Copper Creek wolf pack
Protecting Wildlife
Since horrific wolf killing in Wyoming, a stubborn unwillingness to change
Protecting Wildlife
Rescuers help hundreds of birds allegedly bred for cockfighting
Rescuing Animals in Crisis
Nervous mother dog rescued from Oklahoma puppy mill finally gets the life she deserves
Rescuing Animals in Crisis
This was Spicy Jalapeño before rescuers brought him to Black Beauty Ranch
Protecting Equines
Progress! 15 ‘Horrible Hundred’ puppy mills shut down or penalized so far this year
Stopping Puppy Mills