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March 18, 2008
Bubble Burstin'
One thing in life is certain: kids friggin' love bubbles. Another slightly less certain fact: They also tend to enjoy elephants. This prompted 15-time Guinness World Record holding bubble craftsman Fan Yang to attempt to puncture yet another world bubble record by placing one of the world's largest ... More >>
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July 31, 2003
How to Stuff a Lettuce Bikini
To the Costa Mesa thugs who used to beat up Dan Mathews: The fat gay punk kid grew up to save lives and jet set with Pam Anderson. Howzabout you?
News
November 29, 2007
Beasts of Burnin'
An outlaw animal-rights group targets a local bank branch in its war on animal testing
News
June 10, 1999
Changing the Cat Box
Sweeping changes at the countys Soviet-style animal shelter?
News
August 3, 2006
Dumbo and Dumber
Handlers give circus Elephants the bullhook
News
November 18, 2004
Roll Over And PlayOh, You Already Are
Ex-volunteers claim no-kill shelter routinely slaughters pets
Columns
July 22, 2004
Diary Of A Mad County
Ex-volunteers claim no-kill shelter routinely slaughters pets
Columns
August 14, 2003
Letters
Ex-volunteers claim no-kill shelter routinely slaughters pets
Features
February 20, 2003
Electric Horsemen
Is a rodeo mafia covering up evidence of animal abuse in California?
News
May 20, 1999
Pet Hell
Somebody please put the county's animal shelter out of its misery
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May 1, 2009
Foie Gras Campaign Gets Its Ducks in a Row at Hush
If you're heading into Hush Restaurant in Laguna Beach Saturday night, the folks outside advising you to steer clear of the duck are with Orange County People for Animals and Animal Protection Rescue League. As they've done elsewhere around Orange County, the two groups again join forces as part of ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
Can "PETA Girls Gone Wild" DVDs Be Far Behind?
Courtesy of Vegan Mel's MySpace pagePETA's Melissa Sehgal (right), who also goes by "Vegan Mel," demonstrates against McDonalds.Melissa Sehgal, who vows to strip down to a nude body painted like a tiger and confine herself to a cage with a banner above reading, "Wild Animals Don't Belong Behind Bars ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
Vegan Mel Carries Out Her Nude Protest
Photo by Keith MayHear Vegan Mel roar!You were told this morning about the vow made by Melissa Sehgal, who also goes by Vegan Mel, to sit in a cage in Anaheim while her nude body was painted like a tiger. If you point your eyes in that direction, you can still make out the smoke trail produced when ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
Ringling Bros.: We Do Care For Our Animals
Photo by Keith May The media was out there, and so was the circus.Anyone who marveled at the incisive journalism and expert photography displayed in the coverage of animal-rights activist Melissa Sehgal's nude protest over Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' upcoming Hon ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
UPDATE: Franks For The Memories... Is It The End Of The Road For The Wienermobile?
Sadly, Oscar G Mayer Jr., the hot dog company's retired chairman, died on Monday. According to TMZ (!), he requested that the famed sausage-shaped vehicle not make an appearance at his funeral, saying it would be "too much of a spectacle". Now PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has w ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Consumer Group Lashes Out at "Fringe" PETA's Camp Pendleton Protest
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a "fringe group" that is hypocritical about euthanizing animals, charges a Washington, D.C.-based consumer group that also denounced today's PETA protest against Camp Pendleton's use of live pigs in medical training for troops.The Center for Consumer ... More >>
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July 13, 2009
One Good Ringling Bros. Demonstration Deserves Another
Courtesy of ElephantCenter.comA Ringling Bros. elephant performer gets a washing.When Melissa "Vegan Mel" Sehgal of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) carried out her nude and caged protest against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus late last month in Anaheim, a representa ... More >>
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September 8, 2009
Activists Hopping Mad at Brookstone Hawking African Dwarf Frogs
Brookstone.comSticker shock, at your local Brookstone retailer.Local animal activists have joined a national campaign blasting gadgets store Brookstone, Inc., which has five Orange County locations, for selling a most unusual gift: the "Frog-O-Sphere Ecosystem" with two live African dwarf frogs.S ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
Dishney: PETA Recommends Animal Sanctuaries Over Disneyland
In yet another effort to make both meat eaters and vegetarians further dislike them, Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has issued an open letter to President Obama via the Huffington Post, pleading for him to send the traditional Than ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
PETA-Ringling Bros. Elephant Spat Gets Curiouser (Plus Bonus Nude PETA Spokesmodel Flap)
Photo by Keith MayVegan Mel spreads the word.When Clockwork reported in June that Melissa "Vegan Mel" Sehgal confined her nude painted body to a cage to demonstrate against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' treatment of elephants and other animals as the circus prepared to come to An ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Anyone Missing a Red-Tailed Hawk?
Red-tailed hawk ... but not THE red-tailed hawk.With all the media tales chronicling the disconnect between the public sector, the private sector and regular old folks, it's refreshing to see the three came together beautifully when it came to rescuing a red-tailed hawk stuck atop a utility pole ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Should Animal Abusers Have to Register Like Sex Offenders?
Megan's Law, meet Fido's Revenge.A bill winding through the California Senate would, if passed, place convicted animal abusers on an online registry, just like sex offenders, complete with home addresses and places of employment.
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March 25, 2010
[UPDATED:] Now PETA Offers to Bail Out Octomom
UPDATE: PETA and Nadya Suleman make a deal. A day after a porn king offered to bail Nadya Suleman out of foreclosure of her La Habra home, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent Octomom a letter stating PETA will assist her financially. And she doesn't even have to appear in an adul ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Behold Animal Liberation, Veneration at Long Beach State, Chapman University
Animal Liberation FrontAnimals: They're so hot right now.Mere days before the start of "World Week for Animals in Laboratories," Cease Animal Torture (CAT) kicks off its second annual four-day conference at Cal State Long Beach Thursday, while Interreligious Voices for Animal Compassion (IVAC) pr ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
The Humane Society and Big Agriculture Slug It Out Over Animal Rights
Animal Liberation FrontAnimals: They're so hot right now.Mere days before the start of "World Week for Animals in Laboratories," Cease Animal Torture (CAT) kicks off its second annual four-day conference at Cal State Long Beach Thursday, while Interreligious Voices for Animal Compassion (IVAC) pr ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Octomom Goes Through With PETA Stunt
Photo by Christopher VictorioA desperate attempt to generate publicity about a social ill and a PETA poster.As promised, Octomom Nadya Suleman today unveiled an ironic poster from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) outside her La Habra home.In exchange for serving as the butt ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Visit A Bar, Catch A Lobster... Maybe
Courtesy of CA Lobster Zone"Have you ever played the lobster game?" "The lobster game?" "Yeah, the kind with the claw." "Is this some kind of sick pick-up line? If it is, you need more help than I can give you."
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July 8, 2010
Another Nekkid PETA Lady Precedes the Ringling Bros. Circus Arrival in Anaheim
A year ago, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced its July 2009 show in Anaheim, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced its pre-circus protest featuring a nude woman in a cage, and Ringling and PETA went on to hold their respective elephant-parade/caged-babe pre-show spe ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
PHOTOS: PETA Combats Ringling Bros. Circus Cruelty With Near-Naked Redhead
Christopher VictorioAnother year, another Ringling Bros. stop in Anaheim, another PETA protest. Today's protest took place at the southeast corner of S. Lemon St. and W. Center St. Promenade. And how did they protest, you ask? With an almost naked, chained redhead, of course!
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October 22, 2010
[CORRECTION:] Santa Ana Zoo Defends Elephant Rides as County and Animal Rights Groups Seethe
CORRECTION: Residents cannot get into Santa Ana Zoo free this weekend, that promotion was last weekend. We regret the error. If you happen to pass by the elephants at Santa Ana Zoo, you might want to think twice before going on a ride.That's because the County of Orange has a rule: Don't touch th ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Charo to Papi Pulido: Stop Santa Ana Zoo Elephant Rides
Charo--you know, of "coochie-coochie" fame--has sent a letter to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido urging him to stop elephant rides at the city-operated Santa Ana Zoo."Ay-yi-yi yeem whiting tu jew tu bane ..."Okay, that thick Spanish accent ain't working for me either. Let's drop it, shall we?
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November 25, 2010
Mission Viejo Shelter Dogged by Controversy
A former Mission Viejo Animal Services Center volunteer dropped a bombshell this week."We are instructed to lie . . .," Dianne Doyle wrote in letters to the media and the city councils of Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo, which contract the center for shelter services.After three year ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Seabirds Truck Honored by PETA
OCMetro reports that the Seabirds Truck has been honored by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) as one of the five most animal-friendly food truck in the nation. In a rare collision of PETA and good taste, they have chosen Seabirds for vegan cuisine that actually tastes good.In my ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
Santa Ana Zoo Urged to Cut Ties with Elephant Ride Contractor in Wake of Abuse Alleged in Video
Jay Brockman/OC WeeklyAn animal rights group is urging the city of Santa Ana to break ties with the supplier of elephants for a Santa Ana Zoo ride after allegations the same company abused a mammal that appears in the recent film Water for Elephants starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Online Petition Drive Targets Santa Ana Zoo Elephant Rides
Laura Goldman, who lives in Los Angeles, read an LA Times article last November about the Santa Ana Zoo's elephant rides, which have been blasted by animal-rights activists and defended by city officials."I thought it was bizarre that a zoo would offer elephant rides," Goldman tells me of her reacti ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
[UPDATED with Lawsuit:] Santa Ana Zoo Urged to Cut Ties with Elephant Ride Contractor in Wake of Abuse Alleged in Video
UPDATE, JUNE 27, 10:40 A.M.: A Los Angeles-based animal rights group today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the contractor who runs the elephant rides at the Santa Ana Zoo.However, the suit does not concern the ride operations that have been blasted by advocates for animals but Perris-ba ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Dutch Parliament Bans Halal and Kosher Slaughter, Giving Anti-Muslim Activists Here Hope for Same in U.S.
Flickr user Violette79Today, the Dutch parliament voted to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, a ban that effectively outlaws kosher and halal butchering in the country. The disturbing attack on religious freedom came via the strange coalition of animal rights activists and anti-Muslim politicia ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
[UPDATED with TV Star's Plea to End Santa Ana Zoo Rides:] OC Fair Begins and So Does Elephant Protest
UPDATE, JULY 19, 7:29 A.M.: Constance Marie played Angie Lopez on ABC's George Lopez sitcom, and she's now Regina Vasquez on ABC Family's Switched at Birth.She's using her celebrity to issue this plea to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido: Fire Have Trunk Will Travel as the elephant ride contractor at ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
[UPDATED with PETA Response:] Ringling Bros. Says It'll Put Its Protection of Elephants Up Against PETA's Efforts Any Time
Photo by Keith May/OC WeeklyUPDATE, JULY 27, 1:53 P.M.: Call this the battle of the dueling spokespeople: Amanda Schinke of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today emailed the Weekly a letter responding to comments made in the original post (after the jump) by Trudy Williams of F ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Elephant on Ground Near Boxcar Brings Rashomon Explanations from Ringling Bros. and PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) claims that a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant collapsed while being loaded into a rail boxcar in Anaheim following Sunday night's finale at the Honda Center.Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait has been sent a letter from PETA "urging h ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
PETA Chides Ringling Bros. for Federal Inspection of Tiger Hurt in Anaheim and Ill Elephant in LA
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was cited for "serious violations" of the federal Animal Welfare Act during this summer's engagements at the Honda Center in Anaheim and Staples Center in Los Angeles, an animal rights group charges.A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection report ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
Omaima Aree Nelson Parole Condition Sought by PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written a letter to the warden of Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla asking that a condition be part of Omaima Aree Nelson's parole, should the state board grant the model-turned-cannibal wife's request today. See if you ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
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November 17, 2011
PETA Seeks to Stop Kangaroo Boxing at Costa Mesa Circus
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today lodged an "urgent" complaint with the California Department of Fish and Game in a bid to stop kangaroo boxing in Costa Mesa this weekend, the animal rights group announced.Nancy Foley, Fish and Game's Law Enforcement Division chief, is aske ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Ringling Bros. Pays $270k Fine Over Animal Care--and Disagrees with PETA About It
Photo by Keith May/OC WeeklyWe explored in August the Rashomon reactions of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to an adult elephant hitting the ground while being loaded into a boxcar in Anaheim, with PETA claiming a sick Sarah collapsed ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Original Russo's Pet Experience Now Targeted by Puppy Mill Foes
Animal rights groups claiming Russo's Pet Experience sells puppies raised in mills managed to pressure the Irvine Co. to end the pet store's lease at one Irvine shopping center and the Irvine City Council to ban such retailers outright.Now, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and t ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
5 Adults Face Child Endangerment Charges and 2 Have Added Animal Cruelty Counts for Little Girls Being Exposed to Filth from 110 Cats
A family of five adults faces felony child endangerment charges for allegedly exposing two children to "severely unsanitary conditions" by living in a urine- and feces-filled home in Santa Ana with 110 cats. The two girls, ages 6 and 12, now reside elsewhere while the five adults, whose ages ra ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Santa Ana Zoo Ends Elephant Ride
Today's city of Santa Ana announcement that it is ending elephant rides at Santa Ana Zoo was cheered by animal rights activists. "Following more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Animal Protection and Rescue League, Animal Defenders International (ADI), and celebrities including Charo and ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
PETA Loses Whale of a Slave Suit But Still Crows
A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that argued five orcas should be freed from SeaWorld under the anti-slavery 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Judge Jeffrey Miller of the U.S. District Court in San Diego reasoned in ... More >>
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