Clovis West gets to show off the $7.5 million overhaul of its Olympic Swim Complex, which reopened earlier this week with a dual meet with Buchanan High School and which will host the 30-team Clovis West Invite this weekend and the California Interscholastic Federation state swimming and diving championships in...
‘Tiger King’ Zoo Closes After Animal Treatment Investigation
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. — The Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix's “Tiger King" documentary has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday suspended the exhibitor license...
Puerto Rico Cockfighters Go to Ring in Federal Ban Defiance
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico — Felipe Espinal walked into his cockfighting establishment Wednesday night in the northern town of Toa Baja and held up a white pen in triumph as he recorded the moment with his cellphone. The crowd hushed as he cried out: “This is the pen that said...
Watermelons Are In, Piglets Out at County Fair Event for Kids
Piglets are out and greased watermelons are in, as a long tradition disappears at a county fair in Northern California. Bowing to public concern and protests about animal welfare, the Sonoma County Fair has dropped the pig scramble, a staple of the fair's Farmers Day events for half a century....
With Push From PETA, Animal Crackers Bust out of Their Cages
After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum's Animals crackers in response to pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA, which has been protesting...