July 28, 2021

DEAR FRIENDS,

You may remember we told you of a pig wrestling event at the St. Patrick’s Parish in Wisconsin that was shut down thanks to SHARK’s efforts. Pig wrestling is a vile event where grown men tackling pigs by punching them in the face, kicking and body-slamming them for fun. 

We learned of another such event that was held at the Caldron Falls Bar and Grill in Northern Wisconsin. SHARK Investigator Mike Kobliska attended the event and obtained videotape of the horrible abuse the pigs suffer as well as the event MC, exposing himself to the drunken crowd while children watched. We supplied videotape of the incident to law enforcement, he was cited for Disorderly Conduct.



We are now thrilled to report pig wrestling has been permanently cancelled at this location. We waited to report this news to be certain this wasn’t just a COVID related stoppage, but the new owners of the bar confirmed that the pig wrestling is gone permanently and it has been replaced with a car show.

Thank you for everyone’s calls and emails! If you learn of any future pig wrestling events, please let us know at [email protected]

SHARK's recent work against the new "Tiger King," Jeff Lowe, has spurred a new petition that has already garnered nearly 75,000 signatures.
 

Sign the petition HERE

From the petition:

And now, news of the continued and rampant animal abuses towards the poor creatures left behind at Lowe's facility come from an investigation by the animal welfare non-profit SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness, or SHARK. You see, the big cats were able to be rescued since they are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. But many, many other animals still imprisoned there are not so lucky. 

SHARK decided to take drone footage of the Tiger King Park after federal authorities left because they had a feeling Lowe would not stop his cruelty. And they were right. Horses, ponies, goats, wolves, primates, tortoises, lemurs, emus, foxes, and even a camel -- the list goes on and on -- were filmed in deplorable conditions. 

One of the many sickly animals SHARK filmed at the new Tiger King park in Oklahoma

• This shows how vital our work is for the animals, but we can't continue to do this without your help. Campaigns such as the one against the Tiger King Park are very expensive. If you are glad that our work is inspiring so much activism, then please make a generous donation now. 





Help bring freedom to dogs bred for research! Purchase a new Beagle Salvation T-Shirt and support SHARK's work exposing animal cruelty and abuse!

Click the picture of the t-shirt to go to the campaign website:

SHARK created the Beagle Salvation campaign to expose and rectify the plight and suffering of dogs imprisoned at massive breeding facilities. These dogs, no different than the ones we live with in our homes, are fated to be used for experiments - to be tortured and killed.

One of the many dogs SHARK has filmed with our drones at the hideous Envgio dog breeding warehouse in VA

We want to shed light on more of these prisons and the cruelty committed within them. We want to create enough public pressure to force changes to not only how these dogs are treated, but to replace dogs with valid, non-animal means of testing which are much more reliable and safer for humans. This is the 21st century, not the dark ages. It’s long past time we started acting like it.

These dogs deserve freedom from a life of suffering and when you wear this shirt, you’ll be supporting SHARK’s work to save animals. Please also consider making a generous donation directly to SHARK to support work that no one else is doing.