Breaking News From PETA.org

PETA is calling upon the United States Department of Agriculture to ban all activities that permit direct contact with big cats in the wake of the Siegfried & Roy attack. Despite countless incidents of maulings and deaths, the USDA has failed to stop the use of big cats in dangerous situations.

Last weekend, PETA members held a rally outside the Mirage hotel-casino to urge Siegfried and Roy to retire their animals. Carrying signs that read, "The Strip Is No Place for Tigers," and, "Big Cats = Big Danger," they gathered near the entrance to the hotel-casino underneath the large "Siegfried & Roy" marquee.

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