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# PETA protests circus animal treatment
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/peta-protests-circus-animal-treatment/
- Published: 2003-07-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:31:33.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Kayla Worden, once known as Kevin Worden, achieved her goal in getting people’s attention Monday afternoon.

Worden, campaign manager for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, sat in a makeshift cage semi-nude and painted like a tiger at the corner of Broadway and the Third Street Promenade.

She is protesting the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus’ arrival into Los Angeles this week, claiming the organization has failed to meet federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition.

“By being naked in this cage, I’m giving people a taste of what these animals go through,” she said. “Tigers spend 22 hours a day in cages when they should be living in their natural habitat.”

The circus is supposed to arrive in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday.

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Kayla Worden, a representative from PETA, protests in Santa Monica on Monday regarding the circus’ treatment of animals. (Photo: Carolyn Sackarasion/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 15, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)