STA Travel ends 'unethical' animal trips

STA Travel turned to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) for advice. Photograph: Alamy STA Travel, which provides flights, accommodation, tours and expeditions for 2.5 million students and young people each year, has stopped tours taking in elephant rides and Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as trips that might appeal to more mainstream travellers such as SeaWorld in Orlando and San Diego.