Thanks to the more than 53,000 PETA, peta2, and PETA Latino members and supporters who urged GUESS to stop selling angora, the company announced today that it will no longer sell angora, which comes from rabbits who have their fur ripped out of their sensitive skin as they scream in pain or who are tethered or … Read more »
Over the years, PETA has encouraged Hard Rock Cafe to make its Veggie Leggie burger vegan. The company informed us that the patty is now vegan, and the buns are vegan at most locations. Some locations still use nonvegan buns, so please be sure to check.
After ongoing talks with PETA, PepsiCo updated its animal-welfare policy to include its support for polled (polled) breeding, saying, “PepsiCo supports the advancement of polled genetics and breeding programs for dairy cattle. These efforts can eliminate the need for dehorning and disbudding, providing a safer environment for both animals and caretakers.”
After PETA contacted RAVE Restaurant Group asking for more vegan options at its Pie Five Pizza Co. and Pizza Inn brands, the company informed us that Pie Five will soon be offering Daiya vegan cheese. The chain has grown to include 82 locations in less than four years and is planning to expand to more … Read more »
December 15, 2015 Following an intensive yearlong PETA campaign, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it’s ending its cruel maternal deprivation and psychological experiments on baby monkeys, in which infant monkeys were torn away from their mothers at birth to traumatize them, terrorized with loud sounds and fake snakes, intimidated by human … Read more »
PETA engaged with Sprouts Farmers Market—the second-largest natural grocer behind Whole Foods—on the topic of dehorning in its dairy supply chain, and as a result, the company set a dehorning policy that includes this statement: “Sprouts encourages farmers to develop programs for breeding polled, naturally hornless cows to eliminate the need for dehorning. This approach … Read more »
After conversations with PETA, Lifeway—the largest manufacturer of kefir in the U.S.—posted its new policy supporting polled (hornless) breeding, which includes the following: “[W]e believe polled breeding is a viable future option, eliminating the need for dehorning. We ask that strong consideration be given to promoting the polled option as a sustainable alternative to dehorning … Read more »
November 25, 2015 When PETA learned from a whistleblower that government contractor SIMMEC Training Solutions was regularly trucking in military personnel to shoot and kill pigs on the property of a San Diego County horse ranch, we investigated the allegations and discovered that the cruel courses likely violated local zoning ordinances. We quickly filed a … Read more »
November 25, 2015 When PETA learned from a whistleblower that government contractor Assessment and Training Solutions Consulting Corporation (ATSCC) had regularly been shooting and killing pigs for military training courses in Suffolk, Virginia, we investigated the allegations and discovered that the cruel courses likely violated local zoning ordinances. We quickly filed a complaint, and after … Read more »
November 19, 2015 Following years of campaigns by PETA and other animal-advocacy groups, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced its decision to retire all federally owned chimpanzees from laboratories and make plans for them to spend the rest of their lives in reputable sanctuaries. NIH previously had announced a much-criticized plan to keep 50 … Read more »
November 17, 2015 Following a month-long PETA campaign that included more than 100,000 e-mails and numerous critical social media posts, scathing media stories, and phone call blitzes to the company’s U.S. offices, Kikkoman—the most popular soy sauce company in the U.S. and Japan—ended its long-standing practice of force-feeding mice, rabbits, and other animals soy sauce … Read more »
November 17, 2015 Following the release of PETA’s shocking military-training exposé—which documented the stabbing, shooting, and mutilation of live animals and uncovered allegations of sexual abuse and drugging of soldiers and illegal experimentation on them by Deployment Medicine International (DMI), the self-proclaimed “largest trainer of US military forces in operational medicine”—the federal government banned DMI … Read more »
October 30, 2015 Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools are now cruelty-free, thanks to a software donation from PETA. The kind decision to replace crude animal dissection will spare the lives of countless frogs, save the school money, and provide students with a more effective and humane learning experience. Studies have repeatedly found that interactive software … Read more »
October 30, 2015 Bataan Military Academy’s science department is now cruelty-free, thanks to a software donation from PETA. The kind decision to replace crude animal dissection will spare the lives of countless frogs, save the school money, and provide students with a more effective and humane learning experience. Studies have repeatedly found that interactive software … Read more »
