Past Features

"Golden Girl" Grills Governor on Cockfighting
Golden Girls star and Emmy Award-winning actor Rue McClanahan, who helped lobby her home state of Oklahoma to ban cockfighting in 2002, is visiting New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s office in Albuquerque in hopes of discussing with him a similar ban, despite the fact that he has refused to answer letters from her—or anyone—on the issue.

'Broken Dreams'
Barbaro's Tragic Injury: A Symptom of a Cruel Industry

'Elephant' Seeking Kindness in Chicago Throws Ceremonial First Pitch at Cubs-Reds Game
September 12, 2005: The highlight of the September 12 Chicago Cubs-Cincinnati Reds game occurred before either team took the field when 7-year-old Chicagoan Alexandra Graff, sporting an elephant mask and a T-shirt emblazoned with

‘Swim-With-Dolphins’ Programs: All Wet
Dolphins suffer immeasurably in tourist-driven programs that persuade unwitting travelers to swim with captive dolphins.

‘Two Paws Up!’ for Year of the Dog
If you love your dog (or your cat, or your neighbor’s dog, or any animal for that matter) [the text up until this point should get progressively smaller with each word (or have that effect)] then you’ll love Mike White’s directorial debut starring Molly Shannon and Peter Sarsgaard, Year of the Dog. Click here to enter to win a trip to the Hollywood premiere and to send PETA’s “Dog of the Year” e-card starring your dog!

3M Supports Chimpanzee Abuse to Sell Cleaning Products
3M is running a television commercial in which a young chimpanzee is shown “grinning” as the animal helps a pet shop owner clean the store with Scotch Brite products.

ACLU Goes to Court to Protect PETA’s First Amendment Rights
On a day that marked a victory both for the First Amendment and for animals in circuses, PETA’s “sad” elephant was placed on display in our nation’s capital at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Q Street in Dupont Circle.

AHA: No Friend to Flicka
The film industry hoodwinks filmgoers and television viewers with the American Humane Association’s (AHA) misleading “No animals were harmed” seal of approval.

Alaska’s First Swim
On April 8, 2002, Alaska was released from quarantine at the Baltimore Zoo. Moments after Alaska emerged into the polar bear exhibit, she ventured into the pool of water and was swimming, diving, playing with balls, attacking a log, splashing, and twirling.

American Humane Association Claims,
Many people are relieved, when they watch a film in which chimpanzees and orangutans were used, to see the disclaimer in the credits, "No animals were harmed in the making of this film," which means that the American Humane Association's (AHA) Film and TV Unit has given the movie its "Acceptable" rating. Unfortunately, this rating can be very misleading.