Category: Animal Experimentation
Men Face Charges for Dog’s Murder
When Glenn Beck broke the story of retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, whose dog, DASY, was allegedly shot and killed by two men Beck appropriately refers to as “Dirtbag 1” and “Dirtbag 2,” PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department leapt into action. PETA immediately offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest… Read more »
Pet Shop Boys Don’t Support Pet Shops
If you’re like me, your iPod is full of 80s pop music. I enjoy the music so much that it’s tough for me when it turns out that an 80s icon isn’t so animal-friendly. (Madonna and Michael, I’m talking about you.) So my heart leapt just a little when I heard about the Pet Shop… Read more »
Wal-Mart Charged With Cruelty
greece / CC Yes, you read that right. The manager of a Wal-Mart store in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, (along with an exterminator) was charged with cruelty to animals for setting traps for birds who fly into the store and allegedly failing to checking the traps for days on end, causing birds to die of… Read more »
Seal Slaughter Protests Across Canada
Last week, I shared photos of people across the globe speaking up for seals. Fortunately, many Canadians are also standing up to let the world know that they are opposed to the seal slaughter. Check out these demo photos to see what ashamed Canadians are doing to show that they’re not all a bunch of… Read more »
‘Win It’ Wednesday: ‘Mutt Like Me’ Collar
Thanks for all of your wonderful comments on this Win It Wednesday. The winners of the ‘Mutt Like Me’ collars are christine, Kelli, and Cheri Anderson-Albert. Congratulations! President Obama has declared that he’s a mutt, so why doesn’t your mixed-parentage pup do the same? It’s easy with this week’s “Mutt Like Me” ID tag collar… Read more »
Research Center Inmates Recaptured, More’s the Pity
On the “even the little guy sometimes gets a break” front, we recently received news that nine monkeys had escaped from the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). The monkeys apparently made a break for it when a laboratory worker left their outdoor cage unsecured (great idea—lab workers reading this please take note). Sadly, all… Read more »
ILVTOFU
elephantjournal / CC To pass the time on long, boring drives, I often stare at passing license plates and rack my brain to decipher the messages. There are definitely some hilarious ones, but I’m most stoked when I see a plate with a compassionate message. Unfortunately, no one driving through Colorado will be seeing… Read more »
PETA Campaigners Say ‘FML’
hpk.co / CC We’ve all had moments when life throws you such a curve ball that you just want to say, “Eff it!” I like to keep those moments to myself, but FMyLife.com is Internet proof that some people (lots of people) like to share their embarrassing, funny, and frustrating moments with the world… Read more »
Turn Gitmo Into an Empathy Exhibit
When President Obama appointed Daniel Fried (aka “the Guantanamo Closure Czar”) to oversee the closing of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, many people let out a sigh of relief. Some would like to close Gitmo’s doors and forget about the alleged torture that took place there. But those who forget their history are destined… Read more »
San Francisco Mayor’s Restaurants Stop Selling Foie Gras
spokane / CC Tony Kushner, in his astonishing two-part play, Angels in America, describes San Francisco as “unspeakably beautiful.” Foie gras, on the other hand, is unspeakably horrible. So something seemed amiss when we heard that foie gras was still being sold at a Bay Area café chain called PlumpJack (named after another theatrical figure,… Read more »
Help Battle Seal Slaughterers in World of Warcraft
The following blog is a guest post from peta2’s Ryan. The fight against the Canadian seal slaughter has gone digital! That’s right, gamers, get ready: This Saturday, World of Warcraft (WoW) players will have the opportunity to combat a team of four Horde seal killers. We need your help to stop them from bashing in… Read more »
N.Y. Breeder Under Fire for Parasite-Infested Horses
Thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo, whose horses were discovered emaciated and infested with parasites as they awaited slaughter in a pen, should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. Paragallo said that he had given the horses up to a Florida-based breeder and that he did not know of their final destination (the slaughterhouse), but that certainly… Read more »
Something for Robert Pattinson to Bite Into
sugarslam / CC The following is a guest blog from peta2’s Marta. If there’s one thing I like, it’s a guy who knows how to work a microwave. That might sound weird, but hear me out. For the past many months, my friend Starza and I have been working hard to bring you PETA’s… Read more »
Ringling’s K9 Act Isn’t Fooling Anyone
news.bbc / CC Not content with forcing just elephants, tigers, and other exotic animals to perform cheap tricks, Ringling’s mobile animal hell has added dogs to its list of prisoners. During a recent appearance on The Early Show, goons from Ringling’s new magic act, called “Zing Zang Zoom,” dragged along a few sad-looking pups… Read more »
Protestpalooza
Phew! We have so many great protest pictures to share that we decided to hit you with them all at once. Brace yourselves: Animal defenders of all ages turned out for our protest against the (ab)use of animals in trauma training exercises at Fort Bragg … … including baby McCartney (named after you-know-who). Our gaggle… Read more »
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