Got your dancing shoes on? Several of PETA’s celebrity supporters do, and they’ve been showing off their best moves on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars (DWTS). The animal-friendly folks tripping the light fantastic this season include the following: Andy Dick Before he began cutting a rug on DWTS, this compassionate comic took on the cutting-up … Read more »
As a global leader in the development of toxicology tests for chemicals, the MatTek Corporation has made quite a name for itself among government agencies and manufacturers of all types. But one thing you will never hear the company associated with is animal testing, which is why MatTek has scored a PETA award. © Jo-Anne McArthur … Read more »
The end is near for the military’s cruel trauma training exercises, in which thousands of animals are maimed and killed each year! PETA has discovered—and the U.S. Army’s Office of the Surgeon General has confirmed—that the Army has implemented a major shift in policy that states, “Non-medical personnel are not authorized to participate in training … Read more »
Rabbits are on a roll! Natural-products giant Nature’s Gate just became the fourth company to pull out of the Chinese market until the country stops requiring tests on animals for cosmetics. After talks with PETA, Nature’s Gate agreed that there is nothing pretty about tormenting animals in laboratories, and the company chose to forgo the … Read more »
Bill Gates has always been an innovator, so it’s no surprise that one of the brightest minds of our time is tackling our most pressing environmental problems. “We need more options for producing meat without depleting our resources,” he wrote on his blog. His solution? Vegan food. Bill is getting behind faux meats and eggs, … Read more »
Update: In March, PETA reached out to Hainan Airlines, and representatives from the airline confirmed that its policy remains firm: It still does not ship primates to laboratories. In the written statement, Hainan Airlines representatives said that they “fully agree” with PETA on this issue and that they support our “effort in the protection of … Read more »
Ever since her red swimsuit days, people have been enamored with PETA’s weapon of mass distraction, Pamela Anderson. And now you can have a little piece of the original “Lettuce Lady” for yourself. When Pam and PETA Vice President Dan Mathews spoke to Cambridge University about animal rights, she autographed copies of the Paul McCartney–narrated … Read more »
Today is a monumental day. Starting today, any cosmetics product or ingredient that is tested on animals anywhere in the world cannot be sold in the European Union. So every one of the 500 million EU consumers will be purchasing only cruelty-free cosmetics. The European Parliament had already banned cosmetics companies from tormenting animals in cruel … Read more »
Since PETA began campaigning to expose companies that conduct agonizing and deadly tests on animals, consumers have firmly supported cruelty-free businesses like those on PETA’s list of companies that don’t test on animals. Realizing this, some unscrupulous companies are concealing the whole truth from consumers about their animal testing policies, but you shouldn’t buy their propaganda—or … Read more »
PETA pal Stella McCartney never kills animals for her designs, but she certainly killed it at Paris Fashion Week with her animal-friendly collection. The star-studded front row raved about her fur- and leather-free autumn/winter 2013 ready-to-wear collection. An impressed Bono astutely observed to PETA Veep Dan Mathews, “Stella is PETA’s number one ally in the fashion … Read more »
Update: Today, The Washington Post ran a cover story highlighting PETA’s efforts to stop the U.S. military from killing thousands of goats and pigs each year in crude medical training drills. As the newspaper points out, a bill that was signed into law last month requires the Department of Defense to submit to Congress by the end … Read more »
Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center will become the city’s vegetarian center when Morrissey plays there March 1. The music legend has asked that no “flesh as food” be served at his shows, but fans will have plenty of festive fare, including vegan sloppy Joes, vegan sushi, and grilled veggie sandwiches, to munch on while they rock out to … Read more »
More good news on the international product testing front: After discussions with PETA, Pangea Organics is ending all sales of its products in China, where animal tests for cosmetics are required. For choosing principles over profits and vowing not to pay for animal tests anywhere in the world, PETA is proud to honor Pangea Organics with … Read more »