Category: Main Issues
Iditarod Racer Disqualified for Abusing His Dogs
If you read my posts on the Iditarod in the past couple of weeks, you’ll know that this particular issue gets me kind of riled up. Not only do people seem to think that the fact that it’s a “tradition” somehow justifies the cruelty inherent in the event, but I’ve even heard people try to… Read more »
Teddy Wisdom and Some Internet Soup
I just started reading this hilarious blog called Teddy Wisdom. Heard of it? I’ve been passing it around the office, and my friend Joel has launched a new, albeit fictional, PETA entity called PETSA: People for the Ethical Tretment of Stuffed Animals. In other urgent Internet news: PETA is an answer to a question in… Read more »
The Marketing Dept. Goes to Johnny Rockets!
Every now and then, my department at PETA gets together outside of work to do a little teambuilding, brainstorm some brilliant new ways to help animals, and swap nasty rumors about people in the other departments. For the most recent social event, we decided to hit up Johnny Rockets to take advantage of the 2… Read more »
I heart Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck is the man. Love his acting, love his attitude, love his beautiful wife, love everything about the guy. And since the indie flick Lonesome Jim and blockbusters Ocean’s 11 and 12 are a few of my favorite movies ever, I was psyched to hear that he’d shot a new “Veg Testimonial” ad for… Read more »
PETA’s Project Runway, the Sequel
Today, PETA’s Director of Media Relations, Michael McGraw, and Senior VP Dan Mathews gave a presentation to the entire student body of one of the world’s most prestigious design schools. They were in New York City at Parsons, The New School for Design . . . that’s right, the home of Project Runway. For years,… Read more »
First Dog Dies in the Iditarod
What the Iditarod is really all about: advertising and sponsorship dollars. And drinking lots of beer, I guess. Well, the first dog has died in this year’s Iditarod. Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long, and I’m sad to say it’s extremely likely there’ll be more. Turns out that forcing dogs to run 125 miles… Read more »
KentuckyFriedCruelty.com, Colorado
Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Really rolls off the tongue. I think it has something to do with alliteration. Anyway, apparently Mayor Sean Ford, who rules over the Denver suburb of Commerce City with a firm but benevolent hand, has pooh-poohed his citizens’ attempt to expand the symbolic reach of their eager… Read more »
Tommy Hilfiger Drops Fur!
Damn, these victories always seem to come in pairs. Right after New Mexico announces that it has banned cockfighting, Tommy Hilfiger permanently drops fur from their collections. Citing ethical reasons for their decision, Tommy released a statement today saying: “Starting immediately, the company will cease development of any product containing fur, and any fur garment… Read more »
PETA’s Lawyers Have a Word With JCPenney
Having been on the receiving end of a few coolly worded e-mails from our Legal Department myself, I have a suspicion that JCPenney is in a world of pain after hearing from PETA’s attorneys this week about the company’s claim that it does not condone the “illegal or inhumane treatment of animals.” Given that this… Read more »
New Mexico Bans Cockfighting!
After literally decades of work by concerned citizens and celebrities like Rue McClanahan and Bill Maher and the relentless dedication of Senator Mary Jane Garcia, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has signed a bill to ban cockfighting in the state. This was Garcia’s 20th year introducing the bill to ban the vicious bloodsport, so this… Read more »
Nice Work, Nike
Here’s the thing. We’re a little ways away from getting shoe companies to ditch the leather entirely—though we’ve made some significant headway by encouraging retailers like The Gap to boycott the Indian leather industry, which really goes out of its way to be unpleasant to animals. That said, there’s something particularly hideous about Nike’s decision… Read more »
Who’s Sexy?
Well, hot damn. For a month now, our crack team of cuteness consultants in PETA’s Fabulousness Department have been poring over this year’s sizzling-hot batch of entries for our Sexiest Vegetarian competition, and they’ve finally emerged, exhausted from all the attractiveness, with an eye-popping line-up of spectacular, jaw-droppingly gorgeous finalists for you to feast your… Read more »
Fashion Felons
OK, I know I’ve written about our fashion police before (those saucy minxes who pass out citations to passersby who are wearing fur, leather, or wool), but these pics—from a recent Vancouver demonstration—are too good to pass up. I’ve never seen people look quite so happy to get arrested.
Crashing the Yum Brands Beach Party
My buddy Ryan, who is currently on tour with Taste of Chaos for those hard-partying scene-hounds at peta2, was busy getting himself a suntan in Florida on Friday between stops on the tour (seriously, I need Ryan’s job), when who should be frolicking on the beach but representatives of KFC’s parent company, Yum Brands. Turns… Read more »
OMG WTF, Vegan Candles?!
So every now and then, we have these meetings at PETA where everyone in my department talks about the new animal-friendly features they have lined up for the website, and we brainstorm a few good ways to promote them on the Internet. The highlight of these meetings is always when my good friend Mylie starts… Read more »
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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind