Category: Activism
PETA Pig: ‘HoneyBaked Ham Killed My Mom’
Last Friday was especially good for animals. In honor of the Christian holiday Good Friday, PETA pigs were out in front of the HoneyBaked Ham store in Oakland, California, and lots of other stores, too, joined by friends holding signs like the one below and “It’s a Good Friday to Go Vegan.” We also handed… Read more »
PETA President Bound and Force-Fed During Protest
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk put her money where her mouth is—in a very literal sense—in an eye-catching protest outside British retailer Fortnum & Mason’s Piccadilly store this week. The protest illustrated what geese endure while they are being raised for the foie gras sold in Fortnum & Mason stores. But in order to replicate… Read more »
Ringling Slammed by Largest Protest in New York History
Because of the throngs of people who had gathered outside to protest, it was hard to spot those who were trickling into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Ringling Bros. circus’s opening night. More than 200 animal advocates came together to make sure that Ringling’s reception was chillier than a New York winter. While half the group… Read more »
Jenna Dewan-Tatum Speaks Up for Global Captive Breeders Victims
Actor and PETA pal Jenna Dewan-Tatum has added her name to those of the tens of thousands of compassionate people calling on Riverside County, California, District Attorney Paul Zellerbach to file felony cruelty charges against those responsible for the horrific neglect of animals at Global Captive Breeders, LLC (GCB). © StarMaxInc.com Following PETA’s undercover investigation of Lake… Read more »
Update: Papa John’s Changes Statement—Still Needs to Change Its Ways
Confronted by PETA over misleading propaganda, Papa John’s has amended its opposition statement to remove outright falsehoods since it’s clear that calves suffer miserably when their horn buds are burnt off or developing horns are gouged out or cut off. What Papa John’s really needs to do is to stop opposing PETA’s shareholder resolution and take… Read more »
Show Some Love—to Horses
How do horses show love? They nuzzle and groom each other. How do people show love to horses? By refusing to ride in a horse-drawn carriage. On most Valentine’s Days, record numbers of these sensitive, skittish animals are forced to drag carriages full of people across the hard pavement, dodging loud traffic and breathing exhaust… Read more »
Add Your Name Now: 7 Days to Close Gas Chambers
In just one week, we could require the Obama administration to address the fact that animals are still being killed in gas chambers. It’s up to us. Currently posted to the White House’s “We the People” petition site is an appeal asking for federal attention to the suffering that animals endure when they are gassed.… Read more »
Your Last Chance to See Naked People in San Francisco (NSFW)
Last week marked the end of legal public nudity in San Francisco—and you wouldn’t expect PETA to sit it out, would you? Several all-star volunteers gathered full-monty style at City Hall to protest the theft of animals’ skins by declaring that they are comfortable in their own skin. Unlike humans, who can (or at least used… Read more »
Pig and Cow One-Up Meaty Chefs at D.C.’s Meat Week
The carcass-cooking food trucks that signed up for the barbecue competition at D.C.’s Meat Week got thoroughly smoked—by a pig, a cow, and some meat-free meatballs. PETA members and their costumed counterparts set out to give Meat Week attendees some flesh-free options, but as it turned out, meat-free was the only way to be: The… Read more »
‘Chickens’ Crash International Poultry Party
Every year, people who exploit chickens and reduce them to bits in a bucket gather at the International Poultry Expo to congratulate each other on making money at it. So this year, PETA sent a flock of “birds” to suggest that attendees give a cluck about chickens: Banging on pots and pans and shouting, “We are… Read more »
Photo of the Day: Everybody Loves Obamacarrot!
Would PETA miss the chance to educate nearly 1 million people about the benefits of vegan eating? Kale no! Attendees of President Barack Obama’s inauguration were so smitten by Chris P. Carrot, Celery Stalk, and Mother Earth that they actually lined up to have their pictures taken with the patriotic trio and snatched up vegetarian/vegan… Read more »
2012 Was the Hottest Year on Record—but 2013 Could Be Cooler
Are you still trying to cool off from the scorcher that was 2012? Scientists report that it was the hottest year on record for the U.S.—but instead of blaming Mother Nature, we can point the finger at ourselves. “It is abundantly clear that we are seeing [human-caused] climate change in action,” according to Kevin Trenberth,… Read more »
PETA ‘Bear’ Leads Protest Outside Nightmarish Roadside Zoo
UPDATE: Victory! As the Chief Saunooke Bear Park struggled, a private benefactor offered to purchase all of the bears. The park quickly accepted the offer and the bears were finally retired to a spacious sanctuary. Read more about the victory and how the bears are doing now here. Originally posted on January 15, 2013: When… Read more »
A Call, a Car, a Can of Food, and a Dog Is Saved
A driver on a rural highway in Ohio spotted a dog lying on the side of the road. She stopped her car and got out to check on the dog but couldn’t tell much about her condition, other than that she appeared to be breathing. The driver called PETA but unfortunately hadn’t contacted local police… Read more »
Hey, Kids, Put Down the Killer Kites!
In India, kids celebrate the winter solstice, called Makar Sankranti, by flying kites. Sounds like a fun, harmless tradition, right? The trouble is that, as anybody who has seen The Kite Runner knows, kite-flying in the East can be extremely competitive—cutthroat, if you will. Many kite-flyers use glass-coated string called manja to sever their competitors’ kite… Read more »
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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind