August 2011 After learning about the educational superiority and cost-effectiveness of modern alternatives to dissection, a biology teacher at Crockett County High School contacted PETA to find out how to replace animal dissection in her classes with non-animal methods. Through its educational grant program, PETA donated virtual dissection software, models, and computer equipment that will … Read more »
New OECD test guideline halves the number of animals used in reproductive testing.
The bistro agreed to discontinue selling live octopuses as a live entrée.
Illinois school reprimands teacher for letting student kill rabbit in class.
July 2011 After learning that the city of Sierra Madre planned to use Tai, an elephant from Have Trunk Will Travel, in its July Fourth parade, PETA posted an alert on our website. E-mails flooded officials’ inboxes, and the elephant was removed from the event.
The defeat of these bills was a huge victory for animals and will protect undercover investigative work that is crucial to exposing cruelty to animals.
Adidas pledged never to use the skins of exotic animals such as lizards, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, and fish in its product line.
Elephants will never again bear the blow of a bullhook while in Fulton County.
June 2011 After the death of an elephant keeper at the Knoxville Zoo, where employees were put in danger by the zoo’s continuing practice of free contact, PETA and other animal rights groups sent complaints to the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA). TOSHA cited and fined the zoo.
PETA convinced yet another ad agency to sign the Great Ape Humane Pledge!
Cruel sheep decompression experiments stopped at UW-Madison.
Oregon school ends classroom frog dissections.
DMVs agree to put information in their driving manuals or on their websites about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars.
Up-and-coming advertising agency Barton F. Graf 9000 pledged never again to feature great apes in its advertisements.
Florida teacher removed from school for violating code of ethics.
