January 2009 When concerned citizens alerted PETA that Ohio State University was recruiting dachshunds to compete in a race on the ice rink during halftime at a hockey game, we immediately called school officials to let them know that dachshunds are prone to back, hip, and leg injuries and that running them on slippery surfaces could … Read more »
October 2008 In response to a complaint from PETA, the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute ordered the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) to return more than $65,000 in federal grant money in January 2008. The money had been used in the laboratory of David Waitzman for experiments that violated animal welfare laws. Waitzman … Read more »
October 2008 PETA helped call attention to the suffering of mice in federally-funded experiments at University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) and prompted government sanctions for violations. In response to a complaint from PETA, in April 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ordered UCHC to reverse $14,000 in charges to a federal grant as a … Read more »
October 2008 Following months of pressure from PETA and our supporters, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has enacted two new regulations to lessen the suffering of racehorses. On September 22, the commission voted to ban harness racing snappers–whips with flails on the end that cause welts–as well as a practice called side whipping, in which the … Read more »
October 2008 PETA was notified by concerned citizens that a Jackson, Tenn., merchant’s planned festivities for its National Day of the American Cowboy celebration included a cruel greased-pig contest. This “family fun” event would have involved slathering terrified pigs in grease and letting children pull and chase them around. We immediately contacted event organizers to let … Read more »
October 2008 PETA spent months providing Simplexity Health–an Oregon-based nutritional-supplement manufacturer–with information on humane non-animal testing methods. As a result, the company agreed to stop needlessly injecting mice with deadly toxins that cause the animals to convulse in pain. Simplexity Health has now adopted a permanent ban on all animal testing for its “Super Blue Green … Read more »
October 2008 After PETA received word that a Maryland farmer intended to hold several pig-wrestling events in a four-week period, we immediately contacted organizers to cancel the abusive event. Upon receiving an unsatisfactory response, PETA worked with local activists and authorities to voice objections to the violence that is inflicted on pigs for the sake of … Read more »
October 2008 When a PETA activist informed us that Jessie’s Pet Paradise, a Castle Rock, Colorado, pet store, was selling sick puppies, we worked closely with her to make closing the store a priority. We assisted her in organizing demonstrations, collecting signatures from people who had bought sick puppies from the store, and publicizing her efforts. … Read more »
October 2008 When PETA learned about a greased pig chase scheduled to take place at the Brooks Hill Fair in West Virginia, we immediately contacted the fair’s organizers. After placing an op-ed in the local paper and writing a letter to the organizers explaining how no matter what, the stressed, terrified pigs would be the losers, … Read more »
October 2008 After PETA provided the Ad Council–a powerful and respected nonprofit organization best known for its public-service campaigns–with information about the abuse that great apes forced into the entertainment industry suffer, Ad Council president and CEO Peggy Conlon pledged that the group would never use great apes in any future advertising campaigns.
October 2008 After receiving complaints about a SEGA promotional video featuring a chimpanzee, PETA wrote to the company, urging it to discontinue the ad and refrain from using great apes in future advertising efforts. SEGA quickly removed the video from its Web site and promised not to produce any future ads featuring great apes.
October 2008 We were contacted by a fair organizer in Havana, Florida, about a planned “frog jump” contest at the annual Pumpkin Festival. Festival organizers had planned to use frogs from a local pond for this misguided event. We let them know that the event would be traumatic and potentially deadly for the wild frogs. Going … Read more »
October 2008 When PETA received complaints about a “Kiss-a-Pig” contest at Flowery Branch High School’s pep rally, we immediately contacted the principal and voiced concerns about how the pig was roughly handled. We informed him that these cruel events do not teach children compassion and kindness–they teach that animals are merely objects for our amusement. He … Read more »
October 2008 After receiving complaints about a greased pig chase scheduled to take place at the Delta Fair and Music Fest in Cordova, Tennessee, PETA immediately contacted the fair’s organizers. After writing a letter to the organizers explaining how greased pig chases are terrifying for the pigs and dangerous to both the pigs and the humans … Read more »
July 2008 After receiving complaints about a Hunter Fans advertisement featuring an elephant balancing on a circus ball, PETA wrote to the company and urged it to discontinue the ad and refrain from using exotic animals in future advertising campaigns. Hunter Fans quickly responded and immediately removed this ad from circulation.
