April 2008 PETA wrote to Nike-owned Cole Haan after receiving numerous complaints about the company’s sale of mink- and rabbit-lined coats and gloves. The CEOs of Nike and Cole Haan immediately informed PETA that they plan to eliminate the use of fur in their products effective fall 2008. Cole Haan and Nike join an ever-growing list … Read more »
April 2008 After receiving complaints about Subaru’s “Small Tent, Big Event Sale” commercial–which features a chimpanzee in an automobile showroom wearing swim trunks–PETA contacted the automotive giant about the cruelty inherent in training great apes for film, TV, and advertising. Subaru pledged never to use chimpanzees or orangutans in future ads. Subaru joins Honda and PUMA … Read more »
April 2008 Following discussions with PETA about the cruelty of Australian wool, Swedish-based international retail giant H&M has pledged to source more of its wool from other countries and to ensure that any Australian wool it purchases comes only from farmers that don’t practice mulesing (a cruel procedure in which Australian farmers carve chunks of skin … Read more »
April 2008 When PETA learned that Yale University had invited experimenter Marina Picciotto to present a speech showing children “the importance of working with experimental animals for devising new ways to help people quit smoking,” we joined local activists in letting the university know that children should be taught ethical, progressive science and compassion for animals. … Read more »
January 2008 After a PETA member spotted foie gras (and a book promoting it) being sold on the Web site of retail giant Target, PETA sent a letter explaining the horrors of foie gras production and asking that the company stop selling it immediately. Target responded within a few days of PETA’s letter to confirm that … Read more »
January 2008 After receiving complaints from DirectBuy members about the company’s sale of items made with fox, mink, and beaver fur, PETA contacted DirectBuy’s president to inform him of the horrifying abuses endured by animals who are killed for their skin on fur farms and in the wild. DirectBuy–the nation’s largest franchiser of members-only consumer buying … Read more »
January 2008 Following a PETA action alert, Pet Supplies “Plus” has agreed to stop selling dwarf frogs in tiny plastic cups. The frogs now must be kept in regular display tanks with compatible fish.
January 2008 In 2002 PETA ended its Shameway campaign against grocery giant Safeway after the company agreed to some animal welfare reforms regarding the meat and eggs the company sells. Six years later, following extensive further negotiations, Safeway and PETA announced a new agreement that made Safeway the industry leader on animal welfare. Safeway has promised … Read more »
January 2008 When PETA learned that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) was calling for more animal tests on a natural, plant-based sweetener derived from stevia, our scientists submitted extensive comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refuting CSPI’s claims. Stevia and its derivatives have been thoroughly studied in animals and safely … Read more »
January 2008 In a huge victory in the fight to end our nation’s animal overpopulation crisis, Los Angeles, California, passed a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance. This life-saving legislation was long overdue in a city that takes in an average of 46,000 homeless animals annually. PETA mobilized activists throughout the city to contact their council members and speak … Read more »
January 2008 After a whistleblower faxed PETA the brochure for a thyroid-disease conference at which a “live dissection” was to be performed on pigs, PETA sent the conference organizers a list of alternatives that would teach medical professionals the skills that they need without harming animals. The organizers canceled the pig dissection in favor of demonstrations … Read more »
January 2008 Shortly after the public release of PETA’s undercover investigation into All Creatures Great and Small–a hellish “no-kill” shelter in Hendersonville, North Carolina–the facility shut its doors and the animals languishing inside finally received the help they desperately needed. The hellish nightmare for these dogs and cats is over.
January 2008 In November, the E.U.’s Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods announced the validation of MatTek’s EpiDerm reconstructed skin model as a full replacement for rabbits in skin-irritation tests of chemicals and drugs. A donation from PETA Europe to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences in Maryland had allowed scientists at the facility to … Read more »
January 2008 Following discussions with PETA, grocery chain Harris Teeter announced plans that made it the new industry leader on animal welfare. Harris Teeter committed to do the following: Give purchasing preference to suppliers that use or switch to controlled-atmosphere systems (the least cruel method of bird slaughter), purchase 2 percent of its turkeys by … Read more »
January 2008 PETA wrote to the CEO of arts and crafts giant A.C. Moore after receiving a disturbing call from a concerned member informing us that A.C. Moore was selling rabbit pelts. Almost immediately, PETA received word that the company was “philosophically aligned” with PETA’s goals, that the rabbit pelts would be removed from all stores … Read more »
