April 2008 PETA calls off its campaign in Canada after reaching a historic agreement with the company that coordinates purchasing chickens for all KFCs in Canada to dramatically reduce the suffering of the millions of chickens killed for Canadian KFCs. Most KFCs in Canada are also introducing a vegan faux-chicken option to their menus. PETA’s campaign … Read more »
April 2008 After receiving complaints about a MovieTickets.com commercial featuring a young chimpanzee named Jake, PETA wrote to the company and urged it to discontinue the ad and refrain from using great apes in future advertising efforts. MovieTickets.com quickly responded and promised not to produce any ads with Jake or other chimpanzees in the future.
April 2008 When PETA learned about a series of ads for CDW using a live chimpanzee, we wrote to the online computer-equipment resale company, issued an action alert to our members, and ultimately bestowed our “Litterbox Award” upon CDW. After receiving the dishonorable award, CDW contacted PETA to let us know that it had ended this … Read more »
April 2008 Thanks to a courageous whistleblower, PETA convinced National Taiwan University College of Medicine to cancel several cruel experiments, including an outdated pharmacology experiment in which students would inject the deadly poison strychnine into mice to measure how long they would convulse before dying. The university also canceled an experiment in which students would inject … Read more »
April 2008 When PETA learned that six monkeys at New York’s Lehman College who were slated for retirement at a sanctuary were instead sold to New York University (NYU) for invasive brain experiments, PETA contacted both Lehman and NYU and mobilized its members with an online action alert. After hearing from thousands of concerned people, NYU … Read more »
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 »
