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 »
January 2008 When PETA learned that Delaware Academy High School in Delhi, New York, planned to host a cruel “donkey basketball” game with students and faculty from SUNY Delhi University as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (ACS), we immediately contacted both schools and the ACS urging them to cancel the game. In donkey basketball … Read more »
January 2008 Following discussion with PETA, Harris Teeter–a subsidiary of Charlotte-based Ruddick Corporation, with nearly 200 stores in seven states–has agreed to stop promoting circuses with animals in its stores. Harris Teeter had been promoting Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in some of its stores, but in an e-mail sent to PETA, Harris Teeter … Read more »
January 2008 When PETA was alerted to the Atlanta Motor Speedway’s plans to use elephants from the Cole Bros. Circus in a cruel drag race, we sent documents highlighting the circus’s dismal track record of elephant care and a laundry list of U.S. Department of Agriculture violations to the president of the speedway. Upon receiving our information, … Read more »
January 2008 PETA jumped into action when we learned that national restaurant-chain Denny’s had teamed up with notorious animal abuser Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to promote the cruel show at its restaurants. After less than six months of pressure from PETA, including sending letters to 1,300 franchisees, a barrage of e-mails and calls … Read more »
January 2008 After receiving complaints about a Microsoft commercial featuring a “skydiving” mouse, PETA immediately contacted the company. Explaining that the ad sends an extremely dangerous message to the public–that animal abuse is acceptable and even humorous–and that it could inspire potentially deadly “copycat” actions, we asked Microsoft to pull the advertisement. The company responded quickly … Read more »
January 2008 When PETA heard that Hansons Windows, a Michigan-based home-repair company, was offering free tickets to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus to potential customers who scheduled in-home estimates, we immediately sent a letter to Hansons’ president asking that the company end the promotion. We explained that elephants and other exotic animals used … Read more »
January 2008 Students from Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois, contacted PETA with concerns about a “donkey basketball” game scheduled to take place at the school. PETA immediately contacted the school principal regarding the cruelty involved in these games. Hauled around in cramped and stuffy trailers, the donkeys are denied proper exercise. Food and water are … Read more »
January 2008 In October 2007, PETA fired off a letter to Lukoil’s CEO after learning that some of Lukoil’s gas stations were holding promotional events for notorious animal abuser Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. PETA tried to work with the company behind the scenes to convince it to drop the controversial promotions. On January … Read more »
January 2008 After learning that an artist named Fan Yang planned to encase an 8,800-pound Asian elephant named Tai inside a giant soap bubble at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California, PETA immediately contacted the center to urge officials to cancel this ill-advised publicity stunt. Elephants like Tai who are used for “entertainment” are … Read more »
January 2008 A local resident contacted PETA after she learned that Lewisville High School in Richburg, South Carolina, planned to hold a “donkey basketball” game. Donkey basketball is a cruel “sport” and is miserable for the animals involved. The noise and chaos of the games are extremely stressful for donkeys, who often endure the additional trauma … Read more »
