April 2007 PETA received reports about a macaw display at a Colorado lodge owned by Sage Hospitality Resources. The macaw allegedly was neglected and had sustained injuries. We contacted the company to ask it to discontinue the display and place the bird, Coco, in a loving home. Not only did the company acquiesce to our request, … Read more »
April 2007 In a landmark victory for animals killed for their skins, fashion house Polo Ralph Lauren dropped all fur from its clothing lines shortly after meeting with PETA. According to the company’s news release, “[W]e feel that the time is right to take this action.” On behalf of the millions of foxes, raccoons, and other … Read more »
April 2007 Retailers CVS, Safeway, and Albertsons all ended the sale of glue traps after PETA staff members presented information on glue traps, the cruelest method of wildlife control. Animals trapped in these devices often linger in agony for days before dying of dehydration, suffocation, or starvation. Some attempt to chew off their own limbs in order … Read more »
April 2007 When PETA learned that Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs, Florida, was planning a “Kiss the Pig” contest, we immediately contacted the school and requested that it replace the event with a humane alternative. Not long afterward, we received word from students that the live pig had been replaced with a teacher dressed … Read more »
April 2007 Live pigs will no longer be subjected to cruel and invasive surgical procedures in Scott & White Memorial Hospital’s “Advanced Trauma Life Support” (ATLS) course. After hearing from PETA about a sophisticated human patient simulator called TraumaMan, a Scott & White executive wrote to us and agreed to end the ATLS animal labs in … Read more »
April 2007 After receiving more than 6,000 e-mail messages from PETA members and supporters, executives at New York-based drugstore chain Duane Reade agreed to meet with PETA representatives to discuss ending the sale of cruel glue traps and the company has since joined retailers like CVS and Walgreens in ceasing the sale of these “pans of … Read more »
January 2007 Mere months after PETA began its international boycott campaign against POM, which educated the public about POM’s cruel and deadly animal experiments, POM agreed to stop funding all animal tests.
January 2007 Saugus High School in Saugus, California, hosted a pep rally in which students and faculty members chased and harassed terrified pigs and piglets, and the school’s principal participated in the event. Upon learning about the event, PETA immediately contacted the school and requested that it implement a policy prohibiting the use of animals in … Read more »
January 2007 After the Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Mardi Gras Concessions Committee heard from PETA concerning its use of live rabbits as prizes each year, the committee decided to discontinue the practice. Going a step further, the committee even sent a letter to all vendors who attend the event mandating that tickets redeemable at local pet stores … Read more »
January 2007 In September, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and other organizations petitioned the EPA to require manufacturers to conduct toxicity experiments on animals for air fresheners. PETA submitted comments analyzing data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers that show that the number of exposure incidents reported for air fresheners is … Read more »
January 2007 When Reedley High School teachers and students contacted PETA about a donkey basketball game scheduled to take place in Reedley, California, we wrote to the superintendent and board of the school district about the cruelty inherent in donkey basketball and asked that the game be replaced with a humane event. Days before the game … Read more »
January 2007 When PETA discovered that Sam Mazzola, who is notorious for his hideous bear-wrestling events and for allowing customers to take photos of themselves with adult tigers, was scheduled to appear at the Allegheny Sport, Travel, and Outdoor Show in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, last February, we didn’t waste any time contacting the Pennsylvania Game Commission. After … Read more »
January 2007 After receiving complaints that Newbury Comics was selling animal figurines made from rabbit fur, peta2 launched a campaign against the New England music store chain. Within a day of receiving more than 700 e-mails from peta2 activists, the retailer immediately removed fur products from its shelves and enacted a permanent ban on fur.
January 2007 After more than a year of negotiations with PETA, popular women’s clothing chain bebe sent out a news release announcing that it planned to go fur-free. The company’s decision was good news for bebe, which was facing a peta2 boycott campaign, but it was even better news for rabbits, who often have their necks … Read more »
January 2007 Although usually quick to recommend animal experiments for everything from asbestos to butter flavoring, a National Toxicology Program (NTP) expert panel nixed a call for animal testing of diethyl phthalate, an already thoroughly tested chemical compound widely used as a plasticizer in consumer products, including plastic packaging, cosmetics formulations, and toiletries. The NTP opted … Read more »
