July 2006 When area residents contacted PETA about a “donkey basketball” game planned at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois, we wrote to the school’s principal educating her about the cruelty inherent to donkey basketball and asking that the game be replaced with a more humane event. Days before the game was scheduled to … Read more »
July 2006 After learning that Welch’s–a maker of grape juice–funded animal experiments that involved cutting open dogs’ chests, forcing monkeys to inhale noxious secondhand cigarette smoke, and injecting rats with toxic chemicals, PETA fired off a letter to company officials asking that they halt their funding of animal tests. On May 16, PETA received confirmation from … Read more »
July 2006 PETA worked with Aruba’s government to help replace T-61–an unacceptable euthanasia agent that can cause extreme burning pain and is difficult to administer humanely–with sodium pentobarbital, the most humane method of euthanizing unwanted, sick, or injured cats and dogs.
April 2006 After hearing from PETA, Westerville North High School in Ohio decided to cancel a donkey basketball game that had been scheduled to raise funds for the girls’ basketball team. This compassionate decision paid off: several activists who were opposed to the game thanked the school for its compassionate decision by making donations to the … Read more »
April 2006 One year after PETA’s undercover investigator left the laboratory of animal-testing conglomerate Covance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined the company for violations of the Animal Welfare Act based on PETA’s videotape evidence. PETA’s investigator documented that workers were hitting monkeys, throwing them against cage doors, and psychologically tormenting them. Sick and injured monkeys … Read more »
January 2006 PETA wrote to NYC menswear and accessory store Jack Spade after receiving numerous complaints about the company’s sale of frog dissection kits. After receiving PETA’s letter explaining the needlessness of killing frogs and other animals for dissections, the company had a change of heart. Clearing its shelves of the kits–which came with a vacuum-sealed, … Read more »
January 2006 PETA, the Sled Dog Action Coalition, and countless individuals contacted Spectrum detailing the cruelty inherent in the Iditarod after learning that one of the company’s subsidiaries was sponsoring the annual sled-dog race. We received a prompt, gracious response from Spectrum Brands that stated, “At a corporate level, we have now made the decision that … Read more »
October 2005 Stray cats in Victoria, Texas, will no longer be susceptible to being picked up by local animal control officials and taken to The Victoria College for use in endotracheal intubation teaching exercises associated with the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course. Animal intubation laboratories typically involve forcing plastic tubes down cats’ throats in order … Read more »
July 2005 The retailer-led movement to reform the Australian wool industry is rapidly gaining momentum, with retail giant American Eagle Outfitters pledging not to purchase Australian merino wool until mulesing mutilations of lambs and live sheep exports end. With more than 850 stores in the U.S. and 2005 sales totaling nearly $1.9 billion, American Eagle is … Read more »
July 2005 Plaza Auto Mall pulled its “Trunk Monkey” commercial, featuring a live chimpanzee, after hearing from PETA and local residents about the cruelty inherent in training young great apes to perform for ads. The dealership stated, “Once we first heard of the possibility of the cruelty happening, we immediately discontinued all advertising.”
July 2005 In our effort to convince universities and medical centers to use the TraumaMan(R)–a state-of-the-art computerized manikin approved by the American College of Surgeons–in place of animals in ATLS(R) courses, we sent a letter to Iowa Health-Des Moines requesting that it make this compassionate decision. On August 3, 2005, PETA received written assurance that Iowa … Read more »
July 2005 After learning that students at the Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington, had swallowed goldfish during a pep rally, we wrote to the superintendent of schools who subsequently agreed that such displays are unacceptable and instructed his staff to tell all school principals that this type of activity is never appropriate and … Read more »
July 2005 After learning that toy giant FAO Schwarz was offering a miniature pony for $15,000 in its print and online catalogs, we wrote to the company to voice our concerns and ask that the pony be pulled from the catalog. We confirmed with management that the pony offer has been permanently discontinued.
July 2005 PETA confirmed that the St. Malachy Catholic Church in Brownsville, Indiana, permanently eliminated “chicken poop bingo game” from its annual Country Fare. This tawdry display involves betting on where a chicken will defecate on a bingo grid.
July 2005 HomeUSA Warehouse, a furniture store chain with locations in six states, made the compassionate decision to end its advertising campaign featuring a chimpanzee after PETA contacted the company about the cruelty inherent in forcing young chimpanzees to “perform,” stating, “All of the owners of HomeUSA are animal lovers and we were a bit surprised … Read more »
