October 2004 PETA came to the rescue of an injured raccoon with the help of the Norfolk Fire Department. The raccoon had a tin can stuck on his head, had climbed a tree for safety, lost his balance, fell more than 30 feet and then climbed the tree again. The raccoon is now in safe hands … Read more »
October 2004 After PETA was alerted to a fur-trimmed item for sale in women’s retailer Junonia’s online catalog, junonia.com, we fired off a letter to Anne Kelly, the company’s president, explaining why fur is cruel and asking that she permanently remove all items containing fur from the catalog. PETA received a quick response from Kelly, saying … Read more »
October 2004 In Norwich, Connecticut, PETA contacted officials about a case they investigated involving a cat hoarder harboring 51 flea-ridden and anemic cats, as well as the frozen remains of another cat, inside the a filthy apartment. We persuaded them to arrest her and charge her with cruelty to animals. Read more about the dangers of … Read more »
October 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, 34 horses, some cows, and a llama mired in their own waste were seized from an Oregon farmed-animal hoarder, and a district attorney entered her into a diversion program where she’ll be barred from having contact with animals until she is 94 years old! Read more about the dangers … Read more »
October 2004 After reviewing video footage from PETA showing the cruel treatment of lambs and sheep at the hands of the Australian wool industry, prestigious retailer New Look, a $1 billion company based in London, has said that it will now refuse to purchase Australian wool from producers who practice mulesing and send sheep overseas on … Read more »
October 2004 American retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch has set a new standard for clothing companies by pledging not to use Australian wool in any of its garments until both mulesing and live exports are stopped. Abercrombie & Fitch hopes to set a precedent in the world that other retailers can follow to help end the … Read more »
October 2004 When PETA learned that a chicken-roping contest is held every year in Albany, Texas, as part of the Watt Matthews Cowboy Day, an activist in the area agreed to videotape the event. We asked chicken experts to review the video, which depicted chickens who were roped, then dangled by their necks, wings, and legs … Read more »
July 2004 PETA supported Rocky Mountain Animal Defense’s efforts to prevent Boulder City Council from rescinding the city’s prairie dog and bird protection ordinances, which prevent developers and businesses from poisoning these animals. The City Council voted a unanimous yes to a temporary moratorium on killing these animals until activists and city attorneys can develop a … Read more »
July 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, charges were filed in what could be a precedent-setting case in Earlville, Illinois, where a wonderful vet rescued this abandoned calf from a dairy farm. He had been left to die by the side of the road.
July 2004 PETA’s Community Animal Project responded to a call of yet another transport truck crash. A truck carrying 200 pigs on the way to a Smithfield slaughterhouse overturned in Suffolk, Virginia, in the early hours of September 2, killing as many as 87 pigs and leaving dozens more severely injured. Injured animals–including one who collapsed … Read more »
July 2004 At their annual convention, members of the Chicago-based American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) voted to end the AVMA’s support of “forced molting,” the factory-farming practice of starving hens for up to two weeks to induce an additional egg-laying cycle. Members of PETA, United Poultry Concerns (UPC), and other animal protection groups have been protesting … Read more »
July 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, justice was served in the case of 12 Canada geese who were intentionally run over and killed by a man in a car in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The perpetrator was issued a federal citation for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Click here to read about the link … Read more »
July 2004 PETA got several sick and starving horses seized in North Carolina. The abuser was charged with cruelty and arrested.
July 2004 Five Red Creek, New York, residents pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals after investigators discovered 10 dehydrated animals on the property, including an emaciated goat, three cats, and six dogs as well as the remains of 12 puppies and several chickens. Investigators estimated that the puppies and chickens went at least three weeks without … Read more »
July 2004 PETA’s wildlife biologist began the first phase of a beaver-management project for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The year-long study will establish criteria for installing and maintaining nonlethal beaver-management methods in order to demonstrate to VDOT how beaver-related problems can be eliminated using humane, cost-efficient techniques. Soon after, we received an enormous amount … Read more »
