At the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, which drew thousands of attendees, PETA scientists chaired sessions, presented posters, and provided educational courses on non-animal methods for testing chemicals. They also participated in mentorship events to help researchers advance their careers in non-animal science.
After meeting with PETA, SHEIN, one of the world’s largest global e-commerce platforms, banned fur, wild-animal skins, and exotic feathers from its in-house brands and third-party sellers. SHEIN also banned animal traps (e.g., glue traps and steel-jaw traps) and live and preserved wild animals (e.g., taxidermy). Hundreds of companies have banned fur and wild-animal skins, … Read more »
PETA pushed the legal envelope with a groundbreaking First Amendment lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health, seeking to enforce its First Amendment right to receive communications from willing speakers—here, primates imprisoned in the government laboratory of experimenter Elisabeth Murray. The suit came after both federal agencies refused PETA’s … Read more »
Following pressure from PETA and an activist campaign led by Utah Animal Rights Coalition, Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah announced it would be phasing out its wild-animal attraction and relocating all the animals it once held in small, bleak pens. The news came after PETA shared that public records showed the abusement park had … Read more »
PETA has secured assurance from Dairy Industries (Jamaica), Old Fashioned Cheese and Great Lakes Cheese that the companies will ensure donations to the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Food Research Institute will exclusively support the non-animal research fund, preventing money from funding cruel tests on animals. PETA, a vegan organization, does not fully endorse either these companies, … Read more »
After negotiations with PETA, the European Respiratory Society—Europe’s largest scientific and clinical organization in respiratory medicine—confirmed it will stop using live animals in its medical training courses and is committed to transitioning to high-tech human-relevant models and simulators. The respiratory society has used piglets for its pediatric bronchoscopy course, during which animals had a tube … Read more »
SeaQuest’s Roseville, Minnesota location closed came after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced its investigation into the beleaguered operation following a PETA complaint alleging violations of state captive wildlife regulations. PETA funded the transport of hundreds of koi fish to a reputable facility in Illinois and three African spurred tortoises to the Wildlife Rescue … Read more »
A massive exotic-animal auction in Mt. Hope, Ohio was barred from conducting business following two federal lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice and the USDA, both of which relied on evidence provided by PETA to support the government’s findings. This auction served as a hub for seedy wildlife dealers and roadside zoos, and this … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International uses many tools to provide free education on non-animal testing, including hosting and participating in online webinars that become resources for countless researchers. Most recently, it co-hosted a webinar featuring speakers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Commission, which more than 1,000 people registered to attend. This … Read more »
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) initiated a criminal investigation into the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation over the roadside zoo’s rampant violations of animal welfare laws. The CDFW also confiscated the facility’s native species, including bears and a mountain lion. This development followed a formal PETA campaign which included complaints to the … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Scooter’s Coffee—a top U.S. coffee chain with over 800 locations —dropped its upcharge on all vegan milk, including almond, oat, and coconut! Now, compassionate consumers can enjoy their coffee with cruelty-free vegan milk without paying an extra cent. Scooter’s Coffee joins Starbucks, Dutch Bros, Blue Bottle Coffee, Gregory’s Coffee, Panera Bread, … Read more »
Kewpie Corporation, Asia’s largest producer of mayonnaise, has strengthened its ban against experiments on animals after hearing from PETA. The company’s previous animal testing policy only banned experiments on animals to establish dubious “health claims,” but the company contributed to curiosity-driven tests too, including injecting mice with cancer cells and chemicals before slicing them open. … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and food and beverage companies that we convinced to avoid animal testing, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Food Research Institute has created a new fund that allows corporate sponsors to support research that is entirely animal-free. The fund, titled the “Food Research Institute Programmatic (Non-animal) Support Fund,” has a stated purpose to … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Tim Hortons—one of the largest coffee chains in the world—confirmed that it eliminated the upcharge on vegan milk for all beverages in the United States and Canada. It is now the third major coffee chain to drop the extra fee for almond, oat, and other vegan milk in the last three … Read more »
Following requests made by more than 50,000 PETA supporters, Mysterious Circus has confirmed that it has gone animal-free. The venue sparked outrage last year when it used an elephant named Okha in its lineup of spectacles. Okha—who was supplied by Brian Franzen, a disgraced exhibitor whose violent history toward animals includes striking an elephant in … Read more »
