Following more than a decade of legal advocacy work by PETA exposing the horrific conditions at the Kirshner Wildlife Foundation, four tigers once confined at what we called “The Worst Roadside Zoo in America” have finally been rescued. After Kirshner was forced by California regulators to shut down, the tigers were shuffled to a sham … Read more »
After becoming aware of PETA’s investigations into the badger hair industry, several major U.S. retailers—including Kohl’s, Michaels, Neiman Marcus, Target, Ulta Beauty, and Von Maur—ditched badger hair brushes. That means these chains won’t sell badger-hair shaving brushes or paintbrushes online or in their thousands of combined stores nationwide!
After learning about PETA Asia’s second mohair exposé—which revealed that goats on “responsible” mohair farms are struck with brooms and poles and shorn so roughly that they are left with bleeding wounds—designer Henry Zankov, creator of knitwear brand ZANKOV, confirmed that beginning with the spring 2027 collection, all his designs will be mohair-free. This compassionate … Read more »
After hearing from PETA supporters and animal defenders from across the state of Illinois, the governor signed a bill to ban the use of big cats, primates, and bears in circuses and traveling acts, building on an existing law that prohibits traveling elephant acts. Traveling exhibitors force wild animals to perform for human entertainment under … Read more »
Ridglan Farms will release the dogs remaining at its facility and shut down both its beagle-breeding and beagle-testing operations. This victory is the culmination of years of pressure from PETA and other animal protection organizations—notably, Alliance for Animals, the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Center for a Humane Economy, Dane4Dogs, Direct … Read more »
Records obtained by PETA show that Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) experimenter Gerald Pepe has not purchased any baboons since he killed the remaining four monkeys imprisoned in his laboratory in 2024. As a result, Pepe has had no baboons available to torment, surgically mutilate, or kill in his laboratory. Pepe’s funding for the experiments … Read more »
After hearing from a coalition of animal advocacy organizations that included PETA, the City Council in Portland, Oregon banned the sale of foie gras in the city, sparing ducks from the immense suffering of being force-fed for this cruel product. This victory wouldn’t have been possible without everyone who spoke up and packed City Hall … Read more »
After relentless pressure from PETA, including emails from more than 20,000 PETA supporters and a private plea from PETA President Tracy Reiman, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will end its vegan milk upcharge, starting June 3rd. PETA encourages coffee lovers everywhere to support businesses that make choosing vegan milk easy and affordable, including Starbucks, … Read more »
The European Commission has published its “roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments,” signaling a clear shift towards a future in which chemical safety assessments rely on reliable and relevant non-animal approaches. PETA U.K. scientists have been closely involved in shaping the roadmap from the start—for example, by participating in expert working … Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated its official list of test methods it considers scientifically reliable and relevant, which could be used to make regulatory decisions. This is also the first time the list has been accompanied by instructions for how stakeholders can nominate additional non-animal methods to the list.
After learning from PETA about cruelty to rabbits in the angora industry, department store Von Maur banned angora! Von Maur, along with its sister brand Dry Goods, operates over 100 stores in the U.S. and is expanding with new locations every year. Please click here to urge Kangol to join the over 500 brands that … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering endured by dolphins exploited for “swim with” attractions, Aulani—a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii—and Hawks Cay Resort in Florida, have both confirmed that they no longer offer the harmful encounters. Dolphins used for encounters are unable to swim long distances or escape conflicts from other frustrated animals, … Read more »
PETA has learned that gruesome spine-crushing experiments on rabbits conducted at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and funded by the National Institutes of Health have been halted at least five months ahead of schedule. This comes after we exposed these painful and pointless tests, paid for with nearly $3.8 million from NIH. The experiments left rabbits unable … Read more »
The National Institutes of Health honored PETA scientists and collaborators with an award for advancing the development and use of non-animal antibodies. This work challenges an industry that uses millions of animals each year as living factories to produce antibodies.
Following over 600,000 messages sent by PETA supporters, dozens of demonstrations at venues hosting the circus, and a barrage of public support for Viola the elephant, Jordan World Circus stopped using elephants. Jordan World had been using elephants supplied by Carson & Barnes Circus, including Viola, who has been hauled across the country in circus … Read more »
