After PETA spotted disgraced animal exhibitor Lance Ramos Kollman exhibiting animals at an influencer’s party, we called for agencies to crack down. After hearing from us, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission cited Kollman’s partner, circus exhibitor Jennifer Walker Caudill, for importing animals to Florida and possessing a spider monkey without the proper permits.
PETA won another victory in our successful federal Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Tri-State Zoological Park and its associates: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted our motion to be awarded attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in conjunction with Tri-State’s appeal, which it lost earlier this year. The court’s order included the … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed a formal complaint—which could result in fines and license suspension or revocation—against Oswald’s Bear Ranch over an incident in which two bear cubs escaped from their enclosures, leading to one of them being shot and killed, among other concerns. The roadside zoo’s owner, Dean Oswald, provided false information … Read more »
MoxieLash made the compassionate decision to ban fur eyelashes after learning from PETA that the mink fur used to make false eyelashes comes from animals on factory farms who suffer inside cramped, barren wire cages before being electrocuted or gassed. We applaud MoxieLash for joining Sephora, Velour, and many others that refuse to sell mink eyelashes. … Read more »
In a big victory in the march to animal liberation, Kering is ending fur sales across all its brands, starting with the fall 2022 collections. This means that former holdouts Saint Laurent and Brioni are joining fellow Kering brands Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, and Balenciaga in going fur-free. The move follows long and hard … Read more »
After PETA discovered that deadly animal experiments on at least 172 mice had used products provided by Blommer Chocolate Company— “the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America”—even though its parent company, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc., banned animal tests, we immediately called on the subsidiary to adhere to the policy. Following the … Read more »
For the first time in years, The Big E Fair in Springfield, Massachusetts, was elephant-free. After Beulah the elephant died there in 2019, fair organizers were contacted by PETA, more than 175,000 of our supporters, and local residents.
PETA—along with The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado—rescued a North American black bear named Dolly and three foxes who were being held at Sunrise Side Nature Trail and Exotic Park, a defunct roadside zoo in Michigan that had denied animals adequate veterinary care for at least 18 months. The rescue followed federal authorities’ confiscation of … Read more »
After PETA shared our groundbreaking investigation into the alpaca-fleece industry with Chico’s FAS, Inc., it made the compassionate and canny decision to stop sourcing alpaca fleece! The fashion retailer joins Express, UNIQLO, Marks & Spencer, and many other brands in banning the animal-derived material. Please urge Anthropologie to follow their lead.
After hearing from PETA, Dream Hotel Group, which owns nine luxury hotels around the world—including in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bangkok—will no longer source down for its bedding. This decision will prevent countless birds’ throats from being slit and the animals from being dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks, often while still conscious. This also means that … Read more »
PETA scientists from Europe, India, and the U.S. participated in the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, a virtual conference focused on non-animal test methods that is attended by researchers and regulators from around the world. The PETA scientists chaired four sessions, presented 15 posters, and delivered two oral … Read more »
Not a single animal was killed in survival training drills during Cobra Gold 2021, a massive joint multinational military exercise held in Thailand. This victory comes after an intense campaign in which PETA and thousands of our supporters urged the secretary of defense and the Marine Corps commandant to end the freakish behavior of Marines … Read more »
After receiving a letter from PETA and PETA Switzerland urging him to prohibit the use of animals in his experiments, Jean-Patrice Keka—the founder of the Congolese aerospace company Développement Tous Azimuts (DTA)—said that he won’t send a guinea pig named Galaxionaut into space as previously planned but instead will spare him this terrifying trip. Keka … Read more »
After discussions with PETA and Taiwan-based Kindness to Animals, Lian Hwa Foods Corp.—a popular snack food company based in Taiwan and a major supplier of ready-to-eat foods to 7-Eleven stores there—banned animal tests not explicitly required by law. From 2013 to 2018, Lian Hwa conducted or funded at least five invasive and lethal laboratory experiments … Read more »
Following decades of PETA fashion runway disruptions—including our first naked protest, in 1991, with a member of The Go-Go’s handcuffed naked to a banner reading, “We’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur”—multiple pies to the face of its then–head designer, and grassroots protests around the world, fashion house Oscar de la Renta is going fur-free! … Read more »
