Genesco’s brands Johnston & Murphy, Journeys, Little Burgundy, and Schuh have banned alpaca fleece. The parent company made the decision after PETA showed it how terrified alpacas scream and desperately struggle while workers pin them to large tables and violently shear them. Even though more than 50 brands worldwide have banned alpaca fleece, some companies, … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Standard Foods Group—the largest health food company in Taiwan and a licensee of PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats Company there—has become Taiwan’s first major food and beverage company to ban animal tests not required by law, which it previously conducted or funded to make human health claims for marketing its products. This lifesaving … Read more »
After PETA shared our groundbreaking investigation into the alpaca-fleece industry with Express, the fashion retailer made the savvy and compassionate decision to stop using alpaca fleece in the production of its apparel. It joins Genesco brands, UNIQLO, Marks & Spencer, and many others in banning alpaca fleece. Please urge Anthropologie to follow their lead.
PETA played an integral role in a major victory when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seized 69 protected big cats from Lauren and Jeff Lowe, operators of Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma, named after the Netflix docuseries that made the Lowes (and their exploitation of tigers) infamous. The DOJ’s search and seizure warrant … Read more »
Amgen confirms no more forced swim tests! This follows PETA scientists’ outreach to the biopharmaceutical company to urge it to enact a policy prohibiting the use, commission, or funding of the tests, in which small animals are often dosed with a test substance, dropped into inescapable beakers of water, and made to swim for their … Read more »
Bearadise Ranch in Myakka City, Florida, carts bears from fair to fair in cramped transport cages and forces them to balance on ladders, pull hoops over their heads, and perform other demeaning tricks. But after hearing from PETA following a past performance by Bearadise, Florida’s Rattlesnake Festival has agreed to leave all wild animals out … Read more »
After more than a decade of campaigning—including protests and runway disruptions—by PETA entities worldwide, Valentino has announced that it will ban fur starting in 2022. Cheers went up at PETA’s headquarters at the news that even the fashion house that had sewn mink fur on sneakers is changing with the times. Valentino joins hundreds of … Read more »
The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, signed the Traveling Animal Protection Act, which bans the use of elephants, big cats, bears, and other animals in circuses and other traveling shows in the state. This bill ended dangerous animal exhibits at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, including elephant and camel rides and exotic-cat shows. To help secure … Read more »
After PETA alerted the Animal Protection Unit in Norfolk, Virginia, that Garden Bros. Circus had scheduled last-minute performances at Old Dominion University’s Chartway Arena, the city denied the circus a traveling animal exhibit permit, prohibiting it from using any animals.
The governor of Colorado signed the Traveling Animal Protection Act (SB 21-135) into law, which bans the use of elephants, big cats, bears, and other animals in circuses and other traveling shows in the state. PETA supplied detailed information on traveling animal exhibitors to the animal-friendly advocacy group Colorado Voters for Animals, the determined local … Read more »
After PETA alerted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to goats seen hobbling on the grounds of Zootastic Park in Troutman, North Carolina, the agency cited the roadside zoo for failing to notice several other animals in the same condition, noting that the neglect could have caused “increased periods of pain and suffering.”
After PETA shared our first-of-its-kind investigation into the alpaca-fleece industry, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., made the business-savvy decision to stop carrying alpaca fleece! The home-products retailer joins UNIQLO, Valentino, Columbia Sportswear, and many other brands in banning the material. Please urge all Urban Outfitters, Inc., brands to follow their lead.
8 Billion Trees has cut ties with the wool industry! After hearing from PETA about that cruel and environmentally destructive industry, the social enterprise company decided to stop stocking wool dryer balls and will offer an environmentally friendly vegan option instead.
A new paper published by PETA scientists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other international experts shows that human-relevant approaches can replace tests in which chemicals are applied to the eyes of live rabbits. PETA scientists are working to ensure that these methods can be used in the U.S. and around the world. The paper … Read more »
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration has finalized a regulation and removed animal-testing recommendations and requirements for companies wanting to make anti-fatigue health marketing claims about their food and beverage products. It will now require only safe and effective human tests. This follows pressure from PETA that included the submission of a detailed scientific critique … Read more »
