After hearing from PETA and Humane Research Australia, the University of Adelaide has become one of the first universities in Australia to stop subjecting mice and other animals to the cruel forced swim test. Experimenters at the school had published about conducting the bogus test as recently as April of this year.
After hearing from PETA, major national chains, including CVS, Albertsons, and AutoZone, have taken action to prevent dogs and children from dying in hot cars by posting signage, playing public service announcements over their public address systems, and enacting new campaigns to spread awareness. Some of the largest property management companies in the U.S.—such as … Read more »
PETA’s tireless efforts have paid off: The Camel Farm’s federal exhibitor’s license has been permanently revoked by the USDA! PETA has been urging the agency not to renew the facility’s license since 2017, when it filed a lawsuit challenging the automatic renewal of the Animal Welfare Act license. The Arizona roadside zoo can never again be licensed … Read more »
On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended Jeff Lowe’s federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) exhibitor’s license for 21 days. That same day, the USDA filed an enforcement action against Lowe and his wife, Lauren, alleging numerous AWA violations between 2015 and 2020. The agency is seeking civil penalties and the permanent … Read more »
Canadian retailer Simons is banning fur after learning from PETA and more than 65,000 compassionate supporters that most of the world’s fur comes from farms where animals are forced to live inside filthy, barren wire cages that are so small, they can take only a few steps in any direction. Many animals languish with untreated … Read more »
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted partial summary judgment in favor of PETA in our Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Wildlife in Need and its operator, Tim Stark. The judge issued a permanent injunction barring Stark from allowing big-cat cubs to interact with the public, separating mother cats and … Read more »
Following pressure from PETA—which included the submission of a detailed scientific critique at the agency’s request—the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration made a groundbreaking announcement that it has removed animal-testing recommendations and requirements from its draft regulation for companies wanting to make anti-fatigue health claims about their food and beverage products and will instead now … Read more »
Kesha Rose has joined PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies list of companies that don’t test on animals. The collection features high-quality makeup that’s completely cruelty-free (animal test–free and vegan). That means no rabbits, mice, or any other animals were harmed for these bold cosmetics.
PETA scientists persuaded the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission to remove the requirement to inject guinea pigs and mice with vaccines to test for contaminants, sparing thousands of animals each year. They are now working to have the policy expanded to include even more products that still require this cruel test.
After talks with PETA, all manufacturing of Swedish Fish has returned to a vegan recipe. Watch out, as some old packages with beeswax listed in the ingredients may still be on the shelves.
After hearing from PETA entities worldwide, Switzerland-based Barry Callebaut—”the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate & cocoa products”—adopted a compassionate new policy banning all experiments on animals unless they are explicitly required by law. Previously, the company had supplied ingredients for experiments that weren’t legally required, but it now joins dozens of other major food … Read more »
Thanks to input from PETA scientists, the Indian government has added non-animal tests, for the first time ever, into its guidelines for testing the safety of agricultural and food products that contain nanomaterials.
PETA and nearly 60,000 supporters told Velour that animals whose fur is used for false eyelashes suffer inside filthy, barren wire cages so small that they can take only a few steps in any direction. Now, the company has confirmed a ban on mink fur eyelashes! We applaud its kind and forward-thinking decision, and we’re … Read more »
UNIQLO—the third-largest clothing retailer in the world—banned alpaca fleece after learning from PETA that in the alpaca-fleece industry, workers violently hit, kicked, and slammed alpacas, some of whom were pregnant, onto tables, strapped them tightly by the legs into a restraining device resembling a medieval torture rack, and stretched them in opposite directions, nearly wrenching … Read more »
Test Subjects—a documentary film from BAFTA Award–winning director Alex Lockwood and produced by PETA—has been nominated for awards and shown at several film festivals. The documentary, which details the gripping stories of three young scientists who questioned the ethics and efficacy of animal experimentation while trying to earn advanced degrees, premiered at the Raindance Film … Read more »
