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 »
Following talks with PETA, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar added the Beyond Burger at all of its locations in seven states. As noted on the menu, the restaurant will happily cook it separately, in addition to accommodating other dietary needs.
Following prior talks with PETA, a D grade in our ice cream rankings, and pressure from us on social media, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream added coconut milk–based vegan ice cream. However, some locations may not carry it, so be sure to ask the manager to start selling it if you don’t see it.
After hearing from PETA and more than 280,000 members of the public that minks raised on farms are kept in small wire cages, often lose ears or legs, and suffer from infections, mouth injuries, and gaping wounds, Sephora agreed to ban fur eyelashes! We applaud the company’s kind and business-savvy decision, and we’re calling on … Read more »
After a two-year open-records fight followed by a lawsuit, PETA released video footage obtained from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst (UMass) showing monkeys filmed by experimenters at four national primate research centers. The 40 hours of footage that UMass released in a legal settlement show deeply distressed monkeys housed in small metal cages, pacing endlessly, tearing … Read more »
