After nearly two years of pressure from PETA entities worldwide—including more than 200,000 e-mails sent by supporters around the world—the cabinet secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture, Peter Munya, has finally banned donkey slaughterhouses in that country! This move will prevent countless donkeys from being violently killed so that their skin can be boiled down … Read more »
In another victory for animals suffering in circuses, the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia, has barred Garden Bros. Circus from using animals when it comes to town in March! A former Garden Bros. employee reported that backstage, a camel named Cash once cried out so loudly during a beating that he could be heard on … Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a policy to no longer require a test in which birds are fed pesticide-laced food for days before being killed, sparing approximately 700 mallards and quails each year. The draft policy was based on the results of a paper that the agency coauthored with the PETA International Science Consortium … Read more »
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the use of wild and exotic animals in circuses, performing acts, and house parties and to prohibit public contact with dangerous animals. PETA supported Los Angeles’ progressive ban every step of the way. We contributed comments and input during the ordinance drafting process, and now we’re … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Global Brands Group— which owns Aquatalia and licenses more than a dozen brands, including Frye and Spyder—has done the right thing for animals and consumers by joining Prada, Coach, Jean Paul Gaultier, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Vivienne Westwood, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, and many others that have banned fur! With … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Awake Watches—a Paris-based company supported by French President Emmanuel Macron—confirmed that it’s no longer ordering leather straps. Furthermore, it pledged to be free of all animal-derived materials once it sells its current leather stock. The environmental-focused company made the right decision for the planet given the leather industry’s massive contribution to … Read more »
Following a request from and talks with PETA, Panera Bread will put almond milk on the coffee bar for self-service and has removed the surcharge for almond milk in espresso beverages.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an order to permanently revoke the Animal Welfare Act license of notorious animal exhibitor Tim Stark and ordered him and his facility, Wildlife in Need in Indiana, to pay a total of $340,000 in civil penalties. The order found more than 120 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act … Read more »
SeaWorld has been forced to stop treating dolphins like surfboards and will soon stop making trainers stand on their faces in demeaning circus-style shows! The company admitted that it’s ending the cruel practices in response to PETA’s latest shareholder proposal calling for the changes. Our months-long campaign also included a damning veterinary report exposing the … Read more »
Following PETA’s successful Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit against Tri-State Zoological Park in Maryland, a lion named Peka and two tigers named Cheyenne and Mowgli were transferred to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado and are recovering following years of neglect. PETA’s lawsuit alleged that Tri-State harmed and harassed two lemurs, five tigers, and two … Read more »
Following talks with PETA, MOOYAH, which has dozens of locations around the country, added The Vegan burger to its menu. It comes with avocado, sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and BBQ sauce, all on a potato bun.
In a win for free speech, Texas A&M University has agreed to remove all settings blocking or filtering comments critical of its canine muscular dystrophy experiments on dogs as part of a settlement of PETA’s First Amendment lawsuit. Our federal lawsuit challenged the university’s use of a filter on its Facebook page that automatically deleted … Read more »
Officials in Port Isabel, Texas, made the compassionate decision to bar Carson & Barnes Circus from performing with animals during its shows on February 19 and 20. This circus has a decades-long history of abusing animals—which includes failing to provide them with basic necessities, such as adequate veterinary care, sufficient space, shelter from the elements, … Read more »
More than two years after Dade City’s Wild Things, a roadside zoo in Florida, hurriedly transferred all the tigers out of its facility in an illegal attempt to thwart PETA’s court-ordered site inspection and following a court battle with us over their rescue, two tigers named Remington and Luna arrived at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, PETA France, and other animal rights groups, Pernod Ricard—which owns over 90 wine and spirits brands, including Absolut Vodka, Malibu, and Ballantine’s—ended its financial support of the Union of Paul Ricard Bullfighting Clubs, the largest bullfighting organization in the world.
