A PETA Science Consortium International e.V. publication revealed that non-animal antibodies can readily replace many of the most commonly used animal-derived antibodies in scientific research. While offering greater consistency and reliability, these non-animal replacements are commercially available and can be adopted by laboratories immediately.
After facing relentless pressure from PETA and its international entities, including messages from over 100,000 supporters, Etsy banned the sale of fur! Animals used for fur are caught in painful traps or confined in tiny cages before being gassed, electrocuted, or skinned alive. By going fur free, Etsy joins hundreds of compassionate brands and retailers … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the cruelty of live-animal displays, Lopesan Hotel Group will no longer display live animals at its properties! This move follows complaints that a turkey was displayed at a Lopesan hotel. Anytime animals are restrained, confined, and transported to unnatural surroundings, the experience is typically highly distressing and can pose serious, … Read more »
At the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, the world’s largest toxicology event, PETA scientists chaired sessions, presented posters, and took home awards for Best Paper for their work on replacing the use of live rabbits in eye irritation tests, Best Poster for their work on replacing the use of rats in inhalation tests, and Best … Read more »
The City of Ventura, CA, has officially adopted a PETA-initiated citywide ban on the use and sale of glue traps, becoming the fourth city, and the largest city, in the U.S. to ban these cruel, indiscriminate traps! Glue traps catch and kill mice, rats, lizards, snakes, songbirds, owls, bats, chipmunks, squirrels, and many other animals, … Read more »
Mushroom grower and food packer The Giorgi Companies, Inc.—owner of Giorgi Mushroom Company, Giorgio Foods, Inc., and Giorgio Fresh Co.—has cut off support for all animal testing and joined PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program. The move follows discussions with PETA scientists, who had discovered loopholes in the company’s animal testing policy that previously allowed it … Read more »
Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine canceled its planned horse-killing laboratory, saving eight healthy and adoptable horses from death, after PETA supporters sent more than 36,000 emails as well as calls to school officials, joining the compassionate veterinarian group Our Honor in pleading to spare the horses. Just four days after we launched our … Read more »
After sharing PETA Asia’s latest angora investigation, which shows workers yanking rabbits out of tiny cages and suspending them from the ceiling, yanking down on their hind legs, and slicing off their hair with clippers, two NYC-based designers, Danielle Guizio and Jennifer Ouellette, banned angora! Please click here to urge Kangol to join the over … Read more »
As the Michelin Green Guide marks its 100th anniversary, Michelin confirmed—following meetings with PETA France about animal use tourism and with PETA about leather cruelty—that it will no longer recommend activities such as elephant and camel rides, warn readers that bullfighting is abusive and declining, and stop selling leather. As Michelin Éditions explained, “We are … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Starbucks in Thailand is now offering soy milk at no extra charge! The announcement arrived just in time for Lunar New Year, giving vegans even more reason to celebrate. Click here to urge The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to end its upcharge for vegan milks.
After PETA fieldworkers found two emaciated dogs, Chance and Kayana, suffering from apparent starvation and neglect on a Gates County property, authorities filed cruelty-to-animals charges against their custodians. Chance was so weak that he couldn’t lift his head and was suffering from hypothermia, while Kayana also required urgent veterinary care. Working with local law enforcement, … Read more »
ICL Performance Products— an Israel-based global specialty minerals company headquartered in St. Louis—has heeded PETA’s call to stop funding cruel experiments on animals at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Food Research Institute, which pays experimenters to conduct invasive and deadly tests on animals related to food and food ingredients. After hearing from PETA, the institute changed … Read more »
In a colossal breakthrough for monkeys and science, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) board of directors unanimously passed a resolution today authorizing negotiations with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to end experiments on monkeys and transition the federally funded Oregon National Primate Center to a sanctuary for the more than 5,000 monkeys … Read more »
PETA fieldworkers responding to a Bertie County property during dangerously cold winter weather found a dog named Cinnamon chained outdoors with a collar embedded in her neck. The wound was infected and required immediate veterinary care. After alerting authorities, PETA rushed Cinnamon for treatment and worked with local officials to ensure the case was investigated. … Read more »
When PETA fieldworkers discovered a dog named Yale tethered outdoors in Bertie County, they found that a heavy chain had become deeply embedded in his neck, causing a severe infection and immense suffering. Yale’s condition was so grave that euthanasia was the only humane option. Following PETA’s investigation and referral to authorities, Yale’s owner was … Read more »
