The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. published a paper on a project that it’s working on with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a non-animal testing laboratory, and personal-lubricant companies to replace the use of rabbits with human skin cells in FDA-required tests for personal lubricants. In these tests, rabbits are restrained and lubricant … Read more »
After learning from PETA that badgers used for their hair are physically and psychologically tormented before experiencing a terrifying death, NARS Cosmetics agreed to ban badger hair! Badgers in China—the world’s top producer of badger hair—are trapped in the wild using snares, which are primitive wire nooses that tighten around an animal’s neck and slowly … Read more »
Following discussions with PETA, Takasago International Corporation—Japan’s largest flavor and aroma company—is banning all animal tests to establish health claims for marketing ingredients, including tests funded through universities and third-party research organizations. Before adopting this public policy, Takasago funded an experiment in which mice’s skulls were removed with an electric grinder, chemicals were injected into … Read more »
Following colorful PETA-led protests dating back to the 1980s—when PETA members made Macy’s our prime target for Fur-Free Friday protests and activists were arrested for blocking doors at its Herald Square store in New York and disrupting its Thanksgiving Day Parade—PETA is toasting a new fur-free era at the department store, which has announced that … Read more »
Dunkin’ is going national with the Beyond Sausage sandwich on November 6, making it available at over 9,000 locations. Both the patty and the biscuit are vegan. PETA has been working with Dunkin’ and its sister brand Baskin-Robbins on vegan options for over five years, and we hope to see even more from the brands … Read more »
Following dismal ticket sales and years of campaigning by PETA and the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, the Bahia Shrine has finally heeded the public’s call for an end to cruel and dangerous animal acts by nixing its annual circus! The Shriners had contracted with some of the cruelest animal exhibitors in the business—including Carson … Read more »
After talks with PETA about the suffering that millions of cows and other animals endure in the leather industry, Redfora—the company selling The Earthquake Bag—has agreed to a replace all leather gloves with durable synthetic options.
After hosting Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Wimberley, Texas, made the compassionate decision to bar animal circuses from performing there in the future! This circus has a history of serious animal welfare concerns, including one instance in which a tiger cub was confiscated after he was found housed inside … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that circuses tear baby animals away from their mothers, confine them to cages, shackle them with chains, and subject them to violent training sessions, SRSA Commercial Real Estate committed to not hosting any more circuses with animals! The Northgate Mall in Lafayette, Louisiana—managed by SRSA—had previously hosted Carson & Barnes Circus. … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and nearly 150,000 of our supporters, cosmetics brush retailer Morphe confirmed that it has joined nearly 90 other brands worldwide in banning badger hair! Eyewitness video footage recorded inside the badger-hair industry revealed that these social animals were forced to live alone inside cramped wire cages before workers bludgeoned them and … Read more »
The Circus Cruelty Prevention Act, a bill cosponsored by PETA intended to end circus cruelty in California, has passed! It bans the use of most animals in circuses in that state.
After 26 years of hosting notoriously cruel animal circuses such as Cole Bros. Circus (which is no longer touring), Kelly Miller Circus (which has since dropped animal acts), and the Zerbini Family Circus, the Dalton Lions Club in Massachusetts announced that it will no longer host animal circuses! In a statement, the club’s president said, … Read more »
Following numerous requests from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of notorious elephant exhibitor Hugo Liebel, who spent decades using Nosey, an ailing elephant, for rides and circus shows. Without a license, Liebel cannot exhibit AWA-regulated animals such as Nosey.
After hearing from PETA and more than 300,000 of our supporters about the egregious cruelty inherent in elephant rides, Booking.com made the compassionate move to ban not only these rides but also aquariums that hold dolphins and whales captive (including SeaWorld) as well as performances and direct interactions with certain wild-animal species. Help keep victories … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Sage Therapeutics—a pharmaceutical company that specializes in developing antidepressant medications—has banned the forced swim test, in which small animals are dropped into inescapable beakers of water and made to swim for their lives. This victory is particularly significant since this widely discredited test is supposed to gauge the effectiveness of drugs … Read more »
