After discussions with PETA, Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest wine and spirits company—whose major brands include Absolut Vodka, Chivas Regal, Seagram’s Gin, Jameson Irish Whiskey, and Malibu—established a new policy banning animal testing. Pernod Ricard is also requiring that all its supplier companies (numbering more than 1,600 at last count) abide by the same policy … Read more »
Following talks with PETA, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has dramatically reversed its stance and confirmed that it no longer has plans to support or fund animal testing. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation—the country’s eighth-largest philanthropic foundation, which focuses on the advancement of children—was founded in 1930 and has more than $7.6 billion in assets. This sea … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. presented on its work to replace the use of rabbits, birds, mice, and rats in painful and deadly pesticide tests at a North American Free Trade Agreement meeting that included high-level government officials from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Notorious tiger handler Doug Terranova’s exhibitor license was finally revoked. In 2016, it was suspended for 30 days, but a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) judicial officer decided that a suspension was not enough, permanently revoking Terranova’s license and fining his company $64,700 in civil penalties. PETA had been monitoring Terranova for years and submitted … Read more »
Kathy Stearns, owner of the roadside zoo Dade City’s Wild Things, was arrested on three felony charges related to her alleged fraudulent fundraising and theft of donor funds. The charges were prompted by a PETA complaint that also led to a state civil lawsuit against Wild Things.
After PETA pointed out to Swilled Dog Hard Cider that the apple pomace (a byproduct of cider production) that it had donated to a West Virginia University experimenter was being used in cruel tests—in which baby rats were fed a diet with or without the substance, starved overnight, killed by suffocation, and dissected—the West Virginia–based … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. donated $50,000 worth of equipment to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences—a laboratory conducting animal-free test methods—and partnered with Imperial Brands PLC, Altria Client Services, British American Tobacco PLC, and Philip Morris International Inc. to donate an additional machine worth $110,000. This equipment uses human cells instead of animals … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, AstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk A/S have become the latest major pharmaceutical companies to ban the widely discredited forced swim test, in which mice and other small animals are placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and made to swim to keep from drowning, supposedly to shed light on human depression.
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums announced a new policy to phase out the use of bullhooks to train or control elephants in zoos. The long-overdue ban will end the routine use of these weapons by January 21, 2021, and end all use of them by January 2023. PETA has campaigned long and hard against … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Dermablend Professional has become the first L’Oréal-owned brand to be added to the PETA Beauty Without Bunnies cruelty-free list! Dermablend has also reformulated some of its products so that the entire brand will be vegan-friendly, demonstrating the company’s dedication to producing wonderful products without harming animals.
Following a vigorous PETA campaign, Virginia law-enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at Wilson’s Wild Animal Park and seized more than 100 animals, including tigers, lions, bears, water buffalo, and camels, after the roadside zoo failed to provide animals with appropriate care, including adequate water and shelter. The Frederick/Winchester General District Court upheld the seizure, … Read more »
Following talks with PETA, Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria—which already offers Daiya vegan cheese—launched three new dishes made with Beyond Meat: the One Step Beyond Pizza featuring Beyond Meat sausage along with roasted red bell peppers, red onions, and wild baby arugula; Orecchiette Pasta with house-made Beyond Meat sauce; and Beyond Open-Faced Sloppy Joe Sliders, which … Read more »
Brazil is the latest country to drop a pesticide test in which dogs are repeatedly poisoned over the course of a year and then killed. PETA scientists have already helped persuade the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea to stop requiring this unethical and unscientific test.
Following talks with PETA—including specific recommendations on adding a vegan meatball sub and possibly using Beyond Meat as a supplier—Subway is testing a Beyond Meatball Marinara sub at nearly 700 locations.
Following a campaign by PETA, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION), and Brooklyn-Queens Animal Save that included spirited protests, testimonies at town board meetings, an urgent letter to town officials, and more, the Islip Zoning Board of Appeals denied a “special exception” application to establish a poultry slaughterhouse in Islip, New York. This victory means … Read more »
