Entertainment giant Live Nation is adding vegan cheesesteaks to the menus of 40 of its venues following a request by and discussions with PETA about offering more vegan options, including nondairy cheese. You can take action now to call on more chains to add new vegan menu items.
After learning from PETA that the Iditarod has resulted in the deaths of more than 150 dogs since it began, Out-U-Go! Pet Care Services confirmed that it won’t promote or endorse this cruel race going forward. The company previously featured the Iditarod in an e-mail promotion to customers—which resulted in complaints to PETA. This is … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. reached thousands of scientists with information on advanced, non-animal chemical testing methods at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting—the largest toxicology conference in the world. The Consortium was also recognized for a paper it co-authored on testing the effects of inhaled substances on human lungs without using animals.
Following performances by the notoriously cruel Garden Bros. Circus, the Greenville Convention Center decided to leave all animal circuses off its future agenda! Garden Bros. is known for working with abusive companies and exhibitors who provide its animal acts—including Larry Carden, who forces elephants Betty and Bo to give rides and perform even though Betty … Read more »
After learning from PETA that circuses force wild animals to perform through violence and domination, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Leander, Texas, confirmed that it will no longer host circuses that use them. This is a victory for all wild animals who spend much of their lives in cages or on chains, being … Read more »
A federal court ruled in favor of Ndume, a gorilla who spent several months completely isolated from others of his species after Koko, the famed signing gorilla, passed away in June 2018. The Cincinnati Zoo fought to offer Ndume a more appropriate environment with opportunities for socialization and provide him with expert care. PETA filed … Read more »
Panda Express made its Eggplant Tofu, Chow Mein, Vegetable Spring Roll, and Super Greens dishes vegan following talks with PETA and action alerts that generated over 234,000 actions.
Following talks with and urging from PETA, Starbucks launched two vegan bottled Frappuccinos made with almond milk in Mocha and Vanilla flavors.
Procter & Gamble’s iconic Herbal Essences brand has been added to PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies list of cruelty-free companies! And even though Herbal Essences is sold in China, where tests on animals are required for many products, the brand has worked within Chinese regulations to make sure that such tests will not be done on … Read more »
The new season of Garden Bros. Circus is off to a rocky start, as the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California, has already decided to skip the cruel show, which was set to feature camels and horses. Other venues across the country—including in Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Vermont, and Virginia—have canceled Garden Bros. … Read more »
A whistleblower reported to PETA that for decades, during the annual Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy Postgraduate Course taught at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), physicians inserted cables into the throats and lungs of hundreds of live cats in an attempt to practice the way to perform this medical procedure in human patients, despite the … Read more »
After fierce campaigning by PETA—including protests outside Coca-Cola’s headquarters and its annual meeting as well as e-mails from more than 205,000 of our members and supporters—the company ended its sponsorship of the Iditarod, which has killed more than 150 dogs since it began. Coca-Cola joins Costco, Jack Daniel’s, Maxwell House, Pizza Hut, Rite-Aid, Safeway, State … Read more »
When chocolate giant The Hershey Company provided cocoa ingredients and data analysis for an experiment in which mice were killed, it violated its own policy—which had been put in place after earlier discussions with PETA—not to conduct or fund animal testing in order to make health claims about its products. After PETA contacted the company … Read more »
The L.A. County Fair just committed to leaving wild and exotic mammals out of this year’s fair! This compassionate and business-savvy decision came after organizers met with PETA and were informed about the cruelty inherent in traveling animal exhibits as well as the public’s growing opposition toward exploiting animals for entertainment. PETA encourages residents and … Read more »
Restaurant chain 800 Degrees added vegan chorizo to some of its locations following a request from PETA for vegan meats in addition to the vegan cheese that it already offers for its pizzas. If your local location doesn’t have it, be sure to ask that it start offering it! You can also take action to … Read more »
