Iconic British brand Burberry is going fur-free—and it’s ditching angora, too! This monumental victory comes after more than a decade of campaigning by PETA entities worldwide against the company’s use of fur, including holding dozens of protests outside its stores worldwide, sending tens of thousands of e-mails, distributing countless leaflets and posters, and even becoming … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.—a leading producer of oils, fats, confectionery ingredients, and soy—confirmed that it will no longer fund, conduct, or commission tests on animals in order to make health claims about its products. In experiments previously funded and conducted by the company, rats and mice were starved, force-fed, and injected … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that dogs used in sled racing spend most of their lives chained to plastic barrels or in factory farm–style pens, CruiseExperts Travel—an excursion company that operates Alaska Shore Experts—removed all dogsledding activities from its offerings. CruiseExperts joins Jack Daniel’s, State Farm, Wells Fargo, and many others in ending its support for … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and more than 160,000 of our members and supporters about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including how the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancies—WestJet removed all references to the marine … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global meat manufacturer NH Foods and international sugar company Ensuiko Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., both agreed to stop conducting and funding animal experiments used to make dubious health claims about their products. Both companies had previously conducted experiments in which mice were fed ingredients, their was blood taken, and then they … Read more »
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a game-changing, first-of-its-kind restriction that requires the Department of Defense to use medical-simulation technology in trauma-skills training “to the maximum extent practicable” before resorting to harming animals in the deadly drills. This new provision will force the Pentagon to focus … Read more »
Following urging from PETA, Bahama Breeze reformulated its jackfruit tacos, so they’re now vegan if you hold the aioli. Previously, the dish contained butter and couldn’t be veganized.
After hearing from local residents and more than 23,000 PETA members and supporters, the Highlands County Fair Association in Sebring, Florida, canceled planned Loomis Bros. Circus shows at its fairgrounds! The circus was scheduled to exhibit elephants and tigers from notoriously abusive exhibitor Brian Franzen, who was videotaped recently striking an elephant named Megu in … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global food and beverage giants Asahi Group Holdings (known for its Asahi Super Dry and Peroni beers), Sapporo Holdings (the oldest beer brand in Japan and maker of the best-selling Asian beer in the U.S.), Meiji Holdings (the world’s fourth-largest candy company), Ezaki Glico (a leading confectionary company), and Kewpie Corporation … Read more »
Iowa’s Mississippi Valley Fair dropped its scheduled Carson & Barnes Circus elephant rides after PETA notified the state veterinarian that the rides would violate Iowa’s prohibition of contact with dangerous animals.
After years of abusing animals—including by forcing elephants to perform meaningless tricks, give rides, and pose for photos with the public and whipping a tiger in the face and on the body more than two dozen times in front of a crowd of children—Circus Pages finally shut its doors. PETA submitted complaints to law-enforcement authorities … Read more »
Thanks to PETA, more than 280 brands worldwide have banned mohair in just a matter of months! Each year, the mohair industry exploits, roughly handles, and mutilates countless gentle, sensitive angora goats. After workers determine that they’re no longer producing enough hair, they’re sent to be slaughtered. Recent mohair bans have been enacted at major … Read more »
ElderTreks, the world’s first adventure travel company tailored exclusively to people 50 and over, removed all elephant-bathing activities—including trips to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage—from its tour offerings. The company committed to removing these activities after hearing from PETA that elephants used for baths often endure the same abuse as those used for rides—which the company had … Read more »
Following an investigation that exposed one of the most violent industrial slaughter methods on Earth, the Orthodox Union (OU)—the largest kosher certifying agency in the U.S.—informed its meat suppliers that it will no longer accept flesh from cattle killed by “shackle and hoist” in South America. This landmark victory comes roughly a year after the … Read more »
PETA scientists organized a webinar to train Taiwanese regulators on using animal-free methods to test for skin irritation instead of smearing toxic chemicals onto animals’ skin. More than 160 government scientists attended the free webinar, and other Taiwanese organizations have expressed interest in attending future webinars to receive even more training on non-animal testing methods.
