After receiving complaints that Trione Vineyards and Winery in Geyserville, California, was set to host Have Trunk Will Travel (HTWT) in October, PETA informed the winery about the egregious cruelty and public-safety risks inherent in exploiting elephants for entertainment. Just hours after learning that trainers with HTWT were caught on camera shocking elephants with electric … Read more »
After being contacted by PETA, the Houston Airport System—which includes George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport—agreed to stop using glue traps and confirmed that it won’t use them moving forward.
PETA scientists presented at the 10th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences on issues as wide-ranging as replacing the use of animals in nanomaterial and pesticide testing, producing antitoxins in cells instead of horses, Texas A&M’s cruel and failed attempts to mimic human muscular dystrophy in dogs, and painful sepsis … Read more »
After being contacted by PETA, Raleigh-Durham International Airport reevaluated its “pest”-control options and consulted with other airports to discuss “best practices.” As a result, it agreed to discontinue the use of glue traps.
The Louisville Regional Airport Authority, which oversees Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field, confirmed that both airports were using glue traps but removed them after being contacted by PETA. The airports will not use them moving forward.
Entertainment giant Live Nation, which owns or operates about 165 venues in North America and Europe, is warning people about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars by posting signage in its parking lots that reads, “WARNING: Hot temperatures can be fatal! Please check, and remove all pets from unattended vehicles.”
Jon Bon Jovi’s new clothing line, Hart N Dagger, made the compassionate and business-savvy decision to replace the animal-leather tags on its new denim items with innovative vegan leather after hearing from PETA.
TGI Fridays changed its “regular” bun to be vegan, which now makes the Black Bean & Avocado Burger vegan, as long as you hold the mayo and cheese. PETA has been pushing Fridays on vegan options since 2011, across several leadership changes.
After talking with PETA, OurHarvest—an online grocer and farmers’ market serving the New York City area—has added new vegan products to its range, including, but not limited to, Watermelon Road’s Watermelon Lemonade and Pineapple Mojito fruit snacks and Smoky Balsamic Eggplant vegan jerky; Pipcorn’s Sea Salt, Cheddar, Truffle, and Kettle mini popcorn; and KiiNOA’s Cheddar … Read more »
Following outreach from PETA, Macerich—one of the country’s leading owners and operators of retail real estate—added a warning message about leaving dogs in hot cars to digital signage in more than a dozen malls across the U.S., from New York City to Los Angeles. The public service announcements, which run every six minutes, warn shoppers … Read more »
In a step forward for animals used for pesticide testing in India, the Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee has made several changes to a guidance document on pesticide registrations, such as providing criteria for waiving certain tests on animals and accepting non-animal testing methods. The move follows an appeal from and meetings with PETA … Read more »
After being contacted by PETA, Port of Portland (POP)—which controls Hillsboro, Portland International, and Portland-Troutdale airports in Oregon—said that it likely wasn’t using glue traps but that it would double-check. While doing so, POP discovered that glue traps had just been laid out in an attempt to catch a chipmunk. Now aware that the traps … Read more »
The Portsmouth City Council in Virginia first restricted dog chaining in response to efforts by PETA and compassionate residents in 2012, but local law-enforcement agencies quickly found that a time limit was largely unenforceable. In 2017, city officials strengthened the ordinance to ban unattended tethering altogether.
The Hawaii Department of Transportation—which oversees 15 airports in the state—confirmed that it had been using glue traps but that they’d been removed. It won’t use them moving forward.
After learning that the Kelly Miller Circus was headed to the Wisner Memorial Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, PETA told the venue and its sponsors that the circus contracts with abusive exhibitors for its cruel animal acts. Centro Multicultural La Familia dropped its sponsorship of this and all animal circuses after it quickly recognized that a … Read more »
