The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first federal appellate court to strike down provisions of an “ag-gag” law, upholding the district court’s decision that Idaho’s ban on recording conditions at factory farms and slaughterhouses violates the First Amendment. This victory for free speech came in response to a lawsuit … Read more »
Following talks with PETA about expanding its vegan offerings, Panera Bread introduced two new vegan broth bowls: the Vegan Lentil Quinoa Broth Bowl (organic quinoa and brown rice, lentil blend, tomato sofrito, fresh kale and spinach, with a lemon wheel in an umami soy-miso broth) and the Soba Noodle Broth Bowl with Edamame (soba buckwheat … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the barbarity and dangers of hunting, LTD Commodities agreed to remove the Crossbow With Inflatable Deer Target toy—which taught children cruelty instead of compassion—from its website and print catalog and to stop filling orders for the item.
The annual New Year’s Eve “Opossum Drop” in Brasstown, North Carolina, finally ended after 24 years, and the exhibitor canceled its USDA license. This archaic stunt—in which sensitive opossums were tormented by rowdy crowds, loud music, and fireworks—came to an end after being faced with growing local opposition, dwindling crowds, and a sustained PETA campaign.
After more than 42,000 PETA members and supporters told Adventures Within Reach that they oppose the use of elephants in the tourism industry, where the animals are often forcibly separated from their mothers as babies, tied down, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with sharp weapons, the company stopped offering activities featuring captive elephants, joining dozens of … Read more »
Following a request from PETA, Sun Basket started offering a vegan meal plan as one of its meal-kit delivery-service options. It includes deconstructed samosas with chickpeas, new potatoes, and peas; three-mushroom risotto with wilted greens and hazelnuts; and mu shu lettuce cups with braised tofu and wood ear mushrooms.
After hearing from PETA and receiving a C grade in our rankings of burger chains, The Habit Burger Grill switched from a vegetarian patty for its veggie burger to a vegan one. Just hold the Dijon sauce and you’ll have a vegan burger.
Two bears formerly kept on display in virtually barren cages at Tregembo Animal Park in North Carolina were rescued and moved to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. The roadside zoo had been cited by the USDA after failing to provide one of the bears, Ben, with adequate veterinary care for severe facial lesions. The … Read more »
After years of public protests by PETA and over 150,000 e-mails from supporters like you, Michael Kors has announced that it’s going fur-free! The new policy will cover both the luxury fashion company and its recently acquired Jimmy Choo line. This move by Michael Kors proves that change and moral progress are inevitable as decent … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. helped a multinational company appeal a testing requirement that would have meant poisoning pregnant rats or rabbits with high concentrations of a cosmetics ingredient and then killing them and their babies just before birth. The Science Consortium supported the company through the process and spoke out for animals at … Read more »
This month marks the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd.’s fifth anniversary. To see the work that the Science Consortium has done to save animals and improve science over the last five years, click here.
Longtime PETA target Yellow River Game Ranch, a roadside zoo in Georgia, closed! This is another bear-pit facility that bit the dust following decades of PETA complaints and federal citations for veterinary-care violations.
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. announced the winner of its Early-Career Scientist Award, which aims to recognize young scientists’ work in animal-free science. Highly qualified applicants from around the world applied for the award, the winner of which will attend the Institute for In Vitro Sciences’ week-long workshop on non-animal testing methods. For his … Read more »
Following many meetings with PETA, Burlington Coat Factory—a retailer with 600 stores nationwide—agreed to ban fur.
After hearing from PETA that dogfighting is an illegal blood “sport” in which two dogs are pitted against each other and forced to rip each other to shreds as a form of entertainment, H&M quickly agreed to stop selling a sweatshirt that read, “dogfight in random alley,” which glorified dog fighting.
