Fresh Innovations—maker of ¡Yo Quiero! salsas and guacamoles—and Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies have stopped funding cruel and pointless experiments on animals at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Food Research Institute after hearing from PETA. The companies withdrew their support of the institute after PETA informed them that the institute was using their donations to force-feed mice parasite-infested … Read more »
After a push from PETA, five prominent food and beverage companies—PepsiCo. Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Campbell Soup Company, Fresh Innovations, and Sensient Technologies—are closing their checkbooks and refusing to fund cruel and deadly experiments on animals. The move comes after PETA contacted company leadership, informing them that their money was being used to kill animals … Read more »
A Colorado venue host quickly decided against using live reindeer in a holiday event this year after PETA explained that the scheduled supplier, Colorado Reindeer Ranch, was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for allowing young reindeer to suffer and die because they kept incompatible animals together. A one-year-old reindeer named Zero was rammed … Read more »
Following a long and sordid history of animal suffering and death, SeaQuest’s Fort Worth location shut its doors. The closing came after PETA submitted a complaint to local authorities over whistleblower reports it received from three former SeaQuest Fort Worth employees revealing that dozens of fish, including two sharks, perished at or during transport to … Read more »
Following a lawsuit brought by PETA and concerned residents, a cougar, a coatimundi, and a pot-bellied pig once confined at the now-shuttered Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina were moved to accredited sanctuaries. These animals will now have the chance to thrive in appropriate habitats and receive desperately needed care.
After hearing from PETA and receiving nearly 150,000 e-mails from our supporters, American Airlines—the world’s largest airline by daily flights—agreed to offer a vegan creamer option on its in-flight beverage menu, starting in November 2024! Demand for dairy-free foods and beverages is soaring, as consumers increasingly want options that are kind to animals, better for … Read more »
After working closely with PETA, Mayor Betsy Stix and the Ojai City Council voted to adopt a groundbreaking new law—the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance—making Ojai the first city in the U.S. to ban what many European countries describe as “torture breeding”: the purposeful breeding of animals to have deformed bodies and extreme features that cause … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Albanese Candy, Smarties, and Colombina agreed not to partner with SeaWorld in the future. When we learned that the abusement park was hosting a Halloween Spooktacular event, we reached out to all the participating candy companies and asked them to reconsider. Both Albanese and Smarties sympathized. More than 40 orcas and … Read more »
PETA scientists, alongside a team of co-authors from 22 different organizations, published a paper on the information laboratories should report when conducting an animal-free test that can assess the effects of chemicals on human lungs. This paper helps increase its acceptance by regulatory agencies worldwide and save animals from deadly inhalation tests.
H&M—the second-largest clothing retailer in the world—confirmed to PETA that it would no longer source new down for any of its brands worldwide, a move sparing ducks and geese a lifetime of misery and a painful and frightening death. As part of a process taking flight to eradicate the use of all down, no matter … Read more »
Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi confirmed that it no longer subjects animals to the cruel and useless forced swim test. The announcement follows a campaign by PETA entities worldwide that included outreach from our scientists and more than 440,000 e-mails from members and supporters. The statement on the company’s website reads, “Sanofi does not use the Porsolt … Read more »
After hearing from PETA repeatedly over three months, Victoria’s Secret announced that its fall 2024 fashion show would feature only faux feathers! Previously, the brand reportedly used up to 620,000 feathers from chickens, Chinese pheasants, and ostriches for its “angel wings” in a single show. This compassionate decision will prevent thousands of birds from enduring … Read more »
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which publishes guidance on the chemical tests used by its 38 member countries, published an approach that PETA scientists coauthored with other experts that assesses the cancer risk of pesticides without force-feeding them to mice or rats for their entire lives, sparing hundreds of animals each time this … Read more »
Charles River Laboratories, a multibillion-dollar company and the largest importer of monkeys into the U.S., buckled under pressure from PETA and Brazoria County, Texas, residents and scrapped its plans to build what would have been the largest monkey warehouse in the Western Hemisphere. The prison was to have caged up to 43,000 primates, all destined … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and thousands of our supporters, AELF FlightService’s Maleth Aero airline stopped stuffing sensitive monkeys into tiny wooden crates, locking them in cargo holds, and flying them around the world to be used in cruel and pointless experiments. The airline’s representative admitted to PETA that they were shocked when nearly 115,000 PETA … Read more »
