The European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency announced that they’ll be taking steps to end tests on animals for industrial chemicals. In its announcement about the decision, the European Commission acknowledged ongoing pressure from a European Parliament resolution, which came after PETA U.K. shared its Research Modernisation Deal with members of Parliament, and from … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Victoria’s Secret & Co.—which owns Victoria’s Secret and PINK—dropped cashmere! The lingerie, fragrance and body care, and fashion retailer joins ASOS, Bonobos, Columbia Sportswear, Overstock, Scotch & Soda, and many other brands worldwide that have banned the cruelly derived material. Please urge H&M to follow their lead and stop selling cashmere.
PETA scientists co-edited and contributed to a special issue on non-animal approaches to toxicity testing in the prestigious journal, Frontiers in In Vitro Toxicology. More than 70 authors from seven countries contributed to the issue highlighting widespread interest in advancing animal-free testing.
Following years of pressure from PETA—including multiple demonstrations and appeals from thousands of supporters—American Greetings, the world’s second-largest greeting card producer, ended sales of cards with unnatural, demeaning images of endangered chimpanzees! Major brands like Rite Aid and CVS have stopped selling these damaging cards, which threaten conservation efforts, and top stock-image agencies like Dreamstime, … Read more »
Universal Studios Hollywood announced it would be closing its long-running “Animal Actors” show. The animals had been supplied for decades by PETA investigation subject Birds & Animals Unlimited. The closure illustrates that audiences don’t want to see animals perform senseless tricks for noisy crowds.
Upscale fashion brand Vince banned mohair! This exciting announcement follows meetings with PETA, during which Vince’s leadership learned that workers in the mohair industry dragged, roughly handled, threw around, and violently removed angora goats’ fleece as the animals screamed. This kind decision means that fewer goats will be shorn and then violently killed. We need … Read more »
Texas A&M University has confirmed that it will release the nine healthy golden retrievers it had betrayed by transferring them from its notorious canine muscular dystrophy laboratory to the veterinary school. This momentous news comes after PETA’s hard-fought campaign that began with our shocking exposé of the school’s horrendous laboratory. Our relentless pressure ended its … Read more »
PETA told Overstock.com that goats in the cashmere industry suffer—and often sustain deep cuts—when workers restrain them and use sharp metal combs to rip out their fleece. In response, Overstock made the kind decision to add cashmere to its list of prohibited materials, which includes angora, alpaca wool, badger hair, exotic skins, fur, and mohair. … Read more »
After PETA wrote to the city council and rallied local residents in support, New Braunfels became the 14th city in Texas to prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs and cats from commercial breeders. Legislation like this is key to reducing the number of unwanted and abandoned animals who flood our nation’s shelters, and it’s … Read more »
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) to prohibit “wild cow milking” contests—timed competitions in which frantic, lactating mother cows are released into an arena to be chased down, roped, wrestled to the ground, and forcibly milked. Thank you to everyone who spoke up for these animals. The new law is set to … Read more »
PETA scientists received multiple awards for the advancement of non-animal testing methods at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, the largest toxicology conference in the world, drawing thousands of scientists each year. Dr. Amy Clippinger, vice president of regulatory toxicology testing for PETA and president of PETA Science Consortium International e.V., won the 2022 Society of Toxicology … Read more »
A King County Superior Court judge ordered the University of Washington (UW) to pay PETA $539,902.45 in fees and penalties following our public records lawsuit. This came after the court found that UW had improperly withheld records detailing financial and leadership crises as well as the deaths of monkeys at its Washington National Primate Research … Read more »
In the largest PETA-led rescue of animals held at a roadside zoo, 72 animals were saved from the deplorable Tri-State Zoological Park in Maryland, one of the worst roadside zoos in America. The doors on this decrepit facility, dubbed “fetid and dystopic” by a federal judge, have closed forever. This rescue marks an unprecedented effort … Read more »
Michael Bossert pleaded no contest to cruelty-to-animals and possession charges stemming from PETA’s complaint and video showing him slamming a shark against the side of a boat and apparently carving out chunks of the animal’s flesh to use as bait. Bossert received 12 months of probation, a fine in addition to court costs, and community … Read more »
