Thanks to an award from PETA Science Consortium International e.V., two early-career scientists attended the tenth annual iteration of a prestigious non-animal toxicology training course in Luxembourg. The course allowed them to learn about and gain hands-on experience with non-animal tests for assessing a chemical’s ability to cause eye, skin, or lung irritation, skin allergies, … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Tailored Brands – which owns Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Banks, Moore’s, and K&G Fashion Superstore – committed to no longer selling shoes made from alligator, ostrich, or any other wild-animal skin. In this industry, alligators are packed on top of each other in dank pools before being slaughtered for their skins, … Read more »
After hearing from PETA supporters about the serious welfare issues with using reindeer at holiday events, the Payette Chamber of Commerce in Idaho canceled its plans to host an event featuring live reindeer. Learn more about how reindeer suffer for holiday displays and take action at PETA.org/Reindeer.
After learning that Pilot Flying J was selling grisly “souvenirs” made from the body parts of alligators, PETA contacted the company’s CEO to inform him that alligators are confined in filthy pools before being slaughtered so that these “trinkets” can be sold. The company readily agreed to discontinue the sale of such cruel items. PETA … Read more »
Drake’s company, October’s Very Own, banned fur! This exciting victory comes after PETA—and more than 65,000 PETA supporters—let it know that the fur industry confines, poisons, gasses, electrocutes, and skin gentle animals for fur jackets and coat trim. Hundreds of designers, brands, and retailers have banned fur, but some final holdouts still continue to sell … Read more »
Unilever, maker of food brands including Knorr, Hellman’s, and Horlicks, has signed on to PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program, banning all experiments on animals for its food products and brands, and other areas covered by the program. Separately, Unilever continues to participate in PETA’s Ultimate Cruelty-Free List for its cosmetics and household products under the … Read more »
McCain Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and other potato items, has signed on to PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program, effectively banning all experiments on animals not explicitly required by law. The company previously funded or donated to numerous experiments on animals, which ended after discussions with PETA.
Switzerland-based chocolatier Barry Callebaut—the “world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate & cocoa products”—has signed on to PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program, effectively banning all experiments on animals not explicitly required by law. The company previously funded or donated to numerous experiments on animals, which ended after discussions with PETA.
Barilla —the world’s largest pasta company—has signed on to PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program, effectively banning all experiments on animals not explicitly required by law. Barilla previously funded or donated to numerous experiments on animals, which ended after discussions with PETA.
Ingredion Incorporated—a multibillion-dollar global ingredients provider and “one of The Coca-Cola Company’s biggest suppliers of corn syrup”—has signed on to PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program, effectively banning all experiments on animals not explicitly required by law. Ingredion previously funded or donated to numerous disturbing experiments on animals, which ended after discussions with PETA.
After 18 months, PETA won its campaign against Whole Foods—not thanks to the company but to our own investigators and negotiators. We found forced monkey labor in the supply chain for Whole Foods’ 365 brand coconut milk years ago, and while the company failed to take any action to prevent the injustice, we took charge. … Read more »
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 »
