As Canada’s annual seal slaughter garners worldwide disgust, the government is frantically grasping at straws in its effort to prop up this cruel, dying industry. Despite the fact that Canada spent millions of taxpayer dollars this year to promote the massacre, very few sealers took part. Of the 400,000 seals allowed to be killed, 37,609 animals … Read more »
Just in time for Canada’s tax day, William Shatner has news for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: He’s living in deep space if he thinks the annual seal slaughter is fiscally responsible. In a letter to the prime minister, Canadian-born Shatner says, “Not only is it cruel to bludgeon and shoot thousands of seals every year, the slaughter … Read more »
Lovely Dancing With the Stars pro Karina Smirnoff graces the May cover of Playboy magazine. But before she was a Playboy bunny, Karina stood up for bunnies killed for their fur in a steamy ad for PETA. As Karina shows, the sexiest thing that you can wear is compassion. Be a honey for bunnies and sign … Read more »
Both Kesha and Iggy Pop love a good beat—but not in Canada, where baby seals are beaten, shot, and sometimes skinned alive for their fur.
Canada’s commercial seal slaughter [https://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2011/03/29/first-day-of-seal-slaughter-fizzles.aspx] is about to kick into high gear, but you can do something to help stop it. PETA has created a compelling new infographic that provides key information about the massacre, like how seals are bludgeoned and sometimes skinned alive [http://www.canadasshame.com/] and how much taxpayer money is wasted promoting a product that Canada loses money on every year.
In an effort to further delay the phase out of the commercial seal slaughter, Canada has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to hold a hearing about the ban on seal products by E.U. member countries. As usual, Canada is expected to argue that its annual massacre of baby seals (who are tortured by being hooked … Read more »
A new viral e-leaflet is urging people to “avenge” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom the leaflet describes as “the prime focus of a global manhunt.” We’re sure that Mr. Assange has his share of woes, but hey, at least he isn’t having his head bashed in. Canada’s harp seals are, however, which lead us to launch … Read more »
In Canada, you can have your pie—you just can’t throw it too. PETA supporter Emily McCoy is saying au revoir to Canada after a certain tofu cream pie left her hand and wound up in the face of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea. McCoy appeared in an Ontario courtroom yesterday to face charges of assault after she pushed … Read more »
Video game enthusiasts—now you can help protect baby seals just by playing games! Sammy the Seal needs your help to escape the blood-thirsty hunters and their clubs. You must navigate him through the maze so that he’ll come out safe on the other side. Try not to hit the wall, or you and Sammy might … Read more »
Perez Hilton, a distinguished veteran of PETA’s “Best-Dressed” list, now has a new jewel for his crown—a PETA Proggy Award. His website TeddyHilton.com (named for his canine buddy) covers all things furry, scaly, and feathery, delivered with the same sass and pizzazz that Perez is known for over at PerezHilton.com. “Teddy” talks turkey about amazing … Read more »
When are Canadian sealers going to catch a break? Never, it seems, as long as they continue to hook baby seals in the eye or mouth, drag them across the ice, and bludgeon them to death. Taiwan’s forestry bureau is considering banning seal products, just as the U.S. and the European Union have done. Forestry … Read more »
In an apparent effort to recoup profits lost as a result of the dwindling demand for seal products, Canada will begin selling seal meat to China. Why China? Well, the sealing industry can’t seem to find anybody else to buy the stuff. Amid an international public outcry against the seal slaughter—in which baby seals are … Read more »
And so, there I am, enjoying some vegan pancakes and perusing the morning paper, when all of a sudden I realize—that’s me on the front page! Of course, I’m fine. The blood and the bashed-in head at PETA’s recent demonstration weren’t real—but I truly wish that I could say the same for the suffering of … Read more »
Talk about fast results: When star PETA member Emily Lavender organized protests against horse slaughter across Canada earlier this month, one horse was saved on the spot! Protesters outside a slaughterhouse in Québec spotted a man who was about to hand a horse over to be killed because he didn’t want to pay for a … Read more »
Officials in Montréal may have banned Pamela Anderson’s pro-veggie ad, but thongs—I mean, throngs—of folks in Victoria came out to greet these two bold PETA babes and hear their take on the subject: Two things are certain: They’re hot, and they give meat the cold shoulder. The big question is, do you? Written … Read more »
