These days, more and more hearty vegetarian meals are popping up at sports venues across the continent. So, after years of ranking the most vegetarian-friendly Major League Baseball parks and NFL stadiums, PETA has surveyed the top vegetarian-friendly NBA arenas, and the results are in: 1. STAPLES Center Because Lob City is playing its best basketball … Read more »
When one of Ricky Gervais’ young fans tweeted the star with the message “my parents agreed if you retweet this they will buy my sister a dog & let you name it,” Ricky agreed but with one important stipulation. “A rescue dog tho,” he mandated. We would expect nothing less from the man who is a … Read more »
We all love hearing those three little words: “Have some chocolate.” I jest, of course (kind of), but on Valentine’s Day, love often takes the form of candy in a heart-shaped box. And PETA’s box of confections won’t just satisfy your loved one’s sweet tooth. Since it’s cruelty-free and the purchase price helps fund PETA’s … Read more »
Two things that PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk is passionate about are helping animals (no surprise there) and auto racing, so perhaps this was inevitable: After reading that NASCAR sponsorship this season is at a low, PETA has asked racing superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. to consider using the available space on his car to spread a … Read more »
Ne-Yo is making it a happy New Year for animals: The singer has resolved to go vegan in 2013. When Ne-Yo first tweeted his New Year’s resolution, he deemed it a discipline test. But after he learned about the cruelty of the meat and dairy industries, he said that there was “much more meaning to it.” PETA … Read more »
Honey Boo Boo has found something else that makes her holla: her new companion chicken. Alana Thompson’s mother says that HBB and her BFF (best fowl friend) are practically inseparable. Why, then, would the pint-sized reality star name her chicken Nugget? PETA wrote to Honey Boo Boo asking her to change Nugget’s name to “Not a Nugget,” … Read more »
Mitt Romney may have lost the election, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be eating crow. After hearing that the Republican runner-up was seen dining on a vegetarian breakfast burrito on the campaign trail and that the Romney family takeout order before the final presidential debate included two veggie burgers from a Florida BurgerFi restaurant, PETA is sending … Read more »
Joan Jett is nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, but she’s already snagged one coveted award: PETA’s Nanci Alexander Activist Award. The top-notch animal advocate for whom the award is named is also the proud owner of one of South Florida’s premier vegan eateries, Sublime. Every year, celebrities … Read more »
Want to eat like a rock star? Easy! As Chrissie Hynde shows, all you need is a little brass in pocket. While performing in Singapore, the singer hit the VeganBurg vegan fast-food joint. Chrissie said, “I’ve toured around the world with my band and always looking for the perfect burger. I finally found it at … Read more »
We’ve all read the horror stories about people finding fingertips in fast food, bloody bandages in pizza, and a condom in a bag of French fries. But the grossest things in our food rarely make headlines—and chances are good that consumers of meat and dairy products have ingested at least one of them: Arsenic. Farms … Read more »
A homeowner in Virginia learned the hard way that glue traps don’t discriminate—they will snare any animal, anytime. The man had set out the trap at his home, and when he checked it 24 hours later, he found nine snakes caught in the sticky pan. Thankfully, the homeowner was decent enough to immediately take the … Read more »
London Fashion Week hasn’t even started yet, but already up-and-coming British designer George Nemsadze’s dress made of nori (the seaweed paper used in sushi) is getting media attention. Our thoughts? Love it! Then again, seaweed, schmeaweed—PETA’s been making clothes out of lettuce for years: As well as out of cucumber and kiwi: © Photo: Ricardo Sanit-Cyr, … Read more »
First Usher made us Scream when he dropped his new album. Then he did it again by dropping meat and dairy products! Usher is reportedly now vegan and is encouraging his pal Justin Bieber to get on board. We know the Biebs cares about animals because of all his work with PETA, so Never Say Never. Maybe … Read more »
Collins dictionary defines “entrepreneurial” as “the spirit of using “risk and initiative” in business.” PETA defines it as “getting animal-friendly terms added to said dictionary.” Collins English Dictionary is accepting new words to be considered for inclusion, and PETA has submitted five terms that no lexicologist (or friend to animals) should be without: 1. Elefriend A person … Read more »
A lot of us can get pretty animated when we start talking about being vegetarian or vegan. Now, our plant-based persuasions are getting animated in a new series, Vegtoons. As its name suggests, Vegtoons is a Web-based animated series that educates viewers about the benefits of a plant-based diet. Here’s a clip from the first … Read more »
