For the past few years, PETA has been working with the College Art Association (CAA)—a national art organization whose membership includes more than 2,000 departments of art and art history in colleges, universities, and other institutions and more than 12,000 art professionals—pushing for the implementation of clear policies regarding the use of animals in art. … Read more »
The results are in! Here are the minor league ballparks across the country that are swinging for the fence for animals: 1. Fort Myers Miracle’s Hammond StadiumHammond Stadium is holding onto its title, earning the number one spot for the second year in a row. It’s no surprise, with offerings like veggie burgers (with optional … Read more »
Michelle Pfeiffer is known for three decades of film and television roles, Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe, her stunning and ageless beauty, and, now, her cruelty-free diet. She told Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN that the evidence pointing to the healthfulness of a vegan diet is so clear that “I couldn’t not listen to … Read more »
I was in Sardinia last week, and as I drove along the highway, I caught a glimpse of tan fur. I did a U-turn and discovered two dogs who were sitting in a pull-off area. They ran away the moment the car door opened. However, poking about in the bushes, I found a saucepan, a … Read more »
The Gumball 3000 is a weeklong auto race that runs from New York to Los Angeles, and PETA’s sexy “Race Car Girls” were waiting by the checkered flag to remind finishers and spectators to “rev their engines” by going vegan. After all, not only is vegan food a top-quality fuel that is more energy-efficient and … Read more »
Fighting for truth, justice, and the cruelty-free way, PETA’s caped crusaders descended on the Ottawa Comiccon to ask fans to be superheroes for animals by going vegan. The meat and dairy industries are colder to animals than Mr. Freeze, but all people can fight for good every time they sit down to eat. Ready to … Read more »
If you saw CareerBuilder’s latest Super Bowl ad, you probably thought it was as lame as we did, which is why we came up with an ad of our own in response. Unfortunately, we received a “thanks, but no thanks” from Clear Channel Outdoor in CareerBuilder‘s hometown of Chicago, after we asked to place this … Read more »
It’s tempting to eat poorly during the holidays (so much junk food, so little much time), but now there’s one place in which the old excuses no longer apply: the airport. In its annual report on the state of restaurant food at airports, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found that 83 percent of menus … Read more »
Maybe being able to see the Hollywood sign from my living room makes everything remind me of a bad horror movie, but seeing the headline “New Strain of ‘Mad Cow’ Disease” is enough to make anyone (especially meat-eaters) shriek like a celluloid scream queen. That’s right—bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has struck again! Mad cow disease … Read more »
After Michigan mom Natalie Hegedus was verbally reprimanded by a judge for discreetly breastfeeding her child in the back of a courtroom, PETA jumped to the support of Hegedus and other moms by seeking to place our pro-breastfeeding billboard near the Paw Paw courtroom where the mammary melee occurred. Mary © Susan Saladino Breastfeeding is … Read more »
© Anthony Aneese Totah Jr | Dreamstime.com The last time that John and Julia Von Achen saw their beloved dog, J, alive, they were boarding a flight from Moscow to New York. When the Von Achens disembarked, they discovered that their dog had apparently frozen to death in the cargo hold during the 11-hour flight. … Read more »
Downed cows—those who are too sick or injured to stand up—are of little use to callous cattle auctioneers. So when a cow collapsed at a Texas livestock auction company, what did the employees do? They simply wrapped a chain around her leg, attached the chain to a truck, dragged the cow into a dirt lot … Read more »
CSI star Jorja Fox thinks that everyone should play detective and investigate how animals are killed for food. Jorja unveiled her pro-vegetarian PETA ad to an enthusiastic crowd Sunday at Fort Lauderdale’s gourmet vegan restaurant, Sublime, which is owned by PETA member and activist extraordinaire Nanci Alexander. Jorja even got things cooking in the kitchen, … Read more »
TMZ founder Harvey Levin is the breaking celebrity news—he’s newly vegetarian and no longer wears leather. It’s likely that Levin’s love of animals caused him to make the switch. He’s “deeply into animal rescue” and says that the last time he cried was when his beloved dog, Floyd, passed away. All aboard! Ozzy Osbourne is … Read more »
To encourage Canadians to celebrate a cruelty-free Thanksgiving, sexy PETA “pilgrims” landed at Toronto’s Old City Hall for a festive Tofurky giveaway. Thankful Torontonians gobbled up the demonstration—literally. The pilgrims handed out 50 delicious, meat-free Tofurky roasts in less than five minutes! Turkeys are intelligent, affectionate animals, so please have the “grace” to leave them … Read more »
