If you sometimes have the urge to tape-record yourself answering questions about your animal-friendly diet so you can just hit “Play” the next time someone asks, “What do you eat?”, “Where do you get your protein?”, or “You must eat a lot of salad, huh?”, take a gander at our Daily Show–esque (and very scientific) … Read more »
Things got steamy when Nikita star Maggie Q appeared on Conan last week. The famous redhead showed the famous red-hot ads that longtime vegetarian Maggie Q shot for PETA Asia-Pacific promoting a healthy, animal-friendly diet. Maggie’s lettuce bikini and chili-pepper romp had Conan and his audience aflutter, and she sweetly said, “For the animals, anything.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vBpG2I26SA … Read more »
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Got breast milk? In the wake of a recent report that says the nation could save billions on healthcare costs if more mothers breastfed their babies, we’re running a billboard in Lexington, Kentucky, that encourages people to DLJD (Do Like Jesus Did): Kentucky has one of the lowest percentages of women who breastfeed … Read more »
David Angerer, owner of the New York City restaurant Klee Brasserie (which is just a stone’s throw from the excellent all-vegan restaurant Blossom), is making headlines with his newest offering: “Mommy’s Milk” cheese, made possible by his lactating wife. erikogan / CC by SA 2.0 (Let the punning commence.) This certainly isn’t the … Read more »
makelessnoise / CC by 2.0 Who’s putting the party into “Republican Party”? Vegans! Rich Karlgaard—publisher of Forbes magazine—recently explained his mostly vegan diet on The Huffington Post, attributing his healthy and lively existence to his compassionate food choices. Karlgaard is proof that kindness knows no party lines. Whether you’re conservative or liberal, granola-crunching or pizza-munching, … Read more »
Many folks can’t help shaking their hips to Kissin’ Cousins, but when it comes to breeding imprisoned polar bears who share the same grandfather, you can be sure that our friends at PETA Germany will only be shaking their protest signs. Here’s the situation: Do you remember Knut? If not, you’re not alone. A few … Read more »
squidoo / CC With 2010 fast approaching, the holiday shopping season is at its peak, and the business of year-end listmaking is well underway. We couldn’t resist the urge to take inventory of ’09, so we’re counting down our five favorite animal-friendly ads of the year—from CGI hamsters to Claymation squirrels. The companies on our … Read more »
You’ll have to wait until the big unveiling tomorrow to find out which celebrity took it all off in our latest “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad, but here’s a clue: She can out-sass, out-bake, and now out-strip any of her real co-stars, and frankly, the only thing we have to say to … Read more »
Earlier this week, PETA called on caring people to urge the University of Utah to retire Robert, a sweet tabby purchased by the school for $15 from the Davis County animal shelter and used in a cruel experiment in which his skull was cut open and electrodes were implanted. PETA has just received … Read more »
Well, sort of. I’ll explain. About 170 audience members at Pagel’s Dinner Circus—OK, wait, I must point out how ridiculous that is. I’m all for Dinner and a Movie, but “Dinner and a Circus”? But I digress. During one of the circus’s performances this week, 170 horrified audience members witnessed tiger “trainer” Christian Walliser get … Read more »
Vegetarian George Lopez star Constance Marie and too-cute-for-words Luna sure know how to break out the bibbly: Marie and her daughter (and my quarter-life crisis) have got me thinking—bibs and onesies for everyone! Seriously, don’t we all get a little messy when we eat? Written by Logan Scherer
Why not list five or ten? In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we’re doing everything in pairs. So, come take a walk down Mammary Lane as we revisit some of our most titillating pro–breast milk moments from the past couple of years: “If It Was Good Enough for Jesus” billboard. Mother’s milk is … Read more »
We urged ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s to drop cow’s milk and start churning out recipes that use the only milk intended for humans: breast milk.
So did y’all see the game last night? The one where my Boston Celtics took apart the Los Angeles Lakers like they were made out of Legos and won their first NBA title since 1986? If you did, you might have caught an interview where my man Kevin Garnett talked about how he transferred (he … Read more »
