Following a PETA investigation and the hard-fought passage of a landmark California bill to phase out the operation of businesses that keep dogs perpetually caged for their blood, Hemopet—a captive-canine blood bank in Garden Grove—shut down. No more greyhounds will be warehoused in tiny crates and barren kennels at this dog prison and sham “rescue” … Read more »
RKD Group—a marketing and fundraising services provider for nonprofit organizations—became the latest company to commit to leaving pugs, bulldogs, and other breathing-impaired breeds (BIB) of dogs out of its future ads, joining the Ad Council, Ogilvy, Wieden + Kennedy, Wunderman Thompson, and others! BIBs are deliberately bred to have distorted and restricted airways, and millions … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Hill Holliday—one of the largest ad agencies in the U.S.—joined the Ad Council, Leo Burnett Chicago, Ogilvy, Wieden+Kennedy, Wunderman Thompson, and many other major ad agencies in not using images of pugs, bulldogs, or other flat-faced dog breeds in newly produced ads! These dogs are purposely bred to have deformities that … Read more »
Rite Aid—the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain—cares about animals. Following its kind decision to create and install signs at its more than 2,100 stores nationwide alerting customers to the dangers of leaving animals and children in parked cars, it agreed to no longer sell greeting cards that contain images of brachycephalic dog breeds! The pharmacy made … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Wieden+Kennedy—one of the largest independent ad agencies in the world—committed to leaving images of breathing-impaired dog breeds (BIB) out of its ads! BIBs include bulldogs, pugs, Boston terriers, and other dogs bred to have life-threatening deformities that cause labored breathing, snorting, coughing, gagging, vomiting, and collapsing. A growing list of compassionate … Read more »
After meeting with PETA and learning how quickly animals and children can die when left unattended in hot cars, Rite Aid Corp. agreed to make and post warning signs, which are now on display at the company’s 67 Bartell Drugs stores in Seattle and its more than 2,200 Rite Aid stores nationwide! Never leave animals … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, The Cordish Companies—whose portfolio includes dozens of notable properties, including Charleston Place and Xfinitity Live!—posted signs to warn about the deadly danger of leaving dogs and children unattended in parked cars. It also asked security personnel at its properties to be on the lookout for them. It joins Simon Property Group, … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, multiple ad agencies and similar organizations—including Wunderman Thompson, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett Chicago, the Ad Council, RPA, and Sanders\Wingo—committed to not featuring images of breathing-impaired breeds (BIBs) in any newly produced advertising or marketing materials going forward, in order to avoid fueling demand for them. These types of dogs—such as English and … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Walmart stopped selling dog-breeding stands! These vile devices are used to forcibly restrain and sexually abuse female dogs. Nobody should be breeding companion animals when there are around 70 million homeless dogs and cats in the U.S. at any given time. We urge other retailers to follow Walmart’s compassionate and responsible … Read more »
Earlier this year, PETA held a historic meeting with Salman Sufi, the head of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Strategic Reforms Unit, in which we discussed, among other topics, the implementation of an education program to help children better understand how to share the world with and care for animals. We sent course suggestions, including … Read more »
Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada, voted unanimously (7-0) to prohibit pet stores from selling dogs, cats, rabbits, and pot-bellied pigs. The law does allow shops to provide space for adoptions from animal shelters and nonprofit adoption groups. Retailers will have one year to phase out sales completely. This decision is a huge win for animals, … Read more »
After PETA wrote to the city council and rallied local residents in support, New Braunfels became the 14th city in Texas to prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs and cats from commercial breeders. Legislation like this is key to reducing the number of unwanted and abandoned animals who flood our nation’s shelters, and it’s … Read more »
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented its infamous “teachable moments” program. Rather than being written up in an inspection report for failing to comply with minimum animal welfare standards, facilities that ran afoul of the law could simply be asked to do better. When animals such as bear cubs, monkeys, and dogs … Read more »
Following years of pressure from PETA—including protests all around the world, shocking ad campaigns, and phone calls and e-mails from nearly 500,000 supporters like you—Millennium Hotels and Resorts is dropping its sponsorship of Alaska’s deadly Iditarod dog-sled race! Millennium Hotels joins over a dozen other companies—including Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Jack Daniel’s, and Wells Fargo—in … Read more »
