Before there was Gaga, Eva, or Natalie, there was Twiggy. From her groundbreaking debut in the ’60s to her insightful (and compassionate) presence on America’s Next Top Model, Twiggy is always in style—so it’s no surprise that the eternally vogue icon shuns fur. Elegant and wise, Twiggy knows that faux is forever trendy, which is … Read more »
Earlier this month, the Detroit Zoo—a progressive facility with a compassionate history—welcomed more than 1,100 of the nearly 27,000 animals who were seized from the hellish exotic-animal warehouse of U.S. Global Exotics (USGE) by Arlington, Texas, officials. But that wasn’t all the zoo did! Its staff came to the animals’ rescue within days of the … Read more »
Most of us here at PETA adore sweets, but we’ve got zero tolerance for sugarcoating—the truth, that is. That’s why we’re planning to run this public service announcement in Mackinac Island, Michigan, the hometown of Sadie, who was crowned “top dog” (after a slight interruption) at Westminster on Tuesday night. Share on Facebook | … Read more »
I know the photos are upsetting, believe me. But you have to understand a problem in order to fix it. And that’s what we want you to do—to start understanding the real source of the problem. The killing of homeless and unwanted animals isn’t going away, and it’s not because animal shelters don’t care (they … Read more »
Remember PETA’s 2007 undercover investigation of Rainbow World Exotics (RWE), a hellhole in Hamilton, Texas, that supplies PETCO and PetSmart stores with little hamsters, gerbils, and other critters? Before going public with that investigation, we sat down with three PETCO corporate representatives (one of whom was a vet) and showed them heartbreaking footage of a … Read more »
Maine might be known for its harsh winters, but you’ll never catch first lady Karen Baldacci wearing a real fur coat, no matter how far the mercury drops. PETA recently sent surveys to first ladies across the country asking whether they’ve joined Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in shunning fur, and Baldacci was the … Read more »
Warning: Graphic photos below. This blog post may shock you with its bluntness, but it is the truth. It’s also a call to action. This is your chance to weigh in and help the unloved, the unwanted, and the throwaways from our convenience-oriented society. I want to ask you to look at some photographs that … Read more »
colourfield.de / CC This post originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee. This month, HBO is premiering an original biopic starring Claire Danes about an extraordinary person, Dr. Temple Grandin. As a young woman, Grandin struggled with the isolating challenges of autism at a time when this disorder was almost a total mystery. Today she … Read more »
It’s time to play another round of “Who Wore It Worse?” In this round, two singers who consistently hit only low notes—thanks to their garish fur garments—are about to face off. First up: Is this “Loco for fur” Latina still “from the block?” That ghastly coat certainly suggests that she spends her nights … Read more »
img2.timeinc / CC Kate Moss has made many fatally ugly fashion faux pas, but today we were left pleasantly surprised after learning that Kate’s taken her friend (and PETA U.K.’s 2007 Person of the Year) Stella McCartney’s advice and decided to give Meat-Free Mondays a chance. We still can’t forgive the supermodel for her … Read more »
Poet Charles Baudelaire called the albatross “one of those big birds / which nonchalantly chaperone a ship / across the bitter fathoms of the sea,” and Samuel Coleridge deemed the animal “a bird of good omen.” (OK, no more 19th-century poetry references—I promise!) I wonder if those guys would be impressed to know that two … Read more »
Take it from someone who uses the Super Bowl as a bathroom break to get back to the main-event (commercials!): This year, the ads that were shown during the big game made history with their creative alternatives to live animals. Check out our five animal-friendly favorites: “Whale of a Tale,” Bridgestone: Three friends. … Read more »
We were inundated with precious pics of your too-cute-for-140-characters animal companions in our Valentine’s Day Twitter contest, and now we’re featuring the winners in four V-Day e-cards: At the top left, meet Meeme and Mochi, who may have been watching too much Twilight before their picture was taken. The cutie in the top … Read more »
With the Winter Olympics just a week away and all eyes turning to Vancouver, now is the perfect moment to draw attention to Canada’s upcoming slaughter of tens of thousands of young harp seals. These sensitive animals are often less than 2 weeks old when sealers beat them, hook them in the eye, mouth, or … Read more »
metro.co / CC TV psychic John Edward‘s got nothing on this clairvoyant cat. Oscar, who lives in a Rhode Island nursing home, has supposedly predicted the deaths of about 50 people over five years by curling up next to patients right before they take their final breath. His purdictions are so reliable that the nursing … Read more »
