Pamela Anderson ‘Shakes’ It Up
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Pamela Anderson ‘Shakes’ It Up

Guess whose milkshake brings all the soy to the yard? (OK, I’ve been waiting to make that joke ever since that song was released.) Pamela Anderson! Pamela is teaming up with PETA to create the first vegan shake at L.A.’s Millions of Milkshakes. The “Pamela Anderson” (vegan vanilla soft-serve blended with coconut and pineapple) makes … Read more »

‘Easter Bunnies’ Drown in Rhode Island Mall
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‘Easter Bunnies’ Drown in Rhode Island Mall

Photohound / CC by 3.0 Last Thursday, four rabbits in a Warwick Mall photo studio reportedly drowned in the floods that have been ravaging Rhode Island. Although the mall had been evacuated two days earlier, the bunnies—whom Portrait Simple studios was using as props for in-store Easter photos—were left behind in their cage on a … Read more »

Pamela Anderson’s Dance Against Bullfighting
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Pamela Anderson’s Dance Against Bullfighting

© Star Max Inc. I think it goes without saying that a vote for Pamela Anderson on Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) is a vote for beauty, talent, and animals—which is why I’ll be casting all twelve of my votes for her by: calling 1-800-868-3411 texting the word “vote” to 3411 Giving her all 10 … Read more »

Las Vegas Implements Spay-and-Neuter Law
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Las Vegas Implements Spay-and-Neuter Law

Yesterday, Sin City’s angelic new law requiring residents to spay or neuter their animal companions went into effect!   http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickeymox/ / CC BY 2.0   Put forth by local animal defenders to help nip the companion animal overpopulation crisis in the bud, the new city ordinance mandates spaying or neutering—and microchipping—of all dogs and cats … Read more »

Victory! Utah Animal Shelter Abandons Pound Seizure
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Victory! Utah Animal Shelter Abandons Pound Seizure

On March 27, Utah’s governor signed a bill to amend an archaic state law so that government-run animal shelters will no longer be forced upon request to sell homeless dogs and cats to laboratories for use in cruel and deadly experiments. Yesterday, the director of Davis County Animal Services—the shelter that was supplying the University … Read more »

Adrian Grenier Attempts to Rescue Dog
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Adrian Grenier Attempts to Rescue Dog

© Star Max Inc. Adrian Grenier has a heart to back up those drive-me-crazy (yes, I did just allude to the 1999 Adrian Grenier–Melissa Joan Hart classic) good looks. While out for a run yesterday, the Entourage star stopped when he spotted an injured dog on the side of the road. Grenier checked the dog’s … Read more »

China’s Groundbreaking Animal Protection Law
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China’s Groundbreaking Animal Protection Law

With the draft of China’s first animal protection law in the works, change is on the way for animals. Introduced last year, the groundbreaking law includes basic legal protection for wildlife, companion animals, animals in labs, animals who are transported, animals used for entertainment, and animals slaughtered for food, but the first draft was vague … Read more »

Victory: Utah Ends Mandatory Cat and Dog Pound Seizures
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Victory: Utah Ends Mandatory Cat and Dog Pound Seizures

Update: On Saturday, March 27, Utah’s governor signed the bill into law, formally amending the state’s pound-seizure law. This means that animal shelters are no longer required to turn over animals for use in cruel experiments. Hooray! Thanks in large part to e-mails, letters, and phone calls from thousands of compassionate supporters, Utah legislators voted … Read more »

Father Attempts to Sell Son on Craigslist
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Father Attempts to Sell Son on Craigslist

Cops in Spokane are searching for a frustrated pop who is believed to have put his screaming son up for sale on Craigslist. Apparently the dad didn’t know that the “baby & kid stuff” section is intended for the sale of clothing, furniture, and accessories only—and that peddling children is a felony. But dogs and … Read more »

Octomom Says ‘Yes’!
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Octomom Says ‘Yes’!

I guess it shouldn’t come as any surprise that “Octomom” Nadya Suleman has agreed to take us up on our offer to place this ad on her front lawn in exchange for a single payment of $5,000 and a month’s supply of veggie burgers and dogs to feed her supersized litter family.     After … Read more »

Octomom, Eight Is Too Many (So Is Seven, Six, Five …)
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Octomom, Eight Is Too Many (So Is Seven, Six, Five …)

It seems like everybody has an opinion about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies last year. No matter where you stand on that decision, starring in porn isn’t Suleman’s only option to remedy the recently rumored foreclosure proceedings on her home in La Habra, Calif. In fact, PETA is offering to bolster … Read more »

‘Big Love’ Star Hates Deceptions About Dairy
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‘Big Love’ Star Hates Deceptions About Dairy

© Star Max Inc. Can the third wife of a polygamist ever be happy? According to HBO’s Big Love, it depends on the episode. But the ravishing Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays Margene on the acclaimed series and who is radiantly vegan in real life, knows that there’s no happiness to be found for the drugged-up, … Read more »

School Officials Enlightened About Pet Shop Cruelty
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School Officials Enlightened About Pet Shop Cruelty

Eden II, a Staten Island school for autistic children, recently lost some electronics and rubber duckies to burglars, but it’s the theft of Star, the school’s hamster, that has students crying and losing sleep. In an effort to nix any notion about getting a “replacement” for Star, our TeachKind reps have reached out to Eden … Read more »

Woman Nearly Scalped by Leopard
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Woman Nearly Scalped by Leopard

Less than a month after Tilly, an orca at SeaWorld in Orlando, attacked and killed his trainer, yet another story has emerged about captive animals who lash out against their imprisonment. In an upcoming episode of Fatal Attractions, a new Animal Planet miniseries about fatal attacks by exotic “pets,” a woman named Julie Burros talks … Read more »

What’s in a Hot Dog?
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What’s in a Hot Dog?

Mike Johnson – TheBusyBrain.com / CC by 2.0 Q: If “Happiness Is a Dead Animal,” then what does that make a malnourished, exhausted, or mistreated animal? A: A hot dog, according to the meat industry, which recently admitted that it uses dark, firm, and dry (DFD) meat—which “can be the result of prolonged stress in … Read more »

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