Here’s something that you might not know about PETA: We hold stock in companies whose policies we’re trying to change so that we can attend annual meetings and propose shareholder resolutions to try to push companies to stop cruel practices. McDonald’s had one such meeting today, so, of course, we were there with bells on. … Read more »
How do you like to celebrate your birthday? How ’bout rockin’ out and helping animals? That’s what birthday boy Morrissey did: When his vegan tour stopped in San Diego, SeaWorld’s hometown, on May 22, the longtime animal advocate gave all of his bandmates PETA’s “SeaWorld Sucks” T-shirts to wear onstage. Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic Any … Read more »
The U.S. Army’s plans to use animals in trauma training are enough to make a goat faint.
PETA has been on pharmaceutical company Amgen‘s case for years over the company’s stubborn refusal to more actively implement alternatives to animal experiments, among other things. But we’re riding high this week after pulling a fast one at Amgen’s Tour of California Bike Race. Amgen sponsored the massive race and had its branding everywhere, but … Read more »
PETA has joined Animal Defenders International in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for illegally issuing permits allowing the Ringling Bros. circus to export endangered tigers and elephants for use in its shows anywhere at any time for the next three years! How Do You Spell ‘Rubber Stamp’? F-W-S FWS … Read more »
Some people may know about PETA only from what they see on TV or read online or in the gossip mags, but celebrities aren’t the only stars who work for PETA. I’m talking about our hardworking superstar spay-and-neuter clinic staffers, of course. Six—sometimes seven!—days a week, PETA’s mobile clinics provide animals in Virginia and North … Read more »
It was one of those stories that was so appalling that people had to share it. A PETA supporter learned from someone at her workplace about a couple who had moved out of their house and left their St. Bernard there alone, caged in a crate 24 hours a day. She called us immediately. After … Read more »
On the heels of trainer Doug O’Neill‘s win at the Kentucky Derby with I’ll Have Another, The New York Times reported that in the past 14 years, O’Neill has had nearly that many violations for giving horses illegal performance-enhancing drugs. That O’Neill could be forcing horses to run when they shouldn’t may account for the … Read more »
Seeing is believing for a team of researchers from the University of Nevada–Reno who are developing an app to help blind people navigate independently. Giving the visually impaired more mobility without bringing more dogs into the world to serve as guide dogs certainly qualifies as progress in our book, so PETA has given the team … Read more »
In the upcoming Disney flick LOL, Lina Esco plays Miley Cyrus‘ fearless BFF who always speaks her mind. The role wasn’t a stretch for Lina, who constantly looks for opportunities to talk about the cause that is closest to her heart: getting marine mammals out of captivity. Lina has helped create two stirring public service … 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 »
PETA is seeking current or former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who are also vegan or vegetarian to volunteer as models for our new “Look Bomb in Your Underwear: Go Vegetarian!” poster, which will be released nationally. The models will be photographed in sexy skivvies while posing in front of an airport body scanner. As … Read more »
Why must every American president shoot the obligatory “and here I am chowing down on a burger” photograph? Best bet? To please the meat lobby and because of the old-fashioned idea of what “being American” is all about: no falafel; it’s red meat and guns for me. Mr. Obama is no exception, often deliberately choosing … Read more »
PETA protesters wearing monkey masks and holding signs reading, “Deplane Monkeys,” recently held demonstrations outside the Chicago headquarters of United Airlines and the U.S. headquarters of Air France in New York. PETA is urging the airlines to commit to a ban on shipping primates to laboratories, as almost every airline in the world already has, … Read more »
Little Tess and Amelia weren’t always sitting so pretty. They were rescued during PETA’s investigation of U.S. Global Exotics (USGE), a massive exotic-animal dealer that denied the animals it warehoused veterinary care, adequate space, ventilation, heat, and even adequate food and water. Tess’s and Amelia’s luck changed when they were seized from USGE, along with … Read more »
