PETA’s band of bovines had Georgia on their minds when dairy farmers and suppliers brought their propaganda-filled displays to the International Dairy Show in Atlanta. Our “cows” told passersby what the dairy farmers wouldn’t—that cows are continually impregnated in order to force them to keep producing milk and that their babies are taken from them … Read more »
In just three months, 180 sea lions and seals off the coast of Canada have lost their lives because they had the audacity to eat fish that farmers wanted to kill themselves. Many were shot by Canadian fish farmers, who are allowed to shoot animals who try to scoop a fish or two out of … Read more »
“My wife says I could live without a wife but I could never live without dogs,” jokes Kirk Douglas. The Oscar-winning actor, producer, director, and author recently shared with PETA the lessons in love and friendship that he has learned from his two beloved Labrador retrievers, Danny and Banshee, who are rarely far from his … Read more »
Although I’m now a writer, my parents raised me to be a hooker—and my dad was even a preacher, for heaven’s sake! OK, I’m talking about hooking fish, which, while it may not be “the world’s oldest profession,” is long overdue for retirement. Unfortunately, PETA wasn’t around when I was a kid to help prevent … Read more »
On day two of SeaWorld’s appeal of the penalty leveled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), senior trainer Lynne Schaber testified that trainers who work with orcas receive special instruction on Tilikum and a “Tilly Talk,” in which they’re informed of Tilikum’s involvement with two previous deaths and that if they enter the … Read more »
PETA’s “do test” and “don’t test” lists have been an essential part of shopping for millions of people for nearly three decades—and in all those years, we’ve never made a change to the way we list companies: They either conduct (or pay someone to conduct) painful skin, eye, and other poisoning tests on animals, or … Read more »
Canada’s barbaric seal slaughter continues its downward spiral—and it appears to be taking Canada’s integrity with it. Last week, the European Union (E.U.) rejected an attempt by the native Canadian Inuit to challenge the E.U.’s ban on seal products. Interestingly, the Inuit live far away from the area where the mass commercial slaughter takes place … Read more »
Best thing about PETA: ending cruelty to animals. Second-best thing about PETA: naked guys. Great things happen when studs meet suds. With Gay Pride starting in Las Vegas, it was the perfect opportunity to debut our first all-male shower demonstration. When our vegan guys stripped down to show passersby that meat production demolishes natural resources, … Read more »
Chances are that by now, you’ve seen the red-hot viral video of the Utah jazz band New Hot 5 playing music to entertain a herd of cows while on a trip to France. If, like me, you’ve always thought that “The Utah Jazz” was a strange name for an NBA team, the charming sight of … Read more »
Update: After meeting with PETA and reviewing our evidence, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspected Triple F Farms and confirmed our findings of multiple Animal Welfare Act violations. The USDA’s inspection report details, among other atrocities, that newborn ferrets fell through gaping wire cage bottoms and that ferrets were denied adequate food, water, and … Read more »
After we told you earlier this week how animals were being tormented and killed in crude experiments for Nestlé’s tea brand, Nestea, Nestlé went into crisis mode, furiously tweeting that its “#Nestea product has never been tested on animals.” But just like Nestlé’s tainted teas, you shouldn’t swallow its desperate attempt to spin the ugly … Read more »
Audiences are flocking to see the new thriller Contagion for its exciting action scenes and big-name celebrities, but the film’s storyline is more true to life than many people may realize. As the recent swine and bird flu outbreaks have amply illustrated, deadly diseases that originate on factory farms easily spread to humans. Just last … Read more »
Temperatures in Los Angeles were normal this afternoon, but on Rodeo Drive, it was positively steamy as Elisabetta Canalis unveiled her “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad to an enthusiastic crowd, getting the fall shopping season off to an animal-friendly start. Elisabetta explained why she wanted to go nude to protest fur, saying, … Read more »
PETA is calling for a criminal investigation and appropriate charges after PETCO left hundreds of caged animals to die in its Johnson City, New York, store in massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee. Despite highly publicized flood warnings and a mandatory evacuation order from the town’s mayor, PETCO’s vice president of animal care (a … Read more »
What do you get when you mix PETA, a company that tests on animals, and a roomful of eco-friendly executives? A round of applause, which is what happened when an animal advocate stood up during the Industry Water Award Ceremony in Stockholm and asked Nestlé Chair Peter Brabeck-Letmathe when its tea brand, Nestea, will stop … Read more »
