Because Anna Wintour hasn’t yet realized that fur is out of vogue and therefore should be out of Vogue—and hideous images of animals suffering on fur farms do not move her—PETA will get the infamous pelt-pusher’s attention with a hideous image of … herself. As Wintour was giving a talk about nuclear physics—wait, sorry, fashion—at … Read more »
If you’ve been watching Dancing With the Stars (DWTS), you already know that Pamela Anderson’s got the moves, but it’s what she does for animals that moves us. Here’s what you can do to help Pam snag that cool disco-ball trophy: Call 1-800-868-3411; text the word “vote” to 3411; or go online and vote for … Read more »
PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department is pushing hard to ensure that, if he is convicted, a West Virginia pet-store owner currently facing felony cruelty-to-animals charges never gets within arm’s reach of an animal again. Authorities reportedly found lots of dead animals, including kittens, a dog, a reptile, mice, and rats, during a search of 27-year-old Aaron … Read more »
Wow, that was fast! Less than a day after PETA released heartbreaking photos and posted an action alert on our Web site drawing attention to the plight of more than 50 dogs who were transported on a Lufthansa cargo plane from the U.S. to a notorious Charles River Laboratories animal testing facility in Scotland, Lufthansa … Read more »
On Tuesday afternoon, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of gestation based on the belief that fetuses can feel pain at that stage. He also signed another bill requiring women to be screened for mental health problems before having abortions. No matter where you stand on abortion, … Read more »
Former President Obama’s decision to allow oil and gas drilling along the East Coast didn’t sit well with some politicians and environmentalists, who worried that new infrastructure and possible oil spills would harm the environment and animals. But there’s a bigger culprit: factory farming. More than one-third of all the fossil fuels produced in the … Read more »
The following is a guest post from PETA Prime’s Steve Martindale. Cats, dogs, raccoon dogs, rabbits, and other animals are skinned alive in China for their fur. This fur is exported to consumers in the U.S. and abroad and often dyed to look like the fur of other animals. It’s sometimes even deliberately mislabeled as … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. Although she plays William McKinley High’s queen of mean on Glee, in real life, Dianna Agron is actually the roommate of Lea Michele, who plays her fictional nemesis. I know, you are relieved. But the good news doesn’t stop there. Not only are the two talented actors actually roommates, it … Read more »
Can’t sheep get a break? First, we told you that PETA and Madison, Wisconsin’s Alliance for Animals petitioned for prosecution after experimenters at the University of Wisconsin–Madison killed sheep in excruciating U.S. Navy–funded decompression experiments. (Killing animals by decompression is specifically prohibited by Wisconsin’s Crimes Against Animals law.) Now we’ve learned that 16 sheep were … Read more »
What will it take to make California stop misleading consumers about its unhappy cows? Last fall, we filed a complaint against the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) for alleged false advertising, asking the Federal Trade Commission to make the CMAB end its misleading campaign, and big names like John Robbins and Ginnifer Goodwin have shown … Read more »
Showing cruelty of gastronomical proportions, restaurants in Queens (Sik Gaek and East Seafood Restaurant) are chopping up and serving live octopuses to customers. Octopuses have their tentacles cut off while they are still conscious and are then served, writhing, while their hearts are still beating. Others are slowly steamed alive in front of customers before … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. PETA pal Pink recently tweeted that she had “… the BESTest day” with her “amazing sexy hubby,” Carey Hart, riding around on beach cruisers and watching the circus. Not to worry, though—our girl Pink would never attend the kind of circus that tears baby elephants away from their mothers and beats … Read more »
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s wife, Lisa, has long been health-conscious. On a recent episode of The View, she mentioned that she’s been a vegetarian since she was 15 and that she cooks vegetarian meals for her family. She’s obviously having a positive influence: Her husband even convinced a guest on his show—a cowboy, no less—to … Read more »
Yes, it is, according to an audit conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General, which reveals that beef containing dangerous pesticides, antibiotics, heavy metals, and other toxins is showing up on supermarket shelves because the government has neither set limits for the chemicals nor is it routinely testing for them. Perhaps … Read more »
jeremydeades / CC by 2.0 Spring is here—and with rising temperatures come the all-too-familiar stories about dogs who are left in cars where they suffer and die from heatstroke. One such case has prompted PETA to support cruelty charges against two women—a mother and daughter team—who are accused of leaving nine dogs unattended in … Read more »
