© Star Max Inc. I got teary again and again watching Jennie Garth‘s character, Kelly Taylor, grow up on Beverly Hills, 90210—and I got goose bumps when she mamboed on Dancing With the Stars. But when I learned that Jennie asked MomCentral.com to drop its partnership with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, I … Read more »
To reference Idol judge Randy Jackson, seven-time Cy Young Award–winning pitcher Roger Clemens is a bit pitchy in the bedroom. According to his mistress, Mindy McCready, “The Rocket” (ironically) suffers from “a lot of problems” with erectile dysfunction. Now, PETA’s got a pitch that may help him, his sexual partners, and animals: Go vegan! We … Read more »
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 »
Things that nonbelievers thought were never going to happen but did: “Octomom” saying “Yes” to our spay-and-neuter billboard, the Large Hadron Collider smashing proton beams into one another, and (drumroll, please) author, social entrepreneur, and longtime vegetarian Michael Mann agreeing to donate his half of the hotly sought-after $50 million domain Sex.com to PETA (pending … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. While at the premiere of Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? the stars were asked to spill about their favorite restaurants. Janet Jackson, who not only stars in the movie but whose new track, “Nothing,” is on the movie’s soundtrack, said, “I go to Café Sunflower. It’s a vegan … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. “Well, there was a time when we used to sacrifice goats, but then we all became vegans, so we’ve been sacrificing tofu before the shows!”—Jared Leto on 30 Seconds to Mars’ rock star lifestyle Jared Leto is a heartthrob. Ever since blue-eyed Jordan Catalano caught Angela’s eye on My So-Called … Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Last night, late-night queen Chelsea Handler’s monologue focused on housewives, chinchillas, and PETA. As a diehard Chelsea fan (Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea is on my nightstand as we speak), I was thrilled when the quick-witted comic stuck up for animals on E! It all started when Kelly Bensimon from Real … Read more »
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 »
Gorgeous, voluptuous, and sexy: All of those words describe actor/singer Scarlett Johansson. And now that she’s the newest luminary to show support for the Healthy School Meals Act, we can add “humanitarian” and “friend to animals” to the list. © Star Max Inc. If launched, this $4 million pilot program will ingrain (sorry, … Read more »
© 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 »
The temperature may have been well below freezing, but PETA’s foxes heated up the bustling streets of Helsinki, the capital of Finland—which has a record of killing more foxes for their fur than almost any other nation. Thanks to Riina Laine’s masterful body painting, these ladies were the objects of nonstop attention—and they spread … Read more »
Despite overwhelmingly sad video and photographic evidence of lame, thin, and downed cows left to suffer and die and a cow whose teat was banded and left to decay and fall off—not to mention expert testimony that all this constituted cruelty—a judge whose courtroom was packed with dairy farmers today found the owners of Reitz … Read more »
