Here’s an idea that hockey star and seal defender Georges Laraque would probably like to take credit for: We’re planning to place a giant version of our Olympic Shame 2010 logo under the ice at several Canadian skating rinks. After all, denizens of the Great White North love their icy sports. Once they start … Read more »
weblogs.baltimoresun / CC So, Michael Vick has been reinstated, although so far, there are no takers. Vick has served the reduced sentence negotiated by his high-priced team of fancy lawyers, and the law says that he is entitled to walk free. But that doesn’t mean it is acceptable to put him in the position in … Read more »
Check out this stellar tweet from My Name Is Earl star Ethan Suplee: channel14 / CC Way to spread the word, Ethan! Written by Shawna Flavell
This is it, people! The circus industry is built on masking animal torture as family fun—and it’s time to force that industry to crumble. As you may know, this week PETA broke our latest undercover investigation into Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. With the powerful footage obtained by our investigator, we are closer … Read more »
A few days ago, I wrote about how animal testing in the U.K. is on the rise. It struck a chord with a lot of PETA Files readers, who were outraged that animals continue to be killed in cruel experiments, despite the availability of more effective, non-animal methods. The very first person to comment on … Read more »
Stimpy was wasting away. Whether he had a medical condition or simply couldn’t compete for food against the other, stronger dog on the property is not clear. But he was obviously suffering and slowly dying. After weeks of watching Stimpy’s condition deteriorate while waiting for local authorities to intervene, a concerned citizen called PETA … Read more »
Oof. I imagine this is what a certain fur hag might look like on a “good” day. PETA’s “Grim Reapers” recently greeted tourists at a crowded tour-bus stop in Toronto to reveal frightening facts about Canada’s shame: the cruel slaughter of baby seals for their fur. Their scary outfits didn’t stop tourists from … Read more »
How appropriate is it that on the week that convicted dogfighter Michael Vick takes off his ankle bracelet and strolls out of his house a free man, we should roll out our new anti-dogfighting ad starring “Sugar” Shane Mosley? Let’s watch the World Boxing Association’s reigning welterweight super champ in action, shall we? “Sugar” … Read more »
PETA’s favorite fur-free fashion designer, Stella McCartney, has recruited Bambi (and Thumper, Flower, and Owl) to star in ads for her fabulous fall collection, set to appear in the September issue of British Vogue (which has a longstanding policy against running fur ads and is not to be confused with its evil sister, U.S. Vogue). … Read more »
Today we released a new investigation inside Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus that shows workers on video as they beat and whipped elephants dozens of times in venues across the country. It’s an investigation that I helped work on. Once investigators capture video from an investigation, my job is to review all the … Read more »
armybase / CC Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) is designing a “biomass-eating” robot for the Pentagon, and it’s got some people in a tizzy. Because of some questionable news reports, word has been spreading that the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot—the, ahem, “EATR”—might go marauding across the landscape, feasting upon the carcasses of animals unfortunate enough to … Read more »
To clarify PETA’s position on pit bulls: We’re for ’em. By “for ’em,” I mean that we are for pit bull protection, for their happiness, and for treating them like dogs instead of like cheap burglar alarms, punching bags, or gladiators in perverted death matches. Some pit bull fanciers out there seem to think that … Read more »
The adorable peta2 mascot, Not a Nugget, is out to educate people about an issue that is near and dear to his heart: the abuse of chickens killed for McDonald’s Happy Meals. To alert young and old alike to the suffering that goes into every McNugget, Not a Nugget is embarking on a tour of … Read more »
celebritysmackblog / CC Elvis swiveled his hips to that hit single decades ago, and today his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, is singing a similar tune in behalf of a baby chimpanzee who is named after her. An anonymous whistleblower at an Illinois Park District contacted PETA after witnessing the owners of Ed and Annette’s Monkeys … Read more »
Here’s your first look at PETA’s newest campaign: “Animal Testing Breaks Hearts.” We first launched “Animal Testing Breaks Hearts” as a youth-oriented peta2 campaign, but the reaction from everyone, regardless of age, was “Awww!” So below are pictures of our first “Big PETA” “Animal Testing Breaks Hearts” campaign event. We promise more to come. So … Read more »
