No, no, not that kind of jacket. We’re talking about the jacket of PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk‘s new book, The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: A few select copies of the book were outfitted with covers made from real fur—pieces of the more than 20,000 fur coats that have been donated to PETA … Read more »
With all the post-Twilight buzz, movie critics are all over the news that Kristen Stewart (along with costar Dakota Fanning) has taken on a leading role in a new film, The Runaways, about iconic female rock star—and vegetarian extraordinaire—Joan Jett. As the executive producer, Joan has been closely involved in the making of the movie. … Read more »
Chick-fil-A founder and lifelong Southern Baptist S. Truett Cathy wrote the book Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People, but at the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, PETA’s “Jesus” and a “Chicken” were there to inspire people to eat no chicken—or any other animal. PETA immersed convention attendees in our pro-vegetarian message, which is based … Read more »
What is the number-one thing that you need to know about hilarious hottie Bradley Cooper? I’ll give you a hint: His steely blues and that off-kilter smile don’t have anything to do with it. theinsider / CC “I have two beautiful dogs … I cherish. Samson is a 14-year-old German short hair pointer … Read more »
vegetarianstar / CC We’ll let you decide. Written by Shawna Flavell
Through the Freedom of Information Act, the Physician’s Committeee for Responsible Medicine (PRCM) has obtained video footage of several Department of Defense military trauma training exercises. In training exercises that are supposed to simulate the effects of a nerve agent attack, monkeys experience seizures and difficulty breathing. In another exercise, live goats are cut open—causing … Read more »
Bristol-based graffiti artist Banksy‘s latest exhibit, “Banksy v Bristol Museum,” is a guerilla-style installation at Bristol’s City Museum and Art Gallery and features several … well … creative replacements for many of the museum’s artifacts. When the lion gets revenge. It’s great to see Banksy continue to explore the theme of human/animal interactions, … Read more »
We warned you that Andy Dick was going to make an appearance in Chicago dressed as “Ronald McDonald” to scare McDonald’s executives straight and try to convince them to switch their current method of chicken slaughter—which often involves scalding live birds to death—to controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK).Yesterday, Andy delivered on that promise and was out in … Read more »
brooklynrecessionista / CC Caravans of caring Phish phans are sure to put their phins, er, hands together and cheer when they learn that PETA has asked the legendary jam band to change its name to Sea Kittens. After all, sea kittens are phriends, not phood—they are intelligent beings who have unique personalities, and they feel … Read more »
thesun.co / CC Natascha Kampusch made headlines around the world when she was finally able to escape her kidnapper after being held for eight years in a dungeon in Austria. “I suffered from claustrophobia and I thought I was going crazy in there,” Kampusch told Austria’s ORF television after her escape. “I was very distraught … Read more »
huffingtonpost / CC The mutilation and slaughter of 19 cats in the South Miami-Dade area of Florida has made national news recently. Now that 18-year-old Tyler Weinman has been arrested and charged in connection with the killings, an article published today points out that the accused cat killer participated in classroom dissections last year. Fearing … Read more »
Did you catch PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk on CNN Headline News last night? She was on Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell to speak out against plans to build a monkey-breeding facility in Puerto Rico. Embedded video from CNN Video Reports that this breeding farm would be stocked with monkeys snatched from their native … Read more »
usatoday / CC Former “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss knows what it’s like to be behind bars—and ever since she inherited dozens of exotic birds from an acquaintance who passed away, she’s learned firsthand that humans aren’t the only ones whose needs aren’t met in captivity. Heidi was fortunate enough to be able to turn part … Read more »
Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited controversy when he made a speech in which he ostensibly endorsed Palestinian statehood. Unfortunately, the speech didn’t go over so well with the Palestinians, who decried it as an empty offer because of the strings he attached to his endorsement. While Palestinians and Israelis can’t seem … Read more »
wikimusicguide / CC “I just found out that I was voted ‘PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian!‘ How cool is that?!! Thank you so much for voting!! That was totally unexpected!! I was jumping up and down when I heard the news! I even Googled it to make sure I wasn’t being punk’d! Ha ha!!” —Kellie Pickler, MySpace.com … Read more »
