iNPLACENEWS / CC With the passing of Paul Newman, animals and the people who care about them have lost a dedicated friend and advocate. Beyond his work as an actor, Newman’s companies—Newman’s Own and Newman’s Own Organics—placed a particular emphasis on minimizing the suffering of animals. PETA’s shopping guide at VegCooking.com features a dozen Newman’s … Read more »
If I were to say “Hari Puttar,” what is the first thing that would come to mind? If you said “Harry Potter,” you’d be wrong, according to Mumbai-based studio, Mirchi Movies. They pinky-promise that their film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors bears no similarity or links to the popular Harry Potter book series/films/franchise/cult-like-following. Apparently, … Read more »
minconline / CC She may have won rave reviews for her role in Iron Man, but Gwyneth Paltrow is getting nothing but rotten tomatoes from animal lovers everywhere this week. Gwyneth recently put aside her scripts and picked up a few dead animal skins to model for the Tods fall collection, including a fur shawl. … Read more »
You know those silly looking hats that the British Royal Guards wear? Did you know that they’re still made out of real bear skin—and that it can take up to one whole bear to make just one cap? And that the bears’ deaths are usually anything but quick, clean, and humane? Bears are ensnared, sometimes … Read more »
There’s a lot of buzz on the interwebs about Eva Mendes’ Calvin Klein ad that showed so much skin, it’s been banned from U.S. television.I just wanted to remind the world that before Eva revealed her smoldering body for CK (a designer who WON’T use fur, by the way), she bared it all for the … Read more »
Snake charmers, fairies, and leprechauns…if you thought all three only existed in the pages of fairytales, here’s a surprise. Snake charmers have been and still are entrancing villagers into believing the myth that the sounds from their instrument can hypnotize a snake, who will “dance”—for money, of course. Sound a little slippery? That’s because it … Read more »
dailymail / CC Ever wonder if those people who are really horrible can’t help it? Well, we’re starting to think that maybe that’s the case with Sharon Stone. She wears fur, feet, and feathers without a care in the world, despite our best efforts to reach her. Then there was that whole horrid China comment.So … Read more »
When my friend Marta sent me an email last week asking me if she could have some of my hair, I didn’t even blink. Marta is one weird chick, and I’ve come to expect stuff like that from her.* But it turns out she actually had a logical (albeit somewhat disturbing) reason for the request: … Read more »
You might be surprised to learn about Switzerland’s involvement in the cat-fur industry. Switzerland is the only country in Western Europe that still legally allows cats to be hunted for their fur. Swiss law even states that cats that wander 200 yards or more away from their homes can legally be killed—and their fur can … Read more »
Tired of drinking Cosmopolitans all by your lonesome? You’re in luck. After six long years of reruns to keep you company, the bawdy bunch from Sex and the City are back for their big screen debut. Here’s a little quiz to get you in the mood for the new Sex movie:420,000 is the number of:A. … Read more »
This coat didn’t originally belong to Lindsay … or Masha Markova Update: E! online has the storyI don’t know whether or not LiLo actually stole some rich chick’s fancy fur coat, as the blogs have been suggesting this week, but I can tell you that a lot of the stories about this seem to have … Read more »
Quick recap for you, in case you missed it: 1) Late last summer, PETA contacted the producers of Speed Racer to urge them to use alternatives to live animals on set, after a chimpanzee bit a young actor. 2) Despite thousands of emails from individuals who were made aware of this abuse by PETA’s campaign, … Read more »
So most people know PETA for our flashy naked protests and work with celebrities to speak out against cruelty to animals. If you live in the Norfolk, Virginia area, you may know PETA as the group that drives around the mobile low-cost spay/neuter clinic or delivers free dog houses to low-income areas.But unless you’re the … Read more »
Following the public outrage about the shady practices of the horseracing industry that was triggered by the death of Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby, many PETA members and concerned citizens showed up at the Preakness in Baltimore to remind the industry that they can’t just sweep their problems under the rug (or send them … Read more »
There are two things I really like about the story that hit the wires this week reporting New York’s recent ban on anal and genital electrocution of animals for fur. The first thing’s kind of obvious: Animals on fur farms in New York won’t be electrocuted any more (they’ll still suffer, but their deaths will … Read more »
