“I was definitely one of those people that wore fur,” Evelyn Lozada admits. But the Basketball Wives star had a change of heart after seeing footage of how animals killed for their fur are beaten and skinned alive. “I was looking online, and I [saw] how these animals are tortured and skinned, and you don’t really … Read more »
If there’s anything that can cause a traffic jam even by New York City standards, it’s a naked Wendy Williams in Times Square. As a crowd of cheering fans and snapping flashbulbs drowned out the honking taxis, a fully clothed Wendy unveiled her much-anticipated nude anti-fur ad for PETA: © StarMaxInc.com The talk show host … Read more »
A little-known restaurant in Hermosa Beach, California, must have thought it was being sly. The restaurant was selling a hamburger topped with foie gras when California’s ban on the sale of the cruelly produced, diseased duck liver went into effect on July 1. After the ban was in place, the restaurant continued to serve the foie … Read more »
We all know that dead bodies should be buried, not eaten. So PETA is making Thanksgiving tables a little more relevant this year. We’re offering teens these miniature tombstones to stick into the plucked turkey on the table: If adults think tombstones are too macabre a sight for Thanksgiving, kids can tell them that what’s … Read more »
Ashley Bell earned a nomination for “Best Scared-as-S**t Performance” at the MTV Movie Awards for her portrayal of the possessed Nell Sweetzer in The Last Exorcism, produced by our buddy Eli Roth. Now, before The Last Exorcism 2 hits theaters, she’s releasing an exclusive video for PETA that’s scarier than anything even Eli could come … Read more »
Ann Taylor and LOFT wearers, rejoice! The parent company of those iconic clothing and accessory brands, ANN INC., has banned the use of exotic-animal skins in its product lines after meeting with PETA and learning about the extreme animal suffering caused by the exotic-skins industry. The company’s newly revised animal welfare policy reads, “Our private label … Read more »
When Russia banned the import of all harp-seal products from Canada, it wasn’t because lawmakers thought that they would get flowers from Pamela Anderson if they did so. But that’s certainly not a bad perk. © Taylor Hill Pamela found herself in a new role as diplomat this week when she joined PETA Vice President Dan … Read more »
Did Anne Hathaway purposefully schedule her wedding just before World Farm Animals Day? It’s possible, since the committed animal advocate celebrated her nuptials with a vegan feast. To commemorate both World Farm Animals Day and Anne’s big day, PETA is sponsoring a steer named Peter, who resides at The Cow Sanctuary in New Jersey, in … Read more »
It’s taken a few weeks and no small amount of TLC, but the rabbits who were rescued from a hoarder’s facility, Bunny Magic Wildlife & Rabbit Rescue, Inc., are healthier, stronger, and ready to meet families who will love and care for them forever. © Kencredible When authorities raided the so-called “sanctuary” based on evidence … Read more »
Collins dictionary defines “entrepreneurial” as “the spirit of using “risk and initiative” in business.” PETA defines it as “getting animal-friendly terms added to said dictionary.” Collins English Dictionary is accepting new words to be considered for inclusion, and PETA has submitted five terms that no lexicologist (or friend to animals) should be without: 1. Elefriend A person … Read more »
Update: On August 20, Carole Van Wie, the operator of Bunny Magic Wildlife & Rabbit Rescue, Inc., was charged with 13 counts of cruelty to animals. The charges follow an August 8 raid on the facility—prompted by a PETA complaint—in which law-enforcement officers seized 222 rabbits. Officials reportedly had to don masks to rescue the … Read more »
Following PETA’s undercover investigation into Triple F Farms, a massive ferret-breeding operation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has fined the company nearly $17,000 for violating at least eight regulations under the Animal Welfare Act. A Bad Business The violations were discovered during USDA inspections conducted in response to PETA’s submission of video footage and … Read more »
Eight trainers at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, have handed in their resignations and are speaking out to the Toronto Star about the cruel and abusive conditions at the marine animal prison, which PETA has been after for years. Because they were made to sign nondisclosure agreements about what goes on behind the scenes at … Read more »
What do you say to a naked, bloody lady in a shoebox? How about “Hi”? No, that’s not a joke. It’s what Midwesterners must have been asking themselves as they encountered PETA’s latest demonstration, in which two of the aforementioned “bloody,” naked (well, nearly) women lay inside a giant shoebox. Check out the scene in … Read more »
Chick-fil-A, the house of the homophobic waffle fries, wants homosexual people just to accept not having equal rights and chickens just to accept having their throats slashed and being scalded to death. But a flock of protesters crashed Chick-fil-A’s Appreciation Day to show that they don’t appreciate the fast-food chain’s efforts to keep people in … Read more »
