Torrey DeVitto has been part of some of Hollywood’s best onscreen teams, starring in One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries. But now she’s joining Team PETA to help animals in animal shelters find a happy Hollywood ending and to speak out against the cruel fur industry. Torrey’s tips for star-like style? Anyone … Read more »
It’s time for the Canadian government to face it: The seal slaughter is dead in the water. As Grammy Award–winning Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the logical next step is for Canada to buy out the sealers rather than continuing to waste millions of dollars fighting seal-product bans. A Political … Read more »
Want to wake up Easter morning to a basket filled with goodies? Here are five ways to be sweet to rabbits this spring—and make sure the Easter Bunny’s trail runs right up to your house. wwarby|cc by 2.0 Hoppy Easter!
Yep, you read that right. We want to thank Kanye West for the shout-out to PETA in his new song, “Theraflu.” While the aptly named tune does make us want to reach for an over-the-counter remedy as Kanye opines about his inexplicable penchant for slinging tortured dead animals across his back, the song did make … Read more »
We know the beef industry isn’t averse to a little sleight of hand (pink slime, anyone?). So, you would think the cowpokes could take a good-natured April Fools’ Day prank. It All Started With a Joke … On April Fools’ Day 2010 (yes, two whole years ago), PETA published a blog post saying that we … Read more »
Are you ready for (cue ominous music) … Snakes on a Train? No, it’s not the sequel to that (in)famous Samuel L. Jackson film—although it is the title of a straight-to-video rip-off. In this case, it’s a new PETA campaign that is sure to get some attention for reptiles killed for their skins. What Are … Read more »
Martina Navratilova is no stranger to winning, and we think she could soon have a victory under her dancing shoes, too, on season 14 of Dancing With the Stars. Martina’s Moves for Animals The tennis titan’s determination has served her well both on the court and off. Rallying against cruelty to animals, she has been … Read more »
Photo of the day: Wildly popular actor, singer, and writer Annie Yi unveiled her dramatic new anti-fur ad for PETA Asia-Pacific in Beijing this week. Annie—whose video exposé of the cruelty behind fur has already had more than 200,000 views(!)—is the first Chinese celebrity to tell the public, “I’d rather go naked than wear fur.”
Writing for the website of the U.K.’s Daily Mail, Liz Jones brilliantly eviscerated bloated bag of ego “musician” Kanye West for his use of animal fur and skins in his Paris Fashion Week show. Jones reminds readers that astrakhan, West’s material of choice, “is the fur of an unborn lamb. Yes, a foetus. The sheep … Read more »
D.C.’s Washington Humane Society gave away rabbits for pennies recently. As one commenter who read the disturbing news article posted, “I hope this is … [an] April Fool’s joke.” Sadly, it wasn’t. The animals were being adopted out for “29 cents in honor of the Leap Year.” St0rmz | cc by 2.0 A Dangerous Plan … Read more »
PHOTO OF THE DAY If this “Fur Out, Love In” demonstration brings to mind a John Lennon–Yoko Ono bed-in, why not celebrate Valentine’s Day peacefully—without the skins of tortured animals? Imagine all the animals living life in peace …
PHOTO OF THE DAY Mooove away from leather, baby. Cows don’t wear our babies, so why should we wear theirs?
With our new campaign on Facebook’s “Causes” platform, we’re aiming to raise $15,000 in January to fund anti-fur protests, distribute literature, buy ad space, and erect billboards to send the message that fur looks best on its original owners. Despite the decreasing popularity of fur and the plethora of faux looks in stores this year, … Read more »
Update: Thanks to an anonymous supporter, PETA is now offering $5,000 for information leading to the identification of the men responsible for this beating. The U.S. Army has now determined that the uniforms worn in the video belong to the U.S. Air Force, and the Air Force has launched its own investigation. The following was … Read more »
PHOTO OF THE DAY They might be 6 feet under, but they still won’t be caught under a pile of pelts. PETA’s “corpses” rose from the dead to haunt Orlando’s LaBelle Furs (an oxymoron if I ever heard one). Since the store is near a courthouse, lawyers and litigants came by all day—but no one … Read more »
