veganrepresent / CC The following post originally appeared in Florida’s Bradenton Herald. Who would you save—your child or your dog? This is the phony choice lobbed at those of us who advocate for the replacement of animal tests with non-animal testing methods. Fortunately, you don’t have to choose. Under pressure from citizens concerned about exposure … Read more »
This year is coming to a close, but we’re not done yet: The victories keep pouring, or should I say, roaring in! We recently reported the end of cruel cat labs at Texas Tech and Robert’s “retirement” from experiments at the University of Utah. Today, we’re thrilled to announce yet another huge victory—this time, for … Read more »
It wasn’t easy to choose two people out of the slew of celebrities who have taken action for animals this year—heck, just during the past two months, Joanna Krupa bared her true feelings about purebred pups, Ana Ortiz blasted McDonald’s, and a blinding number of stars all agreed that protesting the Canadian seal slaughter fit … Read more »
The holidays are almost over, and after days of small talk with friends and family, there’s nothing I want more than to go bleary-eyed from playing video games. With the announcement that The Sims 3 has just won PETA’s Proggy Award for Most Animal-Friendly Game of 2009, it’s obvious which digital world I’ll be inhabiting … Read more »
Mario knows what it’s like to be on top—his new album, D.N.A., has been climbing the charts—but his compassion keeps him grounded. That’s why this Billboard Music Award–winning R&B crooner is baring his “Soul Truth” tattoo (and his chest) in a sexy new “Ink, Not Mink” ad. And in a PETA Files exclusive interview, the … Read more »
If you’re left scratching your head after reading this blog’s title, allow me to translate: That friendly greeting is Kiswahili for “What’s the news?” The response, “Ujima,” is today’s Kwanzaa value. Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Each day is marked by a do-gooding ideal called by … Read more »
gossipcenter / CC Word on the Internet has it that Kevin Jonas—the oldest of the Jonas Brothers—and Danielle Deleasa were married this weekend (that sound you hear is the collective weeping of the world’s 16-year-old girls), and the newlyweds treated their lucky guests to a vegetarian smorgasbord: According to the chef, there were “stir-fried … Read more »
We know that the Boston Strangler did it. So did Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. Like so many others, all these serial killers tortured animals before “graduating” to humans. That link has raised suspicions about an Oklahoma teen, Nikolas Kerr, who is accused of torturing and killing a 2-month-old kitten. A witness claims that she … Read more »
Did you hear about the head-turning, headline-capturing, and climate-defying event that hit D.C. this weekend? No, not the record-breaking blizzard—we’re talking about Saturday’s opening of “Naked Ambition: 20 Years of PETA’s Sexy Celebrity Ads” at the Govinda Gallery in Georgetown. While many people in the D.C. area were bundled up inside, Twilight star Christian Serratos, … Read more »
Yesterday, we asked you to guess which quip-firing, sass-making, cruelty-free-baking, real scorcher was the star of our newest “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad. Today we’re thrilled to unveil Bethenny Frankel’s stunning new ad. Check out these scenes from the queen of the Big Apple’s photo shoot: Share on Facebook | Viewing OptionsEmbed<embed … Read more »
We’re going to need another tu to describe how adorable our tutu-cute dancing raccoon and fox were as they pliéd and pirouetted their ways into the hearts of balletgoers in Philadelphia: Joined by local PETA supporters, our furry friends urged Nutcracker attendees and the many delighted onlookers to shun fur and go faux … Read more »
You’ll have to wait until the big unveiling tomorrow to find out which celebrity took it all off in our latest “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad, but here’s a clue: She can out-sass, out-bake, and now out-strip any of her real co-stars, and frankly, the only thing we have to say to … Read more »
H&M is an industry leader in all things stylish and cruelty-free—which is why we were thrilled to announce that, because of its recent decision to implement a permanent policy against selling any exotic skins, including those of snakes, alligators, crocodiles, lizards, ostriches, and other animals, H&M is the recipient of our Company of the Year … Read more »
parenting-our-kids / CC Think back to 1998, when Titanic spoofs were still topical and The Simpsons was only in its 10th season. Remember the Simpsons episode in which Homer discovers that Springfield’s milk is supplied by a mafia-run underground rat-milking operation? Yeah, it was pretty nasty. Fast-forward to 2009: Pharming, a Netherlands-based biotech firm, seems … Read more »
Ooh, what have we here—a sss-exy photo shoot for a fashion magazine? Actually, these lovely “lizards” were part of PETA’s wildly successful protest against killing snakes, lizards, and other exotic animals for their skins. Swarms of onlookers and media in Prague soaked up our compassionate message. See the guy in the background? … Read more »