radiofacts / CC This is my confession, Usher. When I read that you’d fallen victim to a robbery over the holiday season, I felt bad for you. Someone ripped off your unreleased music and you lost more than $1 million in jewelry! Tough blow. But I hope you realize that you weren’t the only … Read more »
There are plenty of movies about basketball that will make any true sports fan groan: BASEketball, Space Jam, The Air Up There … but I’d willingly sit through a marathon of those movies before setting foot into a gymnasium that allows “donkey basketball” to take place. toflyagain / CC Donkey basketball is cruel … Read more »
portlandvegfest / CC A couple of months ago, we filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to make the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) stop misleading consumers about the way cows on dairy farms are treated. Now, John Robbins—son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire and the Pulitzer … Read more »
I think we can all agree that in this day and age, there’s no excuse for pore poor Photoshopping, but someone at Bloody Burberry seems to have missed that memo. hellomagazine / CC In what must have been a tragic Photoshop accident by the oh-so-tragic Burberry, actor Emma Watson seems to have lost … Read more »
At 5′ 4″, I’m often the shortest person in a room, so I’ve frequently resorted to the maxim “good things come in small packages,” but I’ll admit it: Even I’m loving all 828 meters of the Burj Khalifa—which just opened in Dubai. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and is breaking … Read more »
What’s brilliant, saves lives, and red all over? A fire truck wrapped in one of these ads: When we heard that KFC was defacing covering fire hydrants throughout Indianapolis with ads for its “fiery” wings, we immediately offered to help the city’s fire departments, which are struggling from economic woes, by applying to … Read more »
funpeak / CC Perez Hilton reported Monday that an Ohio woman got into a flap when she was told that McDonald’s was out of McNuggets—and was apparently arrested after she punched out the drive-thru window. This altercrazion* is just the latest in a recent rash of fights, stabbings, and shootings that have taken place at … Read more »
At the rate victories are rolling in, 2010 is set to be a great year for animals! In addition to a victory for greyhounds, yesterday, online mega-retailer Overstock.com announced that it will no longer sell products made from exotic skins. Overstock.com Chair and CEO Patrick Byrne made the announcement that his company would remove all … Read more »
We’ve just received word that Arlington (Texas) Municipal Judge Michael Smith has divested Jasen and Vanessa Shaw—owners and operators of animal warehouse U.S. Global Exotics, Inc. (USGE)—of the more than 26,000 mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids who were seized from USGE on December 15. U.S. Global Exotics, Inc., is a major player in the pet … Read more »
cm1.theinsider / CC Pamela Anderson’s got to have more frequent flyer miles than George Clooney’s character in Up in the Air. And wherever she goes, she makes sure the people and the media talk about her efforts to help animals. The latest destination of PETA’s jet-setting BFF? Chile. Chile recently ratified a national animal welfare … Read more »
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 »
