Pink © FilmMagic Michelle Obama © womenshistory / CC I really hope that Michelle Obama was able to take in Pink’s sold-out show at the D.C.-area Patriot Center last night. Before launching into “Dear Mr. President,” Pink showed some love for the current missus: “Let’s get political for a second. Since we’re near … Read more »
Today, PETA unveiled footage from our five-month undercover investigation of a filthy factory dairy farm in Pennsylvania that supplies milk to St. Paul–based Land O’Lakes, the largest seller of branded butter in the U.S. Other Viewing Options Our investigator documented abuse and neglect of cows and calves at the facility, including that cows … Read more »
blogs.tampabay / CC If real fur really is frowned upon at furry conventions—as we were recently told by the chair and CEO of Anthrocon, the world’s largest furry convention—San Jose’s Further Confusion (a.k.a. FurCon) is set to have an awful lot of frowny-faced foxes, bears, chipmunks, skunks, and other cute critters roaming around in … Read more »
blogs.reuters / CC Just in time for Oktoberfest comes a cow-friendly alternative to traditional Bavarian lederhosen, those Pinocchio-style knickers that are traditionally made of leather.* PETA Germany recently presented inventor Peter Kolb with a progress award for his swimwear designs that easily double as animal-free alternatives to leather lederhosen: yodel lay hee hoo (-ray), indeed! … Read more »
The Internet was ablaze yesterday with “did he or didn’t he” talk about Wednesday’s episode of The Glenn Beck Program, in which Glenn Beck appeared to boil a frog alive on national television. Was the frog fake? Did Beck actually throw a real frog into a pot? Who would do something like that? Given that … Read more »
The following is a guest post from actor and animal rights advocate Brigitte Bardot. A dedicated activist, whose foundation to help animals has tackled issues such as fur, horse slaughter, and companion animal overpopulation, Brigitte was the first celebrity to stand up for Canadian seals. Here, once again, she speaks out against the sinister seal … Read more »
Academy Award–winning actor and animal advocate extraordinaire Kim Basinger has stepped up, yet again, to speak up for animals who are skinned alive for their fur. Kim’s classic anti-fur ad was one of the first in PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign, and the issue remains vitally important to her. Today she sent … Read more »
Thanks for all of your wonderful comments on this Win It Wednesday. The winner of the guitar strap is Kristen. Congratulations! You’ve got the hair. You’ve got the eyeliner. You’ve got the guitar. But wait, what’s the one thing every real rock star needs? A cruelty-free guitar strap, of course. For this week’s “Win It” … Read more »
Have you been sitting around the house, wondering why your old chum, Sir Roger Moore, hasn’t given you a ring lately? solarnavigator / CC Truthfully, me neither, but if you are ever given the chance to get on his good side, you should know that opting for foie gras over truffles will get … Read more »
This morning, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with President Obama at the Canadian Embassy in D.C., he got a welcome that I’m sure he won’t forget any time soon. Written by Liz Graffeo
whosdatedwho / CC Don’t worry, he’s still John James Preston, but Big? Not so much. A vegetarian cleanse helped Chris Noth slim down so that he could reprise his role as the charming commitmentphobe in Sex and the City 2. When asked how he got that body into shape, he said, “It was a … Read more »
When I first became involved with PETA, it was on an “issue-by-issue” basis—they interviewed me in my old apartment about animal abuse in the circus as I sat on a leather sofa. At that time I was a meat-eater and told them I believe that if anyone is going to wear the flesh or … Read more »
We told you we’d be back. After nixing plans to protest Vogue‘s Fashion Week party out of respect for our pal Charlize Theron, we showed up at last night’s “Fashion’s Night Out” event at Macy’s to make sure that villainous Vogue editor Anna “Nuclear” Wintour never forgets that animals often remain alive after being skinned … Read more »
When PETA caught wind of Air Canada’s financial woes, we flew into action with a tempting offer that could help keep the company flying sky high and save thousands of seals from being slaughtered on Canada’s ice floes each year. PETA V.P. Dan Mathews will meet with an Air Canada representative on September 11 to … Read more »
You’ve seen what it’s like on Chinese fur farms, but what about Norwegian ones? Animals on fur farms around the world are often driven to cannibalism because of the extreme stress and frustration caused by intensive confinement. Yep, the fur industry is heinous wherever you go. Need more proof? Check out the rest … Read more »
