“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian.” An intrepid group of animal advocates found a way to bring the slaughterhouse to the sidewalk.
March 1 is National Pig Day, which has been set aside “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place” as a smart and social animal.
Update: PETA has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets under the state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) seeking records relating to Adirondack Farms, LLC—the subject of last year’s undercover PETA investigation that revealed routine abuse and neglect of cows (see below for details). © Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Despite … Read more »
Update: Another one bites the dust! Because of the public outcry following Bob Barker’s letter to lawmakers on PETA’s behalf (see below), Wyoming has become the latest state to shelve an “ag gag” bill designed to protect animal abusers on factory farms by preventing undercover investigations from being conducted. The irresponsible and dangerous legislation, House Bill … Read more »
The Black Friday shoppers who were standing in line at midnight to score deals on video games weren’t necessarily parents of teenage boys. Some of them might have been pig guardians. It’s true: Pigs love a good video game. Surprised? Then try this one on for size: Pigs can answer to their names within a … Read more »
As a vegan, Jessica Chastain has famously said, “I don’t want to torture anything in my life.” And shooting disturbing torture scenes for the upcoming film Zero Dark Thirty, which details the hunt for and takedown of Osama bin Laden, was understandably rough on the actor. But Jessica revealed how she and director Kathryn Bigelow … Read more »
O, Canada! We’re always busy, busy, busy during this festive season, but we haven’t forgotten our pals in the Great White North—y compris nos amis francophones. Yanks and Canucks have so much in common, and yet there are distinctive differences. For example, while the yuletide finds a disturbing number of friendly, intelligent pigs on this … Read more »
Here’s some welcome news: Despite the barrage of deceptive dairy industry propaganda, sales of cow’s milk—already in free fall—have plummeted in the U.S. It seems that more and more consumers are getting the message that dairy foods are as bad for our health as they are for the well-being of cows. To make sure the downward … Read more »
We’re delighted to report PETA’s latest victory for animals used for experimentation—and this time, our “happy dance” is a Charleston, in honor of the hometown of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Following a vigorous PETA campaign, MUSC has confirmed that the school has not used any pigs for crude trauma training exercises in … Read more »
Miley Cyrus’ fans have watched her grow into a gorgeous young woman with a kind and compassionate heart, so to celebrate her 20th birthday on November 23, PETA is surprising Miley with something that she really wants. © StarMaxInc.com During a recent appearance on Ellen, Miley talked about how much she loves pigs, so PETA sponsored … 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 »
Like a good scare? If the same old haunted houses and rehashed slasher movies have you rolling your eyes, PETA has 10 scary spots guaranteed to make you scream like Jamie Lee Curtis. Let’s start our virtual fright fest: 1. A factory-farm barn Anyone who has ever seen a horror flick knows that you never … Read more »
When we planned a demonstration involving people lying on what appeared to be bloody meat trays outside a slaughterhouse, we knew that it would be a poignant display. But even we had no idea just how intense it would turn out to be. The smell of freshly butchered flesh that permeated the air around the … 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 »
