thespoof / CC Y’all know how we feel about killing animals for “trauma training” by now, right? (Hint: It sucks—to put it mildly.) Well, after learning that live pigs are reportedly being shot and stabbed in a California avocado grove owned by police officer David Bishop—all as part of trauma training exercises conducted by Washington-based … Read more »
The adorable peta2 mascot, Not a Nugget, is out to educate people about an issue that is near and dear to his heart: the abuse of chickens killed for McDonald’s Happy Meals. To alert young and old alike to the suffering that goes into every McNugget, Not a Nugget is embarking on a tour of … Read more »
“Why?” That was the response I received each time I told someone that I was going to intern at PETA this summer. They were apprehensive that I would be thrust into a world of crazed, paint-throwing vegans, but I assured them that I’d be working for a great cause with passionate—and, yes, completely normal—individuals. So, … Read more »
dawkinswatch / cc Sharp-eyed PETA intern Elijah spotted a couple of recent news stories that show (once again) how much we have in common with our primate cousins—monkeys, in this case. First came word that cotton-top tamarin monkeys can “acquire an affixation rule that shares important properties with our inflectional morphology.” Gotta love scientific jargon, … Read more »
If you’re trying to reduce your carbon footprint, changing your light bulbs is a good start—but PETA’s Lettuce Ladies are on a mission to let people know that there’s a better (and more delicious) way to go green. Our environmental crusaders’ first stop was the Consumers Energy building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they gave … Read more »
What do you get when you combine our favorite hockey player with one of our favorite faux-chicken sandwiches? Hat trick! Georges Laraque was so impressed by a Canadian KFC’s vegan sandwich, he ordered two more to go. While there is one major animal offense that keeps Canada in the penalty box, KFCs in … Read more »
If our protest in the middle of New York City’s Times Square wasn’t enough anti-bullfighting action for ya, just wait until you see the pictures from this mother-of-all-protests in Pamplona, Spain, yesterday. Two hundred “bloodied” and bare bodies from all over the world (I’m not exaggerating—we’re talking U.K., Australia, America, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, … Read more »
PETA’s reenactment of our “Fur Is Dead” public service announcement (PSA) stunned D.C. tourists last week. News crews from WRC-TV, Roll Call, and others caught all the action—giving new meaning to the term “beat reporting.” “Clubbed” on the head, stripped of her fur, and left for “dead.” Ring any bells? This will probably be … Read more »
Ooh … Ahh … Ooh … Ahh … Remember, the Fourth of July comes only once a year, but you can make your own fireworks every day with veggie Viagra! Enjoy your holiday! Written by Karin Bennett
When I lived in the Louisville area, there were several things I thought the city could’ve used—like more vegan restaurants or a more extensive public transportation system. But you know what Louisville—home to the headquarters of KFC—really needs? The city is sorely in need of our chicken statue, designed by award-winning children’s book author and … Read more »
animalvegetablemiracle / CC Late last year, some factory-farm employees got their pink slips from Aviagen Turkeys, Inc. in response to PETA’s undercover investigation, which documented that workers were breaking turkeys’ necks, stomping on their heads, and shoving feces and feed into turkeys’ mouths. Then, in February, a grand jury handed down 19 indictments, including 11 … Read more »
Many vegan Wisconsinites cringe at the sight of “Green Bay Cheeseheads“—not to mention their state’s standard license plate, which reads, “America’s Dairyland,” and features an image of a quaint farm. Caring drivers in Wisconsin deserve a compassionate alternative to “pro-provolone” plates, so PETA wrote a letter to Governor Jim Doyle pointing out that people who … Read more »
indymedia / CC Shawn Matthew Lyons was the first individual ever convicted of abusing or neglecting factory-farmed pigs in Iowa, but he’s no longer alone. Four other workers who were employed at the farm—a Hormel supplier at which our undercover investigation produced video footage documenting that workers beat pigs with metal rods and sexually abused … Read more »
vegetarianstar / CC We’ll let you decide. Written by Shawna Flavell
We warned you that Andy Dick was going to make an appearance in Chicago dressed as “Ronald McDonald” to scare McDonald’s executives straight and try to convince them to switch their current method of chicken slaughter—which often involves scalding live birds to death—to controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK).Yesterday, Andy delivered on that promise and was out in … Read more »
