I saw this in the mailroom outbox and couldn’t resist sharing it with you. I really hope that Santa gives us everything we’re asking for. What would you ask Santa to do for animals? Written by Amy Skylark Elizabeth
I have but two great loves in life: animals and shoes. But there’s nothing I hate more than when the latter causes the former suffering. So I was over the moon—and slightly jealous—when I heard that mayjah fashion house Dior had made special vegan shoes for the new face of its Miss Dior Cherie campaign, … Read more »
Joanna Lumley, the Absolutely Fabulous former Bond girl and current star of the Broadway play La Bête is still as fabulous as ever. What’s her secret? Not being part of the “blood chain,” as the longtime vegetarian puts it. She recently took a break from treading the boards to chat with PETA V.P. Dan Mathews … Read more »
Why I don’t eat chicken—let me count the reasons: There’s cruelty and callousness, blood and pus, pain and suffering, and sickness and death, not to mention feces, vomit, parasites, pollution, plaque build-up, and other disturbing and disgusting things that I just can’t stomach. PETA has created a compelling 30-second clip called “Why I Don’t Eat … Read more »
For the uninitiated, Super Meat Boy is a video game in which an anthropomorphic meatball bounces around on a mission to save his girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the evil Dr. Fetus. PETA’s new parody game, Super Tofu Boy, skewers Super Meat Boy for its limp pro-meat message. Super Tofu Boy begins when Bandage Girl dumps Meat Boy … Read more »
I’m such a map geek that I study the road atlas for fun. But I was equal parts intrigued and disturbed by the latest map that I laid eyes on: Food & Water Watch’s Factory Farm Map. This interactive online map shows which areas of the U.S. have the most animal factories, and it also … Read more »
Forks Over Knives is not your typical flick about senseless killings and weapons of mass destruction—rather, it’s about how people are killing themselves by eating dead animals and heavily processed garbage food. Spoiler Alert: I don’t want to give away the ending—especially since I haven’t even seen it yet—but here’s a hint: It has something … Read more »
GollyGforce/CC by 2.0 It’s been more than 20 years since I read about the “downed cow” in a PETA newsletter and became a vegetarian on the spot. Now, out of Texas comes another veggie-maker of a story. A whistleblower at the JBS Swift slaughterhouse in Cactus, Texas, told PETA that he went to investigate after … Read more »
We all know that Thanksgiving is murder on turkeys, but it turns out it can be murder on turkey-eaters too.
This just in from an alert PETA member: Gerber is selling baby food made out of veal. For some reason, this struck us at the PETA Files as especially spit-up-inducing. Feeding babies to babies just seems sort of … I don’t know, cannibalistic? Want some puréed fava beans with that, Junior? Would you feed … Read more »
One surprising item in the news today (h/t Treehugger) is a story about activists with the Israeli group Animals Now. For the last few years, Animals Now has been campaigning against the use of cruel battery cages on egg factory farms. Now, the group has put a hidden webcam inside a battery cage on an … Read more »
This is Kristina. This is Kristina on Craigslist. Taking inspiration from Animal Friends Croatia, we’re “renting out” our vegan experts to help people make the easy and ever-so-scrumptious switch to cruelty-free cuisine. Kristina “I can veganize anything” Addington—an accomplished cook—will help the highest bidder in Louisville, Kentucky, shop for $100 dollars’ worth of groceries (on our … Read more »
clarkmoody/CC by 2.0 Here it is: PETA’s third annual list of top vegetarian-friendly NFL stadiums. Football and food fans will rush to try the tasty eats available at these concession stands. 1. Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles)Flying high at number one is the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, where protein-packed mock-steak sandwiches, faux-chicken sandwiches, veggie dogs, … Read more »
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OK, we don’t have the powers of The Shadow to let us know what evil lurks in the heart of Ronald McDonald, but some recent stories shed some light on who McDonald’s might be hatin’. 1. Its Employees The manager of a McDonald’s in Brazil had to take the company to court to win compensation … Read more »
