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 »
It wasn’t your average Chicken Dance: A pink stretch Mini Cooper delivered a troupe of little people dressed as dancing chickens to a PETA protest outside a McDonald’s in New York’s Times Square yesterday afternoon. “I Am Not a Nugget!” declared each of the little “chickens” with signs and dance. The “chickens” paraded in front of the … Read more »
benimoto/CC by 2.0 Yes, we wish everyone would just go vegan and be done with it, but we ain’t there yet. It’s a process (and you know that it’s gathering steam if you heard Bill Clinton describing his own dietary decisions on CNN: “No chicken!”). So while we sling vegan starter kits at people as … Read more »
You know her as Tonya on NBC’s most talked about show Outsourced, and in real life, stunning Pippa Black is a true champion for animals. In her powerful new veggie testimonial for PETA Australia, Pippa wants everyone to see for themselves what happens to millions of pigs, cows, turkeys, chickens, fish, and other animals who … Read more »
Muhammad Mahdi Karim/CC by 3.0 It seems like only yesterday I was writing about the nationwide salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall. But now it’s time to move on to the latest food safety scare: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just shut down a Tyson Foods meat-processing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., after food safety … Read more »
AZRainman/CC by 2.0 Today we’re joining thousands of bloggers from around the world who are participating in Blog Action Day, an annual event in which bloggers post about a common worthy cause—such as preserving water. So let’s dive right into the deep end by taking stock of how much water is wasted when animals are … Read more »
Mobsters eating meat? Fuhgeddabout it—real wise guys know that a vegetarian diet is the only way to go. Take it from former Sopranos star Michael Imperioli. When asked about his favorite hotspot in Detroit, where he’s now filming his hit ABC cop drama Detroit 1-8-7, Michael replied, “I’m a vegetarian, so Inn Season is like … Read more »
When I was a kid, my parents would tuck me in at night, saying, “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” But what had been a cute little saying has become a real nightmare for people facing a surge in bedbug populations. And like so many other problems, this one has a link to factory farming, as … Read more »
