The swine flu epidemic has hit Asia—and so has PETA Asia-Pacific’s intrepid team of biohazard-suited protesters. They gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila to point out the fact that factory farms are breeding grounds for deadly diseases such as swine flu and avian flu. Thanks for the guard detail, boys! We’ll take it … Read more »
destination360 / CC Somewhere between the golden cartoon age of Bugs Bunny and the pop-centric youth culture of Hannah Montana, a few television networks thought it would be a grand idea to start airing fishing and hunting shows on Saturday mornings—during that crucial time slot when impressionable children in pajamas slurp soymilk from bowls … Read more »
statesymbolsusa / CC Hunted and killed for entertainment, food, and even more absurd reasons, birds of all species don’t have it easy. Well, it seems that, for one species at least, enough is enough, and they’re out to level the playing field. A new study has revealed that North American mockingbirds can distinguish one … Read more »
tv.yahoo / CC Last night, J.T. Thomas, a 24-year-old cattle rancher from Mobile, Alabama, was unanimously voted the winner of reality show Survivor. J.T.’s good looks, southern drawl, and sickeningly friendly disposition pegged him as the token “nice guy” this season—but it was always hard for me to figure out how much of his charm … Read more »
aidinvaziri / CC She had always dreamed of going on an African safari, but now that the time is here, Lily Allen feels like she could never take pictures of the animals because of the stalked feeling that she gets from the paparazzi in her own life. In two recent tweets, she wrote, “Safari … Read more »
Why has Cheers star Kirstie Alley packed on 83 pounds after her widely publicized diet as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig in 2007? dailymail.co / CC She told People magazine, “A vegetarian would probably be eating vegetables. But to me being a vegetarian meant I’m going to eat enchiladas with no meat, and … Read more »
trendsupdates / CC Ah, the plot thickens. Smithfield—the same folks who sent a memo to employees a couple of weeks ago claiming that the swine flu outbreak isn’t connected to pigs—has been sued by the family of Judy Trunnell, the first U.S. resident to die of the disease. In that same “spin in haste, … Read more »
“Hold the cheese, please!” Nia Vardalos, star of the smash movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the upcoming film My Life in Ruins, dropped 40 pounds simply by repeating those four little words at every meal. topnews / CC Nia attributes her skyrocketing “Wow!” factor to her dairy-free diet. She told People … Read more »
nymag / CC “The government does not want us to call it the swine flu. They’re calling it the 2009 H1N1 virus. The reason for the change is they want people to know you can still eat all the pork you want without any risk to your health, except diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.” … Read more »
zimbio / CC When my beloved Boston Red Sox famously traded Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs back in ’04, I knew that it was for the best. But when Manny Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers just one short year ago, I had the opposite reaction. I knew Manny was trouble. … Read more »
When we heard that an elementary school in Windsor, Connecticut, was holding a yard sale to raise funds to spruce up its dilapidated playground, we saw a perfect opportunity pitch in—by paying to place our ads reading, “Tot teetering on obesity? Go Veg!” on the school’s seesaws. Our letter to the principal points … Read more »
The following is a guest post from peta2’s Ryan. Rory Freedman Best-selling author Rory Freedman has already spared millions of animals from unnecessary deaths in slaughterhouses simply by promoting a healthy and cruelty-free vegan diet in her iconic book Skinny Bitch. But now she’s taking her compassion to the next level! You see, rather than … Read more »
Watching The View / CC When a cow named Molly escaped from a New York City slaughterhouse on Wednesday, she managed to get a mile away before she was corralled and brought to Animal Care and Control to await her fate—but don’t worry! Fate was smiling on Molly. The lucky lady, whom some feared might … Read more »
With swine flu now in at least 22 countries, pigs appear to be on people’s minds 24/7. Here are some facts about pigs that you might not catch on the nightly news.
