With a heat wave sweeping the nation, Burlington got a treat today when PETA’s “Ice Queen” handed out free nondairy ice cream to help residents beat the heat as well as three of our nation’s biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. There’s SNOW better time to try vegan. Join the millions of other Americans in … Read more »
Eight gross reasons to declare your freedom from mystery meat.
You know that you’re making a lot of cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and fish happy by not eating them, but do you know exactly how many animals you have personally saved? Check it out: Tired of explaining to people that, yes, one person really does make a difference? Share this image on Facebook, Twitter, and let the numbers … Read more »
The dairy industry is blowing even more manure-scented hot air than usual, having declared June to be “National Dairy Month.” Although the volume of its propaganda has changed, the content hasn’t: The industry still won’t tell you how dairy factory farms and their products wreck cows’ lives, human health, and the environment. So to set … Read more »
James Cameron is no stranger to award speeches. And the Oscar-winning director knows that when the world is watching, he has a great platform to make a difference. So when National Geographic bestowed its “Explorer of the Year” honor on Cameron for his solo dive to the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, … Read more »
Like most people, we love us some Paul McCartney at The PETA Files—although my man crush has nothing on the adoration of one blogger who shall remain nameless (but here’s a hint)—and here’s yet another reason why: Between his two sold-out performances at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, Paul joined PETA Senior Vice President … Read more »
The Go-Go’s were the first all-female band to hit number one writing their own music and playing their own instruments. They were also the first stars to pose for PETA’s iconic “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. Before the gals kick off their summer 2013 tour, we chatted with vegetarian frontwoman Belinda Carlisle about … Read more »
The following originally appeared on Girlie Girl Army. Susan G. Komen for the Cure was hit with a tidal wave of backlash when it announced that it was pulling $680,000 in grants to Planned Parenthood that had covered breast-cancer screenings for underprivileged women. As the people behind all the pink went red in the face, … Read more »
Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman Billy Corgan is the latest star to speak out against the cruel practice of dehorning cattle. Billy is calling on California Pizza Kitchen to make the responsible and ethical decision to demand that its cheese suppliers stop this barbaric mutilation. © StarMaxInc.com I have viewed the photos and watched PETA’s investigative … Read more »
Victory: Tennessee’s ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill Is Dead![MS1]
PETA’s gorgeous new ad featuring 2012 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door winner Zachary Koval offers living proof that you don’t need beef to be buff. Fitness guru David Barton—whose motto, “Look Better Naked,” is something we can certainly get behind—hosted Zachary and PETA for the official unveiling of the ad (which has already been featured on the Men’s … Read more »
We think animals would agree with Maxim readers’ choice for the top spot on the “Hot 100” list of the sexiest women in the world. Besides being a model guardian for her rescued dogs and a staunch adoption advocate, Miley Cyrus has worked to get horses who are forced to pull carriages off New York … Read more »
A PETA member has sent a letter to the head of the state’s PTA regarding its announced partnership with McDonald’s to “promote healthy eating for kids.”
Educators in Flushing might be blushing today. Public School (P.S.) 244 in that Queens neighborhood in New York did something royally kind to animals by becoming the country’s first all-vegetarian traditional public school, so PETA’s humane-education division, TeachKind, is giving the school its Compassionate School Award. For P.S. 244, going vegetarian was an easy decision because … Read more »
There is a certain kind of person, it seems, who enjoys dressing up like a deranged escapee from some historical theme park and swilling mint juleps just to watch horses run around a dirt track for a couple of minutes. But as a new PETA mobile billboard will remind visitors arriving at Churchill Downs to attend the … Read more »
