Carrie Underwood isn’t hiding her disgust about Tennessee’s “ag-gag” bill—and and rightfully so. She strongly disagrees with making cruelty investigations on farms illegal and said she may just show up on the governor’s doorstep if he signs the bill into law. But state Rep. Andy Holt took it upon himself to insult Carrie for voicing … Read more »
Republican Jim Patterson introduced “ag-gag” Assembly Bill 343 to the California Assembly—if passed, the bill would have likely shut down undercover investigations on factory farms. As it turned out, the bill was what got shut down. There was so much opposition to Assembly Bill 343 that Patterson yanked it out of consideration himself after admitting … Read more »
Tennessee lawmakers passed the state’s proposed “ag-gag” bill, which would require video shot on factory farms in order to expose animal abuse to be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours. The governor has 10 days to sign or veto the bill, and Tennessee resident Carrie Underwood is determined to stop the unconstitutional bill in … Read more »
Buried deep in President Barack Obama’s 244-page budget proposal is this gem: a reprieve for America’s horses. The new budget plan includes a request for Congress to reinstitute a prohibition on the funding of U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors at horse slaughter plants, which would effectively put the kibosh on budding plans to resume slaughtering … Read more »
Paul McCartney once went to Kansas City to get his baby back, and now PETA is blazing the same trail to help teens get their baby faces back. A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that teenagers who drank more milk had more problems with acne. It confirmed similar … Read more »
PETA has come up with a drone program that even Rand Paul might be able to get behind. Inspired by the increasing use of drones for nonmilitary purposes, such as fighting wildfires and conducting search-and-rescue missions, PETA is planning to acquire a drone of its own to spy on hunters and catch them in the act as … Read more »
We do get a little ticked off that some people are still eating animals, but we are not alone: Apparently, so does at least one breed of ticks. Scientists have discovered that the bite of the Lone Star tick causes people to develop an allergy to meat. Once a person has been bitten, if he or … Read more »
Authorities in Texas and Oklahoma are acting on complaints from PETA that a “kill buyer”—someone who purchases horses and transports them to slaughterhouses or feedlots—falsified forms certifying that horses who were being transported to slaughter were free of a deadly equine disease. Twice last year, a PETA investigator rode along with the kill buyer as he moved dozens … Read more »
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk put her money where her mouth is—in a very literal sense—in an eye-catching protest outside British retailer Fortnum & Mason’s Piccadilly store this week. The protest illustrated what geese endure while they are being raised for the foie gras sold in Fortnum & Mason stores. But in order to replicate … Read more »
Newly elected Pope Francis is already making clear that his focus will be to embrace the disadvantaged. He chose his papal title in homage to St. Francis of Assisi, a renowned advocate for the poor and the patron saint of animals and the environment. PETA has written to His Holiness to congratulate him and to offer a … Read more »
Christ’s chief lesson to his followers was that they should “love one another” (John 13:34). And in Philadelphia, “the city of brotherly love,” citizens are encouraged to embrace that sentiment. So as Philly prepares to kick off its huge annual Easter parade, PETA has asked permission to add some food for thought to the day, with a … Read more »
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act died last year when the congressional session ended and, along with it, our hope of permanently ending the slaughter of American horses for food in 2012. But we’re getting another chance. Senators and representatives from both sides of the aisle have come together to sponsor the Safeguard American Food … Read more »
March 14 is Albert Einstein’s birthday, and the celebration was in full swing at Princeton University, where he held a position until his death, when PETA showed up with an Einstein that made the rest of the tributes look like mere bosons: Even though we had to use a bit of string theory to keep … Read more »
Musician and songwriter Russ Irwin clearly has talent to spare—in addition to his years as a keyboardist and backing vocalist with Aerosmith (and cowriting the band’s 2012 hit, “What Could Have Been Love”), he has performed with many of music’s leading acts, including Sting, Cheap Trick, and PETA fave Bryan Adams. Now, in an exclusive new … Read more »
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian.” An intrepid group of animal advocates found a way to bring the slaughterhouse to the sidewalk.
