Everyone needs to pay attention because this is getting a lot less hype in the media than the original story did. There’s scientific evidence to prove what PETA has been saying all along: The recent salmonella outbreak wasn’t all about tomatoes or jalapeños but rather contaminated water. Why is the water contaminated, you ask? Long … Read more »
Pam wearing a ‘Ban Horse Drawn Carriages’ button The big A is in the Big Apple this week, and she’s spreading a little love and gratitude for one man in particular: NYC Councilmember Tony Avella. Yes, the wonder woman of animal protection (aka Pam Anderson)—who is in town promoting her new E! television show Girl … Read more »
This was one of the dogs PETA Asia-Pacific found in horrible conditions. For many years, PETA Asia-Pacific has been trying to work with the government-run animal shelter in the city of Sanchong (and others in Taiwan) to improve animals’ conditions. Rather than improving over the years, the lives of animals housed there—some of whom used … Read more »
oldstersview / CC Well, that’s what I thought when I first saw this news story: “Hogs Gone Wild, 50 team [sic] compete in Eldorado Picnic hog wrestling contest.” Surely, I thought, the wrestlers wore pig costumes or something. They didn’t actually wrestle with pigs … But no—there were, in fact, 50 teams of people, all … Read more »
OK, there are tons of perks when it comes to working for PETA. I’m talking cool coworkers, a kick-ass cause, a vegan vending machine, and a multi-office building with lots and lots of windows overlooking the Elizabeth River. But as is often the case, every perk comes with a price. And I’m not just talking … Read more »
Move over, National Garden Week! Out of the way, Waffle Week (OK, maybe you can stay). And get off my lawn, all you prevention and awareness weeks. This is the coolest week ever … Shark Week! Catch this (geddit?): The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is back for its 21st year, and I am pumped. When … Read more »
News flash: Virtually all scriptures encourage kindness and compassion. In any holy teachings—from the Bible to the Book of Mormon—you’ll find language that encourages kindness to animals. With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that there are ties between Mormonism and vegetarianism. Considering that today is Pioneer Day (it’s sorta like the … Read more »
Like the rest of the entire world, I went and saw The Dark Knight this weekend, and also like the rest of the entire world, I was impressed with this darker take on the Batman mythos. I’m all for having Heath Ledger win the Oscar, and my superhero-comic-loving-nerd-patrol side could gush for hours about the … Read more »
Colonel Sanders has finally met his heavily accessorized, bouffant-wearing, monster-sized match: Lady Bunny. The queen of all queens has teamed up with PETA to create an awesome anti-KFC billboard, which just went up in New York City. The larger-than-life female impersonator’s ad advises tourists and commuters that the Colonel’s “secret recipe” is cruelty to animals. … Read more »
Superheroes are known for risking their lives to save humankind, but many are also ardent defenders of animalkind. Their compassion extends to all sentient beings, especially those who suffer at the hands of cruel humans. Here are just a few of the heroes we’ve seen defending animals: Animal Man This lesser-known DC hero can mimic … Read more »
Chances are that if you live in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, or Mississippi, you’ve shopped at a Winn-Dixie. Well, you’ll be glad to know that this top grocery chain, which operates 520 stores in the South, has just made some improvements in how some of the chickens and pigs killed for its products are treated. … Read more »
Our good friends over at PETA Asia-Pacific got some unexpected attention during a protest outside a KFC restaurant in Sydney, Australia, when the police showed up offering the protesters blankets and a free ride to the station. The three ladies—who had crammed their bodies into a wire cage to protest the cruel methods KFC uses … Read more »
We at PETA like to say that cruelty is the secret ingredient in KFC’s buckets (what, with chickens being tormented before they’re killed and abused in other horrific ways). But it turns out that at one KFC, there was another secret ingredient: urine. Yep, you read that right: Chicken was urinated on before being sold … Read more »
Heeeeey, yoooou guuuys! I’m starting a new segment of The PETA Files, aptly called “Corey, How We Love Thee,” where entries will be dedicated to the wonderfulness that is Corey Feldman. OK, so it isn’t really going to be titled “Corey, How We Love Thee,” and there isn’t even going to be a section devoted … Read more »
Readers of Dog Fancy magazine opened the recent issue to see an ad that read, “Just bought a brand-new purebred puppy? Welcome him or her into your home with a free gift bag! Call us today at 1-866-834-6061 to claim your bag and hear about our products.” The ad’s offer sounds good enough, right? Well, … Read more »
