Our colleagues at Global Action in the Interest of Animals (GAIA) in Belgium have fought long and hard to protect Brussels’ beleaguered pigeons, who have enriched the city’s parks and public spaces and have charmed countless tourists and residents. In an effort to reduce the pigeon population, city officials are capturing birds and sterilizing them … Read more »
After a dog was painfully caught in a steel-jaw trap and a cat was nearly killed by a Conibear (body-gripping and drowning) trap in Gibsons, British Columbia, the town did the right thing and banned all steel-jaw, body-clamping, and snare traps. Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk said he was surprised to hear that his town was … Read more »
The following was first published on Animal Writes: PETA UK’s Blog Looks pretty good, doesn’t it? Almost 100 PETA U.K. supporters took part in an eye-catching photo opportunity in London Saturday to demand that the government not adopt lower standards of protection for animals in laboratories when it incorporates the E.U.’s new directive regulating animal experiments later … Read more »
What inspired the makers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which opens in theaters everywhere today, to create what MTV calls “perhaps the most expensive PSA against animal testing ever filmed”? The film’s writers and producers, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, told us in this exclusive interview about the real-life apes who convinced them that … Read more »
Things are getting muy caliente at the PETA office during National Hispanic Heritage Month. We rounded up some of our favorite ads starring Latino supporters and created a slideshow hotter than the month of August. From fighting fur and “fixing” animal homelessness to goring bullfighting and getting gorgeous with veggies, these Latin stars are … Read more »
Jennifer Lopez is one American who gets no idol worship from anyone who cares about animals. The diva has once again shown that her beauty is only skin deep by posing in a coat made from the skins of arctic foxes in the September issue of Vanity Fair. When asked what he thought of J-Lo’s … Read more »
When you think of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), do you envision a group that pushes animal testing and endorses the Canadian seal slaughter and the shooting of elephants for sport? Chances are you don’t, because the dirty secrets of the WWF are well-concealed behind a cuddly panda bear logo. But German producer Wilfried Huismann is … Read more »
Willis McGahee is off to the Broncos, and Chad Ochocinco is headed to the Patriots, but we know one thing that they won’t be loading up in the moving van: fur. These two PETA pals may swap jerseys, but they will never swap their cruelty-free style for fatal fur. Considering the warm hearts and smokin’ … Read more »
SD Dirk/cc by 2.0 San Francisco Giants outfielder Cody Ross just knocked one out of the ballpark. When the postseason hero learned that foie gras is made by shoving tubes down the throats of ducks and geese, often causing serious injuries, and force-feeding the birds until their livers become painfully engorged, Ross immediately decided to … Read more »
The list of accidents involving horse-drawn carriages just got longer. On Monday night, a taxi knocked over a carriage, resulting in injuries to the carriage driver and passengers. Witnesses said the horse was lying in the street beneath the carriage. The extent of his injuries are unknown. Horses used for carriage rides are forced to … Read more »
Sarah Silverman doesn’t think there’s anything funny about hurting animals. The comedian and provocateur has fired off a letter on behalf of PETA to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking that four ailing elephants traveling with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus be seized. These four girls are still on the road and … Read more »
In addition to being an author, comedian, and stuntman, Steve-O is also an advocate for animals—and, like everything else in his life, he doesn’t do it halfway. Steve-O’s strong voice against cruelty has earned him one of PETA’s highest honors, the Nanci Alexander Award. Nanci, a longtime PETA supporter and founder of the Animal Rights … Read more »
PETA entities worldwide put their money where their mouths are—or, rather, put their donors’ money where the animals’ mouths are, to spare animals from being force-fed and otherwise poisoned with toxic chemicals in experiments. PETA entities have now provided more than $1 million to fund the development and implementation of non-animal research methods. Testing doesn’t … Read more »
Former bear wrestler and longtime PETA foe Sam Mazzola was found dead recently, handcuffed to a waterbed and bound with chains and padlocks. He apparently choked to death on a sex toy that was lodged in his throat and that obstructed his breathing. He was also wearing a leather mask with the eyes and mouth zipped shut … Read more »
Less than two months ago, PETA called on the Little Rock Zoo to retire its lone elephant, Ellen, (Mary, her companion, had just died), and send her to a sanctuary where she could spend her remaining years in peace and comfort. Now it’s too late: Ellen is dead. Benoit Dupont/cc by 2.0 Rather than … Read more »
