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 »
Andrew David Thompson, a student in osteopathic medicine at Michigan State University, has reportedly admitted to killing 13 tiny Italian greyhounds by grabbing them by the neck, beating them, and throwing them against the ground or a wall. After an anonymous call to animal control, investigators searched Thompson’s apartment and reportedly found a severely … Read more »
Multiplatinum recording artist Adele can melt hearts with her soulful voice, but her actions are saving lives. The singer told Britain’s Radio 1 that she is leaving meat out of her repertoire. Christopher Macsurak/cc by 2.0 Like many of her songs, Adele’s inspiration came from love. “Whenever I am about to eat meat, I … Read more »
Just in time for William and Kate’s (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) first official visit to Canada, two PETA volunteers wearing little more than faux-bearskin hats and smiles joined the Changing of the Guards ceremony in Ottawa to ask for a change of their own. God save the bears! PETA and PETA U.K. … Read more »
The baby born to lowland gorilla Kumbuka at Zoo Miami on Father’s Day has died of unknown causes. The grieving mother refused to turn her infant’s body over to zookeepers, who had to immobilize her in order to retrieve the body. When looking at a photo like the one above of Kumbuka and her baby, … Read more »
I can’t decide if I would rather see PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity winners shoot a “Veggie Love” commercial together or do a comedy sketch about which one of them is hotter. Either one would be sure to be hilarious, since Kristen Wiig‘s and Russell Brand‘s comedy (and vegetarian pork) chops took them straight to the … Read more »
Many people will remember Peter Falk best as the detective on the hit television series Columbo, but PETA will remember him fondly as a real-life hero for animals. He was one our first celebrity supporters and helped us defeat Bobby Berosini, the Las Vegas animal trainer who was caught beating the orangutans he used … Read more »
Anthony Weiner isn’t the only person to be caught being an, ahem, weenie via social networking. Utah resident Andy Ray Harris apparently thought he was among “friends” when a video of him allegedly eating a live baby rat was posted on a tattoo parlor’s Facebook page. But one of the business’s “friends” is also a … Read more »
