We’re heartened that our new ad, featuring Joanna Krupa and a lifesaving message about animal adoptions, is receiving strong support from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. However, we are perplexed by the few complaints we’ve gotten that we dared depict our angel in the nude! Why they want to cloud the issue at hand (helping millions … Read more »
asimpleyarn / CC Retailers around the world are finding alternatives to mulesed wool, and we’re thrilled to announce that Gap Inc. is the latest mega-vendor to take a stand against the mutilation. Last year, the clothing giant sent us a letter stating its opposition to the mulesing mutilation and pledging to monitor the Australian wool … Read more »
open.salon / CC After pressure from PETA and our supporters, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has announced that it will no longer use homeless cats obtained from Odessa Animal Control in deadly medical training exercises. E-mails from concerned individuals, celebrity support, and rejected newspaper ads have had an effect. Thanks to each and … Read more »
img2.timeinc / CC “I was like, ‘Um, could you make two of those?’ And I’d make a cute face, and they’d roll their eyes and give me another falafel.”—Natalie Portman, on how easy Brothers co-star Tobey Maguire, who brought his own vegan chef to the set, made it for the newly vegan starlet to … Read more »
Aretha Franklin sang at the annual Rockefeller Center tree-lighting ceremony last night. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who got chills from her appearance—but not because of her singing … oh, no. My skin crawled because the Queen of Soul Cold wore this: You may recall that Franklin was voted PETA’s Fugliest … Read more »
One Australian farmer could’ve used our swine flu mask recently, but not for the reason you might think. After smelling what he thought was a gas leak, he called emergency services, and two fire trucks rushed over to his farm. When the fire captain came in, he took one look at the man’s pig, and … Read more »
Tongues are already wagging over Joanna Krupa’s latest PETA ad, but not everyone is showering this angel for animals with love and support. More specifically, the Catholic League had some not-so-nice things to say. Always on her toes, the Dancing With the Stars alum was swift to come to the defense of her newest … Read more »
Or, rather, holy smokin’… If Joanna Krupa’s previously released ad about animal adoptions somehow escaped anyone’s attention, today the supermodel and Dancing With the Stars alum joined PETA for a protest outside a Los Angeles pet store to reveal the racier version of her compassionate message. Other Viewing Options Joanna is taking action … Read more »
utne / CC Scotland is a land of mysteries. Does Nessie exist? Do bagpipe players really go “commando” under their kilts? And are the forces of “cosmic justice” at work, protecting the country’s harassed, maimed, and hunted animals? That last one was recently answered: Sometimes. Today’s installment of “Payback Is Hell” was made possible by … Read more »
Elizabeth Carlisle—the former Petland employee who drowned two rabbits in the backroom of a store in Akron, Ohio, and then posted a now-infamous photo of the animals on Facebook—recently pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to animals. Carlisle’s case caused a media storm and drew attention to the epidemic of animal abuse … Read more »
British socialite Tamara Ecclestone exudes high-class elegance—so it’s no surprise that she despises cruel foie gras. Following PETA U.K.’s recent victory in getting Selfridges to stop selling the “delicacy of despair,” Tamara—the gorgeous Sky Sports TV presenter and daughter of Formula One racing magnate Bernie Ecclestone—has taken it all off in the name of compassion. … Read more »
justpressplay.today / CC Confession: I’ve rewatched the final performance of “True Colors” from last week’s Glee episode on my DVR like it’s my job. And lucky for me, it is. My Gleekdom isn’t entirely work-related, but with so many compassionate actors on the show, I need to tune in. First, Lea Michele spoke up … Read more »
wallpaperbase / CC My interest in CBS’s Amazing Race started to wane when PETA pal Mike White and his dad were bumped from the show. Well, the announcement that scientists in Holland have created a sort of pork in a petri dish means a different kind of amazing race is on—one that can save tens … Read more »
Post-Thanksgiving bliss is a beautiful thing. You’re so full you can barely move, and you can look forward to leftovers and a month of nonstop holiday music on the radio. But the best part of the Thanksgiving aftermath? Fur-Free Friday—the most joyous, humane shopping day of the year. This year we hosted more than 50 … Read more »
On last night’s Family Guy, the show tried (sort of) to make the point that dogs’ lives are not worthless (how risqué of them). But I’m not totally convinced that the animal rights message came across through the myriad of violent deaths of cartoon dogs. Incidentally, I’ve been waiting, like, nine years for … Read more »
