The end is near for the military’s cruel trauma training exercises, in which thousands of animals are maimed and killed each year! PETA has discovered—and the U.S. Army’s Office of the Surgeon General has confirmed—that the Army has implemented a major shift in policy that states, “Non-medical personnel are not authorized to participate in training … Read more »
Last Friday was especially good for animals. In honor of the Christian holiday Good Friday, PETA pigs were out in front of the HoneyBaked Ham store in Oakland, California, and lots of other stores, too, joined by friends holding signs like the one below and “It’s a Good Friday to Go Vegan.” We also handed … 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 »
Bill Gates has always been an innovator, so it’s no surprise that one of the brightest minds of our time is tackling our most pressing environmental problems. “We need more options for producing meat without depleting our resources,” he wrote on his blog. His solution? Vegan food. Bill is getting behind faux meats and eggs, … Read more »
Poor little Olivia was a 5-pound skeleton with fur when a man found her wandering outside the warehouse where he works, just a few miles from PETA’s headquarters at the Sam Simon Center in Norfolk, Virginia. She was suffering from an apparent sinus infection, which had caused her cheeks to balloon to the point that … Read more »
We can now add Suffolk, Virginia, to the growing list of cities that recognize that dogs deserve better than life on a chain—something that PETA has been advocating for a long time. In January, when Suffolk Council Member Mike Duman initially proposed a tethering ban, he met with resistance. But two short months later, the … Read more »
We love James Cromwell even more than we already did because of his willingness to face arrest to help bring attention to cruel brain experiments on cats at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
It seems like Miley Cyrus’ actions for animals are never-ending. This week, she asked her fans to help get horses suffering in the horse-drawn carriage industry off New York’s streets, tweeting, “NYC is just 761 signatures shy of 100,000 petition goal to #FreeTheHorsesNYC! Sign @NYCLASS petition at StopHorseAbuse.com.” Miley’s fans’ signatures pushed the New Yorkers … 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 »
Because of the throngs of people who had gathered outside to protest, it was hard to spot those who were trickling into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Ringling Bros. circus’s opening night. More than 200 animal advocates came together to make sure that Ringling’s reception was chillier than a New York winter. While half the group … Read more »
Ever since her red swimsuit days, people have been enamored with PETA’s weapon of mass distraction, Pamela Anderson. And now you can have a little piece of the original “Lettuce Lady” for yourself. When Pam and PETA Vice President Dan Mathews spoke to Cambridge University about animal rights, she autographed copies of the Paul McCartney–narrated … Read more »
PETA’s investigation into the cruel pigeon-racing racket spanned many states and revealed rampant illegal gambling, in violation of state and federal laws—including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and felony gambling and tax laws—with stakes of $200,000 or more per race. One of those states was Oklahoma, and as a result of the criminal investigation that … 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 »
Last night at The Ebell of Los Angeles, PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk kicked off her Naked Truth U.S. speaking tour to a packed house that included Sam Simon, Jennifer Tilly, Christian Serratos, Tony Kanal, and host Kevin Nealon. And listeners were moved. While others come in bodies different from our own, we’re all the … Read more »
You’ve watched the video of Justin Timberlake’s “Veganville” skit on Saturday Night Live 20 times, posted it on Facebook, and tweeted the link. But do you have the shirt? The Passionate Vegan Personal Chef Service is offering “Bring It on Down to Veganville” shirts for everyone who can’t get enough of the dancing tofu (which … Read more »
