PETA’s Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters has a new moniker—the Sam Simon Center—in honor of entertainment giant Sam Simon, the multiple Emmy Award–winning co-creator of The Simpsons and the writing genius behind hit shows like Taxi, Barney Miller, Cheers, The Tracey Ullman Show, The Drew Carey Show, and Charlie Sheen’s new FX series, Anger Management. Accompanied by a Dixieland … Read more »
How tweet it is: Ricky Martin announced to fans over Twitter that he’s gone vegetarian! To help the singer get his bon-bon in top form, PETA sent him a vegetarian/vegan starter kit, copies of “Glass Walls” in both English and Spanish, and a cookbook of vegan recipes for Latin food lovers, Viva Vegan. A little … Read more »
March 1 is National Pig Day, which has been set aside “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place” as a smart and social animal.
Pretty, pleasant Pia Toscano bears a striking resemblance to another PETA pal—Lea Michele—and the similarities don’t stop at their lovely faces, with voices to match and rhyming monikers. Like Lea, Pia jumped at the chance to use her platform to help stop cruelty to animals. In her debut single, “This Time,” Pia bids a powerful … Read more »
“Tell all your friends I’m kind.” That’s what 6-year-old Catherine Hubbard used to say to insects, in the hope that they would all feel welcome and safe, according to her mother, Jenny. The thoughtful, introspective redhead was one of the 26 children and educators tragically gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, … Read more »
One celeb who won’t mind too much when awards season winds down? Octavia Spencer. She loves cheering for her friend Jessica Chastain, but she’s getting antsy for her The Help costar to cook her some more vegan soul food like the vegan fried chicken they made on set. Jessica, one of PETA’s reigning Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities, … Read more »
Update: Another one bites the dust! Because of the public outcry following Bob Barker’s letter to lawmakers on PETA’s behalf (see below), Wyoming has become the latest state to shelve an “ag gag” bill designed to protect animal abusers on factory farms by preventing undercover investigations from being conducted. The irresponsible and dangerous legislation, House Bill … Read more »
Wanda Sykes—one of the funniest people on the planet, in my opinion—has taken on a very unfunny issue: dogs left chained up outside. Like fellow Southeastern Virginia native and comedian Patton Oswalt, Wanda has sent letters on PETA’s behalf to Newport News and Suffolk city officials, urging them to pass legislation against continuous tethering similar … Read more »
In just one week, we could require the Obama administration to address the fact that animals are still being killed in gas chambers. It’s up to us. Currently posted to the White House’s “We the People” petition site is an appeal asking for federal attention to the suffering that animals endure when they are gassed. … Read more »
When one of Ricky Gervais’ young fans tweeted the star with the message “my parents agreed if you retweet this they will buy my sister a dog & let you name it,” Ricky agreed but with one important stipulation. “A rescue dog tho,” he mandated. We would expect nothing less from the man who is a … Read more »
Happy New Year! Yes, already—at least in places where the Lunar New Year is observed, including China. To join our Chinese friends in celebrating the start of the Year of the Snake, we’re featuring one of PETA’s most memorable snake-themed ads, in which lovely actor, dancer, and producer Jenna Dewan-Tatum exposes the distinctly not-so-lovely side of … Read more »
Last week marked the end of legal public nudity in San Francisco—and you wouldn’t expect PETA to sit it out, would you? Several all-star volunteers gathered full-monty style at City Hall to protest the theft of animals’ skins by declaring that they are comfortable in their own skin. Unlike humans, who can (or at least used … Read more »
The carcass-cooking food trucks that signed up for the barbecue competition at D.C.’s Meat Week got thoroughly smoked—by a pig, a cow, and some meat-free meatballs. PETA members and their costumed counterparts set out to give Meat Week attendees some flesh-free options, but as it turned out, meat-free was the only way to be: The … Read more »
It’s fitting that Rosa Parks’ birthday, February 4, has been designated the Day of Courage. Parks is, of course, famous for her work to end segregation and racism, beginning with her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and continuing with her leadership during the bus boycotts that followed. But Parks … Read more »
Screen legend Anjelica Huston knows what makes good TV and what doesn’t. And there’s no question which side of the line ads that use great apes fall on. She is urging Steak ‘n Shake to pull its current TV spot that includes a forced performance by a chimpanzee. Along with a copy of her video … Read more »
