What better way to spend your birthday than being with the people you love, eating great food, and doing something good for animals! That’s exactly how Carey Hart celebrated—with wife Pink and a vegan meal at San Francisco eatery Prospect. Beantown is a great place to be vegan, too, as Tobey Maguire confirmed while munching … Read more »
For the past few years, PETA has been working with the College Art Association (CAA)—a national art organization whose membership includes more than 2,000 departments of art and art history in colleges, universities, and other institutions and more than 12,000 art professionals—pushing for the implementation of clear policies regarding the use of animals in art. … Read more »
When members of Congress took a lunch break from haggling over Obamacare, they were greeted on Capitol Hill by a naked man with several heads of lettuce. The majority whipped their heads around to see PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door, Zachary Koval, and the “Lettuce Ladies” as they handed out free vegetarian/vegan starter kits. And … Read more »
We’ve all seen the awesome YouTube videos of cows who were being lovey-dovey with dogs, cats, and all sorts of other animals. So it’s not surprising that a cow joined her chicken buddy at the opening of a Chick-fil-A food truck to ask people to be chicken champions and not eat either of them: On … Read more »
Things got rockin’ at our “Summer Is No Vacation for Animals on Fur Farms” demonstration in Portland, Maine, when Gavin Rossdale and his son Kingston stopped by: Gavin thanked the demonstrators for being there and mentioned that he and his fur-free wife, Gwen Stefani, are teaching their children to be kind to animals. Chad Ochocinco … Read more »
It’s officially summer—the season of cookouts, parks, and beaches. Many of us enjoy taking our dogs along for summer fun, which is fantastic, except when people forget that dogs’ bodies aren’t nearly as well equipped as ours are to handle the soaring mercury and think that leaving their dogs alone in a hot car “for … Read more »
When the Olsen twins—the “Trollsens,” as PETA calls them—trotted out a fur backpack, there wasn’t a chance that Running Russell Simmons star and animal advocate extraordinaire Simone Reyes was going to let it pass without a comment. She blasted the Trollsens on her blog, saying that they are “unfortunately using their vanity and the pursuit … Read more »
Don’t miss a thing: Follow PETA on Tumblr. PETA NEWS ON TUMBLR Do you have 10 minutes to help animals this weekend? If so, watch this video and share it. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just say that it’s one of the most convincing speeches I’ve ever seen from an unexpected source … Read more »
Olympian Michael Phelps adopted his new pooch, Stella, and promptly started honing her ability to swim. We’re sure Michael already qualifies as a hero to Stella even before the London games! Paul McCartney has schooled many a musician in rock ‘n’ roll, and now he wants to school children in going vegetarian. He’s encouraging schools … Read more »
Tonight on The Real Housewives of Orange County, viewers will see Vicki Gunvalson in fur for the last time. When she received a mink coat as a gift on last week’s episode, PETA immediately sent her our video exposé of the fur industry narrated by none other than fashion guru Tim Gunn. As soon as … Read more »
Update: As another indicator of the decline in the demand for its cruel services, just one month after Covance announced that it would be closing its animal-testing laboratory in Chandler, Arizona, the company has announced that it will also be laying off 50 employees at its facility in Madison, Wisconsin, where thousands of primates and … Read more »
Birds of a feather flocked to PETA’s L.A. office this weekend for what was quite possibly the world’s cluckiest adoption fair. Seventy-eight hens made themselves a comfortable roost in the Bob Barker Building while adopters listened to the hens’ story and snacked on vegan egg-salad sandwiches. The hens had been used by egg producer A&L … Read more »
In a huge victory for animals, Judge Greg Parker of Florida’s 3rd Judicial Circuit has ordered that Caboodle Ranch not get back any of the animals who were seized following a PETA undercover investigation. Just as importantly, Judge Parker ruled that Caboodle cannot possess or have custody of any live animals! Evidence of Abuse The ruling … Read more »
Sharon Osbourne told Intermix to get fur out of the mix when she helped Fur Free Los Angeles with a demonstration outside the store. And the host of The Talk isn’t all talk—she donated her old furs to PETA several years ago and has been an anti-fur advocate ever since. Miranda Cosgrove might not be … Read more »
PETA created its Movers and Shakers Award especially for people who have earned a position of influence in the world and have chosen to use that influence to create positive changes for animals. HLN anchor Jane Velez-Mitchell is a shining example of just that type of person and received her award at a special ceremony … Read more »