© Starmax Inc Since discovering how much being vegan improved his health, former president Bill Clinton has been belting out praise for plants like he belts out jazz on the saxophone. A new CNN article traces his progression from hamburger-and-fry guy to commander-in-leaf. Not long after he left office, Clinton’s penchant for hamburgers, steaks, and … Read more »
Update: In response to popular demand, autographed 8-inch-by-10-inch prints of Brooke Hogan’s photo are available for $50 (unsigned prints are available for $20), with 80 percent of the proceeds going to PETA. Order by e-mailing [email protected]. A new exhibit by celebrated Miami photographer Jordan Michael Zuniga titled “Women in Cages” debuted Thursday night to … Read more »
Tonight, Dennis Rodman’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame is expected to be complete with a helicopter, acrobats, and colorful costume changes. But one thing that Dennis won’t be sporting is fur – and that’s no bull. Dennis was already a Hall of Famer at PETA, as the first man and the first athlete … Read more »
Before Pamela Anderson, before Eva Mendes, before Dennis Rodman, there were the Go-Go’s. The iconic ladies of pop-punk weren’t just pioneers for women in music, they were also animal rights innovators, as the first celebs to proclaim that they would rather go naked than wear fur. Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, and … Read more »
The new documentary film Buck chronicles the life of real-life “horse whisperer” Buck Brannaman and his work to help, as he calls them, “horses with people problems.” The film follows Brannaman as he tours the country, giving guardians a deeper understanding of their horses and, at the same time, insight into themselves. Brannaman, whose own … Read more »
Our colleagues at Global Action in the Interest of Animals (GAIA) in Belgium have fought long and hard to protect Brussels’ beleaguered pigeons, who have enriched the city’s parks and public spaces and have charmed countless tourists and residents. In an effort to reduce the pigeon population, city officials are capturing birds and sterilizing them … Read more »
After a dog was painfully caught in a steel-jaw trap and a cat was nearly killed by a Conibear (body-gripping and drowning) trap in Gibsons, British Columbia, the town did the right thing and banned all steel-jaw, body-clamping, and snare traps. Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk said he was surprised to hear that his town was … Read more »
The following was first published on Animal Writes: PETA UK’s Blog Looks pretty good, doesn’t it? Almost 100 PETA U.K. supporters took part in an eye-catching photo opportunity in London Saturday to demand that the government not adopt lower standards of protection for animals in laboratories when it incorporates the E.U.’s new directive regulating animal experiments later … Read more »
What inspired the makers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which opens in theaters everywhere today, to create what MTV calls “perhaps the most expensive PSA against animal testing ever filmed”? The film’s writers and producers, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, told us in this exclusive interview about the real-life apes who convinced them that … Read more »
Things are getting muy caliente at the PETA office during National Hispanic Heritage Month. We rounded up some of our favorite ads starring Latino supporters and created a slideshow hotter than the month of August. From fighting fur and “fixing” animal homelessness to goring bullfighting and getting gorgeous with veggies, these Latin stars are … Read more »
Jennifer Lopez is one American who gets no idol worship from anyone who cares about animals. The diva has once again shown that her beauty is only skin deep by posing in a coat made from the skins of arctic foxes in the September issue of Vanity Fair. When asked what he thought of J-Lo’s … Read more »
When you think of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), do you envision a group that pushes animal testing and endorses the Canadian seal slaughter and the shooting of elephants for sport? Chances are you don’t, because the dirty secrets of the WWF are well-concealed behind a cuddly panda bear logo. But German producer Wilfried Huismann is … Read more »
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 »
UPDATE: Victory! As the Chief Saunooke Bear Park struggled, a private benefactor offered to purchase all of the bears. The park quickly accepted the offer and the bears were finally retired to a spacious sanctuary. Read more about the victory and how the bears are doing now here. Originally posted July 29, 20011: Thanks to … Read more »
Even through-the-roof mercury levels couldn’t stop our mootivated herd of cows from descending on the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas to demand their skins back. Folks attending the shoe convention inside became curious when they heard the musical stylings of lead bovine Meggan Anderson on the cowbell and came out to snap pictures of … Read more »