© Star Max Inc. While at the premiere of Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? the stars were asked to spill about their favorite restaurants. Janet Jackson, who not only stars in the movie but whose new track, “Nothing,” is on the movie’s soundtrack, said, “I go to Café Sunflower. It’s a vegan … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. “Well, there was a time when we used to sacrifice goats, but then we all became vegans, so we’ve been sacrificing tofu before the shows!”—Jared Leto on 30 Seconds to Mars’ rock star lifestyle Jared Leto is a heartthrob. Ever since blue-eyed Jordan Catalano caught Angela’s eye on My So-Called … Read more »
Update: On Saturday, March 27, Utah’s governor signed the bill into law, formally amending the state’s pound-seizure law. This means that animal shelters are no longer required to turn over animals for use in cruel experiments. Hooray! Thanks in large part to e-mails, letters, and phone calls from thousands of compassionate supporters, Utah legislators voted … Read more »
I guess it shouldn’t come as any surprise that “Octomom” Nadya Suleman has agreed to take us up on our offer to place this ad on her front lawn in exchange for a single payment of $5,000 and a month’s supply of veggie burgers and dogs to feed her supersized litter family. After … Read more »
Last night, late-night queen Chelsea Handler’s monologue focused on housewives, chinchillas, and PETA. As a diehard Chelsea fan (Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea is on my nightstand as we speak), I was thrilled when the quick-witted comic stuck up for animals on E! It all started when Kelly Bensimon from Real … Read more »
It seems like everybody has an opinion about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies last year. No matter where you stand on that decision, starring in porn isn’t Suleman’s only option to remedy the recently rumored foreclosure proceedings on her home in La Habra, Calif. In fact, PETA is offering to bolster … Read more »
Gorgeous, voluptuous, and sexy: All of those words describe actor/singer Scarlett Johansson. And now that she’s the newest luminary to show support for the Healthy School Meals Act, we can add “humanitarian” and “friend to animals” to the list. © Star Max Inc. If launched, this $4 million pilot program will ingrain (sorry, … Read more »
Who was most surprised to hear reports that Russell Brand was supposedly sporting snakeskin boots at the Vanity Fair Oscar party? Russell Brand himself. © Star Max Inc. No one who’s familiar with the raucously clever comic—who is a longtime vegetarian and has spoken out for animals on numerous occasions—could believe that he … Read more »
Tantalizing, scintillating, provocative—visitors to sex.com are certainly searching for something to fit that description. And if PETA gets its way, we’ll be the ones to satisfy their desires. DOM Partners is hoping to take home a hefty sum by auctioning off the domain name “sex.com” on Thursday, but instead of selling the domain … Read more »
Watch out, Waldo—you’ve got some cute and cuddly competition when it comes to getting lost in a crowd. My new favorite game: Where’s PETA’s seal? © Bob Timmons/www.bobtimmons.org Yesterday, the Canadian government announced that it is increasing the quota for this year’s seal slaughter and projecting a death toll of 388,200 (that’s 50,000 … Read more »
Yesterday, Nanci Alexander—one of our most generous and tireless friends to animals—joined myriad PETA supporters in D.C. to cut the ribbon and officially open the doors to PETA’s Washington home, The Nanci Alexander Center for Animal Rights: © Leigh Vogel Nanci, whom Ingrid E. Newkirk describes as “an animal rights activist’s activist,” is … Read more »
China’s fur farms—which supply more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the U.S.—are among the world’s most barbaric. So writer Andy Best and local Shanghai artist Kaine Lv have turned up the volume on the Chinese fight against skins. The two DIYers recently teamed up with music promoter Split Works … Read more »
Ryan Gosling is the heartthrob with a heart of gold—and now he’s got a message for the Golden Arches: Stop scalding chickens to death in defeathering tanks. The Oscar-nominated actor just fired off a letter on PETA’s behalf to McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner asking him to adopt a less cruel slaughter method. Controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK), … Read more »
PETA’s longtime friend and supporter, Bob Barker, along with some “Barker PETA Beauties,” joined our own Ingrid E. Newkirk today to cut the ribbon on the start of renovations to our new Los Angeles office, aptly named—what else?—the Bob Barker Building. Click here for more pictures. Bob Barker donated $2.5 million to help … Read more »
“It’s the triumph of fake fur … because fake fur changed so much and became so great now that you can hardly see a difference.”—Karl Lagerfeld on his show at Paris Fashion Week In a recent interview with the Telegraph, notorious fur pimp Karl Lagerfeld, the head designer and creative director for Chanel, spills about … Read more »
