Litter isn’t just ugly and dirty—it kills. Artist Chris Jordan took a series of photographs of albatross chicks, and the photos are so surreal that I thought they were part of some strange pop-art installation meant to shock and disturb the viewer. The genuine shock, though, came when I found out that these are unaltered … Read more »
stylenews.peoplestylewatch / CC As if we needed another reason to adore Ellen DeGeneres, the delightfully ubiquitous comic loves her vegan lifestyle and wants everyone to know it. She’s dedicated a page of her Web site to promoting her cruelty-free existence. On this new Web page, she writes the following: I personally chose to go vegan … Read more »
capemaygop / CC Political campaigning can get pretty dirty, and during the weeks leading up to last Tuesday’s elections, the New Jersey gubernatorial race was no exception. Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine launched an attack ad against Republican Chris Christie that hit Christie below the belt—implying that he “threw his weight around” as a public official, … Read more »
For a minute there, we thought Jeremy “Mercury Poisoning” Piven was serious when he said that he gave up soy milk for fear that it would give him “moobs.” I mean, come on, everybody knows that cow’s milk—not soy milk—is the real culprit behind man boobs, right? According to Harvard scientist Ganmaa Davaasambuu, … Read more »
It’s not like I don’t already watch Bones religiously, but I’m definitely tuning in for this week’s episode, in which our intrepid heroes, Brennan and Booth, try to get to the bottom of the murder of a chicken factory farmer. The main suspects are the farmer’s neighbors—who are no doubt not terribly keen about living … Read more »
If you can, pick up a copy of this week’s New Yorker. There’s a review of Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book, Eating Animals, along with a photograph of a very powerful painting by artist Sue Coe—the same painting that Coe gave to PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Ingrid is not ashamed to say that she … Read more »
As an obsessed fan of The Biggest Loser, I just about jumped out off the couch last night when America’s toughest trainer Jillian Michaels walked onscreen wearing PETA’s ever popular “Fight Breedism” T-shirt. For the whole first half of the show, while the contestants were filming in Washington D.C., Jillian rocked the compassionate … Read more »
On Sunday, the U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times ran a great article about a recent undercover investigation conducted at a Hampshire laboratory that tests Dysport—a wrinkle-erasing drug similar to Botox—on mice. The investigation was conducted by our friends at the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, and among the most disturbing findings of the … Read more »
On Saturday, a bat found his or her way into the San Antonio Spurs game. (Some speculate that the animal didn’t just fly in by accident.) The bat, of course, did what anybody would do in such a terrifying, unfamiliar situation—try to get the heck out of there—which, naturally, delayed the game. Until, that is, … Read more »
I know we just talked about Natalie Portman yesterday, but let’s face it, she’s kinda magical. How magical? Enough to make a steakhouse go vegetarian—at least for one night. It all went down on last night’s episode of Top Chef. (Warning: Spoilers ahead for those who haven’t seen it yet.) Like my fellow PETA Files … Read more »
hollywoodismyhood / CC Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is vegetarian once again, and as he explained in an interview with Radio Big Boy, “almost full blown vegan.” We’re pumped for Travis’s evolving compassionate lifestyle (and we’d like to point out that “Full Blown Vegan” would be an excellent album name). It’s also great that he’s getting … Read more »
“A pie has to hit … and explode into a thousand pieces so you see the person’s face and see it take away his dignity.” —Soupy Sales Legendary comedian, television host, and film star Soupy Sales has died at age 83. The funnyman, who claimed he’d been hit by 20,000 pies in his lifetime, was … Read more »
Considering that Canadian-born Pamela Anderson is queen of the reveal and a best friend to PETA and animals, we could think of no one better to help us unveil our “Save the Seals” ad series* outside the Ontario Legislative Building this morning. Pamela is in Toronto for Fashion Week, and has been advocating … Read more »
aishamusic / CC On-again, off-again fur flaunter Lindsay Lohan recently tweeted that her fur is faux: We loved the thought of Lindsay going from fur hag to faux fab, but it looks like the tweet from this twit might have just been a passing fancy. We called a rep from her much-ballyhooed … Read more »
8notes / CC We’ve just found out that a 155-acre estate in Horn Lake, Mississippi, that formerly belonged to Elvis Presley has been put up for sale. Since home is where the heart is, fans are eager to get their hands on Elvis’ “honeymoon ranch.” Unfortunately, buyers may be all shook up when they find … Read more »
