gossipcheck / CC Pamela Anderson and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin? It turns out that the two of them have more in common than you might think. Namely, they are both opposed to the mass slaughter of seals. Pamela has written to Putin suggesting that he use his political influence to help her—and many other … Read more »
mediabistro / CC Magic 8-Ball says, “Outlook good.” According to a recent piece in the New York Post, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid a visit to Morton’s Steakhouse in downtown Brooklyn, “but refrained from eating any meat and was ‘strictly vegetarian.’” Think Bloomberg has been talking to our friend Chris P. Carrot? Chris … Read more »
static.guim / CC We’re disappointed to report that, although the Obamas had publicly expressed their intention to adopt a dog from an animal shelter or rescue group, they have instead accepted a Portuguese water dog as a gift from Sen. Ted Kennedy. Let us be clear: The new first dog, Bo, is not a … Read more »
Vice President Biden and his purebred German shepherd puppy, Champ, have been all over the news this evening in reports about how the breeder who sold him the puppy has fallen on hard times, saying that she would “never, never, never again” sell to someone with a high profile. But we have a better idea: … Read more »
i.ehow / CC You heard about the request for Pet Shop Boys to change their name to the Rescue Shelter Boys, right? Well the Boys aren’t the only group we think could use an animal-friendly makeover. The following groups could too: Meat Puppets: Maybe as the Tofu Puppets, they can make a grungy … Read more »
czabe / CC Yes, Angelina Jolie was spotted wearing what appeared to be a chinchilla-trimmed hat and cape on the set of her latest movie, spurring one of the best blog headlines that we’ve seen all week. But our L.A. staffers—knowing that Angelina is a longtime fur foe—were on it faster than Liza Minelli can … Read more »
When Glenn Beck broke the story of retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, whose dog, DASY, was allegedly shot and killed by two men Beck appropriately refers to as “Dirtbag 1” and “Dirtbag 2,” PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department leapt into action. PETA immediately offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest … Read more »
If you’re like me, your iPod is full of 80s pop music. I enjoy the music so much that it’s tough for me when it turns out that an 80s icon isn’t so animal-friendly. (Madonna and Michael, I’m talking about you.) So my heart leapt just a little when I heard about the Pet Shop … Read more »
greece / CC Yes, you read that right. The manager of a Wal-Mart store in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, (along with an exterminator) was charged with cruelty to animals for setting traps for birds who fly into the store and allegedly failing to checking the traps for days on end, causing birds to die of … Read more »
sugarslam / CC The following is a guest blog from peta2’s Marta. If there’s one thing I like, it’s a guy who knows how to work a microwave. That might sound weird, but hear me out. For the past many months, my friend Starza and I have been working hard to bring you PETA’s … Read more »
A record-breaking 200,000 votes poured in for this year’s Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest, and after four rounds of weeding out the hot from the super hot, we’ve finally selected the winners. As soon as we found out that Amber, the sexy photographer from Minnesota, and Monty, the globe-trotting filmmaker and artist from L.A., had … Read more »
Check out this van: This van is our Animal Birth Control (ABC) mobile spay-and-neuter clinic. And do you know what makes it even snazzier? It’s just one of the low- to no-cost mobile veterinary clinics that we operate. Our other one, SNIP (Spay/Neuter Immediately, Please!), performed our 50,000th sterilization surgery today in Hampton Roads. And, … Read more »
After less than a month of PETA campaigning, the Bolivian minister of defense went on that country’s national television to announce an historic ban on all animal abuse in military training exercises, stating that the Bolivian government is issuing Resolution 217 to prohibit all acts of violence, exploitation, and mistreatment that provokes the death of … Read more »
squirrelunderpants / CC Our friends at PETA Europe are fed up with how “culling animals” is hailed as a solution to so-called population “crises.” The latest proposal comes from Scotland, where plans are in place to conduct a £1.3 million cull (read “mass slaughter”) of the gray squirrel population. To satisfy everyone’s needs—both the … Read more »
greglasley / CC While the Western cottonmouth usually preys on small warm-blooded animals, this spring, during mating season, these venomous snakes may be going after a different type of quarry: small-minded, cold-blooded Missouri duck hunters. Rumor has it that water blinds (duck hunters’ huts that are camouflaged to look like the water) in Oregon, Howell, … Read more »
