David Gozal louisville / CC It’s time once again for my favorite PETA Files feature: our Vivisector of the Month contest. Each and every month, I read up on two of our nation’s most vile vivisectors and let you, our dear readers, decide who is the worst by voting. Let me begin by recognizing Marina … Read more »
As more and more people kick their meat addiction, we thought we’d rate the top five vegetarian-friendly rehab centers. More and more celebrities every day are going to rehab—to the point where it’s almost become trendy. Hopefully they’ll take a note from our blog and check out our list below: 5. The Meadows (Arizona): All … Read more »
Quick: Who wins the cheese, the mouse or the mob boss? Answer: No one wins. In this unusual game of cat and mouse, the cheese is clearly the villain. Just ask reputed Boston Mafia godfather Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, who, according to the Boston Herald, has been locked in his home under house arrest since … Read more »
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast three years ago, thousands of animals were left in death traps from which they couldn’t escape. PETA’s rescue teams saw them clinging to trees surrounded by toxic floodwaters, swimming madly toward rescuers who were not allowed to save them, and pacing, stranded, and left to die on … Read more »
So today’s a fairly slow news day (ya know, Labor Day weekend and all), but we wanted to be absolutely sure you all were fully prepped for your long weekends of not being at work! To give yourself one of those warm, fuzzy feelings, we thought we’d take a new direction with our videos and … Read more »
We’ve all heard the old saying “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” But a picture of a zany, street-theater style demonstration is worth a zillion words (don’t worry, I verified that figure on Wikipedia). PETA members, staff, interns, and activists have been hard at work as always, and I’ve collected a few snapshots of our … Read more »
Whoever said having just one hamburger can’t kill you obviously never considered the danger of microscopic spores—you know, those barely visible foreign pollutants that are all over animal products, even when cooked. The latest attack of the killer meat has already killed at least six people in Ontario and has been blamed for two more … Read more »
americanelephant / CC It’s called “adding insult to injury.” A few weeks ago, we told you about an awful thing that happened on a new TV show called Greatest American Dog. It featured a sweet border collie named Leroy who was tormented by his trainer during a photo shoot so that he would look “angry.” … Read more »
From the category of “When Animals Fight Back!” comes a news story from Venezuela: A 29-year-old student zookeeper was strangled by a 10-foot python. It seems that the intern was working the nightshift and decided to mess around with the snake, who then bit him, suffocated him, and tried to eat him—a sensible interaction if … Read more »
San Diego recently got a special treat—in the form of three fishy PETA activists. The three ladies, wearing silver body-paint and little else, posed under a net just blocks away from the harbor. Their message: “Scale Back Cruelty: Stop Fishing.” Our activists could breathe as they lay under a net in the hot sun, but … Read more »
If I were to say “Hari Puttar,” what is the first thing that would come to mind? If you said “Harry Potter,” you’d be wrong, according to Mumbai-based studio, Mirchi Movies. They pinky-promise that their film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors bears no similarity or links to the popular Harry Potter book series/films/franchise/cult-like-following. Apparently, … Read more »
Anjelica told us how she grew so passionate about this issue, and why the abuse of great apes will never happen on her set.
directnews / CC Regular readers know that mulesing is a process whereby sheep farmers in Australia turn lambs upside-down and cut off the skin and flesh on their rumps with a pair of gardening shears and without any pain relief. Now there are reports that Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), in response to PETA’s campaign to … Read more »
images-amazon / CC Did you hear? Dave Freeman, the author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, has died, just like that, at 47! He fell and hit his head. Honestly! It just goes to show that you have NO idea how long you’ve got. And to keep the cheery theme alive, consider all … Read more »
Now that the Olympics are over, it’s impossible to turn on the TV or open the newspaper without seeing something about the Democratic National Convention. What’s going to happen, what’s going to be said, who’s going to be there … Well, we’ll tell you who’s there—the PETA pigs, that’s who! Our pigs don’t have anything … Read more »
