Some officious cop in San Marcos, Texas, recently thought it a better idea to berate a grieving couple instead of helping them get their dying dog to a veterinary hospital. Krystal Hernandez held Missy, a choking teacup poodle, as Michael Gonzalez rushed south along I-35 from their home toward the New Braunfels Veterinarian Clinic. The … Read more »
E!’s newest documentary series, Pam: Girl on the Loose, follows our favorite animal rights advocate, Pamela Anderson, around in her everyday adventures. We admit that it’s our latest guilty pleasure. Tonight, you can catch Pam and Dan Mathews, PETA’s senior vice president, as they attend the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. E! calls … Read more »
Being a shareholder of a major company can come with perks. I once got a free pen for attending Smithfield Foods’ annual meeting. I got a coupon (which I used for a veggie burger) at another shareholder meeting. OK, so those types of perks aren’t anything to write home about. The real “perk” for us—which … Read more »
Imagine stumbling into a sticky substance so strong that you couldn’t break away from it. Frantic, you struggle to pry yourself free, but all that happens is that you tear patches of your skin and hair off or get your mouth and nose stuck in it and start to suffocate. That is exactly what mice, … Read more »
minconline / CC She may have won rave reviews for her role in Iron Man, but Gwyneth Paltrow is getting nothing but rotten tomatoes from animal lovers everywhere this week. Gwyneth recently put aside her scripts and picked up a few dead animal skins to model for the Tods fall collection, including a fur shawl. … Read more »
gamesmuseum / CC … a good thing. In fact, whether you’re bored with the Olympics or simply can’t wait for the new fall television season to start, there’s plenty to see right here and right now on PETA TV. Are you into the classics? Then be sure to check out “Meet Your Meat,” narrated by … Read more »
So you’ve probably heard that the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport (DFW) is having financial problems. And what is PETA if not a helping hand? We’ve asked the airport if they’d be so inclined as to sell advertisements in their bathrooms, and if so, we’re first in line! While folks are busy evacuating (and forgive me, … Read more »
You know those commercials we all laugh at? The ones for whatever weight-loss pill, claiming something to the effect of “It’s SO easy! You don’t have to exercise OR change your diet”? The ones that you laugh at with your friends and that make you say, “Yeah, right”? Get this—the vivisectors at the Salk Institute … Read more »
ics / CC C’mon, it makes more sense than Dollywood! And it could really happen—now that Anheuser-Busch is being taken over by InBev, a Belgium-based beverage giant, and InBev is thinking of selling SeaWorld to finance the new business venture. PETA sent a letter to the CEO of InBev this morning offering to buy the … Read more »
When some people go on vacation, they send postcards of landmark buildings or landscapes with the message “Having a great time! Wish you were here!” Longtime PETA booster Maru Vigo, however, sends postcards of animals—like silly-looking llamas—with a different message: “Having a great time—saving the animals!” When Maru goes to Peru, she doesn’t just get … Read more »
A few weeks ago, we exposed the horrific conditions that PETA Asia-Pacific found at the Sanchong animal shelter, including untreated sick and injured animals and a building structure in such bad shape that it could not protect animals from the natural elements. We asked for your help in urging Sanchong to make vast improvements for … Read more »
usjudo / CC Ronda Rousey just became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic medal in judo—and her first order of business as an Olympic medalist is to go vegan! “As of right now I am a vegan,” she told reporters. Rousey, whose favorite foods include imitation crab meat, comes from a family with … Read more »
Still looking for that perfect swimsuit but don’t want your hard-earned bucks going to a company that hurts animals in the name of fashion? Meet Ashley Paige: bikini designer, animal rescuer, and founder of Ruff Houzen Rescue. This down-to-Earth designer is taking the swimsuit world by storm with her creations. Her designs are highly sought … Read more »
According to Science News magazine, researchers have discovered the first known vegetarian spider in Mexico. A jumping spider who dwells and dines in acacia trees, Bagheera kiplingi (Kip, to his friends) is a fly guy who passes on the usual bug buffet for leafy snacks snatched from neighboring ants. That’s right—Kip is an itsy-bitsy pickpocket. … Read more »
Blind and sighted, man or macaque—we all celebrate in the same way. A recent study from scientists at the University of British Columbia and San Francisco State University shows that the “victory dance”—arms raised, chest puffed out—is an instinctive trait of all primates. You mean I have something in common with Michael Phelps? All right, … Read more »
