San Francisco’s gay pride parade—touted as the world’s largest—got a healthy infusion of vegetarian pride on Sunday. Working with local group Bay Area Vegetarians, PETA showed up in full force—accompanied by more than 100 men and women who were eager to educate the public about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. © Steve Sprang Our … Read more »
With the annual Canadian seal slaughter just over (although our battle has really just begun), I was ready for a little R&R when I left PETA headquarters in Norfolk for my vacation in Martha’s Vineyard last week. I have a friend who owns a house at the popular getaway, and as we set up chairs … Read more »
animalvegetablemiracle / CC Late last year, some factory-farm employees got their pink slips from Aviagen Turkeys, Inc. in response to PETA’s undercover investigation, which documented that workers were breaking turkeys’ necks, stomping on their heads, and shoving feces and feed into turkeys’ mouths. Then, in February, a grand jury handed down 19 indictments, including 11 … Read more »
Many vegan Wisconsinites cringe at the sight of “Green Bay Cheeseheads“—not to mention their state’s standard license plate, which reads, “America’s Dairyland,” and features an image of a quaint farm. Caring drivers in Wisconsin deserve a compassionate alternative to “pro-provolone” plates, so PETA wrote a letter to Governor Jim Doyle pointing out that people who … Read more »
wikimusicguide / CC “I just found out that I was voted ‘PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian!‘ How cool is that?!! Thank you so much for voting!! That was totally unexpected!! I was jumping up and down when I heard the news! I even Googled it to make sure I wasn’t being punk’d! Ha ha!!” —Kellie Pickler, MySpace.com … Read more »
Of course I don’t mean that these sexy vegetarians contribute to the mind-blowing amount of greenhouse-gas emissions caused by the meat industry. Au contraire! The winners of our Sexiest Vegetarian Alive contest turned up the heat with their sleek physiques and radiant good looks. PETA entities also recently announced the winners of their international Sexiest … Read more »
Our friends over at globalGrind have given Tila Tequila a place to speak her mind, and the Queen of MySpace has some harsh words for animal abusers. kineda / CC Titling her post “Killing Animals is F**ING Wrong … It’s That Simple,” she’s giving raccoons, bunnies, foxes, and all animals killed for fur … Read more »
Listen up, ladies! You know how there’s a never-ending list of female celebs willing to take it off to save animals, but sometimes men seem to be in short supply? Well, we’re proposing that one more gentleman be added to the ranks of guys like Steve-O and David Cross, who have participated in our “Rather … Read more »
While I’m told there was thunder booming throughout London early yesterday morning, the real storming was taking place around St. Paul’s cathedral, where 100 PETA Europe demonstrators sprawled across the steps wearing nothing but blood-red paint and bear masks. The naked demonstrators were there to protest the continued use of real bearskin for … Read more »
You know what I like best about the summer—besides grilling veggie dogs until they turn black? Summer concerts! I’m especially excited this year because The Pretenders are going on tour and PETA has first dibs on their upcoming tour dates. To find out where you’ll have a chance to see PETA pal Chrissie Hynde live … Read more »
thelensflare / CC Several historic lighthouses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico have been “excessed” by the National Parks Department and are now up for grabs, at no cost, to nonprofits and other eligible entities. Of course, when we heard this, a light bulb lit up over our heads—a coastal lighthouse would be the perfect … Read more »
sacbee / CC Catch this small sampling of the terrific responses we’re getting to PETA’s Canadian maple syrup boycott: Joan Cushman wrote, “Canadians need to start a revolution in their own country to help the seal pups, and so when I hear it from the Canadian maple syrup makers that they are telling the government … Read more »
justhungry / CC On Sunday, a group of visitors to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium took part in what can only be described as one of the most morbid lessons in fish appreciation that we’ve heard of. After aquarium patrons had had their fill of staring at aquatic animals in glass prisons, they were taken to a … Read more »
aceshowbiz / CC “There wouldn’t be a swine flu if we treated the pigs better!” That was superstar comedian and professional face-contorter Jim Carrey’s shout out to pigs during his acceptance speech for Best Comedic Performance at the MTV Movie Awards last night. While Rob Pattinson cleaned up in every other category and “Bruno” shocked … Read more »
frontiersoups / CC Plainly put: Money talks, and governments are slow to change the status quo unless they are compelled by an overwhelming response from outside forces. Canada produces 85 percent of the world’s maple syrup, and the maple leaf is known throughout the world to represent Canada. And, unlike seal skins, which have been … Read more »
