Here it is: the car that can save animals’ lives: New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), a group that has been working with PETA to free the horses who are forced to pull carriages on New York City’s streets, commissioned a car designer to build a replica of a classic car that … Read more »
As Pope Benedict XVI resigns from the papacy, PETA hopes that the newly elected pope will also encourage believers to respect animals, as Benedict and his predecessor Pope John Paul II did. Sergey Gabdurakhmanov | cc by 2.0 When asked about the rights of animals in a 2002 interview, the pope, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, responded, “That is … Read more »
When a young couple on vacation in Florida decided to take a leisurely afternoon stroll through a park, they had no idea that they were about to save a life. But that’s exactly what happened. The pair came upon a duck sitting in the grass who didn’t attempt to waddle away or even stand up … Read more »
What do you get for 10 years of loyal service to Green Mountain College? Well, if you’re an ox, you get strung up by one leg, your throat is slit, and you are bled to death. Oxen Bill and Lou have served the agricultural school in Poultney, Vermont, as laborers for the past decade, and … Read more »
The world is remembering Michael Clarke Duncan as “the most gracious of a man,” “one of the finest people I’ve ever had the privilege to work with or know,” “the most gentle giant,” and a “treasure.” The Oscar-nominated actor had a history of serious heart trouble, more complicated than diet alone could cure, which finally … Read more »
PETA wants to give merit badges to gay Boy Scouts. Well, more accurately, PETA is offering merit badges to would-be gay Boy Scouts, since the Boy Scouts of America just reaffirmed its policy of not allowing openly gay boys and scoutmasters to participate in scouting. But it’s just as important that gay boys get the … Read more »
Update: Tom and Misha were released back into the ocean earlier this month and within hours were already chasing and hunting fish together and socializing with other wild dolphins. Born Free kept their release on May 9 a secret to avoid human interference with Tom’s and Misha’s progress, but satellite transmitters on their dorsal fins … Read more »
Update: On May 15, 2012, officials filed 17 additional charges of cruelty to animals against Susan Marino, based on evidence gathered as a result of PETA’s undercover investigation. Animals like Tuxie—the cat whose gaping neck and head wound Marino picked at and who, PETA learned, died last fall after suffering terribly for many months—will finally … Read more »
He limped around in circles, desperately searching for a way to escape the heavy metal trap with steel jaws that cut into his paw and sent pain shooting through his body. A crowd of people was forming, pointing at the blood in the snow, graphic evidence of the potshots taken by passing hunters who had … Read more »
The first time that PETA staffer David Perle saw Dizzy, the hamster was nestled in the arms of a young girl who had rescued him from an apartment complex parking lot and was searching for his owner. A group of boys had tried to tell her that he was theirs, but she suspected their motives … Read more »
If you’re celebrating World Water Day by installing a low-flow shower head, congrats. You’ll save about 12 gallons of water every day. If, on the other hand, you’re celebrating World Water Day by ditching meat, way to go! You’ll save about 2,400 gallons of water every day. It takes 2,400 gallons of water to produce … Read more »
Fremlin | cc by 2.0 There’s no gray area when it comes to The Grey—this film has been rotten to wolves from the get-go. Reneging on Their Word Long before filming started, PETA met with a producer of The Grey and explained how animals used in movies often spend most of their time confined to … Read more »
PHOTOS OF THE DAY PETA UK’s 2011 Sexiest Vegetarian woman, Sophie Barrett, got inked (temporarily) with a butcher’s diagram to show Londoners that all animals have the same parts. She asked Brits to follow in the footsteps of Sir Paul McCartney to mark World Week for the Abolition of Meat by abolishing all animals’ parts … Read more »
One of the year’s top viral videos features hilariously narrated video footage of running, burrowing, and foraging honey badgers. To date, more than 27 million people have watched the unstoppable honey badger‘s antics. (Warning: graphic language and images NSFW.) Louisiana State University cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was subsequently dubbed the “Honey Badger” because of his scrappy, … Read more »
