A lobster in the U.K. didn’t get the death penalty, but he did get 30 years to life. A 3-foot-long lobster was caught by an angler fishing for sole off the British coast in West Sussex. The lobster is believed to be around 50 years old and is one is of the biggest and oldest … Read more »
PETA Asia staffer Ashley Fruno—who has been in Japan working with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki from the local group Animal Friends Niigata since last Saturday—has witnessed tremendous devastation and heartbreak since arriving in the region. But she has also seen people courageously putting their own lives at risk in order to safeguard their animal companions, and aid … Read more »
The first member of an international animal rights group to reach the disaster area, PETA Asia-Pacific senior campaigner Ashley Fruno has been in Japan with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki of Animal Friends Niigata since taking the first flight to Tokyo after the airport opened on Saturday night. There are few signs of life in the hardest-hit areas, … Read more »
This blog is a cross-post from PETA Asia-Pacific’s blog, The Hot & Sour Scoop. One of the first members of an international animal rights group to reach the disaster area, PETA Asia-Pacific senior campaigner Ashley Fruno has been in Japan with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki of Animal Friends Niigata since taking the first flight to Tokyo after the … Read more »
PETA members gathered outside Mike Tyson’s home in Las Vegas yesterday to protest the former heavyweight boxing champ’s new TV series on Animal Planet, Taking On Tyson, which showcases Tyson’s interest in pigeon racing. Tyson, who once claimed that his former “pet” tigers “liked” being punched in the testicles and face, has now added pigeon … Read more »
Despite widespread criticism, the Utah House of Representatives voted to pass much of the so-called “feral cat bill,” which would make it legal to shoot any animal without being charged with cruelty if the shooter “has a reasonable belief” that the animal is feral or if he or she considers the animal a pest. The … Read more »
ms. phoenix/cc by 2.0 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and hopeless romantics everywhere (we know who we are) are busy getting ready. If you’re feeling challenged in the gift department this year, peruse our cruelty-free gift guide for some inspiration: PETA’s bunny heart necklace shows that you have a heart for your Valentine and … Read more »
Showing the world that you’re compassionate toward animals is easier than ever with PETA’s purple ribbon. Today we reached our goal of 100,000 postings of the ribbon on Facebook, thanks to you, our ever-helpful supporters. By reposting this ribbon, you’re telling friends and family that animal abuse will not be tolerated and that public awareness … Read more »
alan vernon/cc by 2.0 Ranchers in South Dakota are asking state legislators to approve a bill that, if passed, would allow residents to chase down coyotes using snowmobiles. Coyotes are loyal, sensitive wild animals, and, to them, the noise of marauding snowmobiles is terrifying. They are then chased to the point of exhaustion and shot. … Read more »
For the latest on whether this company funds or conducts tests on animals, please check PETA’s “Eat Without Experiments” program. We are thrilled to announce that after more than 40,000 supporters of PETA entities around the world sent e-mails urging Unilever to stop testing tea on animals and after representatives from PETA and PETA entities … Read more »
After 18 months of protests, thousands of calls and e-mails, and appearances outside Brookstone stores by our giant “frog,” Brookstone has finally decided to pull a cruel product called the “Frog-O-Sphere” from its shelves! PETA started campaigning against the tiny plastic frog prisons after receiving complaints from Brookstone customers and after a whistleblower reported that frogs and snails … Read more »
In a case of literal overkill, Sweden is turning more than 6,700 hunters loose on just 20 wolves. In case you don’t have a calculator handy, that breaks down to about 335 armed-and-dangerous folks per animal—in a country with only about 200 wolves. And Sweden claims that this is being done to increase the country’s … Read more »
shannonyeh.photography/ CC by 2.0 China is saying “lights out” for all animal shows at its 300 state-owned zoos, telling zoos that they can either stop abusing animals in this way or be shut down. The circus act ban—which China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development passed in September 2010, earning it PETA Asia’s Advancement in Animal … Read more »
robad0b/CC by 2.0 The Top Model shows are supposed to be about wannabe models crushing the competition, not animals. So why, then, would an ad for New Zealand’s Next Top Model include footage of a woman in red heels stomping on a bleating stuffed lamb? The commercial is creepily reminiscent of “crush videos”—sick fetish films … Read more »
