Ladies and gentlemen: DeFlocked. Click for a larger version To check out the archives of past strips, click here.
Hey, I didn’t write the title for this post, so don’t take it out on me. It’s actually a reference to a feature that appeared in everyone’s favorite quarterly publication, Animal Times, this fall. And I thought it was pretty damn cute. For most of the regular commenters, this quiz isn’t mandatory—feel free to just … Read more »
We got an e-mail the other week from a student named Christopher Leeman, who had taken the time to create these unique web banners to help promote our wool, fur, and leather campaigns. I liked them so much that I figured I’d post them on the blog (with Christopher’s generous permission) for anyone who’s looking … Read more »
This week’s Deflocked is one of my favorites so far. I’ve never understood how companies that sell meat products can use images of happy, smiling animals in their packaging and marketing materials. You’d think they’d want to avoid conjuring up images of cute chickens frolicking and generally having a nice time when they’re trying to … Read more »
Harry Potter author JK Rowling just adopted a rescued greyhound* from a small rescue center in Scotland. Apparently, the author was totally low-key when she showed up at the center with her family, including their dog Butch, and made the rounds looking for the right dog to adopt. After falling in love with a dog … Read more »
We’ve got a couple of doozies for you this week. These guys are so nasty that they make some of our previous contestants look like lightweights—amateur torturers. Mere Igors to their Frankensteins. But first, a word on our latest winner: After taking a commanding lead early on, Robert Rucker beat out his colleague by a … Read more »
Following Houston’s decision to ban Alicia Silverstone’s sexy pro-vegetarianism PSA, one PETA Lettuce Lady took it upon herself to make a personal plea to Texas Governor Rick Perry to encourage Texans to go vegetarian. When the top “fattest cities” in America were announced this year, Texas had four cities in the top ten, so … Read more »
I just saw this great story from Time Out New York about which Big Apple residents are currently in our crosshairs. Some, like Ringling, won’t be much of a surprise, but some of the others, well . . . I don’t want to ruin the surprise, so you’ll have to check out the article for … Read more »
Beautifulnewsmakers/Creative Commons Live Free or Die Hard and Mission Impossible III star Maggie Q just released two sexy new pro-vegetarian ads for PETA Asia Pacific. A vegetarian for many years, Maggie says that giving meat the boot is one of the most rewarding decisions she has ever made. “I feel better, I have more energy … Read more »
PETA’s regulatory testing division recently fired off a letter to Samuel H. Wilson, acting director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), urging him to cancel planned experiments on mice involving artificial butter flavoring and its ingredients. Yes, I said artificial butter flavoring, the stuff in microwave popcorn. One ingredient in artificial butter … Read more »
Fall is here, and the sounds of songbirds chirping morning greetings can be heard outside your window, while the animal moms and dads of the world rustle through the freshly fallen leaves seeking out a hearty breakfast for their children. Meanwhile, back in the lab, Jeffrey Cynx is busy as a bee burning lesions into … Read more »
OK, so not a bar exactly. Have you heard about the incredible shoplifting seagull from Aberdeen, Scotland? Apparently, the bird waits until the shopkeeper isn’t looking, then casually strolls into the store and grabs a bag of chips and takes off. Once outside, he rips the bag open and shares it with other birds. It’s … Read more »
It’s Thursday, which means another slice of genius from the mind of Jeff Corriveau. For anyone not familiar with the campaign, this one is a reference to a little drug called Premarin, which, yes, is made with horse urine. And on that note, here’s this week’s Deflocked! Click for a larger version To check out … Read more »
Hopefully everyone has checked out our new Animal Birth Control campaign by now, but if not, give it a peek. To promote it, we’re going to make some new stickers with the slogan “I love my [insert incredibly cute word to replace ‘mutt’ here].” We’ve all seen countless “I love my Golden Retriever” stickers, right? … Read more »
