Alisa Mullins

Alisa Mullins

Alisa regularly contributes to PETA’s Animal Times magazine, and her writing has also been published in The New York TimesThe Charlotte Observer, the Las Vegas Review-JournalReader’s DigestNewsweek, and many other newspapers and magazines. Her proudest achievement was participating in a sit-in at Calvin Klein’s office that led the designer to swear off fur. Alisa is an avid gardener and HGTV addict who is never happier than when she has a shovel or paintbrush in her hand.

Things Are Looking Rosy for Pinky
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Things Are Looking Rosy for Pinky

A rescued pit bull with a case of mange so bad that it turned his skin hot pink gets a home for the holidays.

You Won’t Believe These So-Called ‘Doghouses’
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You Won’t Believe These So-Called ‘Doghouses’

You’d probably throw away old mattresses or exercise equipment, but such castoffs are the only things standing between these dogs and the next snowstorm.

Now We Know Why This Dog Wasn’t Wagging Her Tail
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Now We Know Why This Dog Wasn’t Wagging Her Tail

Help arrives just in time for a little dog who had been hit by a car.

This Little Bunny Went to Capitol Hill (Photo)
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This Little Bunny Went to Capitol Hill (Photo)

A PETA “rabbit” keeps things hopping at a government cosmetics-testing meeting.

Video: You Won’t Believe This Woman’s Reaction to Seeing Her Cat Again
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Video: You Won’t Believe This Woman’s Reaction to Seeing Her Cat Again

Beau hadn’t eaten for a long time. Nothing. He couldn’t hold on much longer, so we hoped for a miracle—and with help from PETA, he got one.

When Adam Met Eve (Photos)
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When Adam Met Eve (Photos)

Eve, the cat with a taste for “forbidden” fruit, gets a new home.

These Dogs Are So, So Happy to Be Adopted (Photos)
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These Dogs Are So, So Happy to Be Adopted (Photos)

They came, they saw, they fell in love at PETA’s “Fall” in Love Adopt-a-thon.

Los Angeles County Votes to Save Lives Right ‘Meow’
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Los Angeles County Votes to Save Lives Right ‘Meow’

Los Angeles County supervisors are “paw”-sitively saving more than nine cat lives.

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This Chained Dog Got Fed Every Day … Unless It Was Raining
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This Chained Dog Got Fed Every Day … Unless It Was Raining

A dog who used to spend every hour alone outdoors—even in terrible weather, when he wasn’t fed—is seeking a fair (and foul) weather friend.

Animals’ Favorite Playboy Playmates
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Animals’ Favorite Playboy Playmates

The iconic men’s magazine “Playboy” is pulling its pin-ups, but have no fear: Here at PETA, we’d still rather bare skin than wear skin.

These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)
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These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)

PETA spays and neuters more than 120 cats and dogs during three-day marathon.

Public Swimming Pool Goes to the Dogs
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Public Swimming Pool Goes to the Dogs

PETA makes a splash at three local events near our Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters, the Sam Simon Center.

Photo by Barbara Hays/Norfolk Animal Care Center
It’s Aliiiiiiiive! Watch Cancer Grow in an Unlikely Place
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It’s Aliiiiiiiive! Watch Cancer Grow in an Unlikely Place

An innovative company makes watching cancer grow kind of cool.

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These Dogs Didn’t Have to Die Frightened and Alone on a Dirt Road
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These Dogs Didn’t Have to Die Frightened and Alone on a Dirt Road

What happens when shelters turn away animals in need? The animals suffer and die somewhere else.

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These Dogs Were Put in Crates—and Never Came Out
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These Dogs Were Put in Crates—and Never Came Out

Not only is confining a dog to a crate for hours (or days) at a time cruel, it can also be deadly.

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