Katherine Sullivan

Progress for Horses! California Horse Racing Board Toughens Thyroid Drug Rules
Progress for Horses! California Horse Racing Board Toughens Thyroid Drug Rules

PETA blew the lid off horse trainer Steve Asmussen’s misuse of thyroxine. Now, the California Horse Racing Board is taking action to curb abuse of the powerful prescription drug.

These Folks Learned the Hard Way: Big Cats Are Dangerous Predators
These Folks Learned the Hard Way: Big Cats Are Dangerous Predators

Never support any venue that allows tourists to interact with tigers, leopards, or other big cats. Here’s how ones that do put everyone involved at risk.

VIDEO: ‘You’re Required to Hang 28 Birds a Minute,’ Tyson Whistleblower Says
VIDEO: ‘You’re Required to Hang 28 Birds a Minute,’ Tyson Whistleblower Says

When you’re made to slaughter more than 12,000 birds per shift—knowing that if your kill rate comes up short you’ll be reprimanded—social distancing tends to be “impossible.”

It’s the PETA Victory Everyone’s Talking About, Including Stephen Colbert
It’s the PETA Victory Everyone’s Talking About, Including Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert seemingly got all kinds of fired up on “The Late Show” while discussing Chaokoh, which forces chained monkeys to pick coconuts.

Texas A&M Violates Dogs’ Right to Live Freely, PETA’s Right to Speak Up for Them
Texas A&M Violates Dogs’ Right to Live Freely, PETA’s Right to Speak Up for Them

“Imagine having your body left to science while you’re still in it.” Texas A&M doesn’t want us imagining it—and the school will violate the U.S. Constitution to try to get its way.

The Red Lantern: A Deathless Dogsledding Video Game? Get Real
The Red Lantern: A Deathless Dogsledding Video Game? Get Real

Makers of The Red Lantern call their video game “story-driven.” But by including a “Dogs Always Live” setting, they’re sugarcoating more than 150 real dogs’ tragic stories.

Nick Nack Should’ve Been Free to Do All This—Instead, He Was Driven Mad in a Lab
Nick Nack Should’ve Been Free to Do All This—Instead, He Was Driven Mad in a Lab

Just look at distressed Nick Nack in Elisabeth Murray’s government laboratory compared to healthy monkeys in their natural habitat.

VIDEO: Activists Arrested, Dragged Off Field Protesting TAMU Dog Experiments
VIDEO: Activists Arrested, Dragged Off Field Protesting TAMU Dog Experiments

The most talked-about play at Texas A&M’s most recent football game wasn’t made by a player—it was made by PETA supporters rushing the field, urging TAMU to shut down its dog lab.

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Arsonist Gets 11 Years Behind Bars for Animal Abuse, Other Crimes
Arsonist Gets 11 Years Behind Bars for Animal Abuse, Other Crimes

Arsonist Michael Jarrod Bakkela was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading no contest to animal abuse and other charges.

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Petco: ‘Health + Wellness’ or ‘Suffering + Death’? Get the Facts, Then Decide
Petco: ‘Health + Wellness’ or ‘Suffering + Death’? Get the Facts, Then Decide

If Petco wants to be a “full health and wellness company,” it’ll have to ban a lot more than just shock collars.

WATCH: Bear Snaps at Handler Mid-Circus, Is Beaten With a Shovel
WATCH: Bear Snaps at Handler Mid-Circus, Is Beaten With a Shovel

It’s not shocking that a bear would lash out after being beaten, and it’s appalling that animals are still being exploited and abused for entertainment in 2020.

From Racetracks to Refuge—This Thoroughbred’s Rescue Story Will Melt Your Heart
From Racetracks to Refuge—This Thoroughbred’s Rescue Story Will Melt Your Heart

If local activists hadn’t alerted PETA that Pastel was at an auction, the 18-year-old Thoroughbred wouldn’t be enjoying new pastures and friends at her sanctuary home.

Johns Hopkins Owl Torture Tests: Confirmed Useless, Apparently Illegal
Johns Hopkins Owl Torture Tests: Confirmed Useless, Apparently Illegal

Cutting into owls’ skulls, screwing devices onto their heads, poking around in their exposed brains—Shreesh Mysore does this and more, despite admitting the tests could be rubbish.

Still Eat Chicken? Hear What This Former Tyson Chicken Farmer Has to Say
Still Eat Chicken? Hear What This Former Tyson Chicken Farmer Has to Say

Chickens freezing to death on transport trucks, dead birds lining the road like a twisted version of Hansel and Gretel’s breadcrumbs—if you eat chicken, THIS is what you support.

Officials Shut Down Illegal Tiger Exhibit on Its Opening Day, Thanks to PETA
Officials Shut Down Illegal Tiger Exhibit on Its Opening Day, Thanks to PETA

It’s unethical to confine tigers to small trailers and haul them all over the place just for selfies. This year, there won’t be any such photo ops at the Cowtown Fair in Fort Worth, Texas.

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