What happens when you get a bunch of over-the-top meat-centric YouTubers who seem to not give a hoot about their health, animals, or the nastiness of their gluttonous creations (e.g., steak-bacon-ham-cheese-sauce version of a ginger-bread house)? “Epic Meal Time.” Feeling nauseous now? Me too! Luckily, some vegans in a hissy one-upped that show with their incredibly funny spoof: … Read more »
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t think much about what racing greyhounds do when they’re not running around tracks. The greyhound advocacy group Grey2K USA recently managed to sneak a video camera past the tight security at Tucson Greyhound Park in Tucson, Arizona, and revealed the depressing, dungeon-like conditions that these dogs spend … Read more »
PETA asked for your help in picking the naughtiest person of 2010, and boy, did you guys come through—to the tune of more than 2.7 million lumps of coal! And the “winner” is … Ronald McDonald. The cruel clown got a run for his (blood) money from the CEO of SeaWorld, but in the end, … Read more »
PETA has given a Compassionate Action Award to three Ohio schoolteachers and a local firefighter for rescuing a dog who was trapped in the middle of an icy river. Shelli Smith and Christy Lawrence spotted the dog, who was stranded on the frozen Maumee River, and stopped to help. After getting advice from fellow teacher … Read more »
Dennis Lehane—the author of bestsellers-turned-blockbusters Shutter Island, Mystic River, and Gone Baby Gone—is offering a lucrative award to the person who returns his beloved dog, Tessa. Lehane has promised to name a character in his next book after the rescuer—a book that could quite possibly become a major motion picture. Tessa jumped the fence at the Lehane … Read more »
Amid laughter and high-fives, two PETA members dressed as giant condoms reminded people in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that cats and dogs can’t control pet overpopulation on their own. More than 350 people stopped to talk to the eye-catching pair and received leaflets on the importance of spaying and neutering. Many passersby asked for information about low-cost … Read more »
Hugs was one of the roughly 250 animals who were surrendered by PLRS. Even though The Hasselhoffs was canceled after just two episodes, 2010 still turned out to be a pretty great year. Thirty-three Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped underground for more than two months, and dog guardians were introduced to the amazing stuffing-free … Read more »
First Angelina Jolie swore off fur. Now she and Brad Pitt are donating $2 million to Namibia’s N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary, which rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife and also employs and provides aid to native bush people. The Jolie-Pitt family spent Christmas there helping conservationists treat injured African wild dogs and … Read more »
Alisa Miller’s worst nightmare came true last week when her dog Nala, who was flying to Germany with Miller, broke free of her crate and escaped from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Nala was missing for three days before she was found dead along Interstate 75 in Atlanta. She had apparently been struck by a … Read more »
An organic beef producer is recalling more than 34,000 pounds of ground beef after finding E. coli bacteria in its facilities. E. coli can cause dehydration, anemia, kidney failure, and even death. Many consumers don’t realize that animals on organic farms may be forced to endure the same crowded, filthy conditions as animals on typical … Read more »
We already know what your number one New Year’s Resolution is—going vegan, right? It turns out that some celebrity chefs are also resolving to be kinder to animals—and their arteries—in 2011. In the current issue of O magazine, four gourmet gurus made the following veg-olutions: Mario Batali, who previously announced that all his restaurants would … Read more »
What’s the latest must-have application for compassionate online activists? PETA’s Purple Ribbon, of course! With the click of a mouse, you can fight cruelty to animals by posting our Purple Ribbon to your Facebook wall and asking your friends to post it too. We’re fewer than 40,000 likes away from the 1 million mark, and … Read more »
ericlbc/CC by 2.0 Fireworks are being blamed for the recent deaths of 5,000 birds in Arkansas. The professional-grade explosives scared red-winged blackbirds and European starlings out of their nests and sent them into panicked flight. The night-blind birds crashed into houses, signs, and other obstacles, causing blunt-force trauma and death. As this case shows, fireworks … Read more »
A New York court saved NYPD Blue some green today by nullifying a $1.2 million fine that the Federal Communications Commission handed to ABC after the network aired an episode in which Charlotte Ross bared her backside. The court said that it wasn’t “per se indecent.” We agree. Baring one’s buns isn’t nearly as indecent … Read more »
It sounds too horrific to be true, but officials in South Korea are piling pigs on top of each other in trucks, dumping thousands of them into mass graves, and burying them alive. This atrocity is intended to control an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, but there is an inexpensive vaccine for the disease … Read more »
