paul kehrer/cc by 2.0 Anyone who’s ever watched a racehorse being flogged down the home stretch can see the obvious: It’s animal abuse. Jockeys routinely strike thoroughbreds 15 to 20 times before they cross the finish line. Now, thanks to a new study from the University of Sydney, we know that whipping doesn’t even make … 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 »
US Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region/CC by 2.0 Two fish-farm managers have been charged with cruelty to animals after thousands of fish were found dead at a Scottish salmon farm. Authorities and the Scottish SPCA are investigating what appears to be a case of chemical poisoning. Unfortunately, cruelty is common on fish farms, and … Read more »
Today, PETA released its statistics on the number of animals it took in, found wonderful homes for, and had to euthanize in 2010. The number of animals who are discarded by people each year is staggering, and that won’t change until our laws do, so PETA is once again calling on governors across the U.S. … Read more »
mike licht, notionscapital.com/cc by 2.0 If the heartbreaking pictures of animals suffering on factory farms and in slaughterhouses bring you down (and if they don’t, you need to worry), you’ll be pleased to learn that scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina are developing a way to give die-hard carnivores an animal-friendly meat fix. With the help … Read more »
When are Canadian sealers going to catch a break? Never, it seems, as long as they continue to hook baby seals in the eye or mouth, drag them across the ice, and bludgeon them to death. Taiwan’s forestry bureau is considering banning seal products, just as the U.S. and the European Union have done. Forestry … Read more »
As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and nowhere is this truer than when it comes to spaying and neutering dogs and cats. That’s why I’m so excited to announce that 2010 was a banner year for PETA’s mobile clinics, which spayed and neutered a record 10,683 … Read more »
PETA is giving a Compassionate Action Award to Mark Greenaway, a Gatineau, Québec, resident who rescued a dog from a burning building. Greenaway isn’t a firefighter, but when he saw smoke coming from a duplex, he risked his own life by running into both burning apartments to save anyone who might be inside. In the … 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 »
Animal shelters across the country are overflowing with record numbers of cats and dogs—many of whom were surrendered by people who lost their homes or could no longer afford to care for their animal companions after being laid off.
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 »
Many of us have had a peek into the bizarre world of hoarding courtesy of reality television. Accumulating piles and piles of household junk is bad enough, but when hoarders collect living animals, the results are extreme neglect, suffering, and death. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), “It is likely that up to … Read more »
… without saying a word. PETA just launched a cool new infographic that’s chock-full of interesting facts about meat—like how many animals suffer each year, how it harms the environment, and how seriously gross it is. So check out the infographic and then let it do the talking when you share it with your friends. … Read more »
Award-winning British soul singer Joss Stone says there’s one thing that she can’t bear—the killing of bears to make hats for The Queen’s Guards. Joss Stone shows that bears are for cuddling, not killing. The “For the Love of You” singer is baring all for the love of Canadian bears, who are sometimes shot or ensnared in … Read more »
