HBO canceled its troubled horse-racing series Luck amid PETA’s protests over horse deaths on the set, and the bad luck continues for the show’s creators. Now HBO and the show’s producer, Stewart Productions, have been hit with a lawsuit charging that they willfully allowed horses to be abused and attempted to cover it up. Paolo … Read more »
Ne-Yo is making it a happy New Year for animals: The singer has resolved to go vegan in 2013. When Ne-Yo first tweeted his New Year’s resolution, he deemed it a discipline test. But after he learned about the cruelty of the meat and dairy industries, he said that there was “much more meaning to it.” PETA … Read more »
When boyfriends go vegan, sexy videos go viral. “Boyfriend Went Vegan and Knocked the Bottom out of Me” is PETA’s cautionary tale of what can happen when men stop clogging up the blood vessels to all their organs (and not just the heart!) with meat and dairy products. More than 3 million people have watched … Read more »
When a young couple on vacation in Florida decided to take a leisurely afternoon stroll through a park, they had no idea that they were about to save a life. But that’s exactly what happened. The pair came upon a duck sitting in the grass who didn’t attempt to waddle away or even stand up … Read more »
It’s a happy new year for ducks and geese after Great Britain’s House of Lords pulled foie gras from its restaurant menus. PETA U.K. had appealed to the lords, pointing out that it was entirely inappropriate to be serving a dish that is so cruel that it is illegal to produce in the U.K. Baroness … Read more »
As harsh winter weather rages across the country, some of those facing the greatest risk are the dogs forced to live outdoors at the end of a chain, where they must endure some of the worst conditions that nature has to offer. Now, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt is stepping up to help them with a … Read more »
We have very exciting news to share. Earlier this week, a representative from United Airlines phoned PETA to say that the airline will no longer transport primates for use in experiments anywhere in the world! In order to ensure that animal experimenters get the message loud and clear, United even posted the new policy on its … Read more »
PETA made sure that grocery shoppers didn’t wind up in a pickle when the eco-friendly ban on plastic bags went into effect in Oakland, California. A convivial carrot and personable pickle offered shoppers at one grocery store free tote bags that were greener than a cucumber salad. That’s because not only did the bags help shoppers … Read more »
In India, kids celebrate the winter solstice, called Makar Sankranti, by flying kites. Sounds like a fun, harmless tradition, right? The trouble is that, as anybody who has seen The Kite Runner knows, kite-flying in the East can be extremely competitive—cutthroat, if you will. Many kite-flyers use glass-coated string called manja to sever their competitors’ kite … Read more »
Update: Based on PETA complaints documenting abuse and neglect of animals in the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s laboratories, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken the rare step of fining the facility $9,143 for egregious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act—including failing to supply veterinary care to a sheep who had … Read more »
Lady Gaga seems to flip-flop more than a new pair of Havaianas. Now Sharon Osbourne is calling the singer out on it, saying: [W]hen I saw you wear a dress made out of raw meat, I was sickened. When I see you wearing fur, and using it as a fashion statement, the fact that defenseless … Read more »
How much does that doggie in the window cost? One shelter dog’s sad life. Breeders and puppy mills churn out litter after litter of puppies, charging buyers hundreds of dollars per dog and raking in money hand over fist. The fact that they often cram dogs into filthy outdoor kennels and deny them veterinary care, while also forcing … Read more »
Rosa Parks is remembered as one of the most fearless civil rights activists in history. So it’s fitting that her birthday, February 4, has been deemed the National Day of Courage, when we are all encouraged to raise our voices against injustice. The Henry Ford Museum in the Detroit area, where Parks spent the latter … Read more »
Update: We’re happy to report a favorable development in this case: A court has denied a motion by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the agency by PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), and two Fayetteville-area residents seeking to overturn the USDA’s renewal of Jambbas Ranch Tours’ license … Read more »
We knew our Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity nominee Rooney Mara was meat-free, but it seems that the girl with the dragon tattoo is also the girl who bid dairy adieu. The buzz from the Sundance Film Festival is that Rooney has been noshing on vegan eats. Perhaps Casey Affleck rubbed off on her while they were filming Ain’t … Read more »
