Republican Jim Patterson introduced “ag-gag” Assembly Bill 343 to the California Assembly—if passed, the bill would have likely shut down undercover investigations on factory farms. As it turned out, the bill was what got shut down. There was so much opposition to Assembly Bill 343 that Patterson yanked it out of consideration himself after admitting … Read more »
In the midst of World Week for Animals in Laboratories, we have exciting news to share. After more than three decades of PETA action, Harvard will be shutting down its deeply controversial primate-testing facility in 2015. This victory is 30 years in the making. In fact, some early-day PETA members took part in a headline-making demonstration … Read more »
As an organization that celebrates education, the Smithsonian Institution should have been smarter. To drum up donations for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the organization threw a fundraising party complete with wild animals whom partygoers were allowed to touch, hold, and take pictures with. The cheetah, wallaby, penguin, armadillo, and baby foxes were from the Columbus … Read more »
This year, we have something to celebrate as we commemorate World Week for Animals in Laboratories. After 30 years of pressure from PETA and other organizations, Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center is shutting its doors. This milestone victory proves that even the mightiest can fall—or do better, move on, or modernize. And … Read more »
If you’ve ever read one of PETA’s “Piense Antes de Comer” leaflets or seen actor Constance Marie’s spay-and-neuter billboard—or any of our countless other Spanish materials—you’re already familiar with our outreach to Latinos. But at Mama’s International Tamales in downtown Los Angeles yesterday, we celebrated a groundbreaking moment with the official launch of our newest … Read more »
Carrie Underwood isn’t hiding her disgust about Tennessee’s “ag-gag” bill—and and rightfully so. She strongly disagrees with making cruelty investigations on farms illegal and said she may just show up on the governor’s doorstep if he signs the bill into law. But state Rep. Andy Holt took it upon himself to insult Carrie for voicing … Read more »
Why are the staffers at the Sam Simon Center—PETA’s Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters—having a hard time getting their work done right now? Because two little pups are making for one big distraction. Daisy and Cupcake are as beautiful and sweet as their names suggest. They were given up by someone whose dachshund and Chihuahua didn’t get … Read more »
Canada has tried every trick in the book to get around the European Union’s ban on seal fur. But it isn’t having much luck. The most recent ruse was to try to convince the General Court of the European Union to overturn the ban on the grounds that it hurt the Inuit people’s livelihood—even though … Read more »
When Tommy Lee hits the stage tonight in Calgary, Alberta, there may be a special guest in the audience to watch him drum upside down: Alison Redford, the premier of Alberta. Tommy invited her to the Mötley Crüe concert so that she could experience a “really wild show” that doesn’t involve injuring and killing animals. … Read more »
Here it is: the car that can save animals’ lives: New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), a group that has been working with PETA to free the horses who are forced to pull carriages on New York City’s streets, commissioned a car designer to build a replica of a classic car that … Read more »
There is a certain kind of person, it seems, who enjoys dressing up like a deranged escapee from some historical theme park and swilling mint juleps just to watch horses run around a dirt track for a couple of minutes. But as a new PETA mobile billboard will remind visitors arriving at Churchill Downs to attend the … Read more »
Educators in Flushing might be blushing today. Public School (P.S.) 244 in that Queens neighborhood in New York did something royally kind to animals by becoming the country’s first all-vegetarian traditional public school, so PETA’s humane-education division, TeachKind, is giving the school its Compassionate School Award. For P.S. 244, going vegetarian was an easy decision because … Read more »
Benjamin Cloutier was just 24 years old when he was mauled to death by a frustrated captive bear. He was cleaning the animal’s cage as part of his job at Animals of Montana, a company that rents out wild animals for photo shoots as well as film and television productions. iStockphoto.com/Enter6 PETA had asked the Occupational … Read more »
A PETA member has sent a letter to the head of the state’s PTA regarding its announced partnership with McDonald’s to “promote healthy eating for kids.”
A driver in southern Georgia was shocked when she spotted a pitiful-looking dog hanging on for dear life to the top of a crate in the back of a pickup truck that was careening down the interstate. A heavy chain around the animal’s neck that was hooked to the top of the crate looked as … Read more »
