While some PETA India members in Calcutta faced cop trouble at a demonstration outside the Calcutta Zoo earlier this week, others hit the streets in Delhi to help residents brush up on their ABCs: animal birth control. Professor Pup calls class to order. Delhi, Bangalore, and other parts of the country are facing … Read more »
Kids love animals—so if anyone told them the truth about what goes on behind the scenes, they would have to be dragged kicking and screaming to circuses like Ringling Bros. Over at PETAKids.com, we recently asked kids what they thought about circuses, and the results were too cute not to share! “I feel … Read more »
Our favorite naked vegan has written a new book, The Kind Diet, which comes out in October. The book is all about living a vegan lifestyle, and Alicia had some great things to say to Health about the benefits of eating cruelty-free: daemonstv / CC “You can hear your needs and desires more … Read more »
Since we posted our action alert about Brookstone’s boneheaded decision to sell live frogs and snails who are confined to minuscule “Frog-O-Spheres,” we’ve heard from lots of people who’ve confirmed our worst fears about the likely fate of these animals. Brookstone has admitted that they aren’t screening potential “Frog-O-Sphere” customers, and their woefully … Read more »
Last week, vegetarian Carmen Cusack walked into the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles looking to change her license plate to read “ILVTOFU.” Dreaming of kung pao tofu, barbecue tofu sandwiches, and tofu tacos, Carmen was ready to educate everyone she shares the road with about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. Well, it seems that … Read more »
examiner / CC Funny: Cartoons about cats on a lazy Sunday. Not funny: Making jokes about barbecuing cats when you’re supposed to be working. We’re relieved that the Federal Aviation Administration apparently agrees that making jokes at a dead animal’s expense is inappropriate. It has removed the “jokester” from duty. Written by Karin Bennett
e6townhall / CC Considering how factory farms (mis)treat pigs—cramming them into filthy pens and confining mothers to gestation crates—it’s not hard to see farms as porcine prisons. So, naturally, when we heard that a prison in McLeansville, North Carolina, was slated for closure, we quickly dispatched a letter to Governor Bev Purdue to ask for … Read more »
This week at the summit of North American leaders, President Obama discussed his stimulus plan, which is aimed at improving the U.S. economy. It includes a “buy American” clause that requires projects funded with stimulus money to use only American goods. Guess who’s up in arms? Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prime Minister Harper is … Read more »
Our friends at Animal Defenders International (ADI) have just released footage from their undercover investigation of the Great British Circus. If you’re like me, you just had déjà vu. ADI’s undercover footage of elephant beatings is sickeningly similar to our footage of Ringling’s elephant beatings. That’s because the routine abuse of animals in … Read more »
store.afa-online / CC I’m fascinated by some celebrities’ bizarre backstage demands—the Backstreet Boys’ list of “must-haves” includes black nail polish while John Mayer’s concert rider includes a demand for four soft-headed toothbrushes. The most recent celebrity requests to pop up during my Internet perusing left me giddy instead of scratching my head. Sir Paul McCartney, … Read more »
As promised, here are the photos from PETA India’s protest yesterday outside the Calcutta Zoo. You’ll probably remember the protest because of a certain police officer’s arrest “Fail.” This protest is just one of PETA India’s many actions to help animals in captivity—check out this latest ad. Hmm … looks like somebody’s out … Read more »
Last week, Elizabeth Carlisle appeared in court to face cruelty-to-animals charges for allegedly drowning two rabbits while she was working at a Petland store in Akron, Ohio. On the day of Carlisle’s arraignment, local PETA members and other outraged members of the community stood outside the courthouse calling on Akron’s chief city prosecutor, Douglas J. … Read more »
ecorazzi / CC We already loved Kathy Freston for her wonderful books, Quantum Wellness and The Quantum Wellness Cleanse, which promote a vegan diet as part of a healthy lifestyle. (Even Oprah tried the cleanse!) Now we have yet another reason to love Kathy: Her animal-friendly fashions have earned her a spot in Vanity … Read more »
My “case of the Mondays” went up in smoke as soon as I read about a capless, clueless cop who landed himself in hot water during a PETA India protest outside the Calcutta Zoo. The officer, Assistant Commissioner Anil Kar, wasn’t about to interrupt a smoke break to make an arrest. Instead, he held his … Read more »
The following is a guest post by Amy from the VegCooking blog: You may remember that back in June I asked for your help finding the best faux chicken sandwiches in North America. We read through your suggestions and set out to find the pick of the flock, and we’ve finally tallied the results in … Read more »
