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PETA Supporters Raised a Stink at ASPCA Headquarters Over Factory Farm Endorsement

A truck dumped a pile of poop in front of the ASPCA’s headquarters while a pack of PETA supporters chanted with signs calling on the ASPCA to cut the crap and stop promoting factory farms that hide systemic cruelty beneath phony “animal welfare certified” labels.

A demonstrator holding up a sign reading Chancellor Reyes: End Cruel Tests on Marmosets
Monkey Defenders Spill the Truth While UMass Officials Wine and Dine

PETA supporters soured a University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s (UMass) event at a winery with chants and a sign declaring, “CHANCELLOR REYES: End Cruel Tests on Marmosets!” The supporters highlighted the worthless experiments and shared their own experiences with menopause before security bottled them up.

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PETA Supporters Revealed the ‘Naked Truth’ Over Whole Foods’ Misleading Meat Labels

In Denver, nearly nude PETA supporters covered in “blood” lying on giant meat trays wrapped in cellophane—complete with spoof “humane” labels—took aim at the bogus certification scheme used to market the flesh of animals and dupe kind consumers into paying more for the same old cruelty.

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‘Are You Wearing My Mom?’ PETA’s AI-Powered Calf Robot Hits Miami

BRAT summer is over—but PETA’s AI-powered robot calf, Charli XC Cow, is calling for compassion ‘365’ days of the year. Shoppers hoping to snag some post-holiday deals were in for a sci-fi spectacle when the cow-borg asked those wearing leather, “Are you wearing my mother?”

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Giant ‘Mouse’ Tails Trump Administration at the Presidential Inaugural Ball

From the “Make America Great Again” Victory Rally to the president’s inauguration to the 2025 presidential inaugural ball, PETA’s “mouse” is confronting attendees and passersby with an alarming announcement: “NIH Wasted $23 Billion on Animal Tests Last Year!”

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An Eleventh Hour Rescue! Natalie and Her Puppies Saved from Freezing

As dangerously low temperatures raged across the eastern U.S., PETA fieldworkers found homeless dog Natalie out in the cold. The new mom led them to her litter of newborn puppies who were at risk of freezing to death.

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Shoppers Receive Eggcellent Surprise From PETA’s “Tommy Tofu” Amid Egg Shortage

PETA’s “Tommy Tofu” mascot and a flock of animal allies handed out 500 free vegan egg salad sandwiches, delighting Tucson shoppers shell-shocked from the bird flu-fueled egg shortage.

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City’s SeaWorld Coupon Scheme Sparks Uproar From PETA Supporters

PETA supporters made a splash at a city council meeting to slam San Diego’s proposed settlement with SeaWorld, which has the City set to forfeit millions of dollars in exchange for SeaWorld admission coupons. The action comes on the heels of PETA’s formal objection to the settlement on the grounds that it would amount to a financial windfall and free advertising for SeaWorld—which has come under fire for its long and sordid history of exploiting marine mammals.

Photo of a billboard with two men in bed and a chicken between them. Text reads "Meat Interrupts Your Sex Life"
Credit: Stephen McCracken Photography
PETA Erects Meat-Free Plea in “Worst Sex” Capital of U.K.

People in Belfast–named as the least sexually satisfied city in the U.K–got some serious food for thought this Veganuary with the appearance of a new billboard warning viewers that artery-clogging meat and dairy foods can grind bedroom fun to a halt by reducing blood flow to all the body’s organs.

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