PETA was awarded a default judgment and permanent injunction in our Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Dade City’s Wild Things in Florida, which is now permanently banned from owning or possessing endangered tigers and has reportedly closed its doors! The remaining tigers were relocated to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, where they will be … Read more »
Funding from the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. contributed towards the creation of a first-of-its-kind three-dimensional model that can be used to study the effects of chemicals on the deepest part of the human lung. This model could prevent tens of thousands of rats and mice from being confined to small tubes and forced to … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, outerwear company Amundsen Sports banned fur! We’re delighted that it’s joining the hundreds of designers and retailers—including Columbia, Fjällräven, Patagonia, and REI—that sell only faux fur. This compassionate decision will prevent countless gentle animals from being caught in painful traps that slam down on their limbs—often breaking bones—before trappers return to … Read more »
Following years of pressure from PETA, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that its Anchorage, Alaska, dealership will cut ties with the Iditarod after this year’s event! Our campaign included more than 250,000 e-mails from supporters urging Chrysler to sever ties with the race, an ad blitz on television stations near the company’s Detroit headquarters, and … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering that animals endure at SeaWorld—including how the abusement park crams orcas into cramped, barren tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancy—Snickers confirmed that it’s no longer a sponsor of company. It joins several other former … Read more »
Following an appeal from PETA, Baird Private Wealth Management confirmed that it no longer sponsors or supports the Iditarod. The company had been a sponsor in 2018 and 2019. Urge Donlin Gold and others to stop supporting the cruel and deadly race.
After hearing from nearly 100,000 PETA supporters, Alaska Airlines—the fifth-largest airline in the U.S.—has confirmed that its 40 years of supporting the Iditarod will end after this year’s race. PETA has been meeting with and pressuring the company for years, including by protesting at its corporate headquarters. Now, urge Millennium Hotels and Resorts to stop … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, the American Red Cross, which reaches an average of more than 100 million people around the globe each year, has agreed to switch to using vegan gloves in its kits and will remove all leather glove references from its messaging, including on its website. Urge Levi’s and other brands to ban … Read more »
After nearly two years of pressure from PETA entities worldwide—including more than 200,000 e-mails sent by supporters around the world—the cabinet secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture, Peter Munya, has finally banned donkey slaughterhouses in that country! This move will prevent countless donkeys from being violently killed so that their skin can be boiled down … Read more »
In another victory for animals suffering in circuses, the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia, has barred Garden Bros. Circus from using animals when it comes to town in March! A former Garden Bros. employee reported that backstage, a camel named Cash once cried out so loudly during a beating that he could be heard on … Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a policy to no longer require a test in which birds are fed pesticide-laced food for days before being killed, sparing approximately 700 mallards and quails each year. The draft policy was based on the results of a paper that the agency coauthored with the PETA International Science Consortium … Read more »
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the use of wild and exotic animals in circuses, performing acts, and house parties and to prohibit public contact with dangerous animals. PETA supported Los Angeles’ progressive ban every step of the way. We contributed comments and input during the ordinance drafting process, and now we’re … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Global Brands Group— which owns Aquatalia and licenses more than a dozen brands, including Frye and Spyder—has done the right thing for animals and consumers by joining Prada, Coach, Jean Paul Gaultier, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Vivienne Westwood, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, and many others that have banned fur! With … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Awake Watches—a Paris-based company supported by French President Emmanuel Macron—confirmed that it’s no longer ordering leather straps. Furthermore, it pledged to be free of all animal-derived materials once it sells its current leather stock. The environmental-focused company made the right decision for the planet given the leather industry’s massive contribution to … Read more »
After more than a year of discussions, PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies program welcomes one of the biggest personal-care brands in the world: Unilever’s Suave. The brand has worked with PETA scientists to ban all tests on animals worldwide, including in China, where animal testing is required for many products. Suave products will carry our … Read more »
