In March 2019, PETA filed a lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts–Amherst after it refused to hand over video records of experiments done on monkeys, despite being instructed to do so by the state. The case reached a settlement, and UMass agreed to provide PETA with all of its videos of primate experiments from a … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about the suffering that orcas and other animals endure at SeaWorld, United Airlines has stopped selling tickets to all SeaWorld parks and removed any mention of them from its United Vacations website. The airline joins Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, Sunwing, and WestJet airlines—along with dozens of other companies—in cutting ties … Read more »
After years of pressure from PETA entities worldwide, including e-mails from more than 300,000 of our members and supporters, U.K. travel giant Virgin Holidays announced that it will no longer sell tickets to SeaWorld or any other park that keeps whales and dolphins in captivity! Virgin joins dozens of travel companies—including Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, Sunwing, … Read more »
A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a first-of-its-kind ruling on PETA’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Tri-State Zoological Park’s failure to provide a now-deceased tiger named Cayenne with adequate veterinary care “harmed” her, in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
After hearing from PETA, PETA Switzerland, and PETA Germany, Roche Pharmaceuticals has confirmed that it has ended its use of the forced swim test, in which small animals are dropped into inescapable beakers of water and must frantically swim to keep from drowning. Between 2001 and 2018, Roche published at least 11 papers that described … Read more »
After ongoing talks with PETA and learning that in the mohair industry, gentle angora goats—who are easily terrified and struggle desperately to escape during shearing—suffer tremendously before being violently killed for their wool, Sundance Catalog agreed to ban mohair! It joins nearly 350 brands worldwide that have banned this fiber, including ASOS, Diane von Furstenberg, … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. presented a poster at the 15th International Congress of Toxicology informing scientists, many for the first time, about a program with the Food and Drug Administration that seeks to replace animals in testing. The Consortium is currently working on two projects related to this program that are intended to … Read more »
For the first time in 60 years, Pittsburgh’s Syria Shriners won’t force elephants, camels, or any other animals to perform or give rides—because the group just announced an end to its annual circus! This victory follows years of PETA protests and e-mails from thousands of our supporters. The Syria Shriners have finally recognized the public’s … Read more »
We’re excited to announce that My Makeup Brushes has made the compassionate decision to ban badger hair after hearing from PETA and nearly 131,000 people! Now, more than 80 brands worldwide have banned the cruelly obtained fiber, sparing countless badgers a terrifying, painful death. Despite the egregious cruelty in this industry and the shift away … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and more than 130,000 of our supporters, cosmetics brush retailer My Makeup Brushes confirmed that it has joined over 70 other brands worldwide in banning badger hair! Eyewitness video footage revealed that in the badger-hair industry, these social animals—some with gaping wounds and missing limbs—were kept inside cramped cages before workers … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. donated $50,000 in equipment to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences, a laboratory dedicated to conducting and developing animal-free test methods. The equipment can be used to test the effects of substances on the lungs and yields more human-relevant results than the current method of forcing rats trapped in … Read more »
