Nearly 320 brands worldwide—including Restoration Hardware, Brooks Brothers, and Ralph Lauren—have banned mohair after learning from PETA that workers in the mohair industry were seen dragging terrified goats by the horns and legs and cutting off their skin during shearing. Angora goats used for mohair are subjected to painful mutilations, including when workers castrate them … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that Jordan World Circus and the exhibitors it contracts with have long histories of animal-welfare and public-safety concerns, New Mexico State University (NMSU) confirmed to PETA that the circus’s performances that were previously scheduled to take place at the school’s Pan American Center had been canceled. The university also committed to … Read more »
After PETA wrote to AAA Arizona about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including that the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancy—the company confirmed that it no longer sells tickets to these cruel parks. AAA … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including that the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on the metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancies—GiftRocket removed the marine mammal park from its list of suggested gift card uses. It … Read more »
Iconic British brand Burberry is going fur-free—and it’s ditching angora, too! This monumental victory comes after more than a decade of campaigning by PETA entities worldwide against the company’s use of fur, including holding dozens of protests outside its stores worldwide, sending tens of thousands of e-mails, distributing countless leaflets and posters, and even becoming … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.—a leading producer of oils, fats, confectionery ingredients, and soy—confirmed that it will no longer fund, conduct, or commission tests on animals in order to make health claims about its products. In experiments previously funded and conducted by the company, rats and mice were starved, force-fed, and injected … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that dogs used in sled racing spend most of their lives chained to plastic barrels or in factory farm–style pens, CruiseExperts Travel—an excursion company that operates Alaska Shore Experts—removed all dogsledding activities from its offerings. CruiseExperts joins Jack Daniel’s, State Farm, Wells Fargo, and many others in ending its support for … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and more than 160,000 of our members and supporters about SeaWorld’s long history of animal mistreatment—including how the company crams orcas into tiny, barren concrete tanks in which they gnaw on metal gates in frustration and often die decades short of their natural life expectancies—WestJet removed all references to the marine … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global meat manufacturer NH Foods and international sugar company Ensuiko Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., both agreed to stop conducting and funding animal experiments used to make dubious health claims about their products. Both companies had previously conducted experiments in which mice were fed ingredients, their was blood taken, and then they … Read more »
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a game-changing, first-of-its-kind restriction that requires the Department of Defense to use medical-simulation technology in trauma-skills training “to the maximum extent practicable” before resorting to harming animals in the deadly drills. This new provision will force the Pentagon to focus … Read more »
After hearing from local residents and more than 23,000 PETA members and supporters, the Highlands County Fair Association in Sebring, Florida, canceled planned Loomis Bros. Circus shows at its fairgrounds! The circus was scheduled to exhibit elephants and tigers from notoriously abusive exhibitor Brian Franzen, who was videotaped recently striking an elephant named Megu in … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global food and beverage giants Asahi Group Holdings (known for its Asahi Super Dry and Peroni beers), Sapporo Holdings (the oldest beer brand in Japan and maker of the best-selling Asian beer in the U.S.), Meiji Holdings (the world’s fourth-largest candy company), Ezaki Glico (a leading confectionary company), and Kewpie Corporation … Read more »
After years of abusing animals—including by forcing elephants to perform meaningless tricks, give rides, and pose for photos with the public and whipping a tiger in the face and on the body more than two dozen times in front of a crowd of children—Circus Pages finally shut its doors. PETA submitted complaints to law-enforcement authorities … Read more »
