Spring River Park & Zoo to Replace Bear Pits With Spacious New Habitats

PETA scored another victory in its fight to relegate bear pits to the history books! City councilors unanimously approved a plan to improve living conditions at the Spring River Park & Zoo in Roswell, New Mexico, after a vigorous PETA campaign. The zoo will be providing two bears and two mountain lions with spacious new … Read more »

Walmart Removes Donkey-Hide Gelatin!

After learning from PETA that donkeys are confined to filthy concrete pens, beaten with sticks, and struck in the head with a sledgehammer so that their skins can be boiled down to make gelatin for a Chinese “medicine” called ejiao, Walmart stopped selling products containing this cruelly produced ingredient. Now, the company sells only alternatives … Read more »

Grand Circle Corporation Removes Elephant Rides Across All Its Brands

After more than 315,000 PETA members and supporters told Grand Circle Corporation that they oppose the cruelty inherent in elephant rides—for which the animals are forcibly separated from their mothers as babies, tied down, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with sharp weapons—the company committed to no longer offering these rides from any of its travel companies, … Read more »

Donatella Versace Denounces Fur

Donatella Versace—the creative director of luxury brand Versace—told Vogue that she is done with fur and doesn’t want to “kill animals to make fashion,” saying that it “doesn’t feel right.” This momentous announcement comes after decades of pressure from PETA and messages from the public urging her to ditch fur.

Furla Bans Fur After Major Push From PETA!

After more than a year of being pressured by PETA—and receiving more than 200,000 e-mails from the public—Furla announced that it’s joining the ever-growing list of fur-free luxury brands! Its CEO explained that the decision “confirms the brand’s increasing interest in the environment, with particular attention to the animal world, to which Furla is very … Read more »

100 Airports Ban Glue Traps!

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport informed PETA that it will stop using glue traps. This latest victory means that 100 airports across the nation are now glue trap–free.

EPA Drafts Plan to Reduce and Replace Animal Testing

The Environmental Protection Agency issued its draft strategic plan to implement non-animal chemical testing methods and took into account PETA’s extensive input.

PETA Scientists at Toxicology Conference

Scientists from the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. attended the world’s largest international toxicology conference, where they presented research that the Science Consortium is funding to develop non-animal inhalation testing methods, co-chaired a symposium session, and led a continuing education course focused on ways to replace animals in chemical testing.

New York–based Clothing Retailer Bans Fur and Angora!

PETA contacted Plan de Ville to inform the company that animals in the fur and angora industries are often kept inside cramped, filthy cages—where they’re deprived of everything that’s natural and important to them—and killed in terrifying and painful ways, such as gassing or electrocution. As a result, the New York–based clothing retailer made the … Read more »

Judge Recommends Default Judgment Against Dade City’s Wild Things

A U.S. magistrate judge issued a report recommending that a default judgment be entered against Dade City’s Wild Things (DCWT) and its owners, finding that they had violated the federal Endangered Species Act. If this report is adopted by the District Court judge in the matter and PETA is granted the relief it is seeking, … Read more »

Garden Bros. Circus Denied Permit in Fairmont, West Virginia

After hearing from PETA, the Fairmont Police Department informed the Garden Bros. Circus that it wouldn’t be issued a permit to exhibit or display wild or exotic animals within Fairmont city limits for its show at the National Guard Armory.

Third-Busiest Airport Bans Glue Traps!

Following communication from PETA, the Chicago Department of Aviation—the operator of O’Hare International and Midway International airports—agreed to ban glue traps. Not only is O’Hare known for its size, it’s also the third-busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic.

Starbucks Introduces Hazelnut Mocha Coconutmilk Macchiato

Starbucks introduced a Hazelnut Mocha Coconutmilk Macchiato following discussions with PETA in which we pushed for more vegan syrups and sauces as well as items built with them. The Macchiato includes vegan hazelnut syrup and mocha sauce.

Rent the Runway Bans Fur

Rent the Runway—a mostly online service that rents out 350 high-end designers’ clothing and accessories—banned fur. This compassionate decision comes after more than 155,000 people contacted the company to urge executives to ban fur. We informed the company that fur often comes from animals who spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy cages and … Read more »

After Meetings With PETA, Burlington Coat Factory Bans Angora

After working behind the scenes with PETA, Burlington Coat Factory made the compassionate, business-savvy decision to ban angora, which often comes from rabbits who spend their entire lives inside cramped, filthy cages without access to food and clean water and who scream in pain while their fur is being plucked out. The company—which sells clothes … Read more »

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