Following multiple requests for investigations from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued tiger exhibitor Lisa Lopez, operator of All Things Wild, a $16,000 civil penalty for illegally exhibiting tigers without a license and offering dangerous public feeding opportunities at the Alabama and Georgia state fairs in 2020.
After PETA contacted Tory Burch and explained that animals in the exotic-skins industry are crudely bludgeoned with hammers, inflated with water or air, stabbed, and abused in other ways, the mid-luxury women’s fashion label confirmed that it had banned exotic skins! Please always choose fake snake, mock croc, and other animal-friendly options—and help us urge Gucci, … Read more »
The Colombian environmental agency Corporación Autónoma Regional del Valle del Cauca fined experimenters Sócrates Herrera and Myriam Arévalo—the owners of the Colombian organizations at the center of PETA’s 18-month investigation—more than $281,000 after it found them responsible for lacking the required permits to capture, confine, and experiment on monkeys. The agency’s ruling also established that … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. coauthored a paper with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other collaborators on methods that can replace the use of live rabbits to test the effects of chemicals on human eyes. Building on this work, the EPA office that regulates industrial chemicals released a document encouraging companies to employ … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Hill Holliday—one of the largest ad agencies in the U.S.—joined the Ad Council, Leo Burnett Chicago, Ogilvy, Wieden+Kennedy, Wunderman Thompson, and many other major ad agencies in not using images of pugs, bulldogs, or other flat-faced dog breeds in newly produced ads! These dogs are purposely bred to have deformities that … Read more »
The National Institutes of Health approved a plan to invest in and study animal-free, human-relevant research methods. Many of the recommendations formally and repeatedly made by PETA were included in the plan, some nearly verbatim. The program is expected to fund $35 million to $40 million a year to “significantly advance understanding of human health … Read more »
After being prompted by PETA, home design company Jagoe Homes confirmed that it would join Polyram Plastic Industries, paint manufacturer PPG Industries, and health and nutrition company DSM in pulling financial support of the Hadi Shrine Circus in Indiana—one of the last shows still exploiting elephants and other animals for entertainment. Jagoe Homes’ owner compassionately … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Kravet Inc.—a home furnishings leader in the interior design trade—banned cashmere! The company made this compassionate decision, which applies to its brands Brunschwig & Fils, Donghia, GP & J Baker, Kravet, and Lee Jofa, after learning that goats scream as workers pin them down by their legs and horns and violently … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, a U.S. Army–funded brain damage experiment on ferrets ended more than six months ahead of schedule at Michigan’s Wayne State University. Ferrets will no longer be purposely bombarded with radio waves, killed, and dissected in this gruesome experiment, which ridiculously purported to model Havana syndrome in humans. PETA is urging the … Read more »
Following talks with PETA, Polyram Plastic Industries—which had previously sponsored the Hadi Shrine Circus in Evansville, Indiana—made the compassionate decision to support only animal-free entertainment going forward! The company decided to separate itself from the cruel circus after learning that it’s among the last remaining shows still exploiting wild animals, who are confined to small … Read more »
Pajar Canada became the latest company to ban fur! Its compassionate decision to use only faux fur follows pressure from PETA and our supporters, which included sending the company’s targets 144,000 e-mails. This means the outdoor brand is no longer funding the cruel fur trade, which forces animals to live in cramped cages where they … Read more »
As many as 18 sheep each year in Albania will no longer be cut apart and killed in medical training courses, thanks to PETA’s donation of two state-of-the-art TraumaMan surgical simulators to that country’s Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) national program. This brings the total number of countries that have ended the crude use of … Read more »
Rite Aid—the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain—cares about animals. Following its kind decision to create and install signs at its more than 2,100 stores nationwide alerting customers to the dangers of leaving animals and children in parked cars, it agreed to no longer sell greeting cards that contain images of brachycephalic dog breeds! The pharmacy made … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, Wieden+Kennedy—one of the largest independent ad agencies in the world—committed to leaving images of breathing-impaired dog breeds (BIB) out of its ads! BIBs include bulldogs, pugs, Boston terriers, and other dogs bred to have life-threatening deformities that cause labored breathing, snorting, coughing, gagging, vomiting, and collapsing. A growing list of compassionate … Read more »
Fashion designer Jun Takahashi sent terrarium dresses—complete with live butterflies—down the runway at Paris Fashion Week. PETA quickly reached out to the Undercover designer and informed him that suppliers often ship butterflies long distances, during which they may die from exposure or be crushed before they reach their destination. Those butterflies who are turned loose … Read more »
