New York–based travel company smarTours removed elephant rides from all 18 of its India tours after learning from PETA that elephants at Amber Fort in Jaipur are forced to carry tourists uphill for hours on end, even in scorching temperatures, under the constant threat of violence. smarTours joins more than three dozen other travel companies … Read more »
Scientists from PETA U.S., PETA U.K. and PETA Germany published an article in an important business journal detailing the ethical, scientific, and financial benefits of replacing animals used for drug and chemical testing with non-animal testing methods. See here.
After meeting with PETA and learning that circuses force animals to perform through violence and domination, the Hastings Civic Arena in Hastings, Minnesota, confirmed that it will no longer host circuses that use animals. It joins more than 620 venues nationwide that have prohibited cruel animal acts.
TGI Fridays launched the Beyond Burger at select locations, “with a national rollout date expected in early 2018.” In 2011, PETA began contacting the restaurant chain to encourage it to introduce vegan options, including vegan burgers specifically, and we’ve kept doing so through several leadership and ownership changes. Earlier this year, the company switched its … Read more »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California can prohibit the sale of foie gras made by force-feeding ducks and geese—a decision that echoes the thoughts and sentiments of kind people all over the world. This victory follows years of PETA protests against foie gras, during which we showed videos of … Read more »
PETA urged Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport not to use glue traps. After watching our video that shows small animals languishing in these indiscriminate devices, the airport—which was voted World’s Best Airport Serving 5–10 Million Passengers and the Best Regional Airport in North America in 2017—confirmed that it will no longer use glue traps.
For the first time in more than 20 years, Richard Melloni at Northeastern University isn’t receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health to give steroids or cocaine to hamsters in order to make them fight. This news follows PETA’s exposé of the cruel and useless experiments and a complaint filed with the Massachusetts attorney … Read more »
After learning that the Tarzan Zerbini Circus was headed to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, PETA told the venue about the cruelty inherent in animal circuses, Tarzan Zerbini’s history of animal-welfare concerns, and details about the pending New York legislation that would prohibit the use of elephants in traveling shows statewide. Following … Read more »
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has introduced Califia Farms Almond Milk and Pacific Barista Series Coconut milk in all of its corporate stores and will slowly add them to its franchises, where you can still get the brand’s coconut-almond blend in the meantime. All the locations offer soy milk, so you’ll always have at … Read more »
After receiving complaints that Trione Vineyards and Winery in Geyserville, California, was set to host Have Trunk Will Travel (HTWT) in October, PETA informed the winery about the egregious cruelty and public-safety risks inherent in exploiting elephants for entertainment. Just hours after learning that trainers with HTWT were caught on camera shocking elephants with electric … Read more »
PETA scientists presented at the 10th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences on issues as wide-ranging as replacing the use of animals in nanomaterial and pesticide testing, producing antitoxins in cells instead of horses, Texas A&M’s cruel and failed attempts to mimic human muscular dystrophy in dogs, and painful sepsis … Read more »
The Louisville Regional Airport Authority, which oversees Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field, confirmed that both airports were using glue traps but removed them after being contacted by PETA. The airports will not use them moving forward.
