Quiznos is testing dishes at its new sister restaurant, ZEPS EPIQ Sandwiches. After PETA engaged the chain regarding vegan options, it added tofu and falafel to the ZEPS menu. The tortillas and all breads except for the gluten-free buns are vegan, so there are multiple exciting dishes that can be ordered cruelty-free.
December 15, 2016 In a truly historic move, the Dutch government has announced that it intends to end all tests on animals by 2025, and PETA scientists were asked to help. Early in September, PETA UK’s science policy adviser attended a meeting at The Hague with government officials to discuss a preliminary plan, and we … Read more »
The world-renowned Berlin International Film Festival has a history of allowing Canada Goose to be a sponsor and outfit its staff in the company’s jackets. But after PETA informed festival organizers that coyotes are cruelly trapped and killed to produce these items, they confirmed that the fur fashion label will not be a sponsor at … Read more »
Following a PETA India investigation documenting the abuse of thousands of horses, donkeys, and mules in antitoxin production, the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. is funding the development of a non-animal replacement for the diphtheria antitoxin that’s made by repeatedly injecting horses with toxins and drawing large volumes of their blood. See here.
Following talks with PETA, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf introduced a new line of vegan snacks, including Lenny & Larry’s chocolate chip cookies, two varieties of ENLIGHTENED Roasted Broad Bean Crisps (Sriracha and Sea Salt), Sabra hummus with pretzels, Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter + Pretzels and Classic Almond Butter + Pretzels, three kinds of … Read more »
Following years of complaints from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revoked the exhibitor license of The Mobile Zoo in Alabama. As a result, neither the facility nor its operator can ever again legally exhibit warm-blooded animals—the only ones covered under the federal Animal Welfare Act. PETA had filed multiple complaints with the … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Shindigz—the world’s largest party-supply store—stopped selling a party prop that depicted a sad elephant performing a circus trick. The company’s CEO told PETA that Shindigz opposes cruelty to animals, and the product was pulled from shelves immediately. This decision follows the company’s 2011 commitment not to sell Ringling Bros. and Barnum … Read more »
After spending a decade inside a cramped, barren, and squalid corn crib, a bear named Lily has been rescued following a PETA campaign. She is about 10 years old and has lived—if you can call it that—at the dismal Deer Haven Mini Zoo in Maryland ever since she was transferred there from Virginia’s notorious Natural … Read more »
October 27, 2016 After we contacted Mexico City–based Estafeta Carga Aérea, the airline enacted a policy never to transport nonhuman primates destined for laboratory experiments. In a letter to PETA, company representative Christian F. Burns said that Estafeta Carga Aérea is “on board” with pledging never to participate in the deadly shipments.
PETA contacted Loblaw—a supermarket chain with more than 2,000 stores in Canada—after we received a complaint that the members of its management team didn’t try to help when they were told that a dog was trapped inside a hot car in a parking lot at one of the store’s locations. After learning that animals can … Read more »
Woody’s Menagerie had its exhibitor license suspended by the USDA for a minimum of 90 days following numerous complaints from PETA and a USDA lawsuit. The facility had failed to ensure adequate veterinary care for animals—several of whom later died. It was also ordered to pay an $8,000 fine.