PETA’s Victories and Accomplishments

This is a huge victory for monkeys and animal rights advocates everywhere.

Rhode Island has become the first state in the U.S. to ban bullhooks! Gov. Gina Raimondo signed legislation into law that will ensure that no circuses will be able to force elephants to perform using bullhooks in Rhode Island ever again. PETA supporters sent over 20,000 letters to Rhode Island legislatures urging them to support … Read more »

After Così introduced tofu, PETA encouraged the company to add more vegan options so that it could be enjoyed with more than just a modified salad. The chain, which has over 70 locations, subsequently added a Thai Curry Tofu Bowl to its menu—and it’s vegan if you hold the side of bread.

Following talks with PETA about the various ways in which animals are exploited for entertainment, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)—which manages 3.5 billion square feet of property worldwide and has annual revenues of $6 billion—set a broad, new policy prohibiting circuses as well as limiting other activities that involve animals. The policy says, “JLL will not … Read more »

Following encouragement from and talks with PETA, Olive Garden made its marinara sauce for both breadsticks and pastas vegan. Previously, you had to ask for the kids’ tomato sauce, which is still vegan.

Shortly after beginning talks with PETA, Dippin’ Dots introduced several new vegan dots desserts. Customers certainly appreciate it, and its second best-selling product (Rainbow Ice) is vegan. The company’s products are available “in more than 100 shopping centers and retail locations and in more than a thousand theme parks, stadiums, arenas, movie theaters and other … Read more »

Go Ahead Tours removed all elephant rides from its tours after hearing from PETA.

The circus starting canceling its performances in 2016 and hasn’t toured in 2017.

Following cruelty-to-animals charges resulting from PETA’s exposé of the facility, the zoo (which is the oldest private zoo in North America) announced that it would be closing its doors for good at the end of the season, after nearly 100 years in business. The zoo blamed PETA’s exposé for the drop in attendance that triggered … Read more »

Following a phone meeting with PETA, Tauck removed elephant rides from its marketing materials and agreed not to offer them in the future.

After PETA spent years campaigning for and promoting non-animal testing methods, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was signed into law in 2016. By modernizing the American system of chemical toxicity testing and requiring, for the first time, that the Environmental Protection Agency reduce and replace the use of animals, … Read more »

PETA continues to encourage racetrack operators to add more vegan options to their menus—and now, Richmond International Raceway, which hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series, introduced a vegan Thai noodle salad with tofu.

After hearing from PETA, Friendly Planet Travel immediately removed exploitative elephant encounters from all its itineraries.

After PETA engaged with ALDI U.S., the grocer—which operates more than 1,500 stores in 33 states—updated its animal-welfare policy to include its support for polled (hornless) breeding: “[W]e support the development of breeding programs for polled (hornless) cows, which would eliminate the need for [dehorning and disbudding].”

After PETA contacted Kensington Tours, the company removed elephant rides from all its tours and pledged not to offer them in the future.