PETA’s Victories and Accomplishments

After Tarzan’s long-time chimpanzee friend Coby passed away at their home, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary in Indiana, Tarzan lived alone for six years. Thanks to a collaboration between Black Pine, PETA, and Save the Chimps sanctuary, Tarzan was retired to Save the Chimps, where he now lives on an island with his many new chimpanzee … Read more »

SeaWorld announced that it would no longer breed orcas, which means that this generation of orcas will be the last to suffer in SeaWorld’s tanks.

Following a PETA appeal, Collette immediately removed all elephant rides from its tours.

After PETA contacted Mayflower Tours, the company confirmed that it would make staff aware of its formal policy, ensuring that any future trips would be free of elephant rides and other exploitative activities with elephants.

After hearing from PETA, travel company Butterfield & Robinson confirmed its formal position against any activities involving captive elephants.

Following private and public urging from PETA, especially during the last couple years, Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream hit the shelves in 2016 with four new flavors.

The Cambridge City Council in Massachusetts banned circuses that exploit exotic animals.

Thanks to the more than 53,000 PETA, peta2, and PETA Latino members and supporters who urged GUESS to stop selling angora, the company announced today that it will no longer sell angora, which comes from rabbits who have their fur ripped out of their sensitive skin as they scream in pain or who are tethered or … Read more »

Over the years, PETA has encouraged Hard Rock Cafe to make its Veggie Leggie burger vegan. The company informed us that the patty is now vegan, and the buns are vegan at most locations. Some locations still use nonvegan buns, so please be sure to check.

After ongoing talks with PETA, PepsiCo updated its animal-welfare policy to include its support for polled (polled) breeding, saying, “PepsiCo supports the advancement of polled genetics and breeding programs for dairy cattle. These efforts can eliminate the need for dehorning and disbudding, providing a safer environment for both animals and caretakers.”

After PETA contacted RAVE Restaurant Group asking for more vegan options at its Pie Five Pizza Co. and Pizza Inn brands, the company informed us that Pie Five will soon be offering Daiya vegan cheese. The chain has grown to include 82 locations in less than four years and is planning to expand to more … Read more »

After talks with PETA, dairy brand HP Hood updated its animal-welfare policy to include support for polled (hornless) breeding, which could lead to the elimination of dehorning.

December 15, 2015 Following an intensive yearlong PETA campaign, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it’s ending its cruel maternal deprivation and psychological experiments on baby monkeys, in which infant monkeys were torn away from their mothers at birth to traumatize them, terrorized with loud sounds and fake snakes, intimidated by human … Read more »

PETA engaged with Sprouts Farmers Market—the second-largest natural grocer behind Whole Foods—on the topic of dehorning in its dairy supply chain, and as a result, the company set a dehorning policy that includes this statement: “Sprouts encourages farmers to develop programs for breeding polled, naturally hornless cows to eliminate the need for dehorning. This approach … Read more »

After conversations with PETA, Lifeway—the largest manufacturer of kefir in the U.S.—posted its new policy supporting polled (hornless) breeding, which includes the following: “[W]e believe polled breeding is a viable future option, eliminating the need for dehorning. We ask that strong consideration be given to promoting the polled option as a sustainable alternative to dehorning … Read more »