After PETA shared with Universidad del Valle (Univalle) overwhelming evidence of the scientific invalidity and cruelty of the forced swim test—in which rats, mice, or other small animals are dropped into inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim for their lives—this top public university decided to ban the experiment. Univalle, the most important … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Virtuoso—a leading global network of travel agencies with more than 20,000 travel advisors and over 2,200 hotel, cruise line, and tour operator partners—agreed to stop offering horse and camel rides at the Giza pyramids! It also shared PETA Asia’s investigation with all affected travel partners. This exciting news is another nail … Read more »
Acting on evidence from our undercover investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited Bear Country U.S.A. in South Dakota for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. According to the USDA report, a representative of this callous roadside zoo admitted to inspectors that the facility had used fireworks to separate mother bears from their … Read more »
A lawsuit brought by PETA and concerned citizens against notorious roadside outfit Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina reached a settlement, ensuring the permanent closure of the facility, banning the operators from owning or exhibiting exotic animals in the future—with the exception of free-roaming peacocks currently on the facility property—and imposing strict limitations on their ownership … Read more »
Outdoor retailer Krimson Klover makes the compassionate decision to replace all down with recycled polyester starting in 2024! The woman-powered brand’s move comes after it learned that all ducks and geese in the down industry suffer horribly and are violently killed, despite “responsible” sourcing labels. Please help us other companies to ditch this cruelly produced … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, The Cordish Companies—whose portfolio includes dozens of notable properties, including Charleston Place and Xfinitity Live!—posted signs to warn about the deadly danger of leaving dogs and children unattended in parked cars. It also asked security personnel at its properties to be on the lookout for them. It joins Simon Property Group, … Read more »
A new paper coauthored by PETA scientists demonstrates how non-animal, cell-based methods can be used to predict the health effects of inhaled chemicals, rather than using tests in which rats are confined to small tubes and forced to inhale toxic chemicals. Funded by PETA Science Consortium International e.V., the study received great interest from the … Read more »
After talks with PETA, Simon Property Group—the largest owner of shopping malls in the U.S.—decided to stop using glue traps! This compassionate move will prevent countless animals from enduring immeasurable, prolonged suffering. Animals caught on the sticky boards may tear their flesh and break their bones while struggling to free themselves or even try to … Read more »
After relentless pressure from PETA, actor Lily Tomlin, and more than 125,000 dedicated supporters, we received confirmation that Ford Motor Company would definitively slam the brakes on its animal testing. Despite its assurance in 2009 that it didn’t conduct or fund such tests, we uncovered its financial involvement in a gruesome experiment in which 27 … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that endangered macaques are chained, whipped, and forced into a lifetime of labor picking coconuts in Thailand, national plant-based meal kit delivery company Purple Carrot decided to end its contract with its Thai coconut milk supplier and switch to using coconut milk from the Philippines and Sri Lanka. In thanks, PETA … Read more »
Troy Hyde, operator of the roadside zoo Animals of Montana and longtime exploiter of animals for movies and photoshoots, had his state exhibitor’s license permanently revoked after inspectors found 22 separate violations of Montana’s captive-animal welfare regulations. PETA had updated the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling for the agency to begin proceedings to terminate Hyde’s … Read more »
PETA has received news that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has finally acted and officially shut off the spigot of money flowing to the Colombian organizations at the center of an 18-month PETA investigation. On June 29, according to NIH correspondence PETA has received, the agency rescinded the eligibility of the Caucaseco Scientific Research Center … Read more »
Following months of behind-the-scenes talks with PETA, The Mirage in Las Vegas announced that the big cats formerly owned by Siegfried & Roy were moved from the hotel’s Secret Garden to two sanctuaries verified by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.
