October 2014 Students in psychology classes at the prestigious Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru, will now learn about physiology without harming any animals, thanks to interactive simulation software donated by PETA. After receiving a complaint from a concerned student about classroom laboratories which undergraduate students were being directed to purchase live … Read more »
October 2014 Following discussions with PETA, these 19 airlines have given assurances or created formal company policies banning shipments of primates to labs: AeroMexico, AirAsia, airBaltic, Air Europa, Air New Zealand, Air Wisconsin Airlines, Aloha Air Cargo, American Expediting Company, Copa Airlines, easyJet, Fiji Airways, Iberia Airlines of Spain, Mokulele Flight Services, OHL, PenAir, Qatar … Read more »
September 2014 After PETA contacted the college and explained why having a petting zoo at its Alumni Weekend—which is scheduled for this October—would be a bad idea, the school stated that it would cancel the appearance of live animals at the event.
September 2014 Following a PETA exposé of mistreatment of animals in the laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Charles Rupprecht, an animal experimenter formerly at CDC, was forced to resign from Ross University, where he was Associate Dean in charge of oversight of experimentation on animals. Through a review of … Read more »
September 2014 Following PETA’s exposé of the mistreatment of animals in the laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Charles Rupprecht—a callous and negligent animal experimenter formerly at the CDC—was forced to resign from Ross University, where he was the associate dean in charge of experimentation on animals. After a review of … Read more »
September 2014 After a complainant told us that a church’s annual fair included giving goldfish away as prizes, we sent the church leaders a letter. They immediately spoke with the vendor and made the compassionate decision to end the practice permanently.
September 2014 Milkco, owned by grocery chain Ingles Markets, and Piedmont Milk Sales both severed ties with Osborne Farm after viewing PETA’s undercover investigation, which documented that cows waded knee-deep in their own excrement.
September 2014 After hearing from PETA about the cruelty inherent in keeping marine mammals captive at SeaWorld and forcing them to perform, United Airlines contacted Mark Travel, which operates United’s vacations website, and asked that all SeaWorld plugs and promotions be removed.
September 2014 After hearing from PETA, Jons International Marketplace, a regional grocery chain with 13 locations in Southern California, confirmed that it removed all glue traps from its shelves and committed to refusing to sell these vile devices in the future.
September 2014 Following discussions with PETA, the fourth largest public school district in Alabama—Baldwin County Public Schools, which serves almost 29,000 students—adopted a progressive dissection-choice policy allowing compassionate students to choose a humane science lesson instead of being forced to dissect animals. Baldwin joins hundreds of districts nationwide that have implemented similar policies.
August 2014 After PETA mobilized nearly 70,000 supporters to e-mail the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu—which had scheduled the Moscow International Circus to perform there in October—the Moscow International Circus has pledged not to use any animals in its upcoming performances.
August 2014 A concerned complainant reported that an Ohio leisure club held an annual event in which 1,000 goldfish were poured into a chlorinated pool and children would jump in and attempt to capture them. We sent the organizers a letter of protest this cruelty, and we have confirmed that they made the compassionate decision … Read more »