In a resounding victory for transparency and accountability, a court ordered Oregon Health & Science University to pay PETA more than $400,000, after the university went to extreme and illegal lengths to keep hidden videos of cruel experiments on voles, during which the animals were given the equivalent of 15 bottles of wine a day … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, multiple ad agencies and similar organizations—including Wunderman Thompson, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett Chicago, the Ad Council, RPA, and Sanders\Wingo—committed to not featuring images of breathing-impaired breeds (BIBs) in any newly produced advertising or marketing materials going forward, in order to avoid fueling demand for them. These types of dogs—such as English and … Read more »
Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was convicted of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking by a jury in the Frederick County Circuit Court in Virginia. PETA will use the conviction to push for the termination of the federal licenses that keep his tawdry park in business.
Four scientists received awards from PETA Science Consortium International e.V. to travel to training courses and workshops in Italy and Germany. The scientists attended lectures and received hands-on training in the latest non-animal test methods, showing them how to avoid the use of rats, rabbits, and other animals in their research.
Walmart banned greeting cards that contain unnatural, demeaning images of endangered chimpanzees at its nearly 6,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada following communication from PETA explaining that these types of cards can hinder conservation efforts. The company joined Rite Aid, CVS, Walgreens, and others in banning them. Now, please help us urge Hallmark to stop printing these offensive cards!
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. presented the keynote lecture at the ADE Biotech conference in Paris, France. With approximately 150 attendees, the conference provided a forum for collaborative discussions with leaders in the toxicology field.
Travel companies Abercrombie & Kent USA and Grand Circle Corporation stopped offering camel rides at the pyramids of Giza after hearing from PETA that camels used for tourist rides there are routinely struck with sticks, whips, and other weapons, leaving gaping, fly-infested wounds and other severe, untreated injuries. These companies are now part of a … Read more »
Travel companies operating across the nation—including Scott Dunn, TCS World Travel, Travel Leaders Group, and Wilderness Travel—quickly agreed not to promote abusive animal rides at the pyramids of Giza after learning from PETA that horses and camels are forced to haul or carry visitors in the blistering heat without access to food, water, or shade. … Read more »
After learning from PETA that handlers at the pyramids at Giza in Egypt viciously beat horses and camels who were too exhausted to pull or carry tourists, Tauck—an operator of guided tours and cruises—agreed not to sell tickets for animal rides there and to remove camel rides from its marketing materials. Never participate in tourism … Read more »
Room & Board, Lulu and Georgia, and Nathan Anthony made the smart choice to stop selling mohair! This exciting announcement came after the companies heard from PETA that workers in the mohair industry dragged, roughly handled, threw around, and violently removed the fleece of angora goats as the animals screamed. This means that fewer goats … Read more »
Following discussions with PETA, General Motors (GM) announced its upgraded formal policy that now prohibits the automaker from conducting or paying for any animal testing: “GM does not conduct or commission the use of animals in tests for research purposes or in the development of our vehicles, either directly or indirectly and GM does not … Read more »
After hearing from PETA about how monkeys suffer when forced to pick coconuts in Thailand, wholesale food distributor Performance Food Group stopped selling Thai coconut milk across all its brands, which include Performance Foodservice and Reinhart Foodservice. Performance Food Group is based in Richmond, Virginia, and has a total of 150 distribution centers in the … Read more »
After learning that Oswald’s Bear Ranch is a death trap for bears and has even had to pay a fine to settle federal animal welfare violations, the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association quickly removed promotions of the roadside zoo. Join us in urging the facility’s owners to stop treating bears’ lives as disposable and … Read more »
PETA and The Wild Animal Sanctuary rescued the remaining nine animals—one llama, two North American black bears, and six emus—held at Waccatee Zoo in North Carolina, dubbed “the worst roadside zoo in America” by PETA, following a lawsuit filed against the facility and its operators by us and two concerned citizens. The rescued animals now … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. presented on human cell-based approaches for testing the effects of inhaled chemicals at the Association of Inhalation Toxicologists conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event attracts the world’s leading experts in inhalation toxicology from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. While the conference used to primarily focus on animal testing, many … Read more »
