PETA’s Victories and Accomplishments

PETA succeeds in replacing the head of the ICCVAM, citing his failure to implement non-animal testing methods in tests required by the U.S. government.

Following discussions with PETA, North Clayton Middle School, just outside Atlanta, replaced all frog dissection laboratories in its school with modern, humane teaching methods.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended Chief Saunooke’s license and fined it $20,000 for inhumane conditions.

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) committee recommended that the agency cut funding for most current federally funded experiments on chimpanzees.

United Airlines will no longer ship monkeys to labs.

Pizza Factory, a pizza franchise with more than 100 locations in five Western states, pulled its ad that featured a chimpanzee and also confirmed that it won’t use any animals in future ads.

After hearing from PETA, hair salon franchise Great Clips agreed to remove its ad that featured a chimpanzee and also pledged not to feature great apes in future advertising.

BMO Harris Bank, currently ranked the 26th-largest financial institution in the nation, implemented a “no glue trap” policy after hearing from PETA.

When CIT Group, currently ranked the 42nd-largest financial institution in the nation, was contacted by PETA, it confirmed that it doesn’t use glue traps and even has a policy against using them.

After a year-long review, which included input from PETA, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled that it will allow Air Canada to ban the transport of monkeys to laboratories.

After PETA posted an action alert and attended Wendy’s annual meeting, the fast-food chain made the compassionate decision to drop foie gras from its menus in Japan.

Following a dynamic international campaign by PETA entities worldwide, 70 4-month-old beagles destined for painful poisoning tests in an Indian laboratory were saved and adopted into loving homes.

We got Florida officials to launch a two-month investigation into a wildlife rehabilitator, after which they was charged with 24 violations.

, the 36th-largest financial institution in the nation, with more than 500 branches in about a dozen states, pledged to ban the use of glue traps in all locations.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to pay more than $9,000 for egregious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.