Heather Moore

Heather Moore is a writer for the PETA Foundation. Her work has appeared in many popular publications, including The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, and other top newspapers and magazines. In her free time, Heather enjoys watching Orioles baseball games, eating at vegan-friendly restaurants, and going to the beautiful beaches and botanical gardens in Sarasota, Florida, where she lives.

New High-Tech Virtual-Dissection Software a Hit at Okla. High School

Muskogee High School in Oklahoma is now using virtual dissection instead of cats to teach anatomy.

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Beluga Whale Dies at SeaWorld Orlando

Nanuq, a beluga whale at SeaWorld’s Wild Arctic attraction in Orlando, Florida, died while he was being treated for an infection from a jaw injury.

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New Cleveland Clinic Study Reinforces PETA’s Campaign for Vegan Kids

Cleveland Clinic Children’s recently compared a low-fat vegan diet to the typical American Heart Association diet. The vegan one showed distinct advantages!

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Watch PETA’s ‘Silent Night’ Video and Open Your Heart to Animals

Show peace and goodwill to animals this holiday and always.

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What New Vegan Fave Took PETA’s Product of the Year Award?

PETA has just named its 2014 Product of the Year: a tasty new faux-fish fillet made by Gardein!

PETA Supporters Will Shine at Golden Globes

Several of PETA’s celebrity supporters are in the running for Golden Globes. No matter what happens at the awards show, these stars are winners in PETA’s eyes.

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Adorable PETA Ad Urges People to Stop Eating Pigs

PETA placed an attention-grabbing, pro-vegan billboard near the Hilton hotel in Québec, where the pork industry’s 2014 convention is being held.

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PETA Asks Officials to Investigate SeaWorld Veterinarian

PETA has asked officials to investigate a top SeaWorld veterinarian who made a false and misleading claim about the health of the animals at SeaWorld.

Guess Who Just Flew the Coop on SeaWorld?

Virgin America airline removed SeaWorld from its points-based reward store after learning from PETA that marine mammals suffer in captivity.

What’s Changed Since PETA’s Historic Silver Spring Monkeys Case?

It’s been more than three decades since PETA investigated a laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland, and changed the course of animal rights history.

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PETA to Place Anti-Crating Ad After Child Locked in a Cage in Wyoming

With a couple facing charges for caging a child, PETA plans to place a billboard reminding people that no one—child or dog—belongs in a crate.

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Heart Attack Grill’s Appearance on Showtime Series Prompts PETA Ad

The new series 7 Deadly Sins featured the Heart Attack Grill and prompted PETA to place an ad to remind people that eating meat stops a beating heart.

Alleged Would-Be Dog-Eater Prompts ‘Would You Eat Your Dog?’ Billboard

Following reports that a N.M. man killed and marinated his then-girlfriend’s dog for dinner, PETA plans to erect a billboard questioning eating any animal.

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Pig: © iStock.com/Clint Scholz

Mother Cows Search for Missing Babies at Cheese Conference

Five grieving “cows”—and other concerned PETA members—went to the American Cheese Society Conference to search for their missing babies.

Clinton Would Love PETA’s ‘Best of Reagan’ Winner

PETA is presenting Ben’s Chili Bowl—made famous by President Barack Obama’s visits—with a “Best of Reagan” Award for its tasty vegan options.