Michelle Reynolds

Michelle first learned about the cruelty of factory farming while pursuing a degree in journalism at the University of Kentucky. She signed up for an agriculture course as an elective simply because it filled a hole in her schedule. That class, chosen by chance, precipitated her “aha” moment: She immediately stopped eating animals and started learning everything she could about animal rights. When not writing for PETA, she enjoys traveling, listening to The Beatles, spending time on the water near her home in Florida, and doting on her guinea pigs, Duke and Bogart, who were rescued during one of PETA’s PetSmart investigations, and her dog, Capone, whom PETA rescued from a chain.

Paul McCartney Pushes for Release of Greyhounds From a Dog Blood Farm

The music legend and longtime PETA friend who wrote “Martha, My Dear,” about his beloved dog is working to free greyhounds from suffering at The Pet Blood Bank.

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Photographer: Max Vadukul

Video: Here’s the Giraffe Cam Most People Didn’t See

This is what is so sad about keeping giraffes in captivity.

Jim, the Photographer

Food

An Open Letter to Everyone Who Eats Bacon—Let’s Level With Each Other

The day I discovered veggie bacon was kind of like when I first heard The Beatles.

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Entertainment

This Astounding and Completely Fish-Free Aquarium Changes Everything

Swim with whales and dolphins, explore coral reefs while fish dart out of your way, and play with a seal, all without harming animals.

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PETA and Kalamazoo Growlers End Cowboy Monkey Rodeo

PETA will continue working to shut down this abusive spectacle everywhere Tim Lepard goes.

White-headed Capuchin

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Stella McCartney Rules the Runway With Animal-Friendly Spring Collection

Rather than describing how fashion critics are reacting to the animal-friendly catwalk, we’ll let you hear it straight from them.

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Cutest Thing You’ll See Today: Chicken and Truck Driver Who Saved Her

Lucky was being hauled to the slaughterhouse on what would have been the last day of her life—when things suddenly took a turn. See the unforgettable video.

If You’re Still Eating Bacon, You Need to See This Video

An eyewitness filmed stomach-churning abuse of pigs on a typical factory farm, where animals are bred and fattened for slaughter.

Company Sells Pink Animal-Torture Devices for Breast Cancer Awareness

I’m not sure what’s more insulting: hawking cruelty and carcinogens for breast cancer awareness or thinking women aren’t smart enough to see past the color pink.

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‘Shame on Pitt!’ PETA Protestor Disrupts Board Meeting to Speak Up for Mice

When members of Pitt’s Board of Trustees passed the protesters outside their meeting, they likely thought that they’d seen the last of them. They thought wrong.

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Guggenheim Pulls Dogfighting ‘Art’ Following PETA Push

If we’re calling dogfighting “art,” we might as well call Michael Vick “Michelangelo.”

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World’s Biggest Meat Producer Continues Racking Up Slaughter Violations

This is apparently the company’s idea of “humane” slaughter.

Hannah Elizabeth

Sympathy at Slaughter

Think the Naval Hospital Staffers Were Bad? You Should See This Video

If those staffers deserved to be removed from their positions, every animal experimenter should be jobless and behind bars right now.

Entertainment

5 Easy Things You Can Do to Help Elephants Right Now

It’s no wonder that we find elephants awe-inspiring. They’re social and family-oriented, they flirt with each other, and they even argue about directions.

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Watch PETA’s ‘Seal’ Trail Justin Trudeau Through New York City

As the Canadian prime minister made his rounds, PETA’s “spokeseal” popped up everywhere he went.

Photo by Derek Pashupa Goodwin