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.

Personal Care & Fashion

Top Animal-Friendly Thingamabobs Every Mermaid Needs—Under 25 Clams

Even real mermaids have to spend some time on land. Keep the ocean close with our favorite mermaid must-haves that won’t break the sandbank.

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Waste Running Down the Walls and Bugs in the Food: This Is Animal Testing

Torture-for-hire laboratory Covance performs invasive, painful experiments on dogs, monkeys, and pretty much any other living animal its clients desire.

Pamela Anderson Asks Kim Kardashian West to Go Fur-Free

After Kim Kardashian West channeled Pamela Anderson in a photo shoot, Pamela is asking the reality star to channel her fashion sense off set, too.

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PETA Was Denied Ad Space Near Texas A&M—Here’s How We Got Around It

“Sit. Stay. Beg for Mercy.” That’s the message that those at Texas A&M University will be seeing this week all over campus.

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Bear Knocks Gun Out of Hunter’s Hand, Leaves Him With 16-Inch Gash

It’s hard not to root for an animal who is only trying to save his own life from a hunter who wants to take it for fun and entertainment.

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PETA Wins ‘Image of the Day’ in Brazil’s National Newspaper

In a country where residents can see their rainforests being bulldozed by cattle ranchers, vegan living is taking hold.

Pamela Anderson Directly E-Mails Hundreds of Canada Goose Employees

Pam is showing Canada Goose employees what their company won’t: how coyotes are really trapped and killed for their fur.

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PETA’s News Roundup for August

Get ready to be inspired: See how, together, we helped get another sham sanctuary shut down as well as many other victories that we won for animals.

SeaWorld Roughs Up PETA VP, Other Protesters, Then Retaliates Against Complaint

SeaWorld’s violent response to protesters doesn’t help its ugly image.

PETA Asks Leonardo DiCaprio to Help Save ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Co-Star

Chance, the chimpanzee who appeared in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” is yanked by a leash and forced to perform tricks at a Florida roadside zoo.

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Deplorable: Eyewitness Photos Show Orca at SeaWorld Covered in Injuries

“I will never forgive SeaWorld for what they have done.” —Eyewitness

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People Were Literally Nursing on Cows at the NY State Fair

In addition to watching vendors push the limits of the uses for a deep fryer, you’re going to see some interesting things when you visit the state fair.

Victory! Animal Planet’s ‘Call of the Wildman’ Producer Fined

A producer of the “reality” show is finally being hit with a real fine from the USDA for a number of staged scenes that caused animals to suffer.

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Personal Care & Fashion

8 Reasons You Should Never Get a Fish Pedicure

A pedicure and penicillin—what people won’t tell you about fish pedicures.

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Food

What You Can Do Right Now to Save Bees

Bees help produce avocados, almonds, and wine—and that’s just one reason to protect them.

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