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.

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Animal Companions

Chicago Red Stars Invite PETA and Hundreds of Dogs to Toyota Park

The goal-oriented gals have a new goal in sight: helping to “shut out” animal homelessness.

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Food

The 10 Foods to Blame for Climate Change

Beef. It’s what’s changing the climate.

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People Are Making Dove Killing Part of Their Wedding Ceremonies

Here’s how people are killing doves at weddings and what you can do about it.

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Shot Elephant Falls on Trophy Hunter, Killing Him

It looks as though the elephant was trying to protect her family members when she was shot.

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Commerson’s Dolphin Calf Dies Mere Minutes After Being Born at SeaWorld Aquatica

Another day, another sad story at SeaWorld.

Commerson's Dolphin

Disgraced Animal Abuser John Hightower Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Cruelty to Animals

The owner of The Mobile Zoo in Alabama was arrested and charged with 28 counts of cruelty to animals in March.

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This Is Why Ligers, Tigons, and Other Tiger/Lion Hybrids Shouldn’t Be Bred

PETA is joining with big-cat rescue groups and taking this catfight to the top.

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Why Did Tyson Chickens Have Plastic Bands Embedded in Their Bodies?

Through a Freedom of Information Act request, PETA obtained the disturbing photographs.

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Parasitic Worms Are Showing Up in Sushi

“Some people experience a tingling sensation after or while eating raw or undercooked fish or squid. This is actually the worm moving in the mouth or throat.”

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Up to 86 Percent of Cage-Free Eggs Come From Hens With Broken Bones

What are people really paying for when they buy “cage-free” eggs?

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SeaWorld Won’t Miss This 1.5-Mile-Long ‘Free Corky’ Banner

It took dozens of animal advocates to unfurl the world’s longest anti–orca captivity banner for the world’s longest-held captive orca.

‘If Mice Believed in Hell, It Would Look Like Pitt’s Labs’

PETA is on Pitt’s campus exposing torturous experiments that have proved to have no benefit to human health.

SeaWorld Attendance and Revenue Continue to Tank, According to Reports

The results are in—and they don’t look good. Had SeaWorld listened to PETA, the first quarter of 2017 might not have been so dismal.

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In New Memoir, Mayte Garcia Remembers Prince and Their Work for Animals

“The Most Beautiful” contains some of Garcia’s most beautiful stories about the couple’s efforts to save animals—and the way a dog saved her life.

EPA reduces tests on animals

Victory! More Than 100 Airports Commit to Not Using Glue Traps

PETA commends these airports for protecting animals and their passengers.

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