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.

Watch Mother Dolphin Fight Hunters Trying to Steal Her Baby

It’s every mother’s worst nightmare. And for dolphins, it happens all the time.

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Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear PETA Lawsuit on Primates in Labs

Massachusetts shouldn’t be allowed to twist public records laws to shield laboratories and primate dealers from much-deserved public scrutiny.

Prominent Engineering Magazine Profiles Two PETA Scientists

“Women in Engineering Magazine” is putting animal rights in the spotlight.

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Senator Goes After Hamster-Fighting Experiment That PETA Exposed

The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. But that’s exactly what Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is doing.

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PETA Asks NHL Commissioner to Save Dogs’ Lives

It’s been called the “puppy challenge.” And it’s becoming a tradition that has the potential to do a lot of good for homeless animals.

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SeaWorld San Diego Is Changing Its Orca Shows—to the Same Damn Thing

Prompted by a California law, SeaWorld San Diego will “end” its orca shows this Sunday—but the orcas will still be performing.

UPDATE: Last Croatian Fur Farm Surrenders 45 Chinchillas

With the help of Sharon Osbourne’s letter to Croatia’s minister of agriculture, the country’s final fur farm agrees to surrender the remaining chinchillas.

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This Little Piggy Was Rescued Just in Time for Christmas

This Christmas, Madison will be enjoying a holiday feast instead of being a centerpiece.

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PETA’s Company of the Year Brought Animals’ Skin Back to Life

Meet the company that took home the prize for making shoppers never want to take leather home again.

Cruelty, Death, and Pus in Milk: Meet the Reitz Dairy Farm—Again

According to a whistleblower, cows’ throats were slit, they were forced to live in piles of manure, and gear oil leaked into milk.

PETA, Animal Advocates Rally Against Misleading ‘Humane Meat’ Labels

As the USDA considers guidelines for “humane” labels on meat, PETA and other animal organizations are joining forces to challenge them.

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Ja! German Travel Agencies Stop Offering Trips to SeaWorld

Thanks to PETA Germany, travel agencies in Deutschland are saying “nein” to SeaWorld, too.

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New Bipartisan Law Equates Poaching With Drug and Weapon Trafficking

With the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ed Royce (R-CA) aims to save wildlife.

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Video: The Military’s Tools of Mutilation

Tree cutters. Knives. Metal rods. Guns.

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Video: The Military’s Tools of Mutilation

Tree cutters. Knives. Metal rods. Guns.