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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GRAPHIC: Con Artists Found Running No-Good Scams Using the ‘No-Kill’ Label

There’s a big fat scam in the “no-kill” sheltering world: Hustlers are calling themselves “rescues” and collecting donations for doing wrong by animals.

What Can You Do to Save 219,000 Gallons of Water a Year?

Our nude model showering on the streets of Miami has the answer.

PETA Withdraws Shareholder Resolution After SeaWorld Capitulates

PETA no longer has to demand that SeaWorld stop breeding orcas. Now, about the ones who are currently stuck there …

Top 3 Ways Not to Get Pinched on St. Pat’s

You don’t have to be bodypainted green like these gals to be as green as a shamrock.

Mother Teresa: Saint to Humans and Animals

The “saint of the gutters,” Mother Teresa, will soon officially become a saint. Her love for “the least of these” included those who weren’t even born human.

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Ostrich Visits Prada to Ask, ‘Whose Head Is Really in the Sand?’

Contrary to the popular adage, ostriches don’t bury their heads in the sand. No, that “ignorance is bliss” attitude is reserved for the execs at Prada.

PETA’s Statement on Election of Steve Asmussen to Racing Hall of Fame

When other sports take drug violations seriously, why does Steve Asmussen get a pass?

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Conor McGregor Vowed to Feast on Vegan Nate Diaz … We Saw How That Went

McGregor is probably still reeling from Diaz’s plant-powered punches.

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Scientists Close to Zika Breakthrough, Thanks to Humane Research

Modern non-animal research moves us closer to a Zika breakthrough, but animal experimenters are only too willing to exploit fears about the disease.

Animal Advocates Target Whole Foods CEO for ‘Greenwashing’ During Debate

Animal advocates are not going to let the lie of “humane meat” … well, lie.

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‘We Have Our Voices for a Reason’: Why All Females Have to Stick Together

This Women’s History Month, women can help out the female animals who are being subjugated, oppressed, and abused.

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If Louisiana Prisons Go Vegan, Pam Anderson Will Serve Lunch Herself

As Gov. John Bel Edwards works to fix Louisiana’s budget crisis, Pamela Anderson has a plan for the “prison capital of the world.”

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PETA Gives George W. Bush Another Reason to Remember Us

PETA hopes to help the former president realize that he has “misunderestimated” plants.

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It’s Valentine’s Day: Rise to the Occasion

This isn’t the time to let your partner down with a bad restaurant, no gift, or a bummer in the bedroom.

UPDATE: NIH Sets Date for Workshop on Ethics of Experimenting on Primates

After a push from PETA and demands from members of Congress, the National Institutes of Health set a date for its ethical review of experiments on primates.