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.

PETA Warns Florida Residents of the Zika Threat on Their Doorsteps

With dozens of Zika cases confirmed in the state, Florida’s squalid monkey prisons have the potential to harm more than just the monkeys.

Watch the Music Video ‘One Less Dog in the Cold’ and Help Make It Happen

With her new release about the horrors of chaining dogs, singer-songwriter Donna Hughes aims to make “One Less Dog in the Cold” a reality.

Gideon Raff of ‘Homeland’ Talks to Congress About Humane Military Training

Emmy Award–winning Homeland executive producer and combat vet Gideon Raff shows Congress how simulators can replace animals in military medical training.

PETA Asks Match.com to Do More to Connect Animal-Friendly Singles

PETA wants to help animal-friendly singles meet up—with an idea that works even better than just hanging out at the dog park, hoping.

PETA’s New York Fashion Week Ads Would Fool Even Fashion Editors

Fashion Week enthusiasts are getting more than they bargained for with PETA’s ads, which prove that what you see isn’t always what you get.

PETA and the POTUS Want People to Give ‘Peas’ a Chance

Peace can start with PETA, the Pres, and plates full of peas.

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Lube Is Much More Loving When It’s Cruelty-Free

PETA is working with lubricant companies to put more love into lovemaking.

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PETA Has a Plan for the ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Buffalo Bill House

No one wants to buy the property associated with a fictional serial killer who made a “skin suit,” but PETA has a better idea anyway.

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Experimenters Perform Frankenstein-Like ‘Head Transplants’ on Animals

Experimenters cut animals’ heads off and suture them onto the bodies of others. The bodies remain fully or partially paralyzed, and the animals soon die.

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This Is What Tests on Animals Get You: Drug Injures Five, Kills One

A pain medication that was tested extensively on animals has left one person brain-dead and five others hospitalized in its first human clinical trial.

Bulls in India Are Safe From Cruel ‘Sports’—for Now

For now, bulls in India are safe from bull-taming spectacles and bull races. But PETA India is working to protect them permanently.

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Progress! National Institutes of Health Promotes Cruelty-Free Research

PETA’s efforts to persuade the National Institutes of Health to embrace modern, humane research are resulting in significant progress.

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Israel Orders Slaughterhouses to Install Cameras

Israel makes positive strides to combat the most egregious cruelty to animals in slaughterhouses.

What Would It Look Like if We Had to Face a Jury of Animals?

“The Judgement” shows what would happen if animals put humans on trial for our crimes against them.

Jane Velez-Mitchell Goes After Florida’s Cruel Monkey Dealers

The journalist and author stepped up to help PETA shutter Primate Products, Inc., and its cruel ilk.