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.

Disturbing Pig Farm Murders Prompt PETA to Place ‘Go Vegan’ Billboard

After a pig farmer was convicted of killing and dismembering two workers and feeding their bodies to pigs, PETA hopes to make something good come from tragedy.

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Wisconsin’s Own Lawmakers Refuse to Let UW Hide Cruel Experiments

UW threw a Hail Mary to try to get the records of its cruel experiments exempted from open-records laws. It failed.

Flowers Come Alive to Patrons’ Delight at D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival

A bevy of beautiful blooms attended the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., to ask people to start their spring cleaning in the kitchen.

Top 3 Signs That Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Are Taking Over

With so many reliable ways to test products for safety without the use of animals, tests on animals for cosmetics are as archaic as they are cruel.

PETA to Debut 3-D Printed Thumbs to Make Dogs Self-Sufficient

PETA is working with technologists to develop a new smart device that will become your best friend’s, well, best friend.

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PETA ‘Chicken’ Rolls Up to the White House for Easter Egg Roll

Our “chicken” rolled up to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to give people 1,600 reasons why faux, fun, recyclable eggs win over chickens’ eggs every time.

Video: PETA Responds to Elephants’ Having to Hold up Tractor-Trailer

When a tractor-trailer carrying three elephants used by the Shrine Circus got stuck in mud, it appears that the driver did what circuses do best.

Burlesque Dancer Takes Wool out of Her Wardrobe

Pinup girls are all the rage, but every Bettie Page protégé knows that wool sweaters are best left in the ’50s.

Victory! Washington ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill Fails to Make It to the Floor

After being slammed with objections from all sides, Washington’s “ag-gag” bill “can’t move any further.”

You Won’t Believe What Burger King Is Doing to Chickens Now!

Even for Burger King—which rakes in profits by killing millions of chickens every year—this cruel display made our jaws drop.

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Fusion Presents “Rebel With a Cause: The Sam Simon Story”

Watch the story of how Sam Simon’s talent earned him millions and how his compassion led him to give a large share of his fortune to animals.

PETA Offers to Save Missouri From Bird Flu. Here’s How We’ll Do It

Highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu has been detected on Missouri poultry farms. So PETA has contacted Gov. Jay Nixon with a plan.

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Photo of the Day: Ice Skating in Lingerie

Three ice skaters put the naked facts on display.

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Fish Pedicures: Dangerous and Cruel

PETA is warning Mexican residents and tourists about the risk of infection from ill-conceived “fish pedicures” as well as the cruelty to the animals involved.

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Pig Goes to Iowa Ag Summit with a Message for Governors, Senators, & Trump

Attendees at the first Iowa Ag Summit included politicians, presidential hopefuls, the governors of eight different states, Donald Trump, and a pig.