Although I’m now a writer, my parents raised me to be a hooker—and my dad was even a preacher, for heaven’s sake! OK, I’m talking about hooking fish, which, while it may not be “the world’s oldest profession,” is long overdue for retirement. Unfortunately, PETA wasn’t around when I was a kid to help prevent … Read more »
The people have spoken, and here’s the winning caption for last weeks’ “10% Wool” comic contest! We’re in the process of contacting the winner, so be sure to check your in-box! How am I going to explain that my human ate my homework? And now we’re holding a new 10% Wool comic “Trump the Artist” … Read more »
“My wife says I could live without a wife but I could never live without dogs,” jokes Kirk Douglas. The Oscar-winning actor, producer, director, and author recently shared with PETA the lessons in love and friendship that he has learned from his two beloved Labrador retrievers, Danny and Banshee, who are rarely far from his … Read more »
In just three months, 180 sea lions and seals off the coast of Canada have lost their lives because they had the audacity to eat fish that farmers wanted to kill themselves. Many were shot by Canadian fish farmers, who are allowed to shoot animals who try to scoop a fish or two out of … Read more »
PETA’s band of bovines had Georgia on their minds when dairy farmers and suppliers brought their propaganda-filled displays to the International Dairy Show in Atlanta. Our “cows” told passersby what the dairy farmers wouldn’t—that cows are continually impregnated in order to force them to keep producing milk and that their babies are taken from them … Read more »
Day three of SeaWorld’s appeal brought out more skeletons from the marine park’s closet. Attorneys for the government brought up incident after incident that were left out of SeaWorld’s corporate incident log, including the attack leading to trainer Dawn Brancheau’s death and attacks by an orca who had a penchant for grabbing trainers’ ponytails. Chuck … Read more »
© Lauri Patterson | iStockphoto.com Don’t adjust your screen—you read that right. In less than a year, a popular butcher shop has grown from one store to 30, and we couldn’t be happier. The Vegetarian Butcher in the Netherlands offers long glass display cases stocked with tempting “cuts” of delicious faux meats, and customers can’t … Read more »
As anyone who has ever forgotten to spell out “w-a-l-k” can attest, dogs can understand our language. One recent study showed that dogs can learn up to 165 words and gestures and that they can count. And dogs aren’t the only animals you can depend on in an emergency either—a rabbit recently saved her human … Read more »
Lea Michele is no stranger to accolades, with Golden Globe and Emmy Award nods for her role on Glee. And today, Variety magazine is honoring Lea at its third annual Power of Women luncheon for her off-screen role working with PETA as a powerful advocate for animals. Lea Michele ©Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Thanks to Lea, … Read more »
This week is the 83rd annual National Dog Week, and to celebrate, we’re showcasing some of the wonderful dogs (and a few cats) PETA has helped recently with our mobile spay-and-neuter clinics. One such dog is Bentley, a charming white ball of fluff whose guardian does not drive and lives in a rural county where … Read more »
On the eve of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ United Nations address requesting that his embattled country be given permission to join the world body, PETA members joined the throngs of people gathered outside the U.N. to spread the message that we can each keep our own bodies free of violence with a vegan diet. With … Read more »
President Obama sent the American Jobs Act to Congress, and while representatives hash out how to reduce our nation’s high unemployment rate, PETA has come up with our own jobs plan: Come work for us! You’ve heard the old adage “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”? Well, at … Read more »
On day four of SeaWorld’s appeal, Shana Groves, a SeaWorld senior trainer who was bitten on the thigh by an orca during a performance five years ago, testified that she had completed an incident report as required by the marine park and was surprised to learn that the attack was one of the many episodes left out … Read more »
Update: In just over 24 hours, the “Stop Animal Homelessness at Its Roots” petition surpassed 5,000 signatures and became one of the first petitions to reach the level necessary to be sent to the Obama administration! Please keep asking everyone you know to sign this important petition so that we can alert the White House … Read more »
Image: africa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net If you needed another reason not to do drugs, consider that it’s causing misery for countless tigers, lions, monkeys, birds, and other exotic animals coveted by Mexican drug cartel kingpins as symbols of power. Mexican authorities have seized thousands of exotic “narco pets” from the estates of busted drug lords, and … Read more »