The Week in PETA (Feb. 17, 2012)

Poignant words on when animals die, sticking it to Ringling and its torture sticks, and a treat for extreme couponers: It’s everything you might have missed this week.

PETA News on Tumblr

PETA’s Tumblr page keeps you up to date on all the latest animal news.

• What new honor did Charlotte’s Web snag?
• A charity says “Nay” to horses going hungry.
• Westminster can’t handle the truth.
• Check out the new film that critics are calling “heart-stopping” and “a must-see.”
• Manitoba on dog mutilation: Man, it’s ova.
• In memory of cows.
• Get extreme coupons for the PETA Catalog.
• What does it mean when animals die?

New Features

• You’ve pampered your sweetie—now be a sweetheart to animals.
• Have you seen PETA’s new NSFW ad?
• See Dick buy a puppy from a pet store. See Jane leave Dick

New Action Alerts

• Urge retailers to end sales of sugar gliders: There’s nothing sweet about how sugar gliders suffer for these kiosks.
• Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder are paying for tests on animals: Tell them that cruel cosmetics are ugly.
• Ask New Zealand to stop the mass poisoning of animals: The country is dropping a notoriously cruel poison onto forests and wetlands.
• You did it! Colorado State University stops giving animals as “welcome” presents.