Organizers of the Lokerse Feesten music festival in Belgium have assured their headlining act, PETA pal Morrissey, that in his honor, the festival will serve only vegetarian fare on the day of his performance. What, did you expect anything less from the man who did for vegetarian diets what Bret Michaels did for bandanas? Instead … Read more »
Dad’s big day is almost here. Dads deserve nothing but the best, of course, and that includes animal dads who don’t want to be tested on, eaten, or turned into shoes and belts. So we’ve rounded up the preeminent picks to please Pops and let animals celebrate Father’s Day too. For a dad who’s more Hilfiger … Read more »
Today marks the end of a television era. After 25 years of daytime dominance, Oprah Winfrey’s CBS show is signing off. While we wait to see our 2008 Person of the Year again on her OWN network, we wanted to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of our favorite Oprah episodes: … Read more »
This Saturday is Judgment Day, according to Preacher Harold Camping of Family Radio Worldwide. And while most of us aren’t going to be closing our bank accounts and hurrying to cross things off our bucket lists, PETA is helping Camping get ready. Our giant chicken delivered a delicious tray of vegan cuisine to remind Camping and … Read more »
If heavy metal music doesn’t conjure up visions of playful puppies and fluffy bunnies, maybe it should. These metalheads are proving that nothing rocks like being kind to animals: One of the “hottest women in metal” is also one of the most compassionate. Alissa White-Gluz, who sings in band The Agonist, says that as a … Read more »
Ever wonder what would happen if the whole world went vegan? (Besides seeing animals do a happy dance, that is.) We’ve sliced it all up for you in a pie chart that’s a piece of cake: If you’re craving vegan sweets now as much as I obviously am, check out our recipes for vegan desserts. Written … Read more »
While most of us are busy stuffing plastic eggs and scoping out hiding places, animal shelters are bracing for the onslaught of abandoned rabbits after Easter. The House Rabbit Society reports that every year, thousands of rabbits as well as chicks and ducks are stuffed into Easter baskets and then turned over to animal shelters after … Read more »
It’s not often while the annual seal slaughter is going on that I get to write a headline like that, so this is great news. Compassionate Canadians are rejoicing over the prominent new vegan book displays at Chapters, the nation’s largest bookstore chain. Don’t have a Chapters in your town? No problem. Check out our … Read more »
For all of us who get googly-eyed just thinking about a basket full of chocolate that’s all ours, Easter is a great time of year. And when we fill our baskets with delicious vegan chocolates, we get all that melt-in-our-mouths goodness without any animal having to die for it. (Chocolate bunnies, of course, are fair … Read more »
Animals are getting a whole lotta love at Russia’s first vegan restaurant, the Moscow franchise of the international chain Loving Hut. The restaurant appropriately chose April 7, World Health Day, for its grand opening, which featured Russian vegetarian celebrities, a fashion show featuring clothing made of fruits and vegetables, an animal rights film screening, and, … Read more »
If fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and dehydration aren’t your idea of ‘healthy,’ step away from the turkey burgers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service recalled nearly 55,000 pounds of Jennie-O All-Natural turkey burgers when the meat was found to be infected with salmonella hadar, which is resistant to antibiotics. So … Read more »
Famed Charlie Sheen “goddess” Rachel Oberlin snagged a halo from PETA for her cruelty-free vegan diet. Now PETA’s first “Green Goddess” is talking Tofurky with OK! magazine about why she loves being vegan. jamescastle/cc by 2.0 “Animal byproducts are so bad for our bodies, and I feel as though my body is now pure and clean. I have so … Read more »
