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Shareholder Activism: PETA Takes a Seat at These Meatpackers’ Tables

What do Tyson, Smithfield, Hormel, and Maple Leaf Foods all have in common? Aside from facing closures related to COVID-19, they all have a new shareholder: PETA.

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Tyson Managers Profiting From Workers’ Getting COVID-19?

As if slaughterhouses weren’t already inherently evil, Tyson just responded after management was caught betting money on how many workers would get COVID-19.

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PETA’s ‘Vegans for the Vulnerable’—Help Food Banks Keep Up With Demand

Lines for food banks currently stretch almost to the horizon. Help facilities keep up with demand with PETA’s Vegans for the Vulnerable initiative.

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Pay-It-Forward Cookbook Giveaway Comes to Baton Rouge

We’re asking Baton Rouge, Louisiana, residents to try vegan—and then pay it forward.

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America: The Next Pandemic Could Start at Home

The question isn’t IF slaughterhouses and live-animal markets in the U.S. will trigger the next pandemic—it’s WHEN.

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Want Some Good News? Take a Look at PETA’s Victories So Far in 2020

PETA is going full steam ahead to make the world a brighter place. See all the ways we’ve helped animals in just the first three months of the year.

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Are You a Meat-Eater Itching to Get Clean? PETA’s Patches Are for You!

You’ve heard of the bacon patch, right? Now meet the new Charred Bodies patch, ideal for anyone looking to kick their bad animal-flesh problem. Get a “Go Vegan” Patch Pack today!

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20% of Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Trident Seafoods

Massive COVID-19 outbreaks are occurring at animal-killing facilities everywhere—most recently, nearly 20% of workers at Trident Seafoods tested positive.

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New Studies on COVID-19 Origin Point to Live-Animal Market in Wuhan

Two recently published studies point toward the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic: a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.

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Urge Starbucks to Help Cows During the Coronavirus Crisis With 5 Easy Actions

Like us, cows value their lives. They don’t want to be killed for milk any more than any of us want to die of coronavirus. Tell Starbucks to promote health for all, always.

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PETA’s Free Toilet Paper Gets to the ‘Bottom’ of Coronavirus Problem

As COVID-19 spreads, PETA is urging the public to cut off animal-borne pathogens like the coronavirus at the source. See the “cheeky” way we’re spreading the word.

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Baby Chicks Ground Up Alive at Sanderson Farms Hatchery

Do You Eat Eggs? If So, You’re Supporting Grinding Live Chicks

Male chicks used in the egg industry are ground up, simply because they’re deemed “unprofitable.” France’s ban is a step in the right direction, but it’s not nearly enough.

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PETA, Backed by Shareholders, Presses Starbucks to Examine the True Cost of its Vegan Milk Upcharge

In our second-ever Starbucks shareholder resolution submission, PETA served board members a piping-hot statement that appealed to the company’s interest in increasing profits.

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Protests Erupt Over Starbucks' Vegan Milk Surcharge

PETA Invests in Cows’ Futures, Becomes Starbucks’ Newest Shareholder

Sometimes, the best way to influence a company is from within, which is why we’re heading to Starbucks’ boardroom. Find out what you can do for cows, too.

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Live-Export Ship Capsizes; 14,000+ Sheep Drown

UPDATE: Capsized ‘Death Ship’ Hid Secret Decks Packed With Sheep

Nearly 14,600 sheep were believed to have endured nightmarish deaths at sea when a live-export ship capsized in the Black Sea in November. That number just went way up.

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