timeinc / CC So check it: Last year, Giorgio Armani told Time magazine, “I spoke with the people from PETA, and they showed me some materials that convinced me not to use fur.” All well and good right? I mean, who could wear fur—let alone mass produce it—after seeing where it really comes from! WRONG! … Read more »
Need some brushing up on your ABCs? Animal Birth Control, that is. Now’s your chance! Meet Amber, PETA’s sexy new student who has a big heart for homeless animals and some hot tricks up her sleeve. Check out PETA’s Striptease Quiz and see if you have the smarts to get 10 out of 10 questions … Read more »
Ever wondered what it’d be like to roll around in Jenna Jameson’s bed sheets? Well, now you can! Whoever leaves a comment below with their favorite naked PETA ad will be entered to win the autographed sheets and pillows that she posed nude on for this ad. Gossip gurus are all worked up over recent … Read more »
britannica / CC So PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has sent a letter to Sen. Barack Obama and his family stressing this very point—and urging them to adopt a “pound pup,” or Great American Mutt, rather than buy a dog from a breeder or a pet store. In her letter, Ingrid says, “Senator, no one needs … Read more »
Readers of Dog Fancy magazine opened the recent issue to see an ad that read, “Just bought a brand-new purebred puppy? Welcome him or her into your home with a free gift bag! Call us today at 1-866-834-6061 to claim your bag and hear about our products.” The ad’s offer sounds good enough, right? Well, … Read more »
Ah, shucks! Why be subtle, really? Especially when you’re creative and stand for something! This time, some of our PETA punsters have come up with an ad that is sure to cause a stir—and rightfully so. When millions of unwanted animals are destroyed for lack of homes because less than responsible people still fail to … Read more »
OK, I don’t want to brag, but … ah, heck! If spaying and neutering were an Olympic event (if synchronizing swimming got in, why not?), our SNIP staff would be at the podium holding their gold medals! Move over, Morgan Hamm—you may know a thing or two about the pommel horse, but could you prevent … Read more »
Famke Janssen has played a gamut of roles on the big and small screens, including her upcoming appearance in the highly-buzzed indie film The Wackness, which comes out on July 3. While this Netherlands-born beauty can play everything from a Bond girl to an X-men mutant to an indie star, we love her most for … Read more »
It’s like a plot out of a cheesy Lifetime movie or, better yet, a sleazy episode of Maury Povich’s talk show: Teen Girls Forge Pregnancy Pact. Man, now that would make a great headline. Oh, wait, it is a headline!Yep, if you haven’t heard yet, 17 Gloucester, Massachusetts, high school students may have formed a … Read more »
kidzcraftz / CC As you probably know, there are many problems with pet stores that sell animals, but now there’s a new kid on the block: The Home Depot! The chain has started selling ladybugs and praying mantises by the bag as a method of deterring other insect species from taking over home gardens. Imagine … Read more »
OK, not quite. Actually, the International Cannes Film Festival is already over, for those of you not on the up and up with film awards. What I’m talking about here is the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, where two—yes, count ’em, two—of PETA’s PSAs have made the short list for public service messages. Ladies and … Read more »
wktv / CC I’m very sad to say that George Carlin passed away last night. The Grammy and Emmy winner was truly an icon in the world of comedy and will be sorely missed by many for his humor and passion. One thing many of you may not be aware of is that Carlin frequently … Read more »
The Guardian, a U.K.-based newspaper, was recently “granted exclusive and unfettered access” to a super-secret primate testing facility at an undisclosed location and operated by the staff of an undisclosed university. This facility works on marmosets, drilling “tiny” holes in the monkeys’ skulls and injecting “minute” amounts of “liquid toxin.”Basically, they—whoever they are—open monkeys’ heads … Read more »
Yesterday, U.S. marshals paid the PETCO food-distribution center in Joliet, Illinois, a little visit—to confiscate a variety of pet food products that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fears may have been contaminated by rodents and other animals. It does beg the question: If a company isn’t even capable of keeping food clean and … Read more »
textually / CC As if we didn’t already have enough reasons to protest the horseracing industry, the Associated Press reports that nearly 20 racehorses crammed inside a double-decker trailer meant for moving cattle sustained numerous injuries following the four-day transport from the U.S. to Puerto Rico. Apparently, it didn’t occur to the people handling these … Read more »
