Following PETA’s undercover investigation and an intense year-long campaign, the University of Utah (also known as “the U”) has announced that it will no longer purchase dogs and cats from North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)—or any other animal shelter—to be used in invasive and deadly experiments. Since the U was the last Utah purchaser … Read more »
PETA’s party for New York Fashion Week was a smashing success, even by Fashion Week standards. Hosted by Project Runway‘s Tim Gunn and Olivia Munn, the celebrity guests included Taraji P. Henson, Joan Jett, reality stars Lo Bosworth and Stephanie Pratt, and fashion designers Todd Oldham, John Bartlett, and Marc Bouwer, plus many others. They … Read more »
muffet/cc by 2.0 We are very happy to report that as a result of pressure from PETA and more than 25,000 of our supporters, Utah’s Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) has announced that it is canceling plans to torment cats in a cruel and archaic training exercise! As it had in previous years, PCMC planned … Read more »
It’s time once again for the not-so-coveted Vivisector of the Month award. Of course, all vivisectors deserve the “prize” for their mad science, but we’ve narrowed the field to two particularly nasty candidates. We’re asking you to vote for the person you would most like to see in a stockade getting beaned in the head … Read more »
Because the University of Utah (the U) still doesn’t want to ‘fess up about exactly how experimenters are tormenting and killing dogs, cats, monkeys, and other animals behind the doors of its laboratories, PETA has filed a lawsuit against the U for withholding records. We originally requested the records—which the school is required to release … Read more »
Pop sensation Rihanna has signed on with Parlux Fragrances Inc. to create her own perfume, Reb’l Fleur. Since Parlux signed PETA’s statement of assurance in 1995 pledging not to conduct or pay others to conduct tests on animals, this move is a step in the right direction toward a cruelty-free life for Rihanna. We sent … Read more »
Hugs was one of the roughly 250 animals who were surrendered by PLRS. Even though The Hasselhoffs was canceled after just two episodes, 2010 still turned out to be a pretty great year. Thirty-three Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped underground for more than two months, and dog guardians were introduced to the amazing stuffing-free … Read more »
Pamela Anderson is unstoppable! Here are just some of the things this angel for animals did on behalf of PETA this year: Jumping through hoops to fight against animal abuse, she urged Chile’s prez to ban animal circuses and turned a Dancing With the Stars paso doble into an opportunity to speak out against bullfighting! “Her … Read more »
In response to our January 2010 lawsuit (and with a court date rapidly approaching), Davis County, Utah, has finally agreed to abide by the law and provide PETA with the intake forms and transfer records for the approximately 100 dogs and cats that it’s animal shelter callously sold to the University of Utah in 2009 … Read more »
Yes, there is a Santa Claus—at least there is for Sheena, a lovable mutt who was slated to be used in cruel experiments at the University of Utah (the U) but is now safe in a foster home. Sheena’s former guardian, Gayle, reluctantly surrendered the dog to the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS) in … Read more »
Conditions for animals who were tormented in experiments at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison)—where sheep were abused and killed in cruel and illegal decompression experiments, among other horrors—are apparently so bad that they have prompted one of the university’s own veterinarians, Richard “Jim” Brown, to call it quits over animal welfare concerns. Some of the issues … Read more »
Picking the top 10 PETA Files blog posts of the past year was harder than figuring out the plot of Inception, but we’ve narrowed it down to these posts, which cover everything from Lady Gaga’s meat dress to our “Pope Condom” campaign: PETA’s investigation of international animal dealer U.S. Global Exotics leads to the record-setting … Read more »
mourner/CC by 2.0 UPDATE: Unilever—the the world’s largest tea maker, which makes the Lipton and PG Tips brands—has agreed to halt all animal tests. Please read here for more info. If you’re sipping Lipton, it was. The makers of Lipton tea have conducted (or paid others to conduct) painful, invasive tests on hundreds of animals—possibly more. Here … Read more »
Bob Barker is so active for animals that in just one day—today—we received word that his efforts have paid off significantly in two very different ways. We were still popping champagne corks over the news (which NASA can deny until it’s blue in the face) that NASA’s radiation experiments have been canned—thanks in part to … Read more »
