If you saw CareerBuilder’s latest Super Bowl ad, you probably thought it was as lame as we did, which is why we came up with an ad of our own in response. Unfortunately, we received a “thanks, but no thanks” from Clear Channel Outdoor in CareerBuilder‘s hometown of Chicago, after we asked to place this … Read more »
After inspectors found animals kept in appalling conditions without proper care, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited two disreputable roadside zoos in North Carolina for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). PETA keeps these two hellholes constantly in our sights and had just filed a complaint about Jambbas Ranch Tours before the … Read more »
As usual, the commercial lineup during Super Bowl XLVI featured some real dogs—and we’re not just talking about CareerBuilder‘s tired old re-tread of the “immature chimpanzees” storyline. Yes, the chimpanzees are immature—that’s because they’re babies who should be with their mothers, not being forced to perform tricks for an ass-backwards company’s cruel and unimaginative Super … Read more »
PHOTO OF THE DAY Dawn Forsythe and Herman the Chimp This cartoon comes to us courtesy of Dawn Forsythe and her friend “Herman the Chimp.” Ms. Forsythe, whose father was a chimpanzee trainer at the Detroit Zoo, is an outspoken critic of the use of great apes in entertainment—be sure to visit her blog at … Read more »
Graham Racher | cc by 2.0 In Vegas, one roll of the dice could change your life. But job search website Dice isn’t leaving its fate to chance—the company gave customers who care about animals a reason to flock to its site by promising never to use great apes in its advertising. By signing PETA’s … Read more »
PETA has named CareerBuilder the 2012 “Ass-Backwards” Corporation of the Year. The job-search company earned this (dis)honor for proving that it’s obliviously behind the times, having decided to run yet another Super Bowl ad that features exploited infant chimpanzees—even though it knows how great apes suffer at the hands of the “entertainment” industry. Face: © … Read more »
After learning that CareerBuilder is once again using baby chimpanzees in a Super Bowl ad, Anjelica Huston has teamed up with PETA to urge the company’s CEO, Matt Ferguson, to stop using chimpanzees in its commercials—unless they are created using cutting-edge computer animation, like the conscientious folks behind Pfizer’s Robitussin “orangutan” ads and the movie … Read more »
Chadica| cc by 2.0 There’s good news today in a case we told you about in May 2010: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has hit the Texas Biomedical Research Institute—formerly the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research—with a fine of more than $25,000 over serious violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The facility has repeatedly allowed … Read more »
Update: After a PETA staffer swore out a complaint against Henry Hampton, Lazy 5’s owner, Hampton finally made arrangements to trim two giraffes’ painfully overgrown hooves. Because he delayed the critical procedure and caused one giraffe to suffer for more than a year, PETA is calling for prosecutors to pursue cruelty-to-animals charges against him. However, … Read more »
Just in case Santa is having any trouble with his last-minute “naughty or nice” decisions, PETA has teamed up with World Entertainment News Network to circulate a Christmas Eve list of the most animal-unfriendly celebrities of the year. So here are our Top (Bottom?) Three Celebrity Grinches of 2011: When Janet Jackson had her infamous … Read more »
wwarby | cc by 2.0 Great news: After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Animal Protection and Rescue League, Animal Defenders International (ADI), and celebrities—including Charo and Switched at Birth star Constance Marie—the Santa Ana Zoo in California has announced that it will discontinue cruel and dangerous elephant rides. This is a … Read more »
Courtesy of Lelah Foster Having a celebrity as the face of an animal rights campaign has helped PETA achieve huge victories. For instance, vocal protests by Sir Paul McCartney and Alicia Silverstone helped convince NASA not to blast squirrel monkeys with harmful doses of radiation. Celebrities such as Olivia Munn and Sarah Silverman have helped … Read more »
Update: In 2015, following pressure from PETA and other animal advocates, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) promised to retire all federally owned chimpanzees to sanctuaries. Sadly, since this announcement, few have been retired and many have died while waiting. Please urge NIH to retire these animals now! Originally posted December 15, 2011: Just hours … Read more »
© Zebra: deste / sxc.hu | Ribbon: Elize / sxc.hu Fading director Cameron Crowe is using wild animals as “actors.” In his new movie, We Bought a Zoo, he used lions, bears, and other wild animals who are at great risk for abuse because of their strength and instinctive aggression. PETA repeatedly reached out to … Read more »
In light of the new policy issued by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) that will minimize contact with elephants as well as the use of bullhooks in AZA-accredited zoos, PETA is renewing our call to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make protected contact a requirement for circuses, traveling shows, and … Read more »
