Olympian Michael Phelps adopted his new pooch, Stella, and promptly started honing her ability to swim. We’re sure Michael already qualifies as a hero to Stella even before the London games! Paul McCartney has schooled many a musician in rock ‘n’ roll, and now he wants to school children in going vegetarian. He’s encouraging schools … Read more »
Tonight on The Real Housewives of Orange County, viewers will see Vicki Gunvalson in fur for the last time. When she received a mink coat as a gift on last week’s episode, PETA immediately sent her our video exposé of the fur industry narrated by none other than fashion guru Tim Gunn. As soon as … Read more »
As Canadian Sen. Mac Harb prepared to address the Senate about his bill to phase-out the seal slaughter last week, he got some unexpected support from another well-known Ontario native. Photo: Don Flood|Hair: Giannandrea for The Wall Group|Makeup: Gloria Noto for Jed Root The Secret Life of the American Teenager star Megan Park is … Read more »
The, um, cheeky comedy stylings of Doug Stanhope may cause the oh-so-proper “ladies who lunch” crowd to suffer a fit of the vapors. But for the irreverent folks out there, Doug’s point of view will be quite refreshing (check out his latest release on iTunes ’til you can catch him live), especially when it comes … Read more »
Although animal rights is still a fairly new concept in China and in much of Asia as a whole, there is no other country in which the movement is growing faster, and PETA Asia is at the forefront. Notorious Fur Trade Exposed PETA Asia has conducted groundbreaking undercover investigations of the fur trade in China—now … Read more »
Last week after Canadian Sen. Mac Harb announced that he would introduce a bill to end the seal slaughter, PETA immediately posted an action alert on our website asking our members to urge Canadian senators to support the bill. You responded in droves: Within two days, some 50,000 of you asked them to pass the … Read more »
Following a meeting with PETA just weeks ago, Canadian Sen. Mac Harb introduced historic legislation today to end Canada’s seal slaughter, stating that the “end of the commercial sealing industry is now inevitable.” Sen. Larry Campbell seconded the motion, and it received an overwhelmingly positive response from other senators who want to see it debated. … Read more »
Internationally renowned primatologist and animal rights activist Dr. Jane Goodall is being honored by the Tournament of Roses as the grand marshal of the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The timing of the honor couldn’t be better, as Chimpanzee, a film she helped make, has been popular with moviegoers and Congress is currently considering … Read more »
Canadian-born Pamela Anderson got a warm reception when she met with a representative from Germany’s Trade Ministry to deliver PETA’s seal appeal. She asked him to encourage the European Commission and the World Trade Organization to dismiss Canada’s challenge of Europe’s ban on seal products. Pam explained that most Canadians stand firmly with Germany and … Read more »
Following discussions with PETA, PUMA—one of the world’s largest designers and developers of sports footwear, apparel, and accessories—has pledged never to use animal fur, wool that comes from mulesed (i.e., mutilated) Australian sheep, or exotic-animal skins. How appropriate that a company named after one of nature’s most beautiful animals would help protect so many others! … Read more »
Torrey DeVitto has been part of some of Hollywood’s best onscreen teams, starring in One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries. But now she’s joining Team PETA to help animals in animal shelters find a happy Hollywood ending and to speak out against the cruel fur industry. Torrey’s tips for star-like style? Anyone … Read more »
It’s time for the Canadian government to face it: The seal slaughter is dead in the water. As Grammy Award–winning Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the logical next step is for Canada to buy out the sealers rather than continuing to waste millions of dollars fighting seal-product bans. A Political … Read more »
Yep, you read that right. We want to thank Kanye West for the shout-out to PETA in his new song, “Theraflu.” While the aptly named tune does make us want to reach for an over-the-counter remedy as Kanye opines about his inexplicable penchant for slinging tortured dead animals across his back, the song did make … Read more »
It isn’t quite Easter yet, but one Los Angeles woman still got a surprise from a bunny. Taken aback to see a big, fluffy black-and-white rabbit calmly nibbling grass near her home, she called PETA and asked how she could tell if the animal were a wild rabbit or a domesticated bunny someone had simply … Read more »
