The weather is turning cooler, but that doesn’t mean our hearts should too. Fall is a great time to make a fashion statement in support of clothes that warm our skin and don’t cost animals theirs. One lucky PETA Files reader will snag this autumnal ‘No Fur’ Burnout Fitted V-Neck T-Shirt, perfect for layering, to … Read more »
Lea Michele is no stranger to accolades, with Golden Globe and Emmy Award nods for her role on Glee. And today, Variety magazine is honoring Lea at its third annual Power of Women luncheon for her off-screen role working with PETA as a powerful advocate for animals. Lea Michele ©Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Thanks to Lea, … Read more »
As anyone who has ever forgotten to spell out “w-a-l-k” can attest, dogs can understand our language. One recent study showed that dogs can learn up to 165 words and gestures and that they can count. And dogs aren’t the only animals you can depend on in an emergency either—a rabbit recently saved her human … Read more »
In just three months, 180 sea lions and seals off the coast of Canada have lost their lives because they had the audacity to eat fish that farmers wanted to kill themselves. Many were shot by Canadian fish farmers, who are allowed to shoot animals who try to scoop a fish or two out of … Read more »
Update: The Blenheim District Court has sentenced Jason Godsiff to two years in jail for beating seals to death, including some animals who were just a few days old. Jamaal Large, who denies the charges, has not yet been tried. Originally posted July 20, 2011 A New Zealand teenager has pleaded guilty to beating 23 … Read more »
Canada’s barbaric seal slaughter continues its downward spiral—and it appears to be taking Canada’s integrity with it. Last week, the European Union (E.U.) rejected an attempt by the native Canadian Inuit to challenge the E.U.’s ban on seal products. Interestingly, the Inuit live far away from the area where the mass commercial slaughter takes place … Read more »
Get ready to tap your feet—the two-hour season premiere of Dancing With the Stars airs tonight on ABC, and as usual, PETA pals are strutting their animal-friendly stuff. Just a week after she unveiled her “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad, Elisabetta Canalis will make her Dancing debut, and she’s rumored to … Read more »
Best thing about PETA: ending cruelty to animals. Second-best thing about PETA: naked guys. Great things happen when studs meet suds. With Gay Pride starting in Las Vegas, it was the perfect opportunity to debut our first all-male shower demonstration. When our vegan guys stripped down to show passersby that meat production demolishes natural resources, … Read more »
Temperatures in Los Angeles were normal this afternoon, but on Rodeo Drive, it was positively steamy as Elisabetta Canalis unveiled her “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad to an enthusiastic crowd, getting the fall shopping season off to an animal-friendly start. Elisabetta explained why she wanted to go nude to protest fur, saying, … Read more »
After PETA Australia members took to the runway during a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week show, the show’s organizers decided to pull all fur from the remaining shows. No doubt worried that more protests would soon follow, Fashion Week organizers directed furry Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology student designer Molly Herben to remove the rabbit fur … Read more »
Lea Michele is no stranger to accolades. The Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated star of Glee—who will also be honored for her work with PETA at Variety‘s Third Annual Power of Women luncheon later this month—gets rave reviews for her singing and acting talents. Lea’s style is a showstopper as well, as she graces the … Read more »
Of all the reasons why Project Runway is turn-off-the-phone-and-lock-the-door must-see television, the inimitable Tim Gunn, whose superb taste is surpassed only by his kindness, is at the top of the list. On last week’s episode, Gunn, ahem, shot down designer Josh Christensen when he tried to use real fur. That wasn’t about to fly with … Read more »
Imagine how it must feel to have to wear a heavy coat outside in August! PETA members in Lansing, Michigan, no longer have to wonder after sitting in cages on a hot sidewalk in order to illustrate the misery of animals on fur farms during hot weather, when they have no escape from the heat. … Read more »
Iggy Pop had a few choice words for Norway’s minister of foreign affairs before his performance in Bodø this week, expressing his disgust at the government’s support of the Canadian seal slaughter. A single company in Norway—which has received funding from the Norwegian government for years—buys a whopping 80 percent of Canada’s seal pelts. Norway … Read more »
Tonight, Dennis Rodman’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame is expected to be complete with a helicopter, acrobats, and colorful costume changes. But one thing that Dennis won’t be sporting is fur – and that’s no bull. Dennis was already a Hall of Famer at PETA, as the first man and the first athlete … Read more »
