These three: In honor of Canada Day, we threw a little birthday bash at the Canadian Embassy in D.C. to remind the world that hundreds of thousands of baby seals have their skulls bashed in each year during Canada’s annual seal slaughter. Just because this year’s seal hunt is over, it doesn’t mean … Read more »
The following is a Canada Day guest post from Bill Maher, the genius behind Politically Incorrect and HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher. Maher offered his wit for an op-ed, originally posted in today’s Daily News, in a humorous protest against a deadly serious issue: Canada’s annual slaughter of tens of thousands of seals—the largest … Read more »
What do reggae star Matisyahu, the Israeli government, and fur have in common? The compassionate Jewish singer, who recently became vegan because of his disgust toward factory farms and to strictly adhere to Torah principles, has written a heartfelt letter on behalf of PETA to Israeli government leaders urging them to support a bill currently … Read more »
… that handsome actor Ben Elliott, stunning model Giglianne Braga, and hunky singer-songwriter Justin Gaston (also known for canoodling with Miley Cyrus) would agree to strip for PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign, would my dream come true? The answer is yes! We’re delighted that after viewing our exposé about the ugly, cruel … Read more »
A day in the life of PETA’s lovable day tripper involves going here, there, and everywhere, eight days a week, to plead with caring people to come together and stop Canada’s shameful seal slaughter. While en route to Parliament Hill in Ottawa yesterday, our seal was glad all over to pose with members … Read more »
Anyone who has ever watched a rerun of the ’70’s game show Let’s Make a Deal knows that women can pack some pretty weird stuff into their pocketbooks, but I’ve never seen anyone pull animal entrails out of her purse. Until now: Along the same lines as one of our hard-hitting—or, um, creative—anti-fur … Read more »
Share on Facebook | Viewing OptionsEmbed<embed src=”http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=china_cruel_fur_industry_peta_high” _mce_src=”http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=china_cruel_fur_industry_peta_high” quality=”high” pluginspage=”http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”335″ height=”255″ allowscriptaccess=”always”></embed> Animals who are bred and killed for their fur in China live in misery from birth to death. Chinchillas, foxes, minks, raccoons—and, yes, even dogs and cats—are jammed into crowded wire cages, and the close confinement and filthy conditions quickly … Read more »
Good news: Canada’s annual commercial seal slaughter ended last night—and more than 80 percent of the seals who had been marked for death were spared this year. Thanks to a huge PETA push and the hard work of caring people like you, worldwide demand for seal fur is plummeting. We worked to get the European … Read more »
PETA’s presence was felt by Australian wool producers who are attending a weeklong international trade meeting in San Francisco. Yesterday, 120 protesters made a striking appearance as they gathered outside the conference building and denounced industry executives for allowing wool producers to abandon their commitment to ending the bloody and painful practice of mulesing this … Read more »
PETA U.K. knows how to party. During last Saturday’s Trooping of the Colour—The Queen’s official birthday celebration—PETA U.K. members gave away “Bear Hugs, Not Bear Caps” biodegradable balloons to pumped-up parade attendees. Nothing says, “Look over here, Royal Family!” like bunches of balloons in the crowd! Unlike this cute little cub, real bear … Read more »
The Hawaiian word “aloha” means: A. peace B. mercy C. love D. affection E. hello F. all of the above Kent Backman / CC by 3.0 Unported If you answered “F,” you’re correct—and this week the Aloha State welcomed a new law that embodies peace, mercy, love, and affection for seals. Now anyone … Read more »
The following post was originially published on PETA Prime. Just in time for “Adopt a Shelter Cat” Month comes some great news: In an Associated Press-Petside poll, more than half of respondents said that they plan to adopt their next cat or dog from an animal shelter—that’s more than seven times the number of people … Read more »
Thanks to a recent undercover investigation in which PETA revealed that the University of Utah (the U) had bought more than 100 homeless animals from animal shelters and subjected them to invasive, painful, and deadly experiments, a law was passed so that shelters in Utah are no longer required to turn animals over to laboratories. … Read more »
Jarlhelm / CC by 2.0 Eating meat can be a real pain in the behind—literally. A new study from France found that women who consumed the most protein—particularly animal flesh—had nearly three times the risk of being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD includes ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and other nasty conditions that cause … Read more »
Paolo Camera / CC by 2.0 Here’s some good news: The thoroughbred racing rag The Blood-Horse reports that the TV ratings for last weekend’s Belmont Stakes (the last “jewel” in the Triple Crown) were the lowest ever in the 50 years that ratings have been tracked. Apparently, Saturday-evening TV viewers have better things to do … Read more »
