As Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress this morning, PETA members stood outside the Capitol with posters showing lambs who were victims of Australia’s cruel mulesing mutilation. Mulesing involves forcing lambs onto their backs and restraining them with metal bars. Large chunks of the animals’ skin and flesh are either … Read more »
Animals find new ways to astonish us every day. Wouldn’t it be great if we returned the favor by astonishing them with our compassion? Repoort /cc by 2.0 Dolphins and researchers have learned to speak each other’s language. Can a Rosetta Stone course be far behind? Perhaps those dolphins can help us translate a … Read more »
james bowe/cc by 2.0 Super-chic clothing company Ann Taylor is showing that it’s got compassion sense to match its fashion sense. The retailer, known for modern silhouettes and sophisticated style, is moving away from purchasing wool from sheep who have been mulesed. Mulesing is a painful procedure in which ranchers cut off large chunks of … Read more »
By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the string of shark attacks on tourists off the Egyptian coast at the Sharm el-Sheikh resort, including one attack that killed a German woman. But do you know why the sharks suddenly started biting? Some officials believe the sharks were drawn to the area by a livestock ship … Read more »
Here’s some good news for lambs: Women’s clothing retailer Talbots has pledged to phase out the use of merino wool from farmers who perform the mulesing mutilation (that is, they hack chunks of flesh from lambs’ backsides with instruments resembling gardening shears, or they use clamps to squeeze the animals’ skin so tightly that the … Read more »
And here’s our favorite caption for this weeks’ “10% Wool” comic contest! We’re in process of contacting the winner, so be sure to check your inbox! I learned it by watching ewe, Dad! Click here for larger version Don’t forget to check out past 10% Wool comic strips and get more information on the series and … Read more »
It’s every teenager’s worst nightmare: when your parents rummage through your drawers. Time for another “Tag and Release” contest! Here’s how it works: You submit the caption for this week’s comic in the comment section below. The person whose caption best complements the strip will receive a prize. This week’s winner will walk away with … Read more »
For any of you who caught the Miss Universe pageant last night, you’ll be relieved to know that it was faux sheepskin that Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell was wearing. After PETA Australia alerted Campbell to the cruelty of mulesing—a crude mutilation that involves cutting large chunks of flesh from the backsides of Australian lambs with … Read more »
Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott holds a lot of sway when it comes to Australia’s sheep. The proof? He inspired PETA Australia’s Lucy the Sheep, who is following him all over the place these days, to wear a red Speedo similar to his (in)famous “budgie smuggler.” (Warning: The link is possibly NSFW.) Maybe … Read more »
And, this week’s 10% Wool “Tag and Release” winner is … Beth Ann! Congratulations. So I see that Ringling Bros. is trying to expand its “Greatest Show on Earth” slogan … Don’t forget to check out the archive of past 10% Wool comic strips here. Get more information on the series and the … Read more »
You’ve seen Hollywood’s fugliest. Now, take a look at the Uggliest from Down Under: The proposed national costume for Miss Universe contestant Jesinta Campbell, aka Miss Australia, is making people wince. PETA Australia has asked Campbell to abandon her plans to wear a ghastly get-up that includes a sheepskin shrug and last year’s Ugg boots … Read more »
As if Wednesday’s historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to ban bullfighting wasn’t enough to make you scream “Olé,” we’ve just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house Adolfo Dominguez S.A. has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from down … Read more »
“Ethically handsome” blogger Joshua Katcher, a multitalented artist, a writer, a producer, and an eco-style guru, has created an epically handsome ad that shares some baaad (sorry) news about one of climate change’s lesser-known black sheep (sorry)—the wool industry: Did you know that sheep outnumber people by more than four to one in … Read more »
If you haven’t been keeping up with world events, you may be surprised to learn that change has come to the land down under. Julia Gillard recently made history by becoming Australia’s first female prime minister. Now PETA is asking this precedent-setting PM to implement another big change: Help end the barbaric mulesing mutilation … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. Well, he’s not a real prince, but animals might disagree! While we’re sure that nothing can top winning PETA’s coveted Sexiest Vegetarian Alive title (which he nabbed in 2006), pop royalty Prince is set to add yet another statuette to his mantelpiece: a lifetime achievement award from BET. In our opinion, … Read more »
