Even through-the-roof mercury levels couldn’t stop our mootivated herd of cows from descending on the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas to demand their skins back. Folks attending the shoe convention inside became curious when they heard the musical stylings of lead bovine Meggan Anderson on the cowbell and came out to snap pictures of … Read more »
Beautiful Rusty had a home and a family—until the day that they moved and left him alone in the backyard, with no food or water in the middle of a southwestern U.S. summer. A kind neighbor spotted the abandoned rooster through the fence and called PETA for help. We alerted animal control and asked officers … Read more »
digitalART72/cc by 2.0 Groovin’ on a Wednesday morning—these affectionate animals make this summer feel like the summer of love. That’s what friends are for: Cows’ stress levels go down when they’re with their besties. Put on a happy face—pigeons will remember you even if your barista doesn’t. Just remember to let pigeons be in peace. Reunited, and … Read more »
Do PETA staff secretly play backup for Morrissey, or did all his bandmates wear our McCruelty shirts? © Sus Lew Moz and his group’s stage wear at their York, U.K., concert was music to chickens’ ears. And we’re betting that after the audience chowed down on Morrissey’s meatless fare and rocked out to “Meat … Read more »
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. -Paul McCartney All summer long, the millions of people who will visit Washington, D.C.’s National Mall will be greeted by PETA’s arresting “Glass Walls” display across from the Museum of Natural History. With 12 massive panels and a large-screen television playing Sir Paul McCartney’s “Glass … Read more »
There is a cure for the summertime blues—an oscillating fan, a glass of lemonade, and a chilled bowl of Internet Soup: J-E-L-L-Oh! Cruelty-free gelatin? A cow who escaped from a slaughterhouse gets a happy ending. Could this be the pub where Lady and Tramp had their second dinner date? Twenty different drugs in milk? ¡Ay, … Read more »
The world didn’t come to an end when road crews shut down 10 miles of one of Los Angeles’ busiest freeways this past weekend, but the absence of the usual bumper-to-bumper traffic on the 405 was certainly an other-worldly scene. Then there was a heavenly vision: PETA members reminding the hardy motorists who dared to … Read more »
Adult film star Raul Armenteros and another man have each been charged with 22 counts of cruelty to animals after police allegedly discovered a menagerie of animals—including roosters, guinea hens, pigeons, goats, and a duck—baking inside their locked van in the scorching Miami heat. Reportedly, the goats were all tied up inside plastic bags, and … Read more »
During the hot summer months in South Korea, where dogs are bred to be killed and eaten, restaurants serving dog meat soup boast long lines of patrons who mistakenly believe it will help keep them cool. But while many of us are quick to condemn killing dogs for food, shouldn’t we also be bothered by the consumption … Read more »
It was unseasonably hot on Capitol Hill when PETA’s Lettuce Ladies arrived for the annual Congressional Veggie Dog Giveaway. The leafy lovelies were greeted by a long line of people anxiously awaiting their arrival, ready for food and photo ops. Can you imagine your representative in one of these? Joining the Lettuce Ladies … Read more »
It took only 45 minutes for temperatures inside a crowded Johnston County, North Carolina, barn to skyrocket when the barn lost power, killing 50,000 chickens. On one Kansas farm, nearly 4,500 turkeys died in one weekend during a scorching 100-degree heat wave. Birds in barns that aren’t air conditioned sometimes die when they crowd together … Read more »
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, may be cooling his heels thanks to the NBA lockout, but he still shouldn’t go back to slinging deep-fried chicken parts at KFC, where he once worked as a teenager. KFC has asked Wade to bring his dunking skills to mashed potatoes and gravy by becoming an “honorary captain” while he’s “unemployed.” … Read more »
Michael Lusk of the National Wildlife Refuge System isn’t exactly thinking outside the (ammo) box when it comes to managing populations of wild pigs. Lusk advocates shooting pigs, and some lawmakers agree with him. Pennsylvania and Tennessee are making it easier for hunters to shoot wild pigs, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed legislation allowing … Read more »
And here’s our favorite caption for this weeks’ “10% Wool” comic contest! We’re in the process of contacting the winner, so be sure to check your inbox! Look, honey! The swine flu! Don’t forget to check out past 10% Wool comic strips and get more information on the series and the writer here, and learn … Read more »
Say you’re an edgy, rabble-rousing punk band and you want to make a statement against cruelty to animals. What would you do? One band that had a bone to pick with KFC took a musical approach to get its message across. The toe-tapping tune was performed by the Phoenix, Arizona, “punkgrass” outfit Haymarket Squares—all of whose … Read more »
