silverbearcafe / CC Digging through tax records, deciphering difficult directions, and struggling with simple math totally sucks. What doesn’t suck? The tax refund that results from this headache. Whether your tax refund is already in the bank or somewhere in the mail, here are some cool and cruelty-free things to do with that extra coin: … Read more »
Every year on tax day, I do two things: Drag out the process of filling in my 1040 by surfing the Internet looking for tax day deals. End up fuming because the only things anyone ever offers are cheap burgers and free tacos, and my 1040 still sits on my desk waiting to … Read more »
popsci / CC It seems that people are getting wise to how the horse-racing industry causes horses to suffer and die, and they’re staying away from the tracks in droves. The most recent casualty is Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course. Pimlico’s owners have gone bankrupt, and it now appears that the state may take possession … Read more »
static.guim / CC We’re disappointed to report that, although the Obamas had publicly expressed their intention to adopt a dog from an animal shelter or rescue group, they have instead accepted a Portuguese water dog as a gift from Sen. Ted Kennedy. Let us be clear: The new first dog, Bo, is not a … Read more »
Campaigners from PETA entities worldwide have been working their tails off, fearlessly campaigning against McDonald’s, protesting KFC, and pumping up the case against bad zoos. Take a look: The San Antonio Zoo sold giraffes to Michael Jackson and now refuses to help them. Our giraffe friend just wanted you to know that. Nugget sharpens … Read more »
Credit: Star Max Inc. The following is a guest post from peta2’s Patricia We’ve seen tons of stories and photos of Miley Cyrus stopping on the side of the road to rescue strays. So we weren’t one bit surprised when we found out that she had rescued some chickens from the set of her … Read more »
Vice President Biden and his purebred German shepherd puppy, Champ, have been all over the news this evening in reports about how the breeder who sold him the puppy has fallen on hard times, saying that she would “never, never, never again” sell to someone with a high profile. But we have a better idea: … Read more »
Most horses kept for breeding are kept in barren stalls like these.vet.uga / CC Full disclosure: I am a sucker for horses. Just watching them run makes me cry. Seriously, it does. That video clip that was shown in Amélie, in which an excited horse leaps over a pasture fence and joins passing Tour … Read more »
In our fight to get KFC to enact minimal welfare standards for the more than 350 million chickens slaughtered for its U.S. restaurants each year, our supporters have helped us choose billboards and dressed up like the Colonel for Halloween. Now we’d like to ask your help with an even bigger task. We’re filing a … Read more »
czabe / CC Yes, Angelina Jolie was spotted wearing what appeared to be a chinchilla-trimmed hat and cape on the set of her latest movie, spurring one of the best blog headlines that we’ve seen all week. But our L.A. staffers—knowing that Angelina is a longtime fur foe—were on it faster than Liza Minelli can … Read more »
With Easter just a few days away, I have two things on my mind. Vegan Peeps candy … can it be done? And wittle baby aminals. Lucky for me, the peeps (Ha! Get it?) over at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary have my baby-animal fix covered with their live, streaming video of baby chicks. Let me … Read more »
If you’ve kept up with our campaigns, you’re well aware of the horrors of the factory farms and slaughterhouses that supply chickens to greasy fast-food joints such as KFC and McDonald’s. After learning about the cruelty that goes into making every “Happy Meal” (more like Unhappy Meal), some PETA members took to the streets to … Read more »
The design for our pothole ad, which doesn’t promote torturing chickens You may have heard about this already: KFC is offering to fund pothole repair in five U.S. cities in exchange for ads promoting the decomposing bird bits that the company sells at its fast-food outlets. KFC even hired a Colonel Sanders lookalike for the … Read more »
Our McCruelty campaign has been raging on for about a month now, with no word from McDonald’s about improving welfare standards for the animals killed for its restaurants. But since when has a little resistance stopped us? That said, we think it’s the perfect time to kick the campaign up a notch, don’t you agree? … Read more »
blogs.propertyfinder / CC Update: Michael Jackson has announced that he will not be using any live animals in his concert series at London’s O2 arena. Click here for more info. The King of Pop has a sordid past when it comes to the way he treats animals, but we were still shocked by Michael … Read more »
