PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk put her money where her mouth is—in a very literal sense—in an eye-catching protest outside British retailer Fortnum & Mason’s Piccadilly store this week. The protest illustrated what geese endure while they are being raised for the foie gras sold in Fortnum & Mason stores. But in order to replicate … Read more »
It’s a happy new year for ducks and geese after Great Britain’s House of Lords pulled foie gras from its restaurant menus. PETA U.K. had appealed to the lords, pointing out that it was entirely inappropriate to be serving a dish that is so cruel that it is illegal to produce in the U.K. Baroness … Read more »
In an oddball attempt to break back into the Japanese fast-food market, Wendy’s had introduced a burger that contained foie gras—you know, the smashed, bloated liver of a force-fed goose. But after a PETA campaign—including action alerts (hooray to everyone who chipped in) and an appeal to fellow Wendy’s shareholders—the burger chain has dropped the foie … Read more »
The following was excerpted from an article that originally appeared on McClatchy. As my mom and I were walking through a department store recently, she spied a colorful plaid quilted vest. “Ooh, that’s pretty,” she said and reached for the price tag. Meanwhile, I was looking at the contents label. “Uh-oh, it contains down,” I told her. “Oh, … Read more »
A little-known restaurant in Hermosa Beach, California, must have thought it was being sly. The restaurant was selling a hamburger topped with foie gras when California’s ban on the sale of the cruelly produced, diseased duck liver went into effect on July 1. After the ban was in place, the restaurant continued to serve the foie … Read more »
Leona Lewis and James Cameron are the latest compassionate celebrities to embrace vegan eating. Not surprising on either count, since James, who won a PETA Proggy Award for the animal-friendly film Avatar, said he planned to grow crops on his 2,500-acre rural New Zealand property, and Leona, a Sexiest Vegetarian alum, won’t wear animal skins … Read more »
It was a cruel irony. Birds raised for foie gras become so ill that they can barely walk, much less fly. Yet fly they did on certain American Airlines international flights during which foie gras was served in first class. After PETA was alerted to this by upset passengers, we contacted airline officials and informed them about … Read more »
It’s barely been a week since California’s foie gras ban took effect, and already a few greedy restauranteurs have their magnifying glasses out, searching for loopholes that might allow them to serve the delicacy of despair. But compassionate people aren’t letting the cruel gluttons get away with it. © stopgavage.com One San Francisco restaurant, Presidio … Read more »
With California’s foie gras ban having taken effect July 1, it’s time for the rest of the country to do some soul-searching, starting with New York, the only state in the union with operating foie gras farms. Here are the top five reasons for the rest of the country to follow California’s lead in banning … Read more »
Although animal rights is still a fairly new concept in China and in much of Asia as a whole, there is no other country in which the movement is growing faster, and PETA Asia is at the forefront. Notorious Fur Trade Exposed PETA Asia has conducted groundbreaking undercover investigations of the fur trade in China—now … Read more »
Photo of the Day When successful gourmet food connoisseur and upscale hotel manager Eva-Miriam Gerstner talks turkey, Europeans listen. And when she talks goose, well, that makes for an in-your-face anti–foie gras ad that made several German luxury hotels and restaurants stop serving the cruelly produced dish “cold turkey” after PETA Germany sent them a … Read more »
Snooki sees the light, more trouble for SeaWorld, and the Oscars are starting to look a lot like a PETA gala. Here’s what’s going on in PETA’s universe this week: PETA News on Tumblr Give us five minutes, and we’ll give you all the latest animal rights news on PETA’s Tumblr page. Don’t read this … Read more »
Google goes gaga for vegan food, learn how to show bunnies some love this Valentine’s Day, and help us ask Florida not to change its slogan to “The Hoarder State.” Here’s everything in PETA’s world that you might have missed this week. PETA News on Tumblr Don’t miss any breaking animal rights stories. Hop on … Read more »
It’s officially award season, the time of year when our televisions are dominated by red carpets, elegant gowns, and hilarious Ricky Gervais zingers—and oh, yeah, awards are given out too. If animals had submitted the Golden Globes ballots, the roster of winners might have looked pretty similar to Sunday’s lineup: Friend of fowl Kate Winslet … Read more »
Some folks made Christmas merry, while others are in need of making some serious New Year’s resolutions to shape up: Kisses to hip international clothier Mango. The retailer will no longer sell fur or exotic-animal skins. Hisses to Essence magazine for featuring real animal pelts alongside their far more attractive—and humane—faux counterparts in a gallery … Read more »
