October 2009 PETA received calls of concern from JCPenney customers who were dismayed that the company was selling a product called “Planet Frog,” a small aquarium kit that comes with a coupon to receive live tadpoles in the mail. After a harrowing journey by delivery truck, the tadpoles are placed in the small tank in which … Read more »
October 2009 After receiving complaints that Dollar General was selling glue traps (the cruelest method of wildlife control), we wrote to Dollar General executives and urged them to stop selling glue traps immediately. Upon learning about the cruelty of these traps, representatives of the massive bargain retailer told us that the chain would stop selling all … Read more »
April 2007 Retailers CVS, Rite Aid, Safeway, and Albertsons all ended the sale of glue traps after PETA staff members presented information on glue traps, the cruelest method of wildlife control. Animals trapped in these devices often linger in agony for days before dying of dehydration, suffocation, or starvation. Some attempt to chew off their own limbs … Read more »
April 2007 After receiving more than 6,000 e-mail messages from PETA members and supporters, executives at New York-based drugstore chain Duane Reade agreed to meet with PETA representatives to discuss ending the sale of cruel glue traps and the company has since joined retailers like Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens in ceasing the sale of these … Read more »
January 2005 PETA came to the rescue of skunks who were being trapped and killed with chloroform by San Gabriel, California, Humane Society officers. Chloroform is deemed unacceptable for euthanasia and hazardous to humans by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Officers are now euthanizing the skunks humanely with sodium pentobarbital. Read more about coexisting peacefully with … Read more »
January 2005 PETA came to the rescue for of wild birds being captured on sticky tape in the Pittsburgh Airport. PETA contacted officials and posted an action alert, which prompted all the sticky tape to be immediately removed and replaced with live traps to capture and release the birds. Read more about the cruelty of glue … Read more »
January 2005 Thanks to pressure from PETA, officials in Durham, North Carolina, canceled their plans to kill a family of beavers that had damned a road culvert. They and are working with PETA to develop a more effective and humane solution. Read more about coexisting peacefully with wildlife.
January 2005 Thanks to pressure from PETA, two members of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia were charged with abusing 40 opossums who were rounded up and stuffed – living and dead – into a barrel as part of a contest. Twenty opossums and two raccoons died. Read more about the link … Read more »
January 2005 Thanks to pressure from PETA, a Las Vegas apartment complex stopped using Avitrol to kill pigeons and other birds. Avitrol is a potent poison that attacks and impairs birds’ nervous systems. Poisoned birds suffer from the slow shutdown of bodily functions for up to 15 hours before dying. Read more about coexisting peacefully with wildlife.
October 2004 PETA convinced a Virginia Homeowners Association to drop its plan to hire a trapper to kill a family of beavers. The association is now working with us to humanely address residents’ concerns about both beavers and Canada geese living in the community. Read more about how you can help wildlife.
October 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, Portsmouth, Virginia, City Council members agreed to halt their plan to have bowhunters kill deer living in a wildlife preserve. We are working with officials to develop a more humane deer-control program. Read more about how you can help wildlife.
October 2004 PETA came to the rescue of an injured raccoon with the help of the Norfolk Fire Department. The raccoon had a tin can stuck on his head, had climbed a tree for safety, lost his balance, fell more than 30 feet and then climbed the tree again. The raccoon is now in safe hands … Read more »
October 2004 PETA came to the rescue of a rat who was dangling by his front feet from a telephone wire, high above a busy road. We created a trampoline with a sheet beneath him and used a pillow to gently push him from the wire. He is now safe in the hands of a wildlife … Read more »
July 2004 PETA’s wildlife biologist began the first phase of a beaver-management project for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The year-long study will establish criteria for installing and maintaining nonlethal beaver-management methods in order to demonstrate to VDOT how beaver-related problems can be eliminated using humane, cost-efficient techniques. Soon after, we received an enormous amount … Read more »
