Photo Of the Day Bollywood beauty Dia Mirza put herself in a skinned snake’s shoes to ask her fans to walk away from exotic-animal skins. Photo: Jatin Kampani | Stylist: Theia Tekchananey | Make-up: Nahush Pise | Hair: Shobha Kewal “[J]ust putting myself in the place of that snake or that crocodile made me feel … Read more »
Photo of the Day Passersby outside a fur store in Toledo, Ohio, agreed that when the trap is on the other foot, fur looks really gruesome. As our re-enactor did an excellent job of portraying an animal writhing in agony and trying to escape a lethal steel-jaw trap, the fur store owners stayed hidden inside … 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 »
After inspectors found animals kept in appalling conditions without proper care, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited two disreputable roadside zoos in North Carolina for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). PETA keeps these two hellholes constantly in our sights and had just filed a complaint about Jambbas Ranch Tours before the … Read more »
A lot has been happening this week at PETA: victories, anniversaries, and celebrations! We’re after CareerBuilder, we stopped shipments of monkeys to laboratories, and we’ve done much more! Check out the latest news and victories: PETA News on Tumblr What a busy week it’s been in the PETAsphere! Just in case you missed any of … Read more »
Former “pussycat” Kimberly Wyatt instinctively knows that torturing rabbits, mice, and other animals for makeup is wrong. In her new ad for PETA U.K., Kimberly, who has her own line of cruelty-free cosmetics, exposes the painful and often deadly effects that chemical tests have on animals. Hair: Klare Wilkinson|Make-up: Lan Nguyen|Studio: ShoreditchStudios.com|© karlgrant.com Testing cosmetics … Read more »
© StarmaxInc.com The young royals are a delight to behold – such good ambassadors for the United Kingdom with their gleaming white smiles, perfect posture and impeccably tailored clothes. But, like a horror film in which the beguiling love interest strips off his mask to reveal an alien monster’s face beneath, the young royal’s beauty … Read more »
dogrango | cc by 2.0 It took a PETA lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to change course, but after three decades of secretly and illegally issuing hundreds of Endangered Species Act (ESA) permits to circuses, roadside zoos, and other animal exploiters, the FWS will change its ways. The permits—called “captive-bred … Read more »
Winter Olympics, make way for Apolo Crowno. An enterprising bird turned a jar lid and a snowy roof into a thrilling winter sport. Daisy the cow doesn’t need Pop-A-Lock. When she wants to go for a stroll, she just unlatches the barn gate with her tongue. After being swept away in an avalanche that claimed … Read more »
Update: After a PETA staffer swore out a complaint against Henry Hampton, Lazy 5’s owner, Hampton finally made arrangements to trim two giraffes’ painfully overgrown hooves. Because he delayed the critical procedure and caused one giraffe to suffer for more than a year, PETA is calling for prosecutors to pursue cruelty-to-animals charges against him. However, … Read more »
AfricaForce|cc by 2.0 Federal laws are known for having loopholes, and a regulation that allows notorious animal abusers and profiteers to use chimpanzees for purely commercial purposes and in horrific laboratory experiments needs to be closed right now. Currently, only wild chimpanzees are protected as endangered under the Endangered Species Act—captive chimpanzees are inexplicably denied … Read more »
As if we needed another reason why steel-jaw traps should be banned outright, PETA received a call about a man in Georgia using the cruel devices to injure squirrels who approached his pecan tree. A distraught neighbor called PETA when she saw a squirrel fall victim to one such trap that the man had set … Read more »
Bananas? We don’t need no stinkin’ bananas. At least Kanzi the bonobo doesn’t. He taught himself how to make fire and cook food. Chimpanzees have their own emergency broadcast system. They use special sounds to warn their unaware friends about danger, but they don’t send out a warning when the other chimpanzees already see it. … Read more »
It’s the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In the case of animal abusers, every so often they get done unto them just as they do. Here are this year’s best stories in which the Golden Rule put its game face on: Leg photo © iStockphoto.com/Shelly Perry Shark … Read more »
