Our “weapon of mass distraction” struck again today when PETA bombshell Pamela Anderson delivered a package to the mailbox directly across the street from the Vancouver office of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Personally I’d watch her drop off her electric bill, but this piece of mail has lives depending on it: Anderson was sending Prime … Read more »
ivillage / CC After the death of yet another orca trainer by frustrated, tormented Tillikum, retired Price Is Right host and outspoken animal defender Bob Barker issued a plea to SeaWorld to move Tillikum and its other imprisoned sea animals to sanctuaries. Well, the list of celebrities speaking out against the use and abuse of … Read more »
4.bp.blogspot / CC Ellen playing sweet to Simon’s tart was reason enough to watch this season of American Idol, but ever since the Top 24 were revealed, we’ve also been tuning in to support vegetarian contestant Michelle Delamor, who easily made it through last night’s vote to become one of the Top 10 ladies. … Read more »
After unveiling our plan for a spay-and-neuter billboard featuring Tiger Woods, our phones rang off the hook and our inboxes were inundated with tons of feedback from supporters and skeptics alike. Among the rapid responses? A courteous call from Tiger’s lawyers asking that we pull him from the ad—a request that PETA quickly honored. Now … Read more »
rps.psu.edu / CC Vegan? There’s an app for that. Electronic pie-throwing? There’s a tweet for that. Animatronic shadow-detecting? Thanks to some talented students at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, there may be a system for that sometime in the very near future. Chris Nadovich—director of laboratories in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Lafayette—was so … Read more »
As we promised yesterday, we’ve got exclusive photos from the unveiling of Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest’s new spay-and-neuter billboard in L.A. The first 20 attendees at the unveiling scored big-time, receiving coupons for free spay or neuter surgeries: Check out more pictures. With Spay Day less than a week away, the … Read more »
It’s a good thing that my hubby, Tim, has such a huge heart, or I would probably be in a pickle right now. You see, this year, he shares his birthday with Spay Day, which is this Tuesday, February 23. Lucky for you, that means a starry slideshow of PETA’s brightest and boldest spay-and-neuter ads … Read more »
E-mail, text, and BBM all you want, but sometimes there’s nothing quite as powerful as an old-school letter. Our proof: This 8-year-old’s plea to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something that makes a difference for animals (like ending the seal slaughter!) is enough to restore anyone’s faith in snail mail. Click on the … Read more »
Ron Artest is the compassionate king of any court he steps on. Just in time for Spay Day on February 23, the NBA All-Star and Los Angeles Lakers forward will reveal his new spay-and-neuter billboard tomorrow in Los Angeles at 8238 Beverly Blvd. (near Sweetzer Avenue). The first 20 people to arrive will receive … Read more »
Most of us here at PETA adore sweets, but we’ve got zero tolerance for sugarcoating—the truth, that is. That’s why we’re planning to run this public service announcement in Mackinac Island, Michigan, the hometown of Sadie, who was crowned “top dog” (after a slight interruption) at Westminster on Tuesday night. Share on Facebook | … Read more »
Baby, it’s cold outside,And—wow!—the snow’s piled high,But these sexy celebrity ads Will make it very, very warm inside! After you take a few moments to cool down, tell us which ad you think is the hottest. Written by Karin Bennett
safe.org / CC We’ve already got crustacean cheer up in here—now it’s time to send it to the Kiwis. The Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and SAFE have shut down Catcha Cray game machines in three pubs in New Zealand’s largest city! The organizations also plan to take legal action … Read more »
Maine might be known for its harsh winters, but you’ll never catch first lady Karen Baldacci wearing a real fur coat, no matter how far the mercury drops. PETA recently sent surveys to first ladies across the country asking whether they’ve joined Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in shunning fur, and Baldacci was the … Read more »
Yesterday morning, walking to the D.C. Metro along the tenuous paths carved through the high banks of snow, the usual birdsong was missing. Then I heard a sparrow chirp and found a group of them sitting under a restaurant awning. I had cereal in a bag with me, so I scattered it under the awning, … Read more »
Time once again to play “Who Wore It Worse?” First, try to identify today’s contestants, each of whom makes a point to let everyone know she’s married … to cruelty to animals. On the left: When she’s not au naturel in her garden, she’s flaunting fur in the concrete jungle. If only she’d … Read more »