Shadow and Chambers, two dolphins who were forced to perform at a Swiss aquarium, died after a rave party was held at the facility. Authorities are trying to determine the cause of death, which possibly includes being blasted with deafeningly loud music or being poisoned by narcotics dropped into their tank. PETA Germany had sent … Read more »
He can raise a car clear off the ground, toss huge logs through the air, and lift monster dumbbells. And he hates cruelty to animals. Patrik Baboumian, holder of the “Strongest Man of Germany” title, is a plant-eater! Like many professional athletes and champion fighters, Patrik recognizes that a healthy plant-based diet gives him the … Read more »
milan.boers | cc by 2.0 On the final day of SeaWorld’s challenge to its citations imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), questions abounded about the qualifications of Jeff Andrews, a 15-year SeaWorld veteran who now works at the San Diego Zoo and whom SeaWorld offered as a witness. Andrews was presented as … Read more »
Nothing says “Thanksgiving” like People‘s Sexiest Man Alive announcement. This year, the magazine named Bradley Cooper, whose good looks are matched by his good heart. He counts as his greatest loves his rescued mixed-breed dogs. Speaking of actors and their rescued pups, Booboo Stewart showed up at the Breaking Dawn tent city event wearing PETA’s … Read more »
Collapsed dorsal fins are a symptom of the unnatural environment of captivity—they are rarely seen in the wild, usually in orcas who are injured or ill Returning to the stand on day eight of the hearings regarding SeaWorld’s challenge to OSHA rulings against SeaWorld, the company’s “curator of animal training,” Kelly Flaherty Clark, became visibly … Read more »
After its request to dismiss the OSHA case against it was rejected, SeaWorld called its first witness, Jenny Mairot, the supervisor of animal training at the Orlando park. Mairot started at SeaWorld a year after graduating from high school and has never received formal training as an animal behaviorist or trainer outside the organization. Despite … Read more »
For this week’s 10% Wool comic caption contest, we are on the lookout to find the best user-submitted caption that complements the strip below! Here’s how it works: Submit your caption for this week’s comic in the comment section below. We’ll choose three user-submitted captions that best complement the strip and let YOU, the readers, … Read more »
© Taylor Hill What do you give a beautiful and charming New York socialite for her birthday? Fur coats, of course. At her birthday luncheon today, Cornelia Guest and her well-wishers donated dozens of their own coats—made from foxes, chinchillas, rabbits, minks, and other animals—to PETA’s fur coat giveaway program for the homeless. PETA Vice … Read more »
Rojer | cc by 2.0 After a fall recess, SeaWorld is back in court to resume its fight against a citation imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which found that the theme park exposed its employees to serious risks after trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by the orca Tilikum last year. SeaWorld … Read more »
Photo: Gabrielle Revere New York socialite and cruelty-free fashion connoisseur Cornelia Guest is taking her passion for helping animals to great lengths in a brand-new anti-fur ad for PETA: Cornelia—who is the daughter of one of the best-dressed women of the 20th century, C.Z. Guest—used to wear fur, but she had a change of … Read more »
Sunday is World Kindness Day, and even if you don’t need a reason to be kind, consider doing something extra-nice for animals. It doesn’t take much effort to make a world of difference for animals, and animals who need help could be right in front of you. Take a look around your neighborhood and see … Read more »
If we get a say in who’s the most eligible of the Most Eligible Dallas cast, we choose Tara Harper. Besides being a vegetarian, she started an animal rescue organization and has rescued dogs of her own. Flip the dial to ABC Family to watch Jennie Garth as an adoptive mom on her new show, … Read more »
As the celebrities on the fight card at Avalon Hollywood were practicing their right hooks and uppercuts, PETA’s Lettuce Ladies were there to show them and their fans how to be a knockout by cutting out meat. Of course, dumping meat and dairy products gives you not only a trim, sexy physique (ahem, Kevin Federline) … Read more »
Professional procreators Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have announced—hold on to your hats—that they are expecting … again. The newest “J”-named Duggar will be the couple’s 20th child, making Michelle the OctoOctoQuadroMom. We’re just glad that they don’t have companion animals or someone would have to teach them how not to do the Duggar. Dogs: … Read more »
If it seems like just last week that Mayor Bloomberg was callously dismissing the death of a horse used for New York’s infamous carriage rides, that’s because it was. And in the days since Bloomberg made unintentionally ironic comments like “[they] probably wouldn’t be alive if they didn’t have a job” (talk about a catch … Read more »
