And here’s our favorite caption for this weeks’ “10% Wool” comic contest! We’re in process of contacting the winner, so be sure to check your inbox! I really regret agreeing to do a reality show. Don’t forget to check out past 10% Wool comic strips and get more information on the series and the writer here, and … Read more »
Tonight, on her CNN Headline News show, PETA pal Jane Velez-Mitchell is going after gun-slinging Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons. Jane will be hosting PETA campaigner Ashley Byrne, who will talk about Parsons’ gunning down of an elephant in Zimbabwe, although anyone who is smart enough to pronounce the words “bloodthirsty millionaire CEO” can see … Read more »
When gourmets say something is “sinful,” they usually mean “decadent.” When Dominic Walker, the bishop of Monmouth in Wales, says foie gras is sinful, he means in the biblical sense. In a letter he sent on behalf of PETA U.K. to the Welsh Western Mail newspaper, Bishop Walker urges Christians to refuse to eat the deadly “delicacy”: … Read more »
PETA’s involvement in the Texas Wildlife Center—formerly known as Amarillo Wildlife Refuge (AWR)—goes back years and continues this week. A county resident has filed a 13-page petition against Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas asking the court to compel him to immediately revoke the Amarillo-based menagerie’s certificates to keep dangerous wild animals, including tigers and chimpanzees. … Read more »
After taking her own ever-present canine companion, Finn, for some R&R at doggie daycare, Amanda Seyfried stuck up for shelter pups by running errands in L.A. while wearing PETA’s “Adopt, Don’t Buy” T-shirt. I wonder if Amanda borrowed the oversized tee from her boyfriend, Ryan Phillippe, who recently adopted a shelter dog. But Amanda’s awfully fond … Read more »
In a world where a man is forced to live the same day of his life over and over again … (I’m doing my best movie trailer voice-over impression here!) For folks who love animals and a good comedy, you’re in for a treat that’s been two years in the negotiating. Through a special grant … Read more »
The Super Bowl is over, but NFL players are still going head-to-head in an EA Sports competition to determine who will be the face of the next Madden video game. Fans pick their favorite player from each matchup in the bracket, and the player with the most votes advances to the next round. One of the … Read more »
Rock icon and animal defender Pink recently fired off a letter to President Obama asking him to find out why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has closed three investigations into serious allegations of cruelty to animals by the Ringling Bros. circus without taking action. The investigations expired because of the statute of limitations—a delay … Read more »
Famed Charlie Sheen “goddess” Rachel Oberlin snagged a halo from PETA for her cruelty-free vegan diet. Now PETA’s first “Green Goddess” is talking Tofurky with OK! magazine about why she loves being vegan. jamescastle/cc by 2.0 “Animal byproducts are so bad for our bodies, and I feel as though my body is now pure and clean. I have so … Read more »
Bob Parsons, CEO of Go Daddy, is so heinous that we created an award just for him: the Scummiest CEO of the Year Award. Parsons recently boasted on his blog that he traveled to Zimbabwe to shoot elephants and posted a graphic video of the slaughter. He tried to justify the killing by pointing out that elephants … Read more »
Considering how much Martha Stewart loves animals, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the domestic diva is dedicating an entire show to vegan living. She’ll be cooking a vegan entrée with Twitter’s vegan co-founder, Biz Stone, and learning about a cruelty-free lifestyle with Kathy Freston, best-selling author of Veganist and Quantum Wellness. © StarMaxInc.com By showing her fans … Read more »
Lots of frogs, fetal pigs, sharks, and cats will all be spared if two teens from Seymour, Connecticut, have their way. Mary Sheppard and Rachel Matos are circulating a petition in their high school that requests a ban on dissection in biology and anatomy classes and replacing it with modern and humane computer-based learning programs. The students … Read more »
Peter Dinklage © Starmax Compassionate celebrities want a little less conversation and a little more action. Somebody alert the Elvis Presley fan club: Were there vegetarians in medieval times? There might be at least one in HBO’s Game of Thrones, if Peter Dinklage has anything to say about it. Sexiest vegetarian Kristen Bell loves bluefin tuna—swimming freely in the … Read more »
After making comments implying that Dancing With the Stars contestant Kirstie Alley was a pig, George Lopez tried to apologize, saying that he “misjudged the joke.” Kirstie wasn’t buying the too-little, too-late act. Well Kirstie, we would have rejected the apology too, and here’s why: Even though they can’t shake it on the dance floor like you … Read more »
