Pop sensation Rihanna has signed on with Parlux Fragrances Inc. to create her own perfume, Reb’l Fleur. Since Parlux signed PETA’s statement of assurance in 1995 pledging not to conduct or pay others to conduct tests on animals, this move is a step in the right direction toward a cruelty-free life for Rihanna. We sent … Read more »
Talented Glee star and staunch PETA supporter Lea Michele is giving her fans—and animals—something to be gleeful about. Lovely Lea has donated armloads of memorabilia from the show to be auctioned off to support PETA’s lifesaving work for animals. Gleeks can bid on posters, clothes, dancing shoes, and even scripts from some of the most … Read more »
We know that you love to talk about how much you love PETA (we love you too!), but if some jealous type ever responds, “Dude, PETA’s soooo gay,” don’t get offended, ’cause it’s totally true! Here are a half-dozen reasons why: 1. Cruelty is a drag. Long before the current flock of RuPaul wannabes ruled the … Read more »
TV viewers who enjoy keeping down their dinner can rejoice—Sarah Palin’s Alaska will not be returning for a second season. Why? Yosemite Sarah isn’t saying, but we have a few theories: 1) Bristol Palin wants to spend more time working on her spinoff, Real Housewives of Wasilla. 2) Sarah exhausted her repertoire of ways to … Read more »
A New York court saved NYPD Blue some green today by nullifying a $1.2 million fine that the Federal Communications Commission handed to ABC after the network aired an episode in which Charlotte Ross bared her backside. The court said that it wasn’t “per se indecent.” We agree. Baring one’s buns isn’t nearly as indecent … Read more »
Hmm, what to have for dinner? Fast, easy, and guaranteed cruelty-free—dum-da-da-dum—Internet Soup! Glee star Lea Michele’s PETA ad is making New Yorkers think twice about getting taken for a ride. This turtle is shell on wheels. Google Maps is tracking mass animal deaths. I wonder if it shows a blue bubble over Donna Karan. These crows … Read more »
Way to go, Ohio! Gov. Ted Strickland issued an executive order today prohibiting Ohio residents from owning, breeding, selling, or trading wild exotic animals. People who already own exotic animals will not be allowed to breed, sell, or trade them and will have to register them with the state each year, making it easier for … Read more »
Vegan health and wellness expert Kathy Freston—author of the soon-to-be-released book Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World—isn’t shy about recommending a vegan diet to everyone she meets. She’s appeared on Ellen, The View, Good Morning America, and many other shows to give people advice on following a healthful and delicious diet. She even … Read more »
We already know what your number one New Year’s Resolution is—going vegan, right? It turns out that some celebrity chefs are also resolving to be kinder to animals—and their arteries—in 2011. In the current issue of O magazine, four gourmet gurus made the following veg-olutions: Mario Batali, who previously announced that all his restaurants would … Read more »
Glee actor and PETA supporter Lea Michele is once again showing that she’s got a heart to match her lovely voice by calling for an end to the “dangerous” and “scary” horse-drawn carriage industry in new video and print PSAs for PETA. Horses who are forced to pull carriages endure long workdays while exposed to … Read more »
PETA U.S. staffers aren’t the only ones who are excited that the coming year marks 10 years of activism by PETA India. Just in time for PETA India’s birthday, Sir Paul McCartney has sent a letter to India’s prime minister asking him to declare January 12—the day of PETA India’s inauguration—an annual “meat-free day” across … Read more »
First Angelina Jolie swore off fur. Now she and Brad Pitt are donating $2 million to Namibia’s N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary, which rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife and also employs and provides aid to native bush people. The Jolie-Pitt family spent Christmas there helping conservationists treat injured African wild dogs and … Read more »
UPDATE: PETA has received confirmation that the fur Nate was photographed wearing does not belong to him. He does not own any fur. PETA is thrilled to hear this. After seeing photos of Boston Celtics point guard Nate Robinson playing dress-up in a giant “cat mink” fur coat that he reportedly received as a Christmas … Read more »
Dennis Lehane—the author of bestsellers-turned-blockbusters Shutter Island, Mystic River, and Gone Baby Gone—is offering a lucrative award to the person who returns his beloved dog, Tessa. Lehane has promised to name a character in his next book after the rescuer—a book that could quite possibly become a major motion picture. Tessa jumped the fence at the Lehane … Read more »
