Dear 2010, It’s over. We’ll always treasure the victories that we achieved for animals in our year together, but it’s time for us to move on and take a look at the trends that we can expect in 2011: In Donning Kerin Bieber fever Modern Family Chelsea Handler Black Swan The Biggest Loser‘s Bob Harper Meat-Free … Read more »
Picking the top 10 PETA Files blog posts of the past year was harder than figuring out the plot of Inception, but we’ve narrowed it down to these posts, which cover everything from Lady Gaga’s meat dress to our “Pope Condom” campaign: PETA’s investigation of international animal dealer U.S. Global Exotics leads to the record-setting … Read more »
This is pitiful: The USDA recently cited two bear exhibits (Cherokee, North Carolina’s Chief Saunooke Bear Park and Cherokee Bear Zoo) for gross violations of the Animal Welfare Act—again. According to newly released USDA inspection reports, Chief Saunooke Bear Park was cited for failing to provide veterinary care to bears suffering from diarrhea and for … Read more »
Just when you thought experiments on animals couldn’t get any more cruel or absurd, the good folks at the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) managed to come up with an experiment on baby monkeys that’s so cruel and ridiculous it might even give Harry “Monster Mother” Harlow pause. ONPRC experimenter Kevin Grove is spending … Read more »
mikebaird/CC by 2.0 Don’t eat so much Tofurky that you sleep through Fur-Free Friday! This special day for animals falls on the busiest shopping day of the year, so it’s the perfect opportunity to remind people that the fur in stores comes from living, breathing animals who were cruelly confined and killed. Every year, compassionate … Read more »
It’s the time of year for giving thanks and sharing. And by “sharing,” I mean “throwing” virtual pies at Butterball on Twitter. Help us give this turkey-tormenting corporation a tasty surprise by tweeting some tart-tongued treats at them. Click on one (or all) of these scrumptious holiday flavors, and a tweet with a virtual pie in … Read more »
First, Professional Laboratory Research Services shut its doors just days after PETA released the findings of our disturbing undercover investigation there. Now, Covance’s horrendous Vienna, Va., laboratory, which PETA investigated five years ago, is closing up shop. During PETA’s 11-month investigation at Covance, our investigator documented that workers struck, choked, and screamed obscenities at frightened and “uncooperative” … Read more »
Every year, PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) and Cruelty Investigations Department (CID) transform the lives of thousands of animals, often turning bleak existences into happy endings. Take this too-cute-for-words fellow, Max. His owner called PETA for a free doghouse. When our CAP team arrived to assess Max’s needs, they discovered that his only shelter was … Read more »
dougwoods/CC by 2.0 In honor of 10/10/10, here are 10 easy ways to get active for animals this weekend and beyond: Buy a house—a doghouse, that is. Every year, PETA builds and delivers hundreds of straw-filled doghouses for dogs who are chained outdoors in the cold, all winter long—dogs who might otherwise have only a … Read more »
There are so many reasons to adore Steve-O. Here are just a few that I came up with off the top of my head: 1) His vegan radiance. He told Peoplepets.com that his vegan diet “helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal.” He notes that … Read more »
VICTORY! PLRS Closing; More Than 200 Animals to Be Freed. “You could cringe watching this cat being yanked from a chain-linked fence. Or gasp in disbelief when you see this dog’s tooth being pulled by pliers. Snapshots of sores on dogs—heartbreaking.” Those aren’t PETA’s words—they’re some of the opening lines of a news story about … Read more »
MTV Denmark host and FHM cover model Anne Lindfjeld stripped down to her trademark tattoos for PETA’s first Scandinavian “Ink, Not Mink” ad, which was unveiled just before the start of the Kopenhagen Fur auction in Denmark, the country that produces the most mink furs. Lindfjeld joins a long list of tattooed celebrities—including Linkin Park’s … Read more »
UPDATE: The University of Utah has announced that it no longer will purchase animals from North Utah Valley Animal Shelter or any other shelter for experiments! Remember the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)? You know, the only animal shelter in Utah that still betrays dogs and cats by selling them to the University of … Read more »
