Carey Hart has so many job descriptions that he’s practically a one-man employment agency. He’s a professional freestyle motocross rider, successful business owner, AMA team owner, and reality TV star, and now he can add one more line to his résumé: anti-fur model for PETA. That’s right! Hart’s got heart. He’s so passionate about the … Read more »
rushcard / CC Russell Simmons—hip-hop mogul, philanthropist, and editor-in-chief of the online social network developed by and for the hip-hop community, GlobalGrind.com—loves, loves, loves our Veggie Love Super Bowl ad, which was summarily rejected by NBC. To help us make up for the viewers we lost by not being aired during the 2009 big Sunday … Read more »
place2place / CC $825 billion. That’s a lot of stimulus package. And Congress says zoos and aquariums won’t see a penny of it. While that’s all well and good (as zoos are no vacation homes for animals), we’ve come up with a proposal that’s a win-win situation for some big zoos. We have offered to … Read more »
bartcop / CC Hayden Panettiere’s alter-ego on Heroes may be indestructible, but in real life, the actor has a soft spot for animals. You may remember that Hayden is a vegetarian who fought for dolphins in Japan a couple of years ago. Well, the pint-sized star once again proved that she has a huge heart … Read more »
whatismatt / CC Blayne Doyle, a retired Florida police officer, had several harrowing experiences during his many years on the force. He was shot and stabbed and was involved in life-threatening automobile, motorcycle, and airplane accidents. But if you were to ask him which event stuck out as the most frightening, he would tell you … Read more »
freewebs / CC We were blown away when we read that Jess Origliasso, one-half of the gorgeous pop duo The Veronicas, feels the way she does about the nasty fur trade. Not only is Jess fur-free, but she certainly ain’t shy about lettin’ the world know it. She told Confidential, “Death for these animals is … Read more »
We approached Spirit Airlines about buying ad space for our G-rated and quite cute “Let Birds Keep Their Wings” ad, which promotes going vegetarian. After Spirit offered us some bogus reasons for rejecting the ad (too small a buy, it only accepts industry ads), we got to the bottom of it. Spirit admitted that it … Read more »
Going green is on everyone’s mind lately—but unfortunately, Indiana is having trouble in that area because of a severe shortage of another type of green … Basic recycling programs have come under the budget-cutting ax. But don’t go grey over it: We’ve got a suggestion that could save our Hoosier cousins from a real trash … Read more »
sharkinfo / CC San Juan Capistrano has its swallows and Austin has its bats, but who knew that Singer Island, Florida, has its sharks? Lifeguards have reported seeing a thousand sharks this week off just one beach during the sharks’ annual migration south. (Check out this video footage that some surfers shot of a spinner … Read more »
Because it’s the only way he can get out of the mud! Fortunately, this South Carolina dog and two dozen others are now high and dry—literally—thanks to the intervention of a concerned citizen, a plucky animal control officer, and PETA. The dog’s owner—the word “guardian” wouldn’t fit the bill here!—kept 15 dogs in mud-filled … Read more »
Veggie Love—our ad that we tried to air during the upcoming Super Bowl but that was rejected by NBC—has sparked mega-interest in the sex appeal of bok choy and broccoli! From CNN and Fox News to the Huffington Post—and Whoopi Goldberg acting out the ad on The View—everyone’s in the mood … for steaming-hot vegetables. … Read more »
digitalmediaonlineinc / CC Many of us have trouble envisioning a world without iPods, iPhones, and other iAwesome ways to connect with each other and listen to tunes, but Apple has really outdone itself this time. The new iPhoto face-recognition software that comes in the new iLife package for Mac computers is designed to make tagging … Read more »
cnn / CC Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner has to have a lot on his mind right now. With the Super Bowl right around the corner, he’s gotta be fully focused on taking the Cards to their first “Big Dance.” And stress? Not only is he feeling pressure to bring home some more Super Bowl … Read more »
greece / CC People often hear about PETA’s “big” victories for animals—such as how Donna Karan dropped fur from her collections—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. For instance, as a result of pressure from PETA, government officials in Ohio agreed to cancel plans to poison the pigeons who had made their homes near … Read more »
After once-fur-hag Donna Karan stopped designing fur, we decided to shine the spotlight on someone who hadn’t got the message: Giorgio Armani. After he said he had been convinced to stop using fur but then reneged on his promise, we’ve started running Pinocchio Armani campaign tours to point out his lies and, more importantly, the … Read more »
