americanroundup / CC I’ve got some exciting news for you! Well, exciting in the sense that a hideous sport has made an improvement that makes it a bit less hideous: The National Western Stock Show has banned electric prods! The group SHARK gets a shout-out as big as the wide-open plains for persuading National Western … Read more »
OMG … this is the cutest, most fascinating video that I’ve seen in a long time. Prepare yourself for intense adorableness. Watch CBS Videos Online You are now officially armed with even more proof that animals are emotional, sensitive, and complex beings. Written by Christine Doré
tifft / CC What might have been just another story of shoddy circus animal handling came to a karmic conclusion last week when a tiger trainer, Josip Marcan, agreed to pay nearly 1 million bucks to settle a lawsuit resulting from a huge traffic accident. The accident was apparently caused when one of Marcan’s tigers … Read more »
The Academy of the Americas in Detroit has been in the news lately because it has been begging for donations of basic supplies … including toilet paper. We can help! Remember our recent “Wipe Cruelty From Your Diet” demos? We’ll, it turns out that we’ve got loads of toilet paper left over, so we’re donating … Read more »
‘Tis the season to fight fur full-force, and our unstoppable campaigners have been doing just that. They took their eye-catching demos to cities across the Pacific Northwest to show folks the fur industry’s horrific practices. Campaigners in Seattle show the agony animals trapped for fur go through Animals are left to languish in … Read more »
Mickey Rourke’s ABC Ad Ah, awards season. My favorite time of year. Last night I watched the Golden Globe Awards on pins and needles, and I’ve already begun my countdown to the Oscars. But the best part of the Globes last night wasn’t Sacha Baron Cohen making everyone squirm in their seats while he rightfully … Read more »
virginmedia / CC In case you needed another reason to love British funnyman Ricky Gervais, we’ve got one for you. Ricky was on the David Letterman show last week, and when Letterman asked him what he got for Christmas, he responded that the worst gift he received was “the gift of a goat.” He explained … Read more »
Getting shanked in the shower is definitely a worry, but biting into pus-filled poultry? That’s cruel and unusual punishment. Just ask the three Vermont men who are seeking $100,000 in damages from ConAgra Foods after reportedly purchasing bad chicken from the prison store at Lee Adjustment Facility in Beattyville, Kentucky. The sickening saga began three … Read more »
tripadvisor / CC In 2008, we were wildly impressed with Chicago. The White Sox’s U.S. Cingular Field was ranked number five on our Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks list for its vegetarian food selections. Now, Chicago’s health commissioner, Dr. Terry Mason, has launched his “Re-Start” campaign, which asks Chicagoans to go vegetarian for January. This year, … Read more »
Remember when we told you about the 140-year-old, 20-pound lobster confined to a tank inside New York restaurant City Crab and Seafood? Well, after initially denying PETA’s request to release the ancient crustacean, the good folks at City Crab have had a change of heart and have agreed to send the lucky lobster back home—i.e., … Read more »
insidesocal / CC A 5-year-old girl in Thomasville, Georgia, has died of her injuries after she was reportedly attacked by her family’s pit bulls while she was playing on a trampoline. Carol Jones, the executive director of the Thomas County Humane Society, missed the point when she responded to this attack by telling people to … Read more »
The following is a guest post from peta2 blogger Patricia. One of the animals’ greatest friends (and one of my heroes), Chrissie Hynde wants you to be in a new Pretenders video. Ever the activist, Chrissie has found a way to promote animal rights issues—specifically, what happens to animals who are killed for leather—and promote … Read more »
PETA’s Lettuce Ladies are on the road again! And this time they’re kicking America’s poor eating habits to the compost heap. The lettuce-clad ladies are hittin’ the streets to greet folks with delicious and free Tofurky sandwiches. Their goal: to get people to turn over a new leaf and go vegetarian for the new year. … Read more »
latimes / CC Yes, you heard right. We’re on the prowl for chefs who can make a mean foie gras … but not “mean” as in prepared with the diseased, fatty livers of ducks and geese. No, no, we want to find someone clever to create a delicious cruelty-free delicacy. And we know that there’s … Read more »
We were blown away (sorry) by the Kentucky Fried Cruelty demonstration that PETA Asia-Pacific held earlier today. Maybe it’s a cultural difference, but in that part of the world, people apparently go into giggling fits over the very idea of blow-up dolls. Go figure! Anyway, the clever folks at PETA Asia-Pacific, with the help of … Read more »
