I wonder who in today’s day and age thought that bullock carts were still a good idea. After teaming up with Bollywood celebrities to protest this inhumane use of bullocks, PETA India has now turned to a creative street-demo approach! In Mumbai—a traffic-congested, bustling rich city—the local kerosene companies (which are not poor by any … Read more »
olimpiadasbeijing2008 / CCCarl Lewis, the Olympiad of the Century, is vegetarian (and therefore never consumed deer penis) and he did quite well, so we think this new generation will be OK too. However … Olympic athletes in Beijing are being advised not to use traditional methods to heal injuries because they may contain some herbal … Read more »
This was one of the dogs PETA Asia-Pacific found in horrible conditions. For many years, PETA Asia-Pacific has been trying to work with the government-run animal shelter in the city of Sanchong (and others in Taiwan) to improve animals’ conditions. Rather than improving over the years, the lives of animals housed there—some of whom used … Read more »
We at PETA have just heard that the organizers of a fashion show sponsored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame are planning to include real fur in the show. Now—ignoring the question of what football has to do with a fashion show in the first place—why would the Hall of Fame want to be … Read more »
After more than 7,000 e-mails of complaint from our wonderful members and supporters, Verizon has pulled an ad depicting two chained pit bulls who were straining at their chains in a junkyard. They may now realize that the sight of miserable, lonely, aggressive dogs just doesn’t help them hawk cell phones. Pit bulls are by … Read more »
oldstersview / CC Well, that’s what I thought when I first saw this news story: “Hogs Gone Wild, 50 team [sic] compete in Eldorado Picnic hog wrestling contest.” Surely, I thought, the wrestlers wore pig costumes or something. They didn’t actually wrestle with pigs … But no—there were, in fact, 50 teams of people, all … Read more »
A decade ago, aging men went flying off their rockers to grab a bottle of those little blue Viagra pills. Now, news stories are practically screaming that there’s a pill for women—and we’re not talking about birth control. We’re talking about Viagra—the so-called genie in a bottle for those suffering from sagging sexual energy. This … Read more »
OK, there are tons of perks when it comes to working for PETA. I’m talking cool coworkers, a kick-ass cause, a vegan vending machine, and a multi-office building with lots and lots of windows overlooking the Elizabeth River. But as is often the case, every perk comes with a price. And I’m not just talking … Read more »
britannica / CC So PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has sent a letter to Sen. Barack Obama and his family stressing this very point—and urging them to adopt a “pound pup,” or Great American Mutt, rather than buy a dog from a breeder or a pet store. In her letter, Ingrid says, “Senator, no one needs … Read more »
Move over, National Garden Week! Out of the way, Waffle Week (OK, maybe you can stay). And get off my lawn, all you prevention and awareness weeks. This is the coolest week ever … Shark Week! Catch this (geddit?): The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is back for its 21st year, and I am pumped. When … Read more »
wallpaperbase / CC This isn’t the first time we’ve heard it, but it’s getting ever-better. According to a recent article in Science, fish can talk. At least one species (midshipman) and a close relative (toadfish) grunt, growl, and hum to communicate with one another, with different sounds to show aggression or lure a mate. According … Read more »
A 32-year-old African elephant (*G as in giant, really giant) named Jenny has been getting a lot of media coverage lately. You see, Keke—the only other elephant at the Dallas Zoo, where she is kept—recently passed away. Because Jenny was taken from her mother in the wild when she was 2 years old, she missed … Read more »
For no particular reason, I’m on my fourth consecutive Ford automobile (a Mustang convertible, natch). It’s a 2000 year model, though, and apparently I’m not the only one who hasn’t been buying lately: Ford just posted a record quarterly loss of $8.7 billion. Yikes! Now, our relationship with Ford has had its ups (like when … Read more »
idolator / CC X-Files: I Want to Believe comes out today, and we can’t wait to see it. Besides marking the return of one of the best shows ever made—in my personal opinion—the new X-Files movie reunites two of our longtime favorite people: Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. In 1996, David signed our “Get Gillette … Read more »
robertslab / CC This landmark bill is the first of its kind in the nation to protect sick and injured farmed animals from further torture. Animals on factory farms suffer such injuries so frequently that the industry has a term for them: “downers.” Downed animals can suffer immensely as they are either dragged to slaughter … Read more »
