designofsignage / CC OK, so companies are trying to find a way to cut costs. And who can blame them, given the current economic outlook? Enter Weyco, Inc., a healthcare-benefits administration company, which has already insisted that its employees quit smoking because of the impact on their health. The company also refuses to hire smokers. … Read more »
As folks fire up their grills, load their children into station wagons bound for fireworks displays, or just go out to the bars in celebration of a day off (that would be me), let’s all stop for a moment and take a look-see at some of the hilarious and provocative patriotic ads that PETA has … Read more »
This morning, The Today Show ran a fluff piece that literally made my skin crawl, and the complaints started pouring into our office—and for good reason! The show glorified alligator “harvesting” and called it the “deadliest catch, Florida-style.” By alligator harvesting, they really mean alligator slaughtering, but harvesting sounds just oh-so-much comfier. To wrap your … Read more »
cbc / CC We all know that Pamela Anderson is an actress, a mother, and an incredible advocate for animals. But have you ever wondered how she really spends her days or what she eats, for that matter?The ever-lovely Pamela Anderson is back on television, and to the delight of all her fans—including those of … Read more »
dailymail / CC Ever wonder if those people who are really horrible can’t help it? Well, we’re starting to think that maybe that’s the case with Sharon Stone. She wears fur, feet, and feathers without a care in the world, despite our best efforts to reach her. Then there was that whole horrid China comment.So … Read more »
I know what you’re thinking: There’s an upside to rising fuel costs? We won’t see it at the fuel pump or in the grocery story, but perhaps there really is a silver lining—and not just for the Saudis and the speculators.This isn’t news to loyal readers of The PETA Files, but fattening and killing animals … Read more »
Famke Janssen has played a gamut of roles on the big and small screens, including her upcoming appearance in the highly-buzzed indie film The Wackness, which comes out on July 3. While this Netherlands-born beauty can play everything from a Bond girl to an X-men mutant to an indie star, we love her most for … Read more »
Now imagine the spectators’ surprise if the corner was rounded not by tortured animals but by Formula 1 racing cars. The mighty, 600-kilogram (1323-pound) masses of metal are operated by professional drivers who squeal their tires on the cobblestones and maneuver around corners so tightly that spectators are forced to scramble to safety. How freakin’ … Read more »
evilbeetgossip / CC I have a confession to make: I’m a huge fan of Jessica Biel, and way back in the day, I never missed an episode of 7th Heaven. And c’mon, her role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was down-right terrifying.So it was great to read on People.com this morning that the actress and … Read more »
Our very own Pam Anderson has auctioned off her Dodge Viper. Why did she give up this super speedy racer? Because she cares more about real reptiles—and all other exotic animals whose skin is torn from their flesh for fashion. (Don’t you love the alliteration bug that I caught today?) Pam has pledged to give … Read more »
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Wait! It’s a plane looking to help birds—chickens, to be precise.Beachgoers flocking (geddit?) to Panama City’s crowded beaches had something far more interesting to gawk at this weekend than women in skimpy bikinis, as an airplane hired by PETA flew overhead, towing a banner that read, “Boycott KFC Cruelty.”Now … Read more »
You might remember when we broke the news back in December about our undercover investigation at a pig farm in Garland, North Carolina, owned by Murphy Family Ventures, which supplies pig meat to Smithfield Foods. Murphy Family Ventures workers were documented cutting off piglets’ tails and pulling out piglets’ testicles without any pain relief, among … Read more »
Are there any Monty Python fans in the house? In one classic Monty Python sketch, John Cleese plays a self-defense instructor who insists—despite his class’s protests—on demonstrating ways to protect oneself against attackers armed with various types of fruit.Well, it turns out that he might have been on to something.Last week’s news was filled with … Read more »
annoncesetanimaux / CC The new Japanese Honda Freed, for example, has a floor low enough for even short-legged dogs to jump into the car. Here in the States, the Honda Element was chosen as the “Best dog car, ever” by (who else?) DogCars.com—for being easy-to-clean and resistant to nose-prints.We may not all be able to … Read more »
news / CC PETA supporter and all-around smoking-hot animal advocate Imogen Bailey is joining the almost-global (thanks, KFCs in Canada!) campaign against KFC. PETA Asia-Pacific’s supermodel buddy wrote a letter to Albert Baladi—managing director of Yum! Restaurants International South Pacific, the parent company of KFC in the Asia-Pacific region—asking him to adopt the same animal … Read more »
