Last night in Tinseltown, celebrities crowded onto the red carpet while photographers’ flashbulbs went off like fireworks. But it wasn’t the premiere of a new movie. It was the grand opening of the Bob Barker Building, PETA’s new West Coast headquarters, located in L.A.’s Echo Park. The famed game show host and animal defender extraordinaire … Read more »
PETA News on Tumblr What’s better than a long lunch on Friday? A lunch with animals! Catch up on animal rights news with PETA’s Tumblr page. Elephant sweethearts hold trunks. Bears love a good pumice. What’s cold, as addictive as illegal drugs, and hiding in your freezer? It’s almost time for Canada’s annual seal slaughter—but … Read more »
Photo of the Day If there’s one universal truth about vegans, it’s that we love to eat. So when PETA learned that the National Mustard Museum, located in Middleton, Wisconsin, was in financial trouble, we wanted to help. We wrote to the colonel of mustard, the museum’s founder and curator Barry Levenson, and offered to … Read more »
Is Vince Vaughn a valorous vegan? It’s sure looking that way. While filming Neighborhood Watch in Atlanta, he ate mostly vegan foods, and his mom bragged about his healthy lifestyle on The Marilyn Denis Show. We sent the funnyman some cookbooks to give him some delicious new meal ideas. Maybe Vaughn will be the next … Read more »
Is there a week that goes by when Russell Simmons doesn’t do something awesome for animals? (Answer: no.) This week, the hip-hop mogul and PETA’s person of the year asked New York Gov. Andrew W. Cuomo to drop unhealthy milk as New York’s state beverage. Major League Soccer MVP Dwayne De Rosario, who has been … Read more »
If you saw CareerBuilder’s latest Super Bowl ad, you probably thought it was as lame as we did, which is why we came up with an ad of our own in response. Unfortunately, we received a “thanks, but no thanks” from Clear Channel Outdoor in CareerBuilder‘s hometown of Chicago, after we asked to place this … Read more »
The TV networks have been notably, um, unenthusiastic about running PETA’s Super Bowl ads, so this year PETA is planning to take its message directly to the players and fans by placing billboards in the teams’ hometowns of New York and Boston as well as Indianapolis, which is hosting the game, making an irreverent plea … Read more »
PHOTOS OF THE DAY PETA “cops” were out in force at the Sundance Film Festival, making arrests for fashion felonies. Anyone wearing wool, leather, exotic skins, or fur saw the light. A flashing blue one, that is. The crime: Ripping off an animal The punishment: A public scolding The penance: Buying a coat that didn’t … Read more »
After learning that New Orleans has been designated one of the most artery-clogging cities in America, PETA has offered to help fight plaque buildup with a pinup ambulance ad: Nurse: © iStockphoto.com/Pavel Sazonov Ambulance: © iStockphoto.com/Jon Patton Our ad could certainly help New Orleans residents reduce their risk of heart disease. Their number of fender … Read more »
While Terrell Suggs is capturing awards for his defensive plays for the Baltimore Ravens, he’s also capturing hearts for playing defense for animals. The AFC Defensive Player of the Month stars in a PETA ad that’s making January a lot hotter. Quoth the Raven, Nevermore wear fur. Photo: Gabrielle Revere • Makeup: Demi V. Suggs … Read more »
Salt Lake City turned into Sexy Leaf City when PETA’s “Lettuce Ladies” rolled into town. The leafy lovelies were there to persuade folks to go lean and green in 2012 by going vegan. The SLC “occupiers” even stopped occupying long enough to chat with the green gals (and enjoy some free soy sausage). Want a … Read more »
Courtesy of Lelah Foster Having a celebrity as the face of an animal rights campaign has helped PETA achieve huge victories. For instance, vocal protests by Sir Paul McCartney and Alicia Silverstone helped convince NASA not to blast squirrel monkeys with harmful doses of radiation. Celebrities such as Olivia Munn and Sarah Silverman have helped … Read more »
Not everyone can afford to buy an electric vehicle (EV), but there is one thing that we all can do to help the environment, even in a down economy: go vegan. That’s the message that PETA’s lovely—and apparently frostbite-proof—Lettuce Ladies took to the streets of Seattle, where the delicious vegan jerky they handed out in … Read more »
