Update: The suspects were arrested on August 2 and charged with violations of child abuse and animal welfare laws. The Ridons may face more charges, but they are currently out on bail. PETA Asia-Pacific has hired an attorney and is working to make sure that the suspects appear in court and are vigorously prosecuted. Please … Read more »
Sami Sieranoja | cc by 2.0 Update: Fine Featherheads has deleted the statement from its website indicating that the roosters are “treated ethically.” Fine Featherheads, which tacks the feathers of gassed roosters into its customers’ hair faster than you can say “misinformed fashion victim,” had the audacity to post on its website that the roosters are “treated ethically” … Read more »
Animals are mad, and they’re not going to take it anymore. Here’s the most recent crop of stories about animals who have turned the tide on their tormenters: An angler learns the hard way that being hooked really does hurt. A man poised to open a dangerous-snake zoo finds out firsthand what dangerous snakes do. … Read more »
What has a little bird told you lately? If it isn’t all the most important updates on animals, you’re not following PETA on Twitter. We are this close to reaching our goal of 200,000 followers. In celebration of Social Media Day, we’re asking our supporters who aren’t yet following @PETA to start getting up-to-the-minute … Read more »
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was synonymous with terrorism while he was alive, but PETA U.K. has put forward a proposal to the government of Pakistan to make the 9/11 mastermind’s compound a symbol of peace and respect for all, including other species. PETA U.K. has written to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari asking if … Read more »
Ah, Independence Day. Old Glory, veggie dogs, and terrified canines cowering under the bed. At least, that’s usually what it consists of in my household. For animals, fireworks aren’t festive—they’re frightening and sometimes even fatal. Many dogs and cats flee in terror during fireworks displays, jumping over fences and even breaking through windows. They can … Read more »
Star light, star bright … these celebrities certainly granted animals’ wishes all right! Ricky Gervais whose PETA PSA (above) recently netted a gold Addy Award, plans to celebrate his 50th birthday by not shopping at this UK retailer. Serbian tennis champ Novak Djokovic goes everywhere with is dog, Pierre. Well, almost everywhere. Ryan Reynolds swoops in … Read more »
Animals winning at Cannes? Yes, they can. Check out this clever ad campaign from PETA Asia-Pacific and top ad firm McCann Erickson Singapore that just snagged a Silver Award for creative excellence at the Cannes International Festival Outdoor Awards: The ads offer designer shoes, belts, and handbags at “unbelievable prices.” When curious smart phone users … Read more »
Holy hybrid, Batman! In light of news reports that Mercedes-Benz may be developing a hybrid popemobile, PETA is asking His Holiness to truly go green by riding without the hide. Catholic Westminster/cc by 2.0 Besides being hell for cows—who are often dismembered and skinned while still conscious—leather production is also lethal to the environment. … Read more »
While shopping for our picture of the month, we unearthed this fleshy photo and knew we’d struck cellophane-wrapped celluloid gold. No matter how you slice it, this PETA volunteer knows that the real price of meat is paid in blood. The photo was taken outside a pig slaughterhouse in Toronto as part of a … Read more »
PETA’s cruelty caseworkers have been up to their ears averting kitty catastrophes recently. Here is just a sampling of the cats they’ve helped: This cat, who had been stuck high in a tree for days in Splendora, Texas, is now safe in a foster home, thanks to PETA’s intervention. In Queens, New York, PETA staffers quickly … Read more »
All the cukes you can eat, an animal-friendly car so technologically advanced that it makes KITT look like a Pinto on cinderblocks, hot guys, and cute kittens. This Internet Soup du jour has a little bit of something for everybody. As if the Double Down sandwich weren’t unhealthy enough, a Utah KFC is raising … Read more »
n0rthw1nd/cc by 2.0 Rooster feathers look best on their rightful owners, but some salons are now weaving them into customers’ hair as an “accessory.” To obtain the feathers (which are traditionally used as fishing lures), roosters are typically confined for 30 weeks—the majority of their short lives—in tiny, stacked cages inside deafeningly loud barns before … Read more »
More than 200 people—mostly children—have been sickened by a unique strain of salmonella, a serious infection that can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. The culprit? The African dwarf frog breeder who supplied frogs for EcoAquariums. These cruel tiny plastic cubes—to which frogs are confined for life—are sold by national retailers across the United States and Canada. The … Read more »
My anger is mostly a civically oriented one … I am tired of the little guy getting bullied by the rich, the mean and the opportunistic. Call him Morrissey on steroids. Henry Rollins—the oft-apoplectic musician, DJ, author, and actor—has been tapped to host Animal Underworld, a new show on the National Geographic Wild channel that … Read more »
