It sounds like a belated April Fool’s joke, and maybe it is, but scientists in Japan have reportedly found a way to create “meat” from human feces. You might assume that it would taste pretty, well, crappy, but word is it “tastes like beef.” I know what you’re thinking: “Someone actually ate it?!” But when you think … Read more »
I’m heading out to do my GTL, and I realize that my pretty-in-pink PETA capris are in my laundry basket. I still want my treadmill neighbors to ask me about PETA so that I can tell them all the ways that we work to combat animal abuse, so I reach for my trusty Stainless Steel … Read more »
As Dr. Tom Wakefield on TNT’s hit hospital drama, HawthoRNe, Michael Vartan sees that his patients get the very best care. Off-camera, it’s his dog, Millie, who gets all the TLC. In a new TV spot for PETA, Michael reminds guardians that dogs are members of the family and deserve our time and attention. “It’s … Read more »
Is it possible to be a “pro-life” meat-eater? Not according to the PETA members who appeared outside the Dane County Courthouse in Madison, Wisconsin, as preliminary hearings began for a man accused of planning to shoot a doctor at a Madison Planned Parenthood clinic. The meat and dairy industries are responsible for the suffering … Read more »
Mark your calendars for August 5 in order to be first in line to buy tickets for the highly anticipated Rise of the Planet of the Apes—because no primates were used, harmed, or exploited in the making of the film. Producers 20th Century Fox and director Rupert Wyatt used exclusively computer-generated imagery (CGI), and not … Read more »
Unless you fancy a MRSA mustache, you might want to put down the milk jug. A research team at Cambridge University has discovered a new Staphylococcus aureus strain in cow’s milk that is highly resistant to antibiotics. How did MRSA wind up in cow’s milk? Cows used for dairy often suffer from mastitis, a painful … Read more »
The good folks at GOOD magazine want to “live well and do good,” which makes their June 30-Day Challenge quite fitting: Members of the GOOD staff are going vegetarian (or, in some cases, vegan) for the next month, and they’re inviting their readers to join in the fun. “It’s fast becoming a well-known fact that eating less … Read more »
Nature’s Gate is giving one lucky PETA Files reader a head-to-toe summer makeover. Just in time for beach season, this bountiful bag of body-care products has everything you’ll need to be cute and cruelty-free all summer long. The full-size products are stashed in a reusable canvas tote, perfect for the coast or the co-op. To enter, … Read more »
UPDATE: On June 8, 2011, the IOM announced that another biased member of the committee whom PETA had objected to, John Stobo, would also no longer be serving on the committee. Last year, under pressure from PETA and others, the National Institutes of Health halted plans to send nearly 200 retired chimpanzees back to a … Read more »
sierrasportmen/cc by 2.0 In an effort to boost the dwindling number of hunters, a Michigan bill that passed the House last week and is now moving to the Senate would allow children younger than the current age limit of 10 to hunt. It’s no secret that hunters are fast becoming an endangered species, with their … Read more »
An outbreak of a deadly equine herpes virus has corralled rodeos and other events throughout the Southwest—including the Davis County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse Junior Queen Contest, which didn’t let the outbreak send its competition out to pasture. Instead, the aspiring rodeo queens put on their Sunday best ten-gallon hats and competed with … wait for … Read more »
As we honor those loved ones who have passed away, we’d like to take a moment to remember the many animals whose passing has gone largely unnoticed and unmourned—except by PETA and its supporters. Thousands of thoroughbreds die on racetracks every year, and thousands more “retired” racehorses are sent to slaughter in Canada and Mexico. … Read more »
On Monday, we will honor U.S. soldiers who have passed, as well as our deceased friends and loved ones. For many of us, loved ones include both the two- and four-legged variety. Losing an animal companion can be just as heartbreaking as losing a human family member, and we seek to honor their memories as well. … Read more »
Just as the sandhill crane population is beginning to make a slight comeback after being hunted to near extinction, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is proposing an open hunting season on the still-scarce birds. Hunters would be allowed to shoot the birds as they migrate through Kentucky in winter, even though … Read more »
