We think it’s safe to say that Canada isn’t going to meet its quota of 400,000 seals in this year’s seal slaughter. The portion of the annual commercial harp-seal massacre that takes place near Prince Edward Island started Sunday, and just one lone boat went out. © Sea Shepherd Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans blames recent storms … Read more »
It just got harder to get away with cowardly acts of cruelty to animals. In New York City, abusers were recently convicted in two separate cases because DNA evidence from their victims linked them to their crimes. One case involved a cat named Scruffy who was doused in lighter fluid and set on fire, leaving the … Read more »
pmarkham/cc by 2.0 When PETA heard that the Committee on Bible Translation had revised the New International Version (NIV) of the Christian Bible to use gender-inclusive language, such as replacing “men” with “people,” we thought, wouldn’t it be great if the new NIV showed consideration for female (and male) animals too? So we wrote to the … Read more »
PETA Asia senior campaigner Ashley Fruno has been in Japan helping many homeless animals, and she lent a hand at an animal shelter run by Animal Friends Niigata. Before returning home, she instructed the many new friends she had made to contact her if they needed anything. The following is her account of her last few days … Read more »
Most birds love a sweet little tune. But they aren’t so fond of disco music blaring right next to their cages all night. At the Costa Adeje Gran Hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, a group of small caged birds is being used as a decorative prop in the foyer. Every evening, the foyer turns into … Read more »
hudsonthego/cc by 2.0 R.C. Bigelow is the latest tea company to agree to be a teatotaler, signing PETA’s Statement of Assurance that it doesn’t conduct or fund any animal testing of its teas. Bigelow is one of the leading tea manufacturers in the U.S., producing America’s number one specialty flavor, “Constant Comment.” The constant comment … Read more »
Rub-a-dub-dub, two vegetarians in a tub, And what do you think they were doing there? “For World Water Day, go vegan!” Declared the lovely pair. Today marks the 19th World Water Day, which was initiated by the United Nations in order to raise awareness of the global water crisis. Playboy models Monica Harris and Victoria Eisermann … Read more »
A lobster in the U.K. didn’t get the death penalty, but he did get 30 years to life. A 3-foot-long lobster was caught by an angler fishing for sole off the British coast in West Sussex. The lobster is believed to be around 50 years old and is one is of the biggest and oldest … Read more »
PETA Germany, whose pleas to zoo officials to move Knut to a less stressful environment were ignored, has asked for a tribute to the tormented bear. PETA Germany wants to place this memorial plaque near the Brandenburg Gate. It reads, “Zoo: Not a single day in freedom, a life without dignity. Forgive us, Knut.” Don’t let the … Read more »
PETA Asia staffer Ashley Fruno—who has been in Japan working with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki from the local group Animal Friends Niigata since last Saturday—has witnessed tremendous devastation and heartbreak since arriving in the region. But she has also seen people courageously putting their own lives at risk in order to safeguard their animal companions, and aid … Read more »
The first member of an international animal rights group to reach the disaster area, PETA Asia-Pacific senior campaigner Ashley Fruno has been in Japan with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki of Animal Friends Niigata since taking the first flight to Tokyo after the airport opened on Saturday night. There are few signs of life in the hardest-hit areas, … Read more »
AtomicPope/cc by2.0 The stars are out and shining for animal causes. Here are some of the inspiring things they’re doing: Ryan Phillippe made his son’s (and a dog’s) day by adopting a shelter mutt. Outraged by the slaughter of 100 sled dogs in British Columbia, Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder started his own foundation and is lobbying for … Read more »
This blog is a cross-post from PETA Asia-Pacific’s blog, The Hot & Sour Scoop. One of the first members of an international animal rights group to reach the disaster area, PETA Asia-Pacific senior campaigner Ashley Fruno has been in Japan with Isabella Gallaon-Aoki of Animal Friends Niigata since taking the first flight to Tokyo after the … Read more »
Lip Kee/cc by 2.0 Working together, showing off, winning awards … it’s not a new reality show—it’s more amazing animals: It isn’t just human teenage boys who show off when girls are around, as proved by zebra finches. We know that elephants never forget, but they also have such great teamwork skills that they could … Read more »
