Nottingham locals were in for a surprise on Earth Day (22 April), when PETA supporters unfurled a giant banner off Trent Bridge: Marcus Holdsworth Why Nottingham? Nottingham City Council has pledged to become the first carbon-neutral city in the UK by 2028. This ambitious target is welcome, and every individual can help achieve it by going vegan.’ Marcus Holdsworth The United Nations states that animal agriculture is responsible for nearly a fifth of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and that raising animals for food is “one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the ..read more

The food you eat has a large impact on your carbon footprint, which is why this 22 April, PETA is launching “Go Vegan for the Earth Day”, a new campaign urging everyone to eat vegan for the day. Here are just 22 reasons why eating vegan is the best way to celebrate the Earth Day: 1. It’s easy. The climate crisis is scary, but vegan food is delicious and humane – and opting for it is one of the most effective actions anyone can take to fight climate change. If you need help, PETA’s free vegan starter kit has all the tips you need. 2. Going vegan can reduce your carbon footprint from food by u ..read more

Great news! Co-op agreed not to source coconut milk from Thailand after learning about PETA Asia’s undercover investigation into the use of monkeys in the country’s coconut industry. Co-op’s own-brand coconut milk is now sourced from Sri Lanka, where monkey labour is not used to harvest coconuts. PETA has asked the company to extend this policy to include branded Thai coconut milk products and urges everyone to avoid buying any coconut products sourced from Thailand due to the rampant abuse involved in their production. Co-op’s coconut milk sourced from Sri Lanka is now going into 2,400 UK st ..read more

If you wouldn’t eat a labrador, why eat a lamb? Ahead of Easter, PETA has placed these billboards in Cardiff Central station: Credit: Nuria Serna Photography Did you know that Wales is home to over 10 million sheep – nearly a third of Britain’s sheep population? Our dogged pro-vegan appeal is designed to get people thinking about who they see in the butcher’s window. If you despise the idea of eating a dog, extend the tenet of mercy to all animals by enjoying a vegan meal this Easter and beyond. Lambs and Labradors Deserve Compassion Lambs and dogs are the same in all the ways that count ..read more

With an ever-increasing number of people waking up to the cruel exploitation of cows in the dairy industry, the market for vegan products is growing faster than ever before. The plant-milk industry has grown at a staggering rate in recent years and will continue to expand as more and more people choose compassion over cruelty. Producing plant-based milks requires less water, uses a smaller amount of land, and emits much lower volumes of carbon dioxide than does exploiting cows for their mammary secretions. As if the abject suffering on dairy farms and the environmental devastation weren’t bad ..read more

Papers have been filed at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg to demonstrate the European Commission’s failure to act on its promise to introduce legislation to help animals who suffer in cages. The End the Cage Age campaign was historic in being the first European citizens’ initiative (ECI) to successfully secure a proper commitment from the commission. PETA entities worked with Compassion in World Farming and a coalition of 170 animal rights, animal welfare, and environmental organisations around Europe to collect over 1.4 million signatures in support of banning the use ..read more

Civet cats in Bali are still being abused for “poop coffee”, also known as kopi luwak, which is obtained from the animals’ faeces. Watch this new footage by PETA Asia to see where it really comes from:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by PETA UK (@petauk) Civet Cats Are Languishing in Cages Investigators uncovered that tourists in Bali often visit coffee gardens where guides lie, saying that the faeces used for the coffee comes from wild animals, when it’s actually obtained from caged civet cats. PETA Asia’s previous investigation into civet coffee in 2022 showed tha ..read more

Update (20 February 2024): Great news! In a historic move, it will soon be illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across the African continent as part of a 15-year ban. The news follows a ban in Kenya in 2020 that was later rescinded, and PETA welcomes this much-needed progress. This decision will prevent countless donkeys from being violently killed so that their skins can be exported to China and boiled down to make ejiao, a gelatine used in traditional Chinese medicine. Update (June 2020): Earlier this year, Kenya’s cabinet secretary for agriculture announced a ban on all donkey abatto ..read more

Blackpool is one of the least vegan cities in the UK, according to a food trends report by Gousto. So after this news was revealed, PETA’s “Lettuce Lady” – wearing an animal- and climate-friendly dress made entirely of leafy greens – called on passers-by at Blackpool Tower to go vegan for January and beyond. Go Vegan for January and Beyond Today, you need only take one look at the foods available at supermarkets and restaurants to see that there are heaps of delicious vegan options. It’s never been easier to choose kindness over cruelty. Going vegan for January – and beyond – helps animals ..read more

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