Following news that Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy and closed dozens of restaurants, PETA sent the chain’s CEO, Jonathan Tibus, delicious, flaky crab-free crab cakes as well as a nip of whiskey and a note encouraging him to take a shot, then give vegan seafood a shot. Hey, Red Lobster, Try Banking on Kindness PETA celebrates the closure of many of Red Lobster locations, a sign that today’s diners are buying more vegan seafood and less sea life. But despite its financial floundering, the chain is leaving nearly 600 of its restaurants afloat while attempting to restructure. How might large ..read more

Craigslist might be a good place to snag a used couch or some neo-soul albums, but for potbellied pig Amy Swinehouse, a “rehoming” ad on the popular site led to her being acquired on a whim by someone who was unable to provide her with permanent care. Fortunately, when that guardian had to move and was unable to take Amy along, she knew not to place yet another “free to a good home” ad online and contacted PETA for help. Amy is about a year old and as sweet and social as they come. She loves bananas and gentle scratches, and her playful antics are endlessly entertaining. One thing’s for sure ..read more

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Imagine you’ve just cooked dinner: Chewy but firm noodles, still a little wet, are sitting in your pan—and you’re panicking. Why? Because you’re not cooking spaghetti—you were planning on eating a chicken’s flesh. Why does my chicken breast look like noodles? Since 2015, reports of “spaghetti meat” chicken breasts have flooded the internet. But what exactly is “spaghetti chicken,” and is it OK to eat? Find out why chicken flesh is getting “spaghettified” and what you can do to avoid having “spaghetti chicken” on your plate. What Is ‘Spaghetti Chicken’ Breast? When you see “spaghetti chicken ..read more

Multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports underscore the Miami Seaquarium’s perpetual failure to provide adequate veterinary care, sufficient staffing, safe and well-maintained enclosures, and appropriate environmental enrichment for the animals housed there. Most recently, according to e-mails just obtained through a public records request, the facility’s veterinary staff were unable to provide even the minimum standards of animal care due to financial concerns. The e-mails from veterinary staff to management reveal the following: The facility owed “significant amounts of m ..read more

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PETA Honorary Director James Cromwell urged the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at its May 30 advisory council meeting to stop killing animals in cruel and pointless experiments. Speaking directly to agency leadership, the Emmy-winning actor pled for the agency to “stop wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on irrelevant experiments on animals.” What does @NIMHgov have to say about THIS?   Actor and animal advocate @jamesocromwell is calling out the government agency for wasting millions of dollars on experiments that kill animals and fail to help human health. pic.twitter.com ..read more

With a wave of urgency calling for action to protect coral reefs, PETA has placed a provocative new ad that reads, “Beef or Reef? We Can’t Have Both,” in two major cities. Near various beef restaurants in Chicago—including Al’s Beef—the ad was posted ahead of National Italian Beef Day on May 25. In Miami Beach on 14 transit shelters near meat-centric restaurants, the ad hit just before World Reef Awareness Day on June 1. Highlighting how meat consumption is a massive part of the ongoing climate catastrophe, PETA urges everyone to consider coral reefs and cows—and go vegan. Oh, Chicago: Help a ..read more

As exclusively reported by the Tacoma News Tribune, PETA obtained and reviewed documents revealing that animals have died and that others have suffered on the watch of Donald Miller, the former owner of Debbie Dolittle’s Indoor Petting Zoo in Tacoma, Washington. Pierce County Animal Control documented animal deaths and apparent cruelty to animals during a yearslong investigation into the facility, prompted by a PETA complaint over the death of a 1-year-old sloth named Malia. The investigation documented the deaths of 17 mostly young animals as well as the following: Miller and others improper ..read more

Listen In: Ingrid Newkirk Recalls the Protests That Had People Outraged Do All Roads Lead to Vegan? Listen In to Ingrid Newkirk’s Exclusive Interview What Helped PETA Take Off? Ingrid Newkirk Shares in Exclusive Interview Humiliation? Confrontation? Ingrid Newkirk Reveals What Helped PETA Explode What Helped Propel PETA Into the Public Eye? Listen In! Heartbreak and Revolution: The Stories of Rebels Who Helped Start PETA PETA Stirred Things Up and Changed History—How Did It All Start? Ingrid Newkirk Reveals Stories of Rebels Who Saved Animals and Changed History Listen to This Exclusive Interv ..read more