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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. PETA's blog is your source for up-to-the-minute information about PETA's campaigns; breaking news about victories, new initiatives to help animals, and animal rights information from across the globe.
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USA SUCCESS! Army Stops Brain-Damage Test
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Following pressure from PETA, the US Army stopped funding a cruel brain-injury test on ferrets conducted on taxpayers’ dime at Michigan’s Wayne State University. Dozens of curious, once-playful ferrets had been bombarded with radio waves, purportedly to study whether a directed-energy weapon could induce the effects of Havana syndrome in humans. Urge top military brass to ban the use of any animals in weapon-wounding experiments.
GLOBAL WIN! Axe Axes All Animal Tests
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Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to New Hampshire lawmakers’ decision to table HB 1102-FN, a first-of-its-kind bill proposed by Rep. Ellen Read that would have banned the breeding and sale of brachycephalic dogs and cats—those with intentionally deformed skulls and unnaturally flattened faces:
Thanks to Rep. Ellen Read’s proposal of New Hampshire’s HB 1102 and the many veterinarians, dog guardians, and other animal advocates who supported it, the suffering of pugs, French bulldogs, and other breathing-impaired breeds is now on the nati ..read more
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In time for Easter and ahead of the First Meeting of Bullfighting Chaplains and Priests in Zamora, Spain, a provocative message has appeared throughout Rome and near the holy city: an image of Jesus protecting a bull from a matador with a call for priests to condemn the violent spectacles. The appeal, which is part of PETA’s campaign calling on Pope Francis to cut the Catholic Church’s ties to bullfighting, is plastered on 100 billboards across the city and on the back of a sightseeing bus visiting major tourist attractions, including the Vatican.
Images are available here. Photographer: Stefa ..read more
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Move over, Muddy and Muddonna. As Mud Hens fans flock to Hensville for the first game of the season tomorrow, PETA’s very own “feathered” mascot will pitch going vegan by handing out free delicious “chicken” salad sandwiches outside the ballpark and encouraging everyone to go to bat for animals by leaving them off their plates.
When: Friday, March 29, 2 p.m.
Where: Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St., Toledo
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“When people realize that chickens are smart, sensitive individuals who feel love and fear and value their own lives, they’re eager to step ..read more
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Because PETA entities have revealed that screaming sheep are left bloody for wool without fail and that boiling fragile silkworms in their cocoons for silk is the industry norm, PETA fired off a warning letter to retailer GreaterGood demanding that it stop misleading consumers by falsely advertising items made of these violently derived materials as “cruelty-free” and “humane”—giving the company until April 11 to comply.
A sheep in the wool industry. Credit: PETA
“Not only is GreaterGood selling items representing the pain, suffering, and death of vulnerable animals, it’s also misleading wel ..read more
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PETA has been alerted to a viral video reportedly captured in February in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, depicting a man striking a dog forcefully and repeatedly with an unidentified object. The dog, who appears to have no means of escape, yelps and howls desperately as the abuser rains blows upon the animal. PETA caseworkers have implored local authorities to act but have been met with silence. Now it’s your turn to speak up!
The Honduran Animal Welfare Protection Law No.115-201 prohibits behaviors that cause unnecessary pain or stress to animals. Please politely contact the officials below, urging ..read more
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The post Atiana De La Hoya’s ‘Get Ready With Me’ Video Will Make You Rethink Your Beauty Routine appeared first on PETA ..read more
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Michele Basso has magically turned one failure after another into promotion after promotion in her bloody and pockmarked career. She’s a case study in failing upward.
Basso is the director of the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), a position she inexplicably reached despite a decades-long rap sheet at institutions across the country showing that she refuses to follow the rules, doesn’t get along with others, and does what she wants—and badly.
But now she is in charge and oversees the people who may object to her methods.
PETA is calling on the Board of Regents at the Univer ..read more
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PETA UK’s Poorva Joshipura Offers a Prescription for a Planet in Crisis
Climate catastrophe–fueled fires and floods. Pandemics. Polluted air and water. Violent crimes. In her gripping book Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence, PETA UK Senior Vice President of International Affairs Poorva Joshipura takes a hard look at how humans’ exploitation of other species is causing a domino effect of disasters and discusses how we can emerge from it all.
“Survival at Stake may be the most fascinating and troubling book you will ever read. Tracing the path that brought ..read more
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Atiana De La Hoya, daughter of the iconic musician and longtime vegan Travis Barker, grew up in a household where kindness and empathy were core values. Her compassion toward animals began at a young age and runs deep. Now she’s using her platform to remind people that beauty never has to come at animals’ expense.
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Atiana’s advocacy for cruelty-free beauty is deeply personal. Thanks to her two beloved bunnies, Jeff and Daisy, she has firsthand experience of the joy and companionship that animals bring into our lives. And that’s why she knows that true beauty is cruelty-free ..read more