Written by Tell Florida Governor to Veto New Law Allowing Animals to Be Dyed Dyeing animals has been against the law in Florida for 45 years—and with good reason—but new legislation passed by the Florida legislature would repeal this ban. Animals need your voice! If this legislation becomes law, pet stores would likely take advantage of it [...]
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Fred Willard Learns to Speak ‘Dog’
It’s National Pet Month, the perfect occasion for animal guardians to give their best friends some extra love and attention. Animals aren’t tough to please—they appreciate even just a little quality time with us. Our funny friend Fred Willard and his canine buddy like to spend time together practicing table etiquette and trading dog jokes: [...]
READ MORE »Why Is PETA Thanking Kanye?
Yep, you read that right. We want to thank Kanye West for the shout-out to PETA in his new song, “Theraflu.” While the aptly named tune does make us want to reach for an over-the-counter remedy as Kanye opines about his inexplicable penchant for slinging tortured dead animals across his back, the song did make [...]
READ MORE »Save the Seals Peace T-Shirt
Every year, during Canada’s war on seals, hundreds of thousands of baby seals are killed for their skin in the most horrific ways imaginable. This year, take a stand against Canada’s seal slaughter in the cutest way possible with our “Seal Peace” fitted T-shirt. This shirt runs small, ordering a size up from your normal [...]
READ MORE »Video: Veterinarian Smashes Squirrels’ Heads
Veterinarian Gene F. Giggleman has been formally reprimanded and fined $2,500 by the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners based on allegations of unprofessional and/or dishonorable conduct following PETA’s investigation at U.S. Global Exotics (USGE), a massive exotic-animal dealer where Giggleman was the attending veterinarian. Giggleman’s Cruelty In this previously unreleased video footage, Giggleman [...]
READ MORE »Nyjer Morgan: Adopt Your Best Friend!
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan may juggle many personalities in front of the camera and on the field, but he always returns home to his adopted cat, Slick Willie. Milwaukee’s fan favorite poses with his number one fan in an ad for PETA, encouraging everyone to “adopt, don’t buy” companion animals. Before Slick Willie stole [...]
READ MORE »Help Ali MacGraw End Horse Transport & Slaughter
Actor Ali MacGraw’s latest love story isn’t being played out on the big screen but rather in the halls of Congress. The longtime PETA member is working to protect U.S. horses from being transported across the border only to be slaughtered for dog food or human consumption. Ali wrote to her friend Sen. Tom Udall [...]
READ MORE »Federal Rule Limiting Captive Hunting of Endangered Species Goes Into Effect
April 5, 2012 Trophy Hunters’ Last Minute Request for an Injunction Denied The Humane Society of the United States welcomes a rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cracking down on unrestricted captive hunting of three critically endangered antelope species at U.S. game ranches – the dama gazelle, addax, and scimitar-horned oryx – that went into [...]
READ MORE »Photo: Meet Tommy Lee’s New Addition
It’s a boy for Tommy Lee and his girlfriend, singer and dancer Sofia Toufa. On National Puppy Day, the pair rescued their new pup, Bowie, from a shelter. Of course, Tommy rescued his new best friend rather than buying him. What else would we expect from a guy who chooses ink over mink, blasts SeaWorld, [...]
READ MORE »PETA Punks the Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins swing into the regular season in a new ballpark, opening tonight, featuring engraved pavement stones in the East Plaza, one of which reads: As you may have detected, the first letters of the words in this message spell out “FishingHurts.com,” a Web address that brings up a page on PETA’s website about [...]
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