April 10, 2012 The Humane Society of the United States revealed that popular Los Angeles area boutique Kitson recently sold three different items as “faux fur” that were actually real animal fur. These findingsRead More…
‘Pretty Little Liar’ Tells Truth About Fur
Torrey DeVitto has been part of some of Hollywood’s best onscreen teams, starring in One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries. But now she’s joining Team PETA to help animalsRead More…
Sarah McLachlan: Buy Out the Seal Slaughter
It’s time for the Canadian government to face it: The seal slaughter is dead in the water. As Grammy Award–winning Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the logicalRead More…
Victory! The DOT Mountain Is Moved Again
Last year, thanks to several thousand e-mails from PETA supporters and members, the Department of Transportation (DOT) recommended that companies that ship chemicals conduct the required skin corrosion tests without hurting and killingRead More…
Primate Shipment From Israel Halted—for Now
Thanks to the efforts of the Israeli animal-protection organization Let the Animals Live, with assistance from PETA, a shipment of 90 monkeys destined for a laboratory has been halted, at least temporarily.Read More…
Tell Uniqlo to Stop Buying Wool From Mulesed Sheep
In Australia, the most commonly raised sheep are merinos, who are not native to the country and have been specifically bred to have wrinkly skin, which means more wool per animal. ThisRead More…
PETA Weekly: 8 Stories You Don’t Want to Miss
PETA News on Tumblr What is Justin Bua calling a “cancer and [pus] sandwich”? National Public Radio reports on the backlash against dog slaughter in China. The newest cure for work-related stress:Read More…
21 Tiny Dogs Saved From Hoarder
A crate on a slab of concrete is no home for a dog. But 21 dogs being held by a Florida hoarder each had only a crate and a dirty piece ofRead More…
Humane Groups Petition USDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption
April 9, 2012 Meat From Horses Not Raised For Food Presents Public Health Hazard Front Range Equine Rescue Front Range Equine Rescue and The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal petitionRead More…
Cows Hit, Burned at Huge Dairy Farm
Cruelty Behind Cheese: Cattle Burned for Maker of Cabot In late 2011 and early 2012, PETA conducted an undercover investigation at Adirondack Farms, LLC, a dairy factory farm that takes 180,000 poundsRead More…