wwarby | cc by 2.0 Great news: After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Animal Protection and Rescue League, Animal Defenders International (ADI), and celebrities—including Charo and Switched atRead More…
Opossum to Be Terrorized for New Year’s Eve
glenn_e_wilson | cc by 2.0 Ah, New Year’s Eve. Staying up late, sipping bubbly, singing “Auld Lang Syne,” and … scaring the daylights out of an opossum? Unfortunately, yes, that last oneRead More…
Victory! EPA Would Rather Switch Than Fight
Update: PETA has just received more good news for animals in laboratories: Tox21, an ongoing collaboration among the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Food and DrugRead More…
Ask Pennsylvania Association to Halt Bowhunting
Distressed Pennsylvania residents are calling PETA because they are outraged that the Gold Key Lakes Community, a property owners association in Milford, approved the use of cruel bowhunting to control resident deerRead More…
Playboy Playmate: Bunnies Aren’t for Wearing
Courtesy of Mahdi Dadrass Playboy Playmate Crystal McCahill is no stranger to wearing bunny ears. But today, she and PETA campaigner Tracy Patton put on bunny ears for a different reason: toRead More…
Update! Brixmor Properties Will No Longer Host Pocket
Brixmor, the second largest owner of community and neighborhood shopping centers in the U.S., has made the compassionate decision to ban Pocket Pets—a traveling kiosk that sells tiny marsupials called “sugar gliders”—atRead More…
Send Tony the Tiger to Sanctuary
Update: A Louisiana district judge has denied a motion for a new trial requested by the owner of the Tiger Truck Stop, which paves the way for Tony to be moved. We areRead More…
Pennsylvania: Put an End to Cruel Pigeon Shoots
A new lifesaving amendment is being considered in the Pennsylvania legislature! If passed, the proposed amendment to SB 71 would outlaw the shooting of animals for trap shoots or target practice. ThisRead More…
Hanukkah Gifts for Everyone on Your List
Hanukkah is almost here, and you know what that means: good food, festive gatherings with family and friends … and eight days of presents! PETA’s animal-friendly gift ideas will keep you goingRead More…
Leave Pigs off Your Holiday Menu
Mother Pigs and Piglets Abused by Hormel Supplier Update: Twenty-two charges of livestock neglect and abuse were filed against six former employees of the Hormel supplier. Five of the six people chargedRead More…