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Monkey in shipping crate NR 11 27 2023 1 Huge Increase in Tuberculosis-Infected Monkeys Shipped to U.S. Labs, CDC Says; PETA Urges Import Suspension

Huge Increase in Tuberculosis-Infected Monkeys Shipped to U.S. Labs, CDC Says; PETA Urges Import Suspension

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Houston – PETA is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today to suspend all monkey imports after the agency revealed in an online seminar this week that from 2021 to 2023, there was a shocking increase in imported shipments of monkeys with tuberculosis (TB), …

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PETA to Forever 21: ‘Go Forever Feather-Free Over Mislabeling Scandal!’

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 New York – After someone blew the whistle, telling PETA that Forever 21 seems to be mislabeling items made with real feathers while advertising them to kind customers as faux, the group’s legal counsel fired off a letter today to the retailer’s CEO, Winnie Park, calling on …

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It’ll ‘Sleigh’ Ya! Like Mom’s Only Vegan’s Ginger Pine-Apricot Cookie Makes PETA’s Top 10 List

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Cincinnati – While recognizing that there are more delicious vegan cookies this year than Santa could fit into a supersized sack, PETA made a list (yes, we checked it twice) of its Top 10 Favorite Festive Vegan Cookies—and the scrumptiously spiced Ginger Pine-Apricot Cookie from local bakery …

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protesters sing to stop wearing wool Sleigh What?! Carolers in Shockingly ‘Ugly’ Christmas Sweaters to Sing for a Wool-Free Winter

Sleigh What?! Carolers in Shockingly ‘Ugly’ Christmas Sweaters to Sing for a Wool-Free Winter

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Nashville, Tenn. – A choir of PETA supporters wearing “ugly” Christmas sweaters featuring bloodied stuffed sheep protruding from the front and back will serenade shoppers in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, urging them to purchase only vegan clothing and gifts and never buy wool. Audiences will be treated …

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tyrann mathieu anti chaining ad Tyrann Mathieu Scores PETA Award for Anti-Chaining Video Airing on ESPN

Tyrann Mathieu Scores PETA Award for Anti-Chaining Video Airing on ESPN

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 New Orleans – New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu is showing sports fans what an MVP for PETA looks like. Viewers tuning in to ESPN over the next two weeks will catch the Super Bowl champion tackling dog chaining in a PETA video that just won Mathieu the title of …

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peta protest seattle air france 02 PETA: Why Is the CDC Allowing Tuberculosis-Infected Monkeys Into the U.S.?

PETA: Why Is the CDC Allowing Tuberculosis-Infected Monkeys Into the U.S.?

PETA has been making a simple point loud and clear: Importing thousands of monkeys from overseas dramatically increases the risk of spreading nasty diseases capable of jumping from animals to humans. Now we’ve been proved right. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released statistics showing that between 2010 and 2020 there …

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james gunn person of the year Simply Marvelous: James Gunn Is PETA’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’

Simply Marvelous: James Gunn Is PETA’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – For using impressive and stunningly well-crafted CGI animals to inspire tens of millions of moviegoers—who flocked to theaters to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3—to have compassion for the millions of animals killed by experimenters in laboratories, director James Gunn is PETA’s 2023 …

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fish empathy quilt peta FishKIND!: Will Local Town Display PETA’s Fish Empathy Quilt?

FishKIND!: Will Local Town Display PETA’s Fish Empathy Quilt?

For Immediate Release:December 8, 2023 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Fishkill, N.Y. – Today, PETA sent a letter to the mayor of Fishkill, Kathleen Martin, offering to donate the group’s first-of-its-kind Fish Empathy Quilt for the city to display in order to counteract its violent name and promote friendliness to fish instead. PETA’s quilt has made a …

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zooborns County Executive Adam Bello And Seneca Park Zoo Announce Birth Of Masai Giraffe

County Executive Adam Bello And Seneca Park Zoo Announce Birth Of Masai Giraffe

December 6, 2023 – County Executive Adam Bello and the Seneca Park Zoo today announced that Kipenzi, one of Seneca Park Zoo’s female Masai giraffes, gave birth to a calf early this morning. This is the third Masai giraffe born at Seneca Park Zoo, and is the offspring of Kipenzi and Parker, who died earlier …

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