[ad_1] In a recent paper, researchers with the Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences declared dugongs—docile sea mammals considered cousins to West Indian manatees—“functionally extinct” in the waters off China as a result of unsustainable and speciesist human activity. One of the main reasons for this was lost and abandoned fishing […]
China’s Dugongs Nearly Extinct, Partly Due to ‘Ghost Gear’ Read More »
[ad_1] If you’ve ever gotten your hair caught on something and felt the horrible snap as it was pulled out, you have just a bit of insight into the extreme pain and distress birds endure when their feathers are torn out by the fistful. Yet the coldhearted down industry often plucks birds alive in order
What Is Responsible Down? Finding Bird-Friendly Brands Read More »
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 21, 2022 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – PETA’s previously rejected “I’m Not Popcorn Chicken” ad may soon be running on area buses after all, thanks to the group’s victory this week in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which granted summary judgment in favor of PETA in
Court Rules L.A. Metro Can’t Block PETA’s Pro-Animal Ads Read More »
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 20, 2022 Contact:Lauren Kent 202-483-7382 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. – After hearing from PETA about the cruel treatment of animals exploited in circuses—where it’s standard practice to beat, shock, chain, and whip elephants, tigers, and other animals so as to intimidate them into performing confusing, uncomfortable, and even painful tricks—Dukal Corporation will stop
Medical Manufacturer Ends Circus Bandage Sales After PETA Appeal Read More »
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 19, 2022 Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – “Smart devices may be smart, but they’re not always honest. Introducing, ‘Truth Mode,’” begins a brand-new 60-second video from PETA that shows smart-device users as they receive alarming—but truthful—answers in response to questions like “Hey Siri, can you help me find an easy
Siri, Say What?! PETA ‘Truth Mode’ Battles Mealtime Mistruths Read More »
[ad_1] Three chimpanzees who escaped from their enclosures at Sweden’s Furuvik Zoo have all been shot dead, revealing a glaring lack of preparedness at the facility. Apparently, the animals were shot because the Swedish zoo didn’t have enough tranquilizers on hand to sedate them safely. This tragedy should never have occurred. Sweden Furuvik zoo: Anger
Escaped Chimpanzees Shot Dead at Swedish Zoo Read More »
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 15, 2022 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Washington – PETA called on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) today to instruct all registered importers who have received monkeys from Cambodia since 2018 to stop the sale and transfer of every monkey in their custody while a criminal investigation into a scheme to
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 13, 2022 Contact:Amanda Hays 202-483-7382 Memphis, Tenn. – PETA supporters dressed as elves are coming to Memphis from the North Pole on official business, and they’re not smiling: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Chancellor Peter Buckley is on their “more-than-naughty-just-plain-nasty” list for continuing painful and invasive training procedures on
PETA ‘Elves’ to Deliver Coal Dust and Disgust to UTHSC Chancellor’s House Read More »
[ad_1] In late October, UK’s Paignton Zoo revealed the exciting news that they had welcomed a male baby orang-utan. Mother and baby have been off-show to visitors whilst they settle in and bond but now they both can be seen by visitors in their Ape House. The baby was born to mother Chinta, a 32-year-old
Critically Endangered Orang-Utan Born At Paignton Zoo Read More »
[ad_1] For Immediate Release:December 8, 2022 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 San Diego – Armed with signs proclaiming, “‘Rescued’ Dolphins Sexually Abused, Exploited, Shipped to Abu Dhabi,” PETA supporters will rally outside SeaWorld on Sunday to alert would-be parkgoers that the company just sent 24 dolphins—including six from SeaWorld San Diego—to its new abusement park in the
