30 Articles

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Leading Alzheimer's researcher: Animal experiments will not help humans
(1 comments) A recent Pew Research Center poll found that 43 percent of adults—and nearly 60 percent of those under 30—oppose the use of animals in experiments. A top Alzheimer's researcher explains why we would all be better off if animal experimenters stopped subjecting animals to painful and deadly experiments that are irrelevant to humans.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The land of the free?
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The time has come to recognize that all oppression, prejudice, violence and cruelty are wrong and must be rejected, regardless of race, regardless of sexual orientation—and regardless of species.

Sunday, October 25, 2009
New investigation reveals dairy's dark side
From birth to death, animals on today's factory farms are treated like nothing more than machines. Cows on dairy farms are no exception—as PETA's latest undercover investigation reveals.

Sunday, October 11, 2009
For Kids' Health, Ronald McDonald and Joe Camel Deserve Bans
(6 comments) The children who eat chicken nuggets and pepperoni pizza today will likely grow up to be the obese adults and heart patients of tomorrow. Encouraging kids to eat nutritious vegetarian foods instead will give them the fuel they need to be healthy and active now—and help protect them from many debilitating diseases as they grow older.

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Cruelty in the classroom
(1 comments) October is national "Cut Out Dissection" Month. There are far better ways to teach biology than by killing animals, damaging the environment, and giving students a lesson in insensitivity.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
The season's best look: faux fur
Most people wouldn't dream of wearing a coat made from the skins of 120 dead minks, but what about fur trim? Even a little bit of fur adds up to a lot of suffering for rabbits and other animals on fur farms.

Thursday, September 10, 2009
In a fog? It could be the fish
None of us would dream of drinking water tainted by sewage, pesticides, heavy metals and other contaminants, yet we'll happily eat fish who are pulled from this toxic brew. A new study, which found mercury in every single fish tested from streams across the country, provides one more reason to leave fish off our plates.

Saturday, August 8, 2009
If you love your cat, keep her inside
Across the country every day, companion animals are stolen for experimentation, used for target practice or bait for dogfighting and worse after being left outside alone for “just a few minutes.” Keep your feline (and canine) friends safe by keeping them indoors.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Exotic 'pets': suffering for sale
Every year, countless people succumb to the temptation to purchase "exotic" animals such as monkeys, pythons, macaws-even tigers, lions and bears-to keep as "pets." All too often, they-and the animals-pay with their lives.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
The saddest show on Earth
(3 comments) Earlier this year, PETA went undercover at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and captured Ringling workers on video as they beat and whipped elephants dozens of times. The abuse extended from Birmingham, Alabama, to Providence, Rhode Island―Ringling's venues changed, but the beatings did not.

Sunday, July 19, 2009
Giving farmed-animal abusers their due
(3 comments) Recent convictions in two separate cases have let the meat industry and its employees know that the courts won't tolerate animal abuse-and given the public yet another reason to go vegetarian.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
Declare dog Independence Day
(1 comments) From Chesapeake Bay retrievers to Boston terriers to Alaskan malamutes, millions of dogs in the U.S. live their entire lives in chains. This Fourth of July, before we slice the watermelon and light the sparklers, let's make it a true Independence Day for everyone-by urging friends and neighbors to unchain their dogs.

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Slaughterhouses: Where racehorses go to 'retire'
(2 comments) Every year, hundreds of thoroughbreds from the U.S. are sold to stables in Japan. Many of these horses will eventually end up in Japanese slaughterhouses, where they will be killed, cut apart, and turned into dog food.

Monday, June 22, 2009
Looking at the World Through a Fly's Eye
(13 comments) What do chimpanzees, dolphins, crabs, and even flies have in common? They all have talents-and feelings-that humans are often completely unaware of. PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk makes the case for recognizing and embracing the bonds we share with animals-and acting on them.

Sunday, June 14, 2009
Don't get squeezed on your next flight
(2 comments) With the news that airline passengers with "extra baggage" may have to pay for two seats, here's a simple way for frequent flyers to shed pounds and avoid paying extra airfare: Go vegetarian.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Cruelty on the midway
(1 comments) Big-cat photo ops, petting zoos, pony turnstiles and elephant and camel rides are staples on the state and county fair circuit. But for the animals used in these cruel displays, life is anything but fun and games.

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Meet your meat
(1 comments) The animals on our plates were once inquisitive individuals who valued their lives, solved problems, formed friendships and experienced fear and pain-just as we do. Just ask Molly the cow.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
No sure bet for thoroughbred horses
(1 comments) While on-track breakdowns are dramatic, racehorses are much more likely to meet a different end. The horses who will be revered, praised and wagered on during this year's Triple Crown races may very well end up in a slaughterhouse.

Friday, May 8, 2009
Humans are responsible for swine flu
(3 comments) Factory farms are breeding grounds for life-threatening conditions, including swine flu, avian flu, E. coli infection and others. If we don't want pigs, chickens and cows to be our downfall-either through animalborne illnesses or through heart disease or cancer-it's time to reevaluate the way we eat.

Thursday, April 30, 2009
How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness
(1 comments) It won't happen overnight, but if we vow always to do two simple things-adopt animals from shelters or rescue groups rather than buy them from breeders or pet shops and get our animals spayed or neutered-then together, yes, we can end animal homelessness once and for all.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Animals don't make war--and shouldn't be treated as the enemy
(4 comments) At 17 military bases across the country, medics are being forced to maim and kill goats and pigs in cruel and outdated trauma-training exercises. Our troops deserve the very best, so why is the military still stabbing, burning and shooting animals when it could be using the very latest equipment to train medics to save soldiers' lives?

Monday, April 13, 2009
Oh, Canada: Stop the shameful seal slaughter
As you read this, tens of thousands of seals are being clubbed and shot for their fur in Canada. Killing animals for something as selfish as fur can never be justified-but the very least that we can do is end the sickening spectacle of the seal slaughter once and for all.

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Zoos: Boredom behind bars
(3 comments) We punish criminals in our society by taking away their freedom. Yet animals in zoos, who have committed no crimes, are also denied all of their most basic needs, including the opportunity to move about and roam freely, forage, explore, play, and socialize with other animals.

Sunday, March 29, 2009
Is there an upside to the capsizing economy?
(3 comments) According to food writer Giles Coren, using foie gras is "a lazy way for a half-competent chef to make his food seem flash." If there's one bright spot in the current recession, it's that foodies are beginning to give up this cruel and selfish indulgence.

Saturday, March 21, 2009
In hard times, make a real fashion statement: Don't wear fur
(1 comments) Cruelty is never in style. But now more than ever, as more and more fashionistas are becoming "recessionistas," fur is as conspicuously out of place as a bailed-out banker's private jet.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Is Westminster promoting doggie defects?
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and other dog shows are little more than overblown beauty pageants. But as trivial as dog shows may seem, they have serious repercussions, including the promotion of dangerous and unhealthy breeding standards that result in one out of four dogs being born with physical problems ranging from allergies to epilepsy.

Sunday, December 7, 2008
Life's no Disney movie for pet-store 'Rhinos'
Rhino, the pint-size hamster sidekick in Disney's new movie, Bolt, is getting the big-screen star treatment, but his real-life cousins are all too often treated like trash. All those "Rhinos" you see for sale in pet shops come from massive breeding warehouses, where small animals live in deplorable conditions and routinely go without fresh food, clean water or veterinary care.

Friday, January 18, 2008
In the New Year, let's resolve to be a little kinder toward our finned and furry friends
(1 comments) It's time to say "out with the old and in with the new"-habits, that is. The New Year is the perfect time to make a resolution to be kinder toward our four-legged and finned friends.

Thursday, April 12, 2007
FDA Chief Should Step Down in Wake of Pet-Food Scandal
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Iditarod Deaths Stain Race's Reputation
Iditarod race is deadly to dogs