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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than 2 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. PETA staffers have had their articles and opinion pieces published in everything from BUST magazine to The Wall Street Journal, and several staffers post pieces to OpEdNews.com using this account.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 Can doing the right thing pay off? Bank on it
It's time for lenders to take a look at what their money supports. Investing in drug companies that use and kill millions of animals every year represents neither good ethics nor good business sense.
Friday, February 20, 2009 Charles Darwin: Spinning in his grave? (1 comments)
Charles Darwin once said, "Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal." Nearly two centuries after Darwin's words, not much has changed-we continue to imprison animals in zoos and circuses, intentionally hurt them in painful and invasive experiments, and subject billions of them to hideously cruel lives and deaths to feed ourselves.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Crated canines lead a dog's life (3 comments)
Dog crates may be convenient devices for busy humans-but they're not good for dogs. If you're in doubt, try this simple experiment: Lock yourself inside a crate for awhile and see what you think.
Thursday, January 3, 2008 'Hunting' for unique home décor? This isn't it
Taxidermy chic-think mounted deer heads and stuffed pheasants-is showing up in some unusual places. But considering that more and more Americans are giving up hunting and fishing, peddling stuffed-and-mounted wildlife as home décor seems like a dead-end business.
