For Immediate Release:April 24, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Mosca, Colo. – Today, after learning that hundreds of animals, including tortoises, snakes, lizards, parrots, and cats, died in a recent fire at Colorado Gators Wildlife Park, PETA fired off a letter… Read More »After Deadly Fire at Colorado Gators Wildlife Park, PETA Demands Shutdown
PETA’s celebrating big news for small animals: After months of communication with us and local animal defenders, West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously on April 17 to ban the use and sale of all glue traps. That makes West Hollywood… Read More »How West Hollywood Just Saved Countless Lives
For Immediate Release:April 20, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Sacramento, Calif. – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the California Horse Racing Board’s newly introduced regulation prohibiting racing license holders from participating in unsanctioned… Read More »PETA Statement re California Horse Racing Board’s New Bush Track Rule
For Immediate Release:April 17, 2023 Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 West Hollywood, Calif. – Following communications with local animal rights activists and PETA, the West Hollywood (WeHo) City Council voted unanimously to ban the sale and use of glue traps—trays coated with… Read More »Victory! WooHoo to WeHo City Council, First in the U.S. to Ban Deadly Glue Traps
What is influenza D, and why is it everywhere? We’ve already covered how people who murder animals for their flesh are breeding infectious diseases, and a recently released NPR piece provides a new perspective on the matter. The article covers… Read More »Help Stop Influenza D While We Still Can
Shocking reports state that some 18,000 cows died following an explosion and a resulting fire that ripped through South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas. 🚨#BREAKING: Over 18,000 cows have been killed from a dairy farm explosion 📌#Dimmitt | #Texas⁰Officials have… Read More »Dimmit Dairy Farm Explosion Kills 18,000 Cattle
For Immediate Release:April 11, 2023 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 New York – Ahead of the 2023 Met Gala on May 1, PETA sent a letter today to co-chairs of this year’s event—Anna Wintour, longtime furriers’ darling; fur foe Dua Lipa; Roger… Read More »PETA to Met Gala Co-Chairs: Feathers as Cruel as Fur
Imagine being an orca adapted to swim many miles in the open ocean each day—but instead, humans force you to entertain crowds and confine you to a tiny tank, where stress and frustration leave you with almost nothing to do… Read More »Orca Chews Paint Chips at SeaWorld—Plus, Dolphin Attacks
For Immediate Release:April 7, 2023 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Ann Arbor, Mich. – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding just released federal documents that revealing four new serious animal welfare violations at the University… Read More »Pig’s Throat Cut and Other Rogue Experiments at the University of Michigan: PETA Statement
Words carry immense power. That’s why we strive to identify racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and speciesist phrases and eradicate them from our vocabulary—it’s the least we can do to show solidarity with disenfranchised groups. PETA even released a popular… Read More »Do Animals Have Pronouns? Here’s How to Refer to Them