For Immediate Release:February 22, 2023 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Baton Rouge, La. – PETA is doubling down today on its call to strip Louisiana State University (LSU) experimenter Christine Lattin of taxpayer funding for her bogus experiments after having reviewed the… Read More »PETA Urges LSU to Defund Pointless Sex Hormone Experiments on Birds

More than 20 years after Congress demanded that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide basic protections for birds, the agency finally published a rule establishing humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation standards for birds not bred for use in… Read More »The USDA Finally Adds Protections for Birds Under the AWA

For Immediate Release:February 17, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Washington – It’s been a long road, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has now finalized rules that establish minimum standards for humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation standards for birds… Read More »New USDA Rule Takes First Steps to Protect Birds; PETA Celebrates

Published February 16, 2023 by Rebecca Maness. Mardi Gras—or “Fat Tuesday”—is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. This cultural phenomenon, which draws people from around the world to the Big Easy each year, is marked by parades, music,… Read More »Vegan King Cakes for Your Mardi Gras Celebration

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2023 Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 Northampton County, N.C. – Because overnight temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s this weekend—endangering the lives of animals kept chained or penned outdoors—PETA will host straw giveaways in Jackson and… Read More »Winter Weather Prompts PETA Giveaway: Free Straw for Dogs Left Outside in North Carolina

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2023 Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 New Orleans – Because the “World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales” are scheduled to appear at Mardi Gras parades across the Big Easy over the next week, PETA supporters will march alongside parade routes with… Read More »Protesters to March at Mardi Gras Parades Over Clydesdale Mutilations

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2023 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Less than one hour after receiving a letter from PETA demanding that Naadam stop falsely advertising its cashmere products as “cruelty-free”—given that it sources cashmere from producers that use a process that… Read More »Update: Nadaam Nixes False Cashmere Claims Following Cease and Desist From PETA

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Juneau, Alaska – With the Iditarod’s start only weeks away, a message from PETA is landing at Juneau International Airport: dogs used in the Iditarod are kept chained to dilapidated boxes or… Read More »‘Adore Alaska. Hate the Iditarod’ Message Lands at Juneau Airport

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Daytona Beach, Fla. – Tomorrow evening, PETA supporters will descend on the Daytona International Speedway, where Budweiser will be displaying the “World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales,” to challenge the company to stop mutilating the… Read More »Clydesdale Defenders to Call Out Budweiser’s Horse Mutilations at Daytona 500

Alaska’s Iditarod dog-sled race has lost nearly all its major sponsors, but Formula One’s (F1) owner, Liberty Media, still has ties to the deadly event, as its company GCI continues to sponsor the race to the tune of more than… Read More »Ask Formula One Drivers to Help End Iditarod Dog Abuse