petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-19--Native American People Push to Rescue Lolita: “She Was Stolen”

To the Lummi Nation , orcas are sacred .
These self-titled People of the Sea draw no difference between their orca relatives and human kin .
They have missed an important member of their family for the past 50 years : Sk ’ aliCh ’ elh-tenaut .
You may know her as Lolita .
Captors abducted her from her ocean home and mother , believed to be the still-living orca named Ocean Sun .
Lolita currently lives in the smallest orca tank in the world at the Miami Seaquarium .
In a historic new approach to reunite with Lolita , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their efforts and teaming up with lawyers to sway the tides .
Two Lummi elders intend to sue the Seaquarium under the Native America Graves and Repatriation Act ( NAGPRA ) , a federal law which is used to return “ objects ” of cultural importance to Native Americans .
They would demand the Seaquarium return Sk ’ aliCh ’ elh-tenaut to her family—in the first time the law would be applied to a living being .
Elders Raynell Morris and Ellie Kinley are hoping that a lawsuit will not be necessary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with them .
The Lummi are making plans with The Whale Sanctuary Project for her long-awaited release to her original home in the waters with Ocean Sun .
The ongoing quest to rescue Lolita gets to the heart of the rights of indigenous people .
Her capture and imprisonment is an open wound for the Lummi People .
Sk ’ aliCh ’ elh-tenaut has been without the company of another orca nearly since she was abducted from her home in the sea half a century ago .
Her former tank mate Hugo died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a wall .
The Lummi see Lolita as kin who was abducted from their territory , where they have lived together for thousands of years .
Mounting public pressure to keep cetaceans out of marine parks was sparked in part by PETA ’ s efforts .
Our action alerts , protests , and lawsuits filed under the federal Endangered Species Act and Animal Welfare A ct have kept up the campaign to release Lolita .
Keep the pressure on to retire Sk ’ aliCh ’ elh-tenaut to a seaside sanctuary , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pod ’ s calls , and finally have some semblance of a natural life .
She deserves to be with her family .

Update (April 3, 2023): Finally, after decades of campaigning by PETA and fellow animal rights activists along with the generosity of philanthropist Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, on March 30, 2023,the Miami Seaquarium confirmed that it plans to release the long-suffering orca Lolita (aka Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut) to a seaside sanctuary in Washington state in roughly 18 to 24 months!
Thank you to every kind person who has spoken up for Lolita and other animals suffering in marine prisons. This success wouldn’t have been possible without your help and support.
Mounting public pressure to keep cetaceans out of marine parks was sparked in part by PETA’s efforts. Our action alerts, protests, and lawsuits filed under the federal Endangered Species Act and federal Animal Welfare Act have kept up the campaign to release Lolita.
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To the Lummi Nation, orcas are sacred. These self-titled “People of the Sea” draw no distinction between their orca relatives and human kin. They have missed an important member of their family for more than 50 years: Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut. You may know her as Lolita. Captors abducted her from her ocean home and her mother, who is believed to be the still-living orca named Ocean Sun. Lolita currently lives in the smallest orca tank in the world at the Miami Seaquarium, which was recently cited for a slew of federal animal welfare violations, including feeding Lolita bad fish, reducing her food intake, and forcing her to perform certain tricks that likely injured her, all against the advice of the facility’s veterinarians.
© Terrell C. Newby, Ph.D.
In a historic approach to reunite with Lolita, the Lummi People are doubling down on their efforts and teaming up with lawyers to sway the tides. Two Lummi elders intend to sue the Seaquarium under the Native America Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law which is used to return “objects” of cultural importance to Native Americans. They would demand the Seaquarium return Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut to her family—in the first time the law would be applied to a living being.
Elders Raynell Morris and Ellie Kinley are hoping that a lawsuit will not be necessary. They are optimistic the Seaquarium will work with them. The Lummi are making plans with The Whale Sanctuary Project for her long-awaited release to her original home in the waters with Ocean Sun.
“We know how Ocean Sun feels with her daughter still being enslaved,” Morris said. “We feel that healing can begin when Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut is brought home and is free.”
The ongoing quest to rescue Lolita gets to the heart of the rights of Indigenous people. Her capture and imprisonment is an open wound for the Lummi People.
Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut has been without the company of another orca nearly since she was abducted from her home in the sea over half a century ago. Her former tank mate Hugo died in 1980 after repeatedly ramming his head into a wall. The Lummi see Lolita as kin who was abducted from their territory, where they have lived together for thousands of years.
Feeling trapped and isolated during #quarantine? Lolita has been trapped in this small tank for nearly 50 years. The last time she saw another orca was in 1980, when her tank mate, Hugo, died after banging his head against the wall. #FreeLolita pic.twitter.com/BhBoAjiaFj — PETA (@peta) April 24, 2020
Mounting public pressure to keep cetaceans out of marine parks was sparked in part by PETA’s efforts. Our action alerts, protests, and lawsuits filed under the federal Endangered Species Act and Animal Welfare Act have kept up the campaign to release Lolita.
Keep the pressure on to retire Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut to a seaside sanctuary, where she can feel waves, hear her pod’s calls, and finally have some semblance of a natural life. She deserves to be with her family.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-19--PETA’s 2020 Outstanding Activists Are the Inspiration We Need Right Now

These grassroots activists went above and beyond to help animals , bringing our international campaigns to their cities .
When the whole world came to a halt , they enthusiastically worked with PETA to win major campaigns .
Today , PETA honors these Outstanding Activist Award winners for their impressive efforts .
Read on to find out which activists won big for animals : Teamwork was the name of the game this year .
The first dynamic duo are longtime advocates Ashley Ollie and Len Goldberg , who took on Winners Canada with gusto and won , pushing the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no small feat , as TJX is the parent company of TJ Maxx , Marshalls , and HomeGoods—just to name a few .
Ashley spoke up for animals every single day of the year by posting animal rights stickers and posters throughout Montréal , volunteering at animal sanctuaries , and protesting slaughterhouses and experimenters .
She helped lead a campaign to prompt Winners to stop selling fur , sparked by her solo demonstration inside a Montréal store .
Ashley helped organize in-store disruptions and e-mail blitzes that led this massive retailer to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She also led protests to end Starbucks ’ vegan milk surcharge that generated mainstream media coverage in Canada and led protests outside Walmart and Canada Goose stores along with her partner , Len Goldberg .
Ever since Len spoke out to fur-wearers in the early 1970s , he ’ s wanted to help end the fur industry .
He accomplished a “ primary life goal ” this year when his and Ashley ’ s campaign against Winners ended in a huge victory for foxes , rabbits , and other animals killed for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups across Canada advance their campaigns as an animal rights live-streamer .
Any videos and memes he makes are consistently shared thousands of times on Facebook .
P.S .
This is Len ’ s 27-year anniversary of volunteering with PETA .
That is dedication .
👏 Outspoken activists Leo Anguiano and Nathan Semmel joined forces to win a campaign urging Paragon Sports to stop selling fur .
Pursuit of justice for all must include campaigning for animal rights .
It ’ s the moral obligation of those in positions of privilege and power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been silenced .
Leo makes it his mission to # EndSpeciesism .
The anti-fur movement is what originally drew Leo to animal rights many years ago .
He believes that campaigning against fur is a fantastic entry point into activism and urges everyone to speak up for animals abused for their fur or skin .
You can help : Take action by urging Urban Outfitters to stop selling products of cruelty , then share this petition with all your friends .
🖤 Nathan knows that being vegan is not enough to liberate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t deserve to be tortured on filthy factory farms where sick animals are jammed together in cages—even Pamela Anderson agrees .
Nathan encourages everyone to take action for all the trapped , confined , tortured , and scared animals abused for their fur .
( That means you , Canada Goose . )
👉 Urge Canada Goose to ditch fur and down fur good .
Rosemary is an animal liberation activist who ’ s been vegan for half her life .
This year , she led a successful charge to stop Oscar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
PETA ’ s planned protest on behalf of pigs abused on factory farms made the vehicle cancel its appearance .
Rosemary keeps herself busy when she ’ s not leading demonstrations : She not only helps organize DxE Chicago events but also leads a local Animal Rights Activists chapter and works as a vegan hospitality consultant .
😋 Jodie also received a Hero to Horses Award earlier this year—she ’ s a superstar .
🌟 As executive director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals and founder of the Partnership to Ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city a more humane place for animals .
And her effort pays off .
Starting on January 1 , 2021 , horses will no longer suffer on Chicago ’ s cold , hard streets while pulling horse-drawn carriages .
She also founded the Center for Ethical Science , dedicated to informing the public about the cruel , misleading , and dangerous practice of animal experimentation .
From disrupting Canada Goose ’ s grand opening in Soho to leading the charge against Saks Fifth Avenue for selling fur in New York City , Rachel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She is wholeheartedly determined to help stop the torture of millions of animals violently murdered each year for clothing .
Rachel knows that we have the moral responsibility to stand up against all cruelty to animals .
She persuades live auctions and “ wet markets ” to surrender animals , including calves abused in the dairy industry and ducks and chickens slated for slaughter .
This outspoken Floridian helped achieve a major victory for captive animals : SeaQuest , an exploitative and shady roadside petting zoo , was stopped from opening in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to drop its bid to open there as part of a lawsuit filed by PETA , the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida , and Ana .
Her activism helped prevent many animals from suffering at SeaQuest .
A sloth named Flash and an otter named Jelly are among those who have died at the hands of the miserable business .
💔 Join Ana in speaking out against SeaQuest today .
These other outstanding activists will also receive an award from PETA : You Can Be an Outstanding Activist , Too Inspired by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Take the lead as a volunteer who organizes and leads protests for one of PETA ’ s strategic campaigns at least every other month : Apply to Become an Action Leader Not ready to plan your own demonstrations ?
You can be an activist every day from the comfort of your own home .
Join PETA ’ s Action Team to create real , measurable change for animals by taking action without even leaving your bed :

These grassroots activists went above and beyond to help animals, bringing our international campaigns to their cities. When the whole world came to a halt, they enthusiastically worked with PETA to win major campaigns. Today, PETA honors these Outstanding Activist Award winners for their impressive efforts.
Read on to find out which activists won big for animals:
Teamwork was the name of the game this year. The first dynamic duo are longtime advocates Ashley Ollie and Len Goldberg, who took on Winners Canada with gusto and won, pushing the company to go fur-free! This victory was no small feat, as TJX is the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods—just to name a few.
Ashley Ollie
Ashley spoke up for animals every single day of the year by posting animal rights stickers and posters throughout Montréal, volunteering at animal sanctuaries, and protesting slaughterhouses and experimenters.
“Whether we are in a pandemic or safe, there are always infinite ways [to] stop oppression of animals and accelerate the vegan revolution,” said Ashley.
She helped lead a campaign to prompt Winners to stop selling fur, sparked by her solo demonstration inside a Montréal store. Ashley helped organize in-store disruptions and e-mail blitzes that led this massive retailer to go fur-free in all Canadian stores. 🙌 She also led protests to end Starbucks’ vegan milk surcharge that generated mainstream media coverage in Canada and led protests outside Walmart and Canada Goose stores along with her partner, Len Goldberg.
Len Goldberg
Ever since Len spoke out to fur-wearers in the early 1970s, he’s wanted to help end the fur industry. He accomplished a “primary life goal” this year when his and Ashley’s campaign against Winners ended in a huge victory for foxes, rabbits, and other animals killed for their fur.
Len told PETA, “When I defend animals I defend people, because humans will save themselves when they save animals.”
He also helps activists and groups across Canada advance their campaigns as an animal rights live-streamer. Any videos and memes he makes are consistently shared thousands of times on Facebook. P.S. This is Len’s 27-year anniversary of volunteering with PETA. That is dedication. 👏
*****
Outspoken activists Leo Anguiano and Nathan Semmel joined forces to win a campaign urging Paragon Sports to stop selling fur.
Leo Anguiano
Pursuit of justice for all must include campaigning for animal rights. It’s the moral obligation of those in positions of privilege and power to amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. Leo makes it his mission to #EndSpeciesism.
“Momentum is currently swinging heavily in favor of the fight to obliterate the entire fur industry, and we must make the most of this opportunity,” said Leo.
The anti-fur movement is what originally drew Leo to animal rights many years ago. He believes that campaigning against fur is a fantastic entry point into activism and urges everyone to speak up for animals abused for their fur or skin. You can help: Take action by urging Urban Outfitters to stop selling products of cruelty, then share this petition with all your friends. 🖤
Nathan Semmel
Nathan knows that being vegan is not enough to liberate animals who are suffering. Minks don’t deserve to be tortured on filthy factory farms where sick animals are jammed together in cages—even Pamela Anderson agrees.
Nathan encourages everyone to take action for all the trapped, confined, tortured, and scared animals abused for their fur. (That means you, Canada Goose.) 👉 Urge Canada Goose to ditch fur and down fur good.
“I humbly share this award with all the NYC activists who inspire me. I believe we all have a responsibility to disrupt the status quo because the world in which we live still normalizes cruelty to animals,” Nathan told us.
*****
Rosemary Davy
Rosemary is an animal liberation activist who’s been vegan for half her life. This year, she led a successful charge to stop Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile from visiting her city. PETA’s planned protest on behalf of pigs abused on factory farms made the vehicle cancel its appearance.
“We all have the power to change the world, for better or for worse, with the choices we make every day. In the face of these huge injustices, being silent is not an option for me. I feel compelled to speak up because I know that we are capable of change,” said Rosemary.
Rosemary keeps herself busy when she’s not leading demonstrations: She not only helps organize DxE Chicago events but also leads a local Animal Rights Activists chapter and works as a vegan hospitality consultant. 😋
Jodie Wiederkehr
Jodie also received a Hero to Horses Award earlier this year—she’s a superstar. 🌟 As executive director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals and founder of the Partnership to Ban Horse Carriages Worldwide, she makes her city a more humane place for animals. And her effort pays off. Starting on January 1, 2021, horses will no longer suffer on Chicago’s cold, hard streets while pulling horse-drawn carriages.
“Horses have a true ally in Jodie, whose unwavering commitment and compassion have helped make Chicago the largest city in the country to shut down the cruel carriage industry,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk.
She also founded the Center for Ethical Science, dedicated to informing the public about the cruel, misleading, and dangerous practice of animal experimentation.
*****
Rachel Levy
From disrupting Canada Goose’s grand opening in Soho to leading the charge against Saks Fifth Avenue for selling fur in New York City, Rachel is a true ally to animals. She is wholeheartedly determined to help stop the torture of millions of animals violently murdered each year for clothing.
“Just look into the eyes of [these] beautiful individuals. They are crying for mercy, and for their lives,” pleads Rachel.
Rachel knows that we have the moral responsibility to stand up against all cruelty to animals. She persuades live auctions and “wet markets” to surrender animals, including calves abused in the dairy industry and ducks and chickens slated for slaughter.
Ana Campos
This outspoken Floridian helped achieve a major victory for captive animals: SeaQuest, an exploitative and shady roadside petting zoo, was stopped from opening in a Fort Lauderdale mall. This sleezy company decided to drop its bid to open there as part of a lawsuit filed by PETA, the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, and Ana.
Her activism helped prevent many animals from suffering at SeaQuest. A sloth named Flash and an otter named Jelly are among those who have died at the hands of the miserable business. 💔 Join Ana in speaking out against SeaQuest today.
Dozens of Other Remarkable Activists
These other outstanding activists will also receive an award from PETA:
Madi Pydisetty Anastasia Rogers Melanie Johnson Bobby Bates Saiju Gangadharan Graciela Iparraguirre Dani Alexander Victoria Sova Oliver Carlin Alka Chandna Ellen Ericksen Michael Fujimori Rachel Ogden Jenny McQueen Bryan and Carla Wilson Stacy Dean Bobby Cornn Mary Chris-Staples Morgan Hill Matthew Tao Maria Leonardi Brittany Drake Erika Wilkinson Laura Ray January Cook Jeremy Shell Andrea Diaz Britt Menhart Jeremy Beckham Katerina Trabazo Cindy, John, and Toni Anthony-Favia Ashley Keith Moshe Eckmann Julie Graham Jenny Brown Conchita Caceres Julia Novak Julie Coffey Sherry Blythe Aaron Evans Ken Penn Rim El-iali Trey Wharton Shannon Blair Jill Carnegie Mary Ann Persad Sam Campos Cody Wayne Cordelia Stone Addison Lantz Jon Stainback Linda Cridge Veronica Schade
You Can Be an Outstanding Activist, Too
Inspired by all the changes these activists have made? Take the lead as a volunteer who organizes and leads protests for one of PETA’s strategic campaigns at least every other month:
Apply to Become an Action Leader
Not ready to plan your own demonstrations? You can be an activist every day from the comfort of your own home. Join PETA’s Action Team to create real, measurable change for animals by taking action without even leaving your bed:
Join PETA’s Action Team


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA Names Cruelest Animal Experimenters of 2020

Norfolk , Va. – Animal experimentation is a secretive , violent , abysmally cruel industry , and as 2020 comes to a close , PETA is dragging the perpetrators of the most appalling experiments on animals out of the shadows and giving them their due with a spot on its list of the Seven Worst Vivisectors of the Year : • Donald C. Bolser ( University of Florida ) studies coughing .
Among other horrors , he cuts open cats ’ heads and puts dozens of electrodes in their brains , cuts open their backs to expose the spine in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that the cats can ’ t move , cuts open their chests to implant electrodes into the muscles involved in coughing , cuts open their throats to place electrodes in the muscles of the larynx , and puts chili pepper on their larynxes .
• Elizabeth Buffalo ( University of Washington ’ s Washington National Primate Research Center ) destroys monkeys ’ brains to cause memory loss and deprives them of food and water so that they ’ ll watch a computer screen for up to nine hours in exchange for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mysore ( Johns Hopkins University ) imprisons barn owls in a laboratory , cuts open their skulls , implants electrodes into their brains , restrains them in an “ experimental rig ” for up to 12 hours , clamps their eyes open , and bombards them with sounds and lights before killing and dissecting them .
• Elisabeth Murray ( National Institutes of Health ) is the evildoer behind “ monkey fright ” experiments , in which she inflicts permanent brain damage in monkeys and then confines them to darkened cages where they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spiders .
• Ned Kalin ( University of Wisconsin ’ s Wisconsin National Primate Research Center ) put his own spin on Murray ’ s experiments and terrorized monkeys with live snakes after burning or suctioning out part of their brains .
• Michael Platt ( University of Pennsylvania , formerly Duke University ) implanted electrodes into monkeys ’ brains , strapped them in a restraint chair for hours , and deprived them of water in order to force them to learn a computer game—all for a pointless study that supposedly reveals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As if .
• Barbara Shukitt-Hale ( U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tufts University ) fed rats and mice berries and mushrooms , made them cognitively impaired by irradiating them , forced them to swim and try to balance on rotating rods , and beheaded and dissected them .
“ Not one of these twisted tormenters has advanced human health , yet they ’ ve wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and put animals through a living hell , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo .
“ The empathy missing from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and PETA is committed to shutting down this junk science in 2021.
” Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives , as more than 90 % of basic science research—most of which involves animal experimentation—fails to lead to treatments for humans .
And 95 % of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials .
PETA opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview that fosters violence toward other animals .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instagram or click here .

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – Animal experimentation is a secretive, violent, abysmally cruel industry, and as 2020 comes to a close, PETA is dragging the perpetrators of the most appalling experiments on animals out of the shadows and giving them their due with a spot on its list of the Seven Worst Vivisectors of the Year:
Donald C. Bolser (University of Florida) studies coughing. Among other horrors, he cuts open cats’ heads and puts dozens of electrodes in their brains, cuts open their backs to expose the spine in order to fix it to a device so that the cats can’t move, cuts open their chests to implant electrodes into the muscles involved in coughing, cuts open their throats to place electrodes in the muscles of the larynx, and puts chili pepper on their larynxes.
(University of Florida) studies coughing. Among other horrors, he cuts open cats’ heads and puts dozens of electrodes in their brains, cuts open their backs to expose the spine in order to fix it to a device so that the cats can’t move, cuts open their chests to implant electrodes into the muscles involved in coughing, cuts open their throats to place electrodes in the muscles of the larynx, and puts chili pepper on their larynxes. Elizabeth Buffalo (University of Washington’s Washington National Primate Research Center) destroys monkeys’ brains to cause memory loss and deprives them of food and water so that they’ll watch a computer screen for up to nine hours in exchange for a few drops of juice.
(University of Washington’s Washington National Primate Research Center) destroys monkeys’ brains to cause memory loss and deprives them of food and water so that they’ll watch a computer screen for up to nine hours in exchange for a few drops of juice. Shreesh Mysore (Johns Hopkins University) imprisons barn owls in a laboratory, cuts open their skulls, implants electrodes into their brains, restrains them in an “experimental rig” for up to 12 hours, clamps their eyes open, and bombards them with sounds and lights before killing and dissecting them.
(Johns Hopkins University) imprisons barn owls in a laboratory, cuts open their skulls, implants electrodes into their brains, restrains them in an “experimental rig” for up to 12 hours, clamps their eyes open, and bombards them with sounds and lights before killing and dissecting them. Elisabeth Murray (National Institutes of Health) is the evildoer behind “monkey fright” experiments, in which she inflicts permanent brain damage in monkeys and then confines them to darkened cages where they’re terrorized with realistic-looking rubber snakes and spiders.
(National Institutes of Health) is the evildoer behind “monkey fright” experiments, in which she inflicts permanent brain damage in monkeys and then confines them to darkened cages where they’re terrorized with realistic-looking rubber snakes and spiders. Ned Kalin (University of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin National Primate Research Center) put his own spin on Murray’s experiments and terrorized monkeys with live snakes after burning or suctioning out part of their brains.
(University of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin National Primate Research Center) put his own spin on Murray’s experiments and terrorized monkeys with snakes after burning or suctioning out part of their brains. Michael Platt (University of Pennsylvania, formerly Duke University) implanted electrodes into monkeys’ brains, strapped them in a restraint chair for hours, and deprived them of water in order to force them to learn a computer game—all for a pointless study that supposedly reveals something about the human brain during decision-making. As if.
(University of Pennsylvania, formerly Duke University) implanted electrodes into monkeys’ brains, strapped them in a restraint chair for hours, and deprived them of water in order to force them to learn a computer game—all for a pointless study that supposedly reveals something about the human brain during decision-making. As if. Barbara Shukitt-Hale (U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tufts University) fed rats and mice berries and mushrooms, made them cognitively impaired by irradiating them, forced them to swim and try to balance on rotating rods, and beheaded and dissected them.
“Not one of these twisted tormenters has advanced human health, yet they’ve wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and put animals through a living hell,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “The empathy missing from these seven brains should alarm everyone, and PETA is committed to shutting down this junk science in 2021.”
Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives, as more than 90% of basic science research—most of which involves animal experimentation—fails to lead to treatments for humans. And 95% of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials.
PETA opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview that fosters violence toward other animals. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram or click here.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA to Memorialize Hens Killed in Barn Blaze

Billboard Near Site of Fire Encourages People to Prevent More Animals ’ Deaths by Going Vegan Dade City , Fla. – In memory of the approximately 250,000 chickens who died in fear and pain when a fire broke out at a local Cal-Maine Foods egg farm on December 15 , PETA is placing a billboard nearby pointing out that if everyone were vegan , no birds would have suffered and died .
“ These hens burned to death , and others ’ throats are slit , all because people want to eat eggs , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , intelligence , and communication skills of chickens in her book Animalkind .
“ PETA is ready and willing to help anyone make the transition to eating delicious vegan food and by doing so , help stop cruelty to animals in barns and slaughterhouses.
” Egg production farms cram hundreds of millions of hens into wire-floored cages with less living space than a sheet of paper for up to two years .
A recent PETA investigation into a massive egg producer revealed that many hens died after becoming trapped by a leg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wire-mesh flooring of filthy cages .
When hens ’ bodies wear out and they ’ re no longer considered profitable , egg producers stuff them into metal boxes and crudely gas them with carbon dioxide , which is extremely painful , or send them to slaughterhouses , where workers cut their throats , often while they ’ re still conscious , and scald many to death in defeathering tanks .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —previously obtained eyewitness video footage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ farm in Zephyrhills , Florida , dumping scores of chickens , some of whom were still alive , into a dump truck .
PETA opposes speciesism , which is the human-supremacist worldview that other species are nothing more than commodities .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

Billboard Near Site of Fire Encourages People to Prevent More Animals’ Deaths by Going Vegan
For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Dade City, Fla. – In memory of the approximately 250,000 chickens who died in fear and pain when a fire broke out at a local Cal-Maine Foods egg farm on December 15, PETA is placing a billboard nearby pointing out that if everyone were vegan, no birds would have suffered and died.
“These hens burned to death, and others’ throats are slit, all because people want to eat eggs,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, who writes of the gentle nature, intelligence, and communication skills of chickens in her book Animalkind. “PETA is ready and willing to help anyone make the transition to eating delicious vegan food and by doing so, help stop cruelty to animals in barns and slaughterhouses.”
Egg production farms cram hundreds of millions of hens into wire-floored cages with less living space than a sheet of paper for up to two years. A recent PETA investigation into a massive egg producer revealed that many hens died after becoming trapped by a leg, a wing, or their head in the wire-mesh flooring of filthy cages. When hens’ bodies wear out and they’re no longer considered profitable, egg producers stuff them into metal boxes and crudely gas them with carbon dioxide, which is extremely painful, or send them to slaughterhouses, where workers cut their throats, often while they’re still conscious, and scald many to death in defeathering tanks.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—previously obtained eyewitness video footage of workers at a Cal-Maine Foods’ factory farm in Zephyrhills, Florida, dumping scores of chickens, some of whom were still alive, into a dump truck.
PETA opposes speciesism, which is the human-supremacist worldview that other species are nothing more than commodities. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--Video: The Wish of a Lonely ‘Backyard Dog’ for a Home Comes True for Christmas

Norfolk , Va. – As reported by People , a sweet dog named Bean spent the first three years of his life locked inside a small outdoor pen filled with trash , with a rotting doghouse as his only shelter until PETA replaced it .
The only affection he received came from PETA ’ s fieldworkers , who visited him as much as they could , giving him water , food , companionship , and his first toy .
But as a newly released today shows , everything changed when Bean ’ s owner finally agreed to let PETA find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time , he ’ s celebrating Christmas indoors with a family who loves him .
A recent University of Leeds study shows that watching “ cute ” videos of animals can lower stress and anxiety !
“ Bean ’ s first joyful Christmas is a reminder that the holidays aren ’ t about gifts under the tree but rather the difference that we can make for the most vulnerable among us , ” says PETA Vice President Colleen O ’ Brien .
“ PETA hopes that this happy story will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to look out for neglected ‘ backyard dogs ’ during this tough winter and beyond.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to abuse in any way ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—notes that companion animals should always live indoors .
“ Backyard dogs ” and “ outdoor cats ” —like those featured in Breaking the Chain , the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food , water , shelter , and veterinary care , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freezing temperatures than humans are .
More information about PETA ’ s work to help dogs and cats is available here , and more photos of Bean are available on .

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – As reported by People, a sweet dog named Bean spent the first three years of his life locked inside a small outdoor pen filled with trash, with a rotting doghouse as his only shelter until PETA replaced it. The only affection he received came from PETA’s fieldworkers, who visited him as much as they could, giving him water, food, companionship, and his first toy. But as a PETA video newly released today shows, everything changed when Bean’s owner finally agreed to let PETA find him a new home—and this year, for the first time, he’s celebrating Christmas indoors with a family who loves him.
A recent University of Leeds study shows that watching “cute” videos of animals can lower stress and anxiety!
“Bean’s first joyful Christmas is a reminder that the holidays aren’t about gifts under the tree but rather the difference that we can make for the most vulnerable among us,” says PETA Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “PETA hopes that this happy story will warm people’s hearts and inspire them to look out for neglected ‘backyard dogs’ during this tough winter and beyond.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—notes that companion animals should always live indoors. “Backyard dogs” and “outdoor cats”—like those featured in Breaking the Chain, the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care, and they’re no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures than humans are.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA Names the Cruelest Animal Experimenters of 2020

Each year , millions of animals are subjected to the unrelenting cruelty of vivisection—experiments on living animals .
Instead of groundbreaking or useful data , this practice has yielded unfathomable suffering , a mountainous pile of dead bodies , a huge waste of our tax dollars , and articles that no medical professional worth their salt would refer to .
So these experiments do nothing to advance our knowledge or our health .
And even if animal experiments did help humans , they still shouldn ’ t be conducted .
There is no moral justification for tormenting and killing sentient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close , PETA is dragging the perpetrators of the most appalling displays of speciesism out of the shadows and into the spotlight where they belong .
Here are the seven cruelest animal experimenters of the year : Bolser studies coughing .
On his long list of horrific acts of violence toward animals are cutting open cats ’ heads and putting dozens of electrodes in their brains , cutting open their backs to expose the spine and fixing it to a device to immobilize them , cutting open their chests to implant electrodes into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open their throats to place electrodes in the muscles of the vocal cord , and putting chili pepper on it .
After these experiments , all the cats are killed .
Buffalo opens up the skulls of monkeys , attaches a metal head apparatus to them , destroys part of their brains to cause memory loss , and then deprives them of water so that they ’ ll be thirsty enough watch a computer screen for up to nine hours per day in exchange for a few drops of juice .
Experiments on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they don ’ t aim to advance human health .
Others performed under the guise of human benefit exploit animals housed in unnatural , stressful conditions , and the results can ’ t be accurately extrapolated to human physiology—in fact , many of the diseases “ studied ” in this way don ’ t even occur naturally in those species .
Mysore keeps barn owls caged in small plastic boxes .
He cuts into their skulls , implants electrodes into their heads , cements a stainless steel bolt to the base of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement , and restrains the fully conscious birds in plastic tubes or tight jackets for up to 12 hours at a time .
He clamps their eyes open and bombards them with bursts of noise and light while poking around at neurons in the conscious animals ’ brains .
He mutilates their brain tissue so severely by moving the electrodes around that the owls become “ unusable ” to him—at which point he kills them .
Murray is the evildoer behind “ monkey fright ” experiments , in which she cuts open monkeys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of their brains to inflict permanent brain damage , and then confines them to darkened cages where they ’ re terrorized with realistic-looking rubber snakes and spiders .
When she ’ s finished tormenting them , she kills them .
Kalin put his own spin on Murray ’ s experiments and terrorizes monkeys with live snakes after burning or suctioning out part of their brains .
Platt implanted electrodes into monkeys ’ brains , strapped them in a restraint chair for hours , and deprived them of water in order to force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pointless study that would supposedly reveal something about the human brain during decision-making .
If he really wanted to learn about human decision-making , he ’ d monitor human volunteers making decisions .
He has a history of hideous experiments .
While at Duke University , he purposely kept 10 macaque monkeys thirsty–—likely for days—in order to force them to cooperate in an experiment on sex and power in advertising .
( Yes , you read that correctly . )
Barbara Shukitt-Hale ( U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tufts University ) Shukitt-Hale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human health claims about fruit and vegetables .
In one experiment , she fed rats blueberries , restrained them in plastic tubes , irradiated them to cause brain damage , forced them to perform confusing and stress-inducing memory tasks , and then killed them by cutting off their heads .
In another experiment , she fed rats mushrooms and then forced them to perform stressful motor and cognitive tests , such as walking on balance beams and rotating rods and swimming through a water maze .
Fourteen of them died or had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss .
Not one of these twisted tormenters has advanced human health , yet they ’ ve managed to waste millions of taxpayer dollars putting animals through a living hell .
Imagine how far we could ’ ve come by now if we ’ d used the past few decades and the billions of dollars spent on all animal tests investing in real science .
Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives , as more than 90 % of basic science research—most of which involves animal experimentation—fails to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 95 % of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials .
Animal experimenters purposely and deliberately hurt sentient beings who scream , cry , convulse , and writhe .
They sacrifice the animals ’ freedom , joy , relationships , and lives , apparently without a second thought , all for the chance to publish a paper in a medical or scientific journal that won ’ t help anyone .
If these experimenters took into account animals ’ ability to suffer and desire to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would become apparent to them—but instead , they ’ re blinded by speciesism .
If you care about animals , please use your human privilege to speak up for those suffering in laboratories :

Each year, millions of animals are subjected to the unrelenting cruelty of vivisection—experiments on living animals. Instead of groundbreaking or useful data, this practice has yielded unfathomable suffering, a mountainous pile of dead bodies, a huge waste of our tax dollars, and articles that no medical professional worth their salt would refer to.
So these experiments do nothing to advance our knowledge or our health. And even if animal experiments did help humans, they still shouldn’t be conducted. There is no moral justification for tormenting and killing sentient beings. As 2020 comes to a close, PETA is dragging the perpetrators of the most appalling displays of speciesism out of the shadows and into the spotlight where they belong.
Here are the seven cruelest animal experimenters of the year:
Donald C. Bolser (University of Florida)
Bolser studies coughing. On his long list of horrific acts of violence toward animals are cutting open cats’ heads and putting dozens of electrodes in their brains, cutting open their backs to expose the spine and fixing it to a device to immobilize them, cutting open their chests to implant electrodes into the muscles involved in coughing, cutting open their throats to place electrodes in the muscles of the vocal cord, and putting chili pepper on it. After these experiments, all the cats are killed.
Elizabeth Buffalo (University of Washington’s Washington National Primate Research Center)
Buffalo opens up the skulls of monkeys, attaches a metal head apparatus to them, destroys part of their brains to cause memory loss, and then deprives them of water so that they’ll be thirsty enough watch a computer screen for up to nine hours per day in exchange for a few drops of juice.
Experiments on animals are largely curiosity-driven, meaning that they don’t aim to advance human health. Others performed under the guise of human benefit exploit animals housed in unnatural, stressful conditions, and the results can’t be accurately extrapolated to human physiology—in fact, many of the diseases “studied” in this way don’t even occur naturally in those species.
Shreesh Mysore (Johns Hopkins University)
Mysore keeps barn owls caged in small plastic boxes. He cuts into their skulls, implants electrodes into their heads, cements a stainless steel bolt to the base of their skulls in order to restrict their head movement, and restrains the fully conscious birds in plastic tubes or tight jackets for up to 12 hours at a time. He clamps their eyes open and bombards them with bursts of noise and light while poking around at neurons in the conscious animals’ brains. He mutilates their brain tissue so severely by moving the electrodes around that the owls become “unusable” to him—at which point he kills them.
Elisabeth Murray (National Institutes of Health)
Murray is the evildoer behind “monkey fright” experiments, in which she cuts open monkeys’ heads, suctions out or burns parts of their brains to inflict permanent brain damage, and then confines them to darkened cages where they’re terrorized with realistic-looking rubber snakes and spiders. When she’s finished tormenting them, she kills them.
Ned Kalin (University of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin National Primate Research Center)
Kalin put his own spin on Murray’s experiments and terrorizes monkeys with live snakes after burning or suctioning out part of their brains.
Michael Platt (University of Pennsylvania, formerly Duke University)
Platt implanted electrodes into monkeys’ brains, strapped them in a restraint chair for hours, and deprived them of water in order to force them to learn a computer game—all for a pointless study that would supposedly reveal something about the human brain during decision-making. If he really wanted to learn about human decision-making, he’d monitor human volunteers making decisions. He has a history of hideous experiments. While at Duke University, he purposely kept 10 macaque monkeys thirsty–—likely for days—in order to force them to cooperate in an experiment on sex and power in advertising. (Yes, you read that correctly.)
Barbara Shukitt-Hale (U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tufts University)
Shukitt-Hale harms animals to try to make dubious human health claims about fruit and vegetables. In one experiment, she fed rats blueberries, restrained them in plastic tubes, irradiated them to cause brain damage, forced them to perform confusing and stress-inducing memory tasks, and then killed them by cutting off their heads. In another experiment, she fed rats mushrooms and then forced them to perform stressful motor and cognitive tests, such as walking on balance beams and rotating rods and swimming through a water maze. Fourteen of them died or had to be killed early because of excessive weight loss.
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Not one of these twisted tormenters has advanced human health, yet they’ve managed to waste millions of taxpayer dollars putting animals through a living hell. Imagine how far we could’ve come by now if we’d used the past few decades and the billions of dollars spent on all animal tests investing in real science. Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives, as more than 90% of basic science research—most of which involves animal experimentation—fails to lead to treatments for humans. And 95% of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials.
Animal experimenters purposely and deliberately hurt sentient beings who scream, cry, convulse, and writhe. They sacrifice the animals’ freedom, joy, relationships, and lives, apparently without a second thought, all for the chance to publish a paper in a medical or scientific journal that won’t help anyone.
If these experimenters took into account animals’ ability to suffer and desire to live, the sadistic nature of their profession would become apparent to them—but instead, they’re blinded by speciesism. If you care about animals, please use your human privilege to speak up for those suffering in laboratories:
Take Rapid Action to End Animal Experiments


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--By the Numbers: PETA Warns Holiday Shoppers Away From Buying Reptiles

Norfolk , Va. – For the holiday shopping season , PETA has compiled a guide that shows , by the numbers , why no one should purchase snakes or other reptiles as “ pets ” or gifts .
Here are some facts to consider : • At least 75 % of the more than 4 million reptiles—including 1,150,000 snakes—kept in human homes in the U.S. die within one year because it ’ s simply too difficult for consumers to meet these animals ’ complex needs .
• Reptiles require time-consuming and costly care , including an appropriate species-specific diet ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be kept on hand ) , carefully regulated temperature and humidity levels ( which can drive up electric bills ) , specialized lighting , and enclosures that are expensive but can ’ t adequately replicate the animals ’ natural habitat .
• In nature , pythons can reach lengths of up to 29 feet , and it ’ s been documented that wild pythons can travel as far as 22 miles in 75 days .
But many snakes sold as “ pets ” are confined to cramped tanks , some only half the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature , red-eared slider turtles can wander up to 5.5 miles from water to find suitable habitat , search for a mate , or lay eggs .
In captivity , they ’ re often kept in small aquariums .
• Reptiles are a very long-term commitment : Snakes can live for decades , iguanas can live for more than 20 years and grow to be more than 6 feet long , and geckos can live for 30 years .
• In one survey , veterinarians estimated that the needs of 47 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brought into their practices were not met and 89 % said that these animals most often lack a suitable environment .
• Experts believe that more than 70 % of exotic animals in the “ pet ” trade die before they even reach stores .
A PETA investigation into one major reptile dealer revealed small drawers containing maggot-infested , starving , and dying snakes and snakes ’ rotting carcasses .
“ Studies show that the stress of captivity alone compromises the welfare of these animals .
There ’ s simply no humane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glass tank , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch .
“ Reptiles are wild animals , not ‘ starter pets , ’ and PETA is urging everyone to keep them off their wish lists.
” For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – For the holiday shopping season, PETA has compiled a guide that shows, by the numbers, why no one should purchase snakes or other reptiles as “pets” or gifts.
Here are some facts to consider:
At least 75% of the more than 4 million reptiles—including 1,150,000 snakes—kept in human homes in the U.S. die within one year because it’s simply too difficult for consumers to meet these animals’ complex needs.
reptiles—including snakes—kept in human homes in the U.S. die within one year because it’s simply too difficult for consumers to meet these animals’ complex needs. Reptiles require time-consuming and costly care, including an appropriate species-specific diet (which may require live food sources to be kept on hand), carefully regulated temperature and humidity levels (which can drive up electric bills), specialized lighting, and enclosures that are expensive but can’t adequately replicate the animals’ natural habitat.
In nature, pythons can reach lengths of up to 29 feet, and it’s been documented that wild pythons can travel as far as 22 miles in 75 days. But many snakes sold as “pets” are confined to cramped tanks, some only half the length of their bodies.
In nature, red-eared slider turtles can wander up to 5.5 miles from water to find suitable habitat, search for a mate, or lay eggs. In captivity, they’re often kept in small aquariums.
Reptiles are a very long-term commitment: Snakes can live for decades, iguanas can live for more than 20 years and grow to be more than 6 feet long, and geckos can live for 30 years.
In one survey, veterinarians estimated that the needs of 47% of exotic “pets,” including reptiles, brought into their practices were not met and 89% said that these animals most often lack a suitable environment.
Experts believe that more than 70% of exotic animals in the “pet” trade die before they even reach stores. A PETA investigation into one major reptile dealer revealed small drawers containing maggot-infested, starving, and dying snakes and snakes’ rotting carcasses.
“Studies show that the stress of captivity alone compromises the welfare of these animals. There’s simply no humane way to keep reptiles confined to a glass tank,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “Reptiles are wild animals, not ‘starter pets,’ and PETA is urging everyone to keep them off their wish lists.”
For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA’s Guide to Celebrating a Vegan Kwanzaa

Having a vegan Kwanzaa feast is a fitting way to celebrate Black culture and African traditions .
Kwanzaa , which means “ first fruits of the harvest ” in Swahili , is rooted in traditional African harvest festivals , when fruits and vegetables are abundant .
Like many holidays , food takes center stage on Kwanzaa—so why not make these dishes the main event and keep animals off your plate ?
Wondering how to celebrate a vegan Kwanzaa ?
Here are some tips : Meals typically enjoyed during Kwanzaa draw on the cuisines of Africa , the Caribbean , South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other African diaspora communities .
The fruits of the harvest are emphasized , which means plenty of sweet potatoes , peanuts , okra , black-eyed peas , greens , corn , and any other crops that are in season where you live .
You can also keep animals in mind when you ’ re building your Kwanzaa display .
Start with a mkeka mat made from animal-free materials—avoid wool and opt instead for cotton , straw , paper , linen , or polyester .
For your kinara , choose candles made of soy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you can reuse each year .
It ’ s also traditional to decorate with ears of corn and other festive harvest crops like squash , yams , nuts , pomegranates , or fresh flowers .
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Each of Kwanzaa ’ s seven days corresponds with a different principle of African heritage .
When you ’ re reflecting on each one , consider how you can apply it to animal rights as well .
For example , if you ’ re celebrating the principle of ujamaa ( cooperative economics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vegan brands and restaurants .
Or practice ujima ( collective work and responsibility ) by standing up for animals , just like these Black vegan activists .
These iconic Black vegans and vegetarians set the example—pledge to go vegan in the new year and you can save the lives of nearly 200 animals a year .
Learn why going vegan is a revolutionary act : Why Do Black and Brown People Go Vegan ?
We ’ re Eating for the Revolution

Published December 18, 2020 by PETA . Last Updated November 30, 2022.
Having a vegan Kwanzaa feast is a fitting way to celebrate Black culture and African traditions. Kwanzaa, which means “first fruits of the harvest” in Swahili, is rooted in traditional African harvest festivals, when fruits and vegetables are abundant. Like many holidays, food takes center stage on Kwanzaa—so why not make these dishes the main event and keep animals off your plate?
Wondering how to celebrate a vegan Kwanzaa? Here are some tips:
Recipes for a Vegan Kwanzaa Feast
Meals typically enjoyed during Kwanzaa draw on the cuisines of Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the American South, and other African diaspora communities. The fruits of the harvest are emphasized, which means plenty of sweet potatoes, peanuts, okra, black-eyed peas, greens, corn, and any other crops that are in season where you live.
Tabitha Brown’s Okra Salad
Turnip Vegan’s Vegan Butter Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Create a Vegan Kwanzaa Display
You can also keep animals in mind when you’re building your Kwanzaa display. Start with a mkeka mat made from animal-free materials—avoid wool and opt instead for cotton, straw, paper, linen, or polyester. For your kinara, choose candles made of soy wax instead of beeswax or LED candlesticks that you can reuse each year. It’s also traditional to decorate with ears of corn and other festive harvest crops like squash, yams, nuts, pomegranates, or fresh flowers.
© iStock.com/MIND_AND_I
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
Each of Kwanzaa’s seven days corresponds with a different principle of African heritage. When you’re reflecting on each one, consider how you can apply it to animal rights as well. For example, if you’re celebrating the principle of ujamaa (cooperative economics), you can support more Black-owned vegan brands and restaurants. Or practice ujima (collective work and responsibility) by standing up for animals, just like these Black vegan activists.
These iconic Black vegans and vegetarians set the example—pledge to go vegan in the new year and you can save the lives of nearly 200 animals a year. Learn why going vegan is a revolutionary act:
Why Do Black and Brown People Go Vegan? We’re Eating for the Revolution


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--Surprise! PETA’s Tofu Billboard Rises Near Meaty Eateries

Festive Holiday Ad Celebrates the World ’ s Most Versatile and Pandemic-Preventing Food Salt Lake City – To reach holiday revelers , PETA has placed an ad near several meat-heavy restaurants encouraging people to try to help prevent future pandemics by choosing vegan foods like tofu throughout the holiday season and year-round .
“ While animal-borne diseases thrive on filthy factory farms and in slaughterhouses , tofu never caused a pandemic , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA stands ready to help people celebrate the holidays with delicious and versatile vegan foods through our free recipes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only is tofu cheaper than meat , it ’ s also packed with protein , contains no cholesterol , and can lower a person ’ s risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , cancer , and numerous other life-threatening health issues .
COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in China , where live and dead animals are sold for food .
Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens used for food—but never in vegan foods like tofu .
PETA offers a holiday recipe guide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recipes on its website , such as General Tso ’ s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos ; a vegan starter kit filled with more recipes and tips ; and a one-on-one Vegan Mentor Program to provide personalized guidance for cooking , shopping , and more .
The ad is located at 3520 S. State St. , near Rancherito ’ s Mexican Food , Chicken Express , and Ichiban Sushi and Asian Grill—which offers several tofu dishes—as well as several grocery stores—including Sprouts , WinCo Foods , and Costco—that sell tofu .
PETA—whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

Festive Holiday Ad Celebrates the World’s Most Versatile and Pandemic-Preventing Food
For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Salt Lake City – To reach holiday revelers, PETA has placed an ad near several meat-heavy restaurants encouraging people to try to help prevent future pandemics by choosing vegan foods like tofu throughout the holiday season and year-round.
“While animal-borne diseases thrive on filthy factory farms and in slaughterhouses, tofu never caused a pandemic,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA stands ready to help people celebrate the holidays with delicious and versatile vegan foods through our free recipes, tips, mentors, and more.”
Not only is tofu cheaper than meat, it’s also packed with protein, contains no cholesterol, and can lower a person’s risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and numerous other life-threatening health issues. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in China, where live and dead animals are sold for food. Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens used for food—but never in vegan foods like tofu.
PETA offers a holiday recipe guide along with a variety of delicious tofu-based recipes on its website, such as General Tso’s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos and a vegan starter kit filled with more recipes and tips.
The ad is located at 3520 S. State St., near Rancherito’s Mexican Food, Chicken Express, and Ichiban Sushi and Asian Grill—which offers several tofu dishes—as well as several grocery stores—including Sprouts, WinCo Foods, and Costco—that sell tofu.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--Girl Scouts Win PETA Award for New Vegan Cookie

New York – For adding another vegan cookie to its already impressive animal-friendly cookie lineup and for inspiring millions of girls and their families to choose vegan treats , PETA is awarding the Girl Scouts with a special certificate and “ Cookies With Heart ” badge .
The Scouts ’ tasty Toast-Yay !
cookie is shaped like a miniature piece of toast and dipped in white icing on one side and tastes like cinnamon and maple syrup .
“ The Girl Scouts are winning hearts and minds with delicious vegan treats that are kind to animals and the planet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ PETA is recognizing this institution for bringing Toast-Yay !
and other animal-free cookies to the masses.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —notes that choosing vegan cookies shows kindness to mother cows whose calves are taken away from them on dairy farms and to mother hens who are caged and used as egg-producing machines until their bodies give out and they ’ re sent to slaughter .
It ’ s estimated that each person who goes vegan saves the lives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can even help prevent future pandemics—the 1918 pandemic and the current one as well as SARS and swine flu have all been traced to animal markets and factory farms .
The Girl Scouts ’ other vegan cookies include Thin Mints , Peanut Butter Patties , S ’ mores , Lemonades , and Thanks-A-Lots .
PETA opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
New York – For adding another vegan cookie to its already impressive animal-friendly cookie lineup and for inspiring millions of girls and their families to choose vegan treats, PETA is awarding the Girl Scouts with a special certificate and “Cookies With Heart” badge. The Scouts’ tasty Toast-Yay! cookie is shaped like a miniature piece of toast and dipped in white icing on one side and tastes like cinnamon and maple syrup.
“The Girl Scouts are winning hearts and minds with delicious vegan treats that are kind to animals and the planet,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA is recognizing this institution for bringing Toast-Yay! and other animal-free cookies to the masses.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—notes that choosing vegan cookies shows kindness to mother cows whose calves are taken away from them on dairy farms and to mother hens who are caged and used as egg-producing machines until their bodies give out and they’re sent to slaughter.
It’s estimated that each person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals every year, and they can even help prevent future pandemics—the 1918 pandemic and the current one as well as SARS and swine flu have all been traced to animal markets and factory farms.
The Girl Scouts’ other vegan cookies include Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, S’mores, Lemonades, and Thanks-A-Lots.
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA Statement: FDA Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Washington – Please see the following statement from PETA regarding the emergency use authorization of Moderna ’ s vaccine against COVID-19 : Drug companies are now openly stating what PETA has known for decades—that tests on animals are unreliable hurdles that only slow down the discovery of effective drugs .
The approval of the Moderna vaccine proves that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) agrees : Animal tests aren ’ t needed to develop safe and effective drugs .
Had the FDA listened sooner , we might be closer to vaccines for HIV , Zika and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars and hundreds of thousands of animal lives .
It ’ s tragic that it took a devastating pandemic to get here , but it ’ s not too late to change the future of human health .
The FDA should replace its lengthy , animal-intensive drug-development process with one that emphasizes human-relevant science .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to experiment on ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please see 7 Things You Need to Know About Experiments @ @ @ @ @

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
Washington – Please see the following statement from PETA regarding the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19:
Drug companies are now openly stating what PETA has known for decades—that tests on animals are unreliable hurdles that only slow down the discovery of effective drugs. The approval of the Moderna vaccine proves that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agrees: Animal tests aren’t needed to develop safe and effective drugs. Had the FDA listened sooner, we might be closer to vaccines for HIV, Zika and others, and could have saved millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of animal lives. It’s tragic that it took a devastating pandemic to get here, but it’s not too late to change the future of human health. The FDA should replace its lengthy, animal-intensive drug-development process with one that emphasizes human-relevant science.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please see 7 Things You Need to Know About Experiments on Animals and COVID-19.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--‘Santa Claus’ Is Coming to Town—for PETA’s SeaWorld Protest

Orlando – Just ahead of Christmas , “ Santa Claus ” is making a pit stop at SeaWorld to lead PETA supporters in a rousing protest of the abusement park , complete with an activist in a dolphin costume and signs proclaiming , “ SeaWorld Is Ho Ho Ho-rrible for Animals.
” “ There ’ s no comfort , joy , or peace on Earth for the animals exploited day in and day out at SeaWorld , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is urging kind people to steer clear of this abusement park until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals in its custody to seaside sanctuaries.
” Wild dolphins swim up to 60 miles a day , dive to depths of nearly 1,500 feet , and maintain dynamic relationships within a large social network .
But those at SeaWorld are packed into shallow tanks in which they can ’ t escape attacks from other frustrated , aggressive dolphins .
At all three parks , they have been observed with open wounds and extensive scarring on their faces and bodies .
They ’ re also forcibly bred , sometimes after being drugged .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —has named SeaWorld one of 2020 ’ s naughtiest companies .
Earlier this month , the group urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate a PETA veterinarian ’ s allegations that the company is permitting visitors to have direct contact with animals , putting them at risk of contracting the virus that causes COVID-19 and developing other deadly diseases .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Orlando – Just ahead of Christmas, “Santa Claus” is making a pit stop at SeaWorld to lead PETA supporters in a rousing protest of the abusement park, complete with an activist in a dolphin costume and signs proclaiming, “SeaWorld Is Ho Ho Ho-rrible for Animals.”
When: Sunday, December 20, 10 a.m.
Where: SeaWorld, 7007 Sea World Dr., Orlando
“There’s no comfort, joy, or peace on Earth for the animals exploited day in and day out at SeaWorld,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is urging kind people to steer clear of this abusement park until it has the goodwill to send the animals in its custody to seaside sanctuaries.”
Wild dolphins swim up to 60 miles a day, dive to depths of nearly 1,500 feet, and maintain dynamic relationships within a large social network. But those at SeaWorld are packed into shallow tanks in which they can’t escape attacks from other frustrated, aggressive dolphins. At all three parks, they have been observed with open wounds and extensive scarring on their faces and bodies. They’re also forcibly bred, sometimes after being drugged.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—has named SeaWorld one of 2020’s naughtiest companies. Earlier this month, the group urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate a PETA veterinarian’s allegations that the company is permitting visitors to have direct contact with animals, putting them at risk of contracting the virus that causes COVID-19 and developing other deadly diseases.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-18--PETA Pig Mascot Will Help Pass Out Vegan Holiday Feast

Group Will Ask Shoppers to Bring Comfort and Joy to Animals by Keeping Them off Their Plate St. Charles , Mo .
– Tomorrow , a pig mascot in a Santa hat will lead PETA members as they hand out free vegan holiday roast samples from the Vegan Deli & Butcher along with mashed potatoes and gravy to passersby on Main Street to encourage them to make kind culinary choices this holiday season .
Where : 524 S. Main St. ( at the intersection with Pike Street ) , St. Charles “ PETA is ready with tips , recipes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humane holiday by choosing a vegan feast this year , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving our families , and valuing our lives , we ’ re all the same , whether we have hooves , wings , or hands.
” In the meat industry , pigs ’ tails are chopped off , their teeth are cut with pliers , and males are castrated—all without pain relief .
At the slaughterhouse , they ’ re hung upside down and bled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also hung upside down .
They ’ re dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

Group Will Ask Shoppers to Bring Comfort and Joy to Animals by Keeping Them off Their Plate
For Immediate Release:
December 18, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
St. Charles, Mo. – Tomorrow, a pig mascot in a Santa hat will lead PETA members as they hand out free vegan holiday roast samples from the Vegan Deli & Butcher along with mashed potatoes and gravy to passersby on Main Street to encourage them to make kind culinary choices this holiday season.
When: Saturday, December 19, 11 a.m.
Where: 524 S. Main St. (at the intersection with Pike Street), St. Charles
“PETA is ready with tips, recipes, and more to help people celebrate a humane holiday by choosing a vegan feast this year,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “When it comes to having feelings, loving our families, and valuing our lives, we’re all the same, whether we have hooves, wings, or hands.”
In the meat industry, pigs’ tails are chopped off, their teeth are cut with pliers, and males are castrated—all without pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, they’re hung upside down and bled to death. Turkeys killed for food are also hung upside down. They’re dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-21--PETA’s Santa Will Help Give Away Vegan Holiday Hams

‘ Outstanding Activist ’ Awardees to Join in Giveaway , Asking Everyone to Bring Animals Comfort and Joy by Keeping Them off Their Plate Montreal – Santa will lead a jolly pack of PETA members—including PETA ’ s 2020 Outstanding Activist Award winners Ashley Ollie and Len Goldberg—as they hand out free vegan hams and Tofurky roasts near the Maxi & Cie store on Côte-des-Neiges Road on Tuesday .
“ PETA is happy to help people celebrate a humane holiday by leaving pigs and turkeys off the table , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our families , and valuing our lives , we ’ re all the same , whether we have hooves , wings , or hands.
” Pigs ’ tails are chopped off , their teeth are cut with pliers , and males are castrated—all without pain relief .
At the slaughterhouse , they ’ re hung upside down and bled to death .
Turkeys killed for food are hung upside down and dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition to promoting kindness to animals killed for food , Ollie and Goldberg are long-time fur foes .
Their Outstanding Activist Awards honour their successful efforts this year to push Winners to ban fur through daring disruptions , protests , in-store discussions with managers , phone blitzes , an e-mail campaign , and more—a victory meaning that all TJX Companies brands , also including HomeGoods and Marshalls , are fur-free .
Where : The intersection of Chemin Bedford and Cote-des-Neiges , Montréal PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

‘Outstanding Activist’ Awardees to Join in Giveaway, Asking Everyone to Bring Animals Comfort and Joy by Keeping Them off Their Plate
For Immediate Release:
December 21, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Montreal – Santa will lead a jolly pack of PETA members—including PETA’s 2020 Outstanding Activist Award winners Ashley Ollie and Len Goldberg—as they hand out free vegan hams and Tofurky roasts near the Maxi & Cie store on Côte-des-Neiges Road on Tuesday.
“PETA is happy to help people celebrate a humane holiday by leaving pigs and turkeys off the table,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “When it comes to having feelings, loving our families, and valuing our lives, we’re all the same, whether we have hooves, wings, or hands.”
Pigs’ tails are chopped off, their teeth are cut with pliers, and males are castrated—all without pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, they’re hung upside down and bled to death. Turkeys killed for food are hung upside down and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
In addition to promoting kindness to animals killed for food, Ollie and Goldberg are long-time fur foes. Their Outstanding Activist Awards honour their successful efforts this year to push Winners to ban fur through daring disruptions, protests, in-store discussions with managers, phone blitzes, an e-mail campaign, and more—a victory meaning that all TJX Companies brands, also including HomeGoods and Marshalls, are fur-free.
Where: The intersection of Chemin Bedford and Cote-des-Neiges, Montréal
When: Tuesday, December 22, 12 noon
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-21--PETA’s Giant Alpaca to Lead Protest at Urban Outfitters

New Global Campaign Says Leave Alpaca , Wool , Leather , Mohair , Cashmere , and Down on Their Original Owners Chicago – On Tuesday , PETA ’ s alpaca mascot will be part of a spirited “ Animals Are Not Ours to Wear ” protest outside Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie stores downtown , where protesters will screen new , gruesome video footage from PETA Asia ’ s latest investigation of the wool industry—which revealed that shearers punch sheep and leave them bleeding from deep wounds—along with footage shot undercover on the premises of the world ’ s largest alpaca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is part of PETA ’ s new international campaign to persuade all Urban Outfitters , Inc. , brands—which include Anthropologie , Free People , and Urban Outfitters—to stop selling wool , alpaca fleece , and all other clothing made from animals ’ skin , wool , or feathers .
PETA launched the campaign after Anthropologie was implicated in a first-of-its-kind PETA investigation into the alpaca industry revealing that workers on a farm in Peru tied crying alpacas to a rack , pulling their legs so hard that they nearly came out of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wounds from rough shearing .
The mutilated animals spat and vomited in fear .
“ Urban Outfitters brands want to appeal to progressive young people , but they ’ re missing the mark by selling fleece taken from animals who are beaten , cut up , and killed when their own coats are stolen off their backs , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is holding Urban Outfitters to its pledge of sustainability and ethics by calling on the company to sell only the stylish vegan designs that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affiliates have released dozens of videos revealing abuse to gentle sheep ; sensitive goats suffering from bloody , gaping wounds at mohair and cashmere operations ; cows burned , electroshocked , beaten , and slaughtered for leather ; and ducks and geese whose feathers are yanked out by the fistful for down .
The protesters will then march to Anthropologie at 111 E. Chicago Ave. for a protest there at 1:30 p.m. and then to Urban Outfitters at 1100 N. State St. for a protest there at 2:30 p.m. PETA—whose motto reads , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not ours to wear ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

New Global Campaign Says Leave Alpaca, Wool, Leather, Mohair, Cashmere, and Down on Their Original Owners
For Immediate Release:
December 21, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Chicago – On Tuesday, PETA’s alpaca mascot will be part of a spirited “Animals Are Not Ours to Wear” protest outside Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie stores downtown, where protesters will screen new, gruesome video footage from PETA Asia’s latest investigation of the wool industry—which revealed that shearers punch sheep and leave them bleeding from deep wounds—along with footage shot undercover on the premises of the world’s largest alpaca export company in Peru.
The protest is part of PETA’s new international campaign to persuade all Urban Outfitters, Inc., brands—which include Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters—to stop selling wool, alpaca fleece, and all other clothing made from animals’ skin, wool, or feathers. PETA launched the campaign after Anthropologie was implicated in a first-of-its-kind PETA investigation into the alpaca industry revealing that workers on a farm in Peru tied crying alpacas to a rack, pulling their legs so hard that they nearly came out of their sockets, and left them with bloody wounds from rough shearing. The mutilated animals spat and vomited in fear.
“Urban Outfitters brands want to appeal to progressive young people, but they’re missing the mark by selling fleece taken from animals who are beaten, cut up, and killed when their own coats are stolen off their backs,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is holding Urban Outfitters to its pledge of sustainability and ethics by calling on the company to sell only the stylish vegan designs that it already stocks.”
PETA and its affiliates have released dozens of videos revealing abuse to gentle sheep; sensitive goats suffering from bloody, gaping wounds at mohair and cashmere operations; cows burned, electroshocked, beaten, and slaughtered for leather; and ducks and geese whose feathers are yanked out by the fistful for down.
Where: Urban Outfitters, 20 S. State St., Chicago
When: Tuesday, December 22, 12 noon
The protesters will then march to Anthropologie at 111 E. Chicago Ave. for a protest there at 1:30 p.m. and then to Urban Outfitters at 1100 N. State St. for a protest there at 2:30 p.m.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-21--Urban Outfitters to Face ‘Bloody’ PETA Protest

Boston – Christmas shoppers on Newbury Street will get an eyeful on Tuesday , when blindfolded PETA members in “ bloody ” sweaters will gather outside Urban Outfitters with realistic sheep props and signs proclaiming , “ Don ’ t Let Them Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes.
” “ Our undercover videos show what goes on in shearing sheds , where consumers aren ’ t welcome , because if shoppers saw gentle lambs being beaten bloody for the sake of wool sweaters and scarves , they wouldn ’ t buy them , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belong under the Christmas tree or on anyone ’ s back , which is why PETA recommends crossing wool off your shopping list and steering clear of Urban Outfitters , which sells animals ’ stolen fleece and skin.
” PETA wants Urban Outfitters , Inc. , brands—which include Anthropologie and Free People—to modernize and stop selling wool , leather , alpaca fleece , and anything else violently obtained from animals .
Anthropologie was implicated in a first-of-its-kind PETA investigation revealing that workers mutilated alpacas during shearing .
Other videos have revealed that workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sheep for their wool ; leave sensitive goats with bloody , gaping wounds at mohair and cashmere operations ; burn , electroshock , beat , and slaughter cows for leather ; yank out the feathers of ducks and geese by the fistful for down ; and boil silkworms alive to produce silk .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to wear ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or @ @

For Immediate Release:
December 21, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Boston – Christmas shoppers on Newbury Street will get an eyeful on Tuesday, when blindfolded PETA members in “bloody” sweaters will gather outside Urban Outfitters with realistic sheep props and signs proclaiming, “Don’t Let Them Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes.”
“Our undercover videos show what goes on in shearing sheds, where consumers aren’t welcome, because if shoppers saw gentle lambs being beaten bloody for the sake of wool sweaters and scarves, they wouldn’t buy them,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “Cruelty doesn’t belong under the Christmas tree or on anyone’s back, which is why PETA recommends crossing wool off your shopping list and steering clear of Urban Outfitters, which sells animals’ stolen fleece and skin.”
PETA wants Urban Outfitters, Inc., brands—which include Anthropologie and Free People—to modernize and stop selling wool, leather, alpaca fleece, and anything else violently obtained from animals. Anthropologie was implicated in a first-of-its-kind PETA investigation revealing that workers mutilated alpacas during shearing. Other videos have revealed that workers hit, kick, and mutilate gentle sheep for their wool; leave sensitive goats with bloody, gaping wounds at mohair and cashmere operations; burn, electroshock, beat, and slaughter cows for leather; yank out the feathers of ducks and geese by the fistful for down; and boil silkworms alive to produce silk.
Where: Urban Outfitters, 361 Newbury St. (near Massachusetts Avenue), Boston
When: Tuesday, December 22, 12 noon
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-22--Huge Progress! PETA’s Horse-Doping Investigation Changes Racing as We Know It

The first-ever federal legislation mandating national medication oversight in horse racing is set to become law .
It was several years in the making—and it started with a PETA undercover investigation .
The federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act has just passed .
The bill includes federal oversight , anti-doping measures , regulations on medications , mandatory drug testing , and new safety procedures .
This huge progress all started with our unprecedented investigation into the activities of one of the industry ’ s top trainers , Steve Asmussen , covered in 2014 by The New York Times .
Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulting in numerous citations and fines .
Horses train and race so pumped full of drugs that they ’ ll sprint despite their bleeding lungs or cracking bones .
Pushed beyond the point of exhaustion , their limbs snap , the sound of which is louder than a gunshot .
Many horses—more than three every day—die right on the track .
New York officials passed “ sweeping new regulations ” to curb the drug culture in horse racing after our investigation hit the media , and The Jockey Club , which registers all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to introduce federal legislation to clean up drugging in the industry .
It made good on its promise by working with legislators to introduce the Horseracing Integrity Act .
This bill morphed into the current Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act .
What did PETA find while investigating doping in horse racing ?
PETA ’ s investigator worked for the infamous Asmussen and , for the first time ever , captured on camera the aggressive , daily regimen of pain-masking drugs and treatments that trainers administered to horses : • Trainers dumped thyroxine into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the horses ’ feed in Asmussen ’ s New York stable .
This drug was recklessly administered apparently just to speed up metabolism—not because any of the horses had thyroid problems .
• Lasix—a controversial drug now restricted at major tracks—was injected into “ basically all ” of Asmussen ’ s horses who were being raced or timed in New York.A powerful drug meant to prevent pulmonary bleeding in the lungs during extreme exercise , Lasix is a diuretic that can serve as a masking agent for other drugs and also dehydrates horses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faster .
One of New York state ’ s top horse racing veterinarians admitted on camera to PETA ’ s investigator that Lasix is a performance-enhancing medication .
• Trainers administered horses a daily cocktail of painkillers , muscle relaxants , sedatives , and other potent pharmaceuticalsto be used for treating ailments such as ulcers , lameness , and inflammation , even when the animals had no apparent symptoms .
This legislation won ’ t solve all of racing ’ s problems , and it must be implemented with the horses ’ interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch—and speak out—for horses abused in racing .
Horses are intelligent , sensitive animals who feel joy , pain , fear , and all the other emotions that we do .
In no world would these complex individuals choose to run themselves to death for human entertainment .
PETA thanks everyone who has ever signed a petition , held a sign in protest outside a racetrack , or contacted a legislator to help get this historic act passed .
We can only advance animal liberation with the support of dedicated activists like you @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The first-ever federal legislation mandating national medication oversight in horse racing is set to become law. It was several years in the making—and it started with a PETA undercover investigation.
The federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act has just passed. The bill includes federal oversight, anti-doping measures, regulations on medications, mandatory drug testing, and new safety procedures.
This huge progress all started with our unprecedented investigation into the activities of one of the industry’s top trainers, Steve Asmussen, covered in 2014 by The New York Times. Our exposé sent shockwaves through the industry, resulting in numerous citations and fines.
Horses train and race so pumped full of drugs that they’ll sprint despite their bleeding lungs or cracking bones. Pushed beyond the point of exhaustion, their limbs snap, the sound of which is louder than a gunshot. Many horses—more than three every day—die right on the track.
New York officials passed “sweeping new regulations” to curb the drug culture in horse racing after our investigation hit the media, and The Jockey Club, which registers all Thoroughbred foals destined for racing, vowed to introduce federal legislation to clean up drugging in the industry. It made good on its promise by working with legislators to introduce the Horseracing Integrity Act. This bill morphed into the current Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.
What did PETA find while investigating doping in horse racing?
PETA’s investigator worked for the infamous Asmussen and, for the first time ever, captured on camera the aggressive, daily regimen of pain-masking drugs and treatments that trainers administered to horses:
Trainers dumped thyroxine into many, if not all, of the horses’ feed in Asmussen’s New York stable. This drug was recklessly administered apparently just to speed up metabolism—not because any of the horses had thyroid problems.
Lasix—a controversial drug now restricted at major tracks—was injected into “basically all” of Asmussen’s horses who were being raced or timed in New York.A powerful drug meant to prevent pulmonary bleeding in the lungs during extreme exercise, Lasix is a diuretic that can serve as a masking agent for other drugs and also dehydrates horses to make them lose weight and run faster. One of New York state’s top horse racing veterinarians admitted on camera to PETA’s investigator that Lasix is a performance-enhancing medication.
Trainers administered horses a daily cocktail of painkillers, muscle relaxants, sedatives, and other potent pharmaceuticalsto be used for treating ailments such as ulcers, lameness, and inflammation, even when the animals had no apparent symptoms.
This legislation won’t solve all of racing’s problems, and it must be implemented with the horses’ interests first. We’ll continue to watch—and speak out—for horses abused in racing.
Horses are intelligent, sensitive animals who feel joy, pain, fear, and all the other emotions that we do. In no world would these complex individuals choose to run themselves to death for human entertainment.
PETA thanks everyone who has ever signed a petition, held a sign in protest outside a racetrack, or contacted a legislator to help get this historic act passed. We can only advance animal liberation with the support of dedicated activists like you!


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-22--COVID-19 Risk to Dogs and Humans at Iditarod, Warns Veterinarian

Wasilla , Alaska – Following the announced rerouting of the Iditarod during the COVID-19 pandemic , Dr. Monica Bando , the PETA Foundation ’ s captive-wildlife veterinarian , sent an urgent letter this morning to Rob Urbach , CEO of the Iditarod Trail Committee , urging him to cancel the race because of the danger to public health .
The full letter is available here .
Below , please find a statement from Dr. Bando : Changing the course of the Iditarod won ’ t protect dogs from being infected with the novel coronavirus .
If people from around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of transmission will be high—and since dogs can ’ t socially distance and 81 % of those who finish the race end up with lung damage even under normal circumstances , the result could be dire .
PETA is calling on the Iditarod Trail Committee to cancel the race now for the safety of dogs and Alaskans alike .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 22, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Wasilla, Alaska – Following the announced rerouting of the Iditarod during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Monica Bando, the PETA Foundation’s captive-wildlife veterinarian, sent an urgent letter this morning to Rob Urbach, CEO of the Iditarod Trail Committee, urging him to cancel the race because of the danger to public health.
The full letter is available here. Below, please find a statement from Dr. Bando:
Changing the course of the Iditarod won’t protect dogs from being infected with the novel coronavirus. If people from around the world gather in Anchorage, the danger of transmission will be high—and since dogs can’t socially distance and 81% of those who finish the race end up with lung damage even under normal circumstances, the result could be dire. PETA is calling on the Iditarod Trail Committee to cancel the race now for the safety of dogs and Alaskans alike.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-22--Bold PETA Latino Billboard Rocks Phoenix With Vegan Nochebuena Message

“ If you wouldn ’ t eat your dog , why eat a pig ?
” That ’ s the bold message on a new PETA Latino billboard that just went up across the street from a Natural Grocers store in Phoenix .
The group is pushing folks to enjoy a vegan feast this year for Nochebuena , a Christmas Eve holiday celebrated in the Latinx community .
PETA Latino ’ s vegan Nochebuena message reminds everyone that the best way to celebrate the spirit of the season is to extend peace and goodwill to all—animals included .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pigs for Nochebuena It ’ s speciesist to believe that pigs should be treated any differently from dogs .
When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , and valuing their lives , pigs are no different from puppies or humans .
But in today ’ s meat industry , mother pigs are squeezed into narrow metal stalls barely larger than their bodies and kept almost constantly pregnant or nursing .
Pigs ’ tails are chopped off , their teeth are cut with pliers , and males are castrated—all without any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re hung upside down—sometimes while still conscious—and bled to death .
There ’ s nothing festive about this suffering .
PETA Latino stands ready to help people celebrate a humane holiday .
We offer vegan recipe guides for Nochebuena and the entire holiday season along with a vegan starter kit filled with more recipes , shopping tips , and guidance on making the switch .
Note : The billboard is located at 646 W. Indian School Rd .
in Phoenix .

“If you wouldn’t eat your dog, why eat a pig?” That’s the bold message on a new PETA Latino billboard that just went up across the street from a Natural Grocers store in Phoenix. The group is pushing folks to enjoy a vegan feast this year for Nochebuena, a Christmas Eve holiday celebrated in the Latinx community. PETA Latino’s vegan Nochebuena message reminds everyone that the best way to celebrate the spirit of the season is to extend peace and goodwill to all—animals included.
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Eat Pigs for Nochebuena
It’s speciesist to believe that pigs should be treated any differently from dogs. When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, pigs are no different from puppies or humans.
But in today’s meat industry, mother pigs are squeezed into narrow metal stalls barely larger than their bodies and kept almost constantly pregnant or nursing. Pigs’ tails are chopped off, their teeth are cut with pliers, and males are castrated—all without any pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, they’re hung upside down—sometimes while still conscious—and bled to death.
There’s nothing festive about this suffering.
Enjoy a ‘NocheVegana’—PETA Latino Will Help!
PETA Latino stands ready to help people celebrate a humane holiday. We offer vegan recipe guides for Nochebuena and the entire holiday season along with a vegan starter kit filled with more recipes, shopping tips, and guidance on making the switch.
Note: The billboard is located at 646 W. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-22--Bean Is Celebrating His First Christmas Indoors With a Loving Family

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