petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-23--Santa Claus Is Coming to Town—for PETA’s Seaquarium Protest

Protesters and Orca Mascot Will Rally for Lone Orca ’ s Freedom Miami – Just ahead of Christmas , Santa Claus will make a pit stop on Thursday at the Miami Seaquarium to lead PETA supporters in a rousing protest of the park ’ s imprisonment of the orca Lolita , who has spent five decades in the smallest orca tank in the world .
The protest will include a PETA supporter in an orca costume and signs proclaiming , “ All Lolita Wants for Christmas Is Her FREEDOM !
” “ Lolita won ’ t know comfort or joy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her into a seaside sanctuary , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is calling on the Seaquarium to give her a chance at diving deep and finding companionship with other orcas after so many years alone.
” The Seaquarium ’ s parent company also owns Marineland in Antibes , France , where leaders are requiring that captive marine mammals be moved to seaside sanctuaries—and PETA is calling on the company to include Lolita in its cetacean-release plan .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

Protesters and Orca Mascot Will Rally for Lone Orca’s Freedom
For Immediate Release:
December 23, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Miami – Just ahead of Christmas, Santa Claus will make a pit stop on Thursday at the Miami Seaquarium to lead PETA supporters in a rousing protest of the park’s imprisonment of the orca Lolita, who has spent five decades in the smallest orca tank in the world. The protest will include a PETA supporter in an orca costume and signs proclaiming, “All Lolita Wants for Christmas Is Her FREEDOM!”
“Lolita won’t know comfort or joy until the Miami Seaquarium agrees to release her into a seaside sanctuary,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on the Seaquarium to give her a chance at diving deep and finding companionship with other orcas after so many years alone.”
The Seaquarium’s parent company also owns Marineland in Antibes, France, where leaders are requiring that captive marine mammals be moved to seaside sanctuaries—and PETA is calling on the company to include Lolita in its cetacean-release plan.
Where: Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker Cswy., Miami
When: Thursday, December 24, 12 noon
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.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-25--How You Change the World One Community at a Time

won ’ t be home for Christmas , thanks to the Miami Seaquarium TAKE ACTION if you know Lolita doesn @ @ @ @ @ one more day inside this cramped tank : https : //peta.vg/30at Another year has gone @ @ @ @ @ orca in the world still

Laurie A. Peterson
Please consider going Vegan My family and I chose to go Vegan after seeing and reading these horrific stories that never seem to stop. They only got worse. We knew we loved animals too much to ever be a part of this cruelty. If you and your family have been thinking about making a change to a more cruelty free life, Vegan life, but don’t know where to start, here are some tips that got my family and I started.
Going Vegan!!!!
When and how to start!! Don’t throw out all of your meat recipes. Just rework them with meat and vegetable substitutes.
Then just lean into it. Don’t be hard on yourself if you mess up sometimes in the beginning. Start by cutting back on your meat and dairy. If you are a milk drinker, start buying Oatmilk plain, I think it is the closest to the milk taste, and mix it together and gradually increase the oatmilk until all the dairy milk is gone. Easy change after that. Replace all butters from now on with alternative butter, cheese, and spreads. Our favorite is Miyokos. Don’t throw out anything. Finish it, an animal already died. Or share it out to someone else. There are many 🌱 Vegan recipes online that are incredible. If you like Indian food, there are a ton of vegetable recipes there.
The Beyond meat and Impossible meat products are awesome. They cook up just like any ground meat or sausage would. We love the burgers and sausages on the grill. Some replacement vegi burgers were not so good. You’ll have to see which one’s you like. Someone once posted, why do you want something that taste like meat if your vegan??
I told her, I was raised eating meat. I didn’t stop eating it because I didn’t like the taste. I stop eating meat because of my compassion and love for animals. The horrors they went through and never deserved. I had no idea this went on before, but I do now and eating animals or any animal product was over for me.
Good Luck!!!!! Reach out if you need help. Most people are nice
Thank you for caring enough to make a change and help these helpless voiceless souls!!!! ❤ and when it feels hard making this change, just remember the faces of these precious babies and the horrors they are going through and I promise you, you will feel all the incentives you need.
And for the holidays with family we did, The Holiday Sidelines!!! “Prepandemic”. We invited everyone to bring a Vegan side dish to share with the recipe. It gave everyone a chance to try several different Vegan dishes to see if they liked them. At first everyone was not sure about the idea, but our first dinner was an awesome success and each holiday grew with more friends and family wanting to come. Now many of our extended family have reached to the Vegan life too. If you have any of your own ideas that would help someone transition to a Vegan life please share them!
Only with knowledge can change begin. Start today.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Alexandre Birman Bans Exotic Skins After PETA Appeal

New York – Following communications with PETA , luxury shoemaker Alexandre Birman has confirmed that it will stop sourcing exotic-animal skins .
In thanks , PETA sent the company a box of delicious alligator-shaped vegan chocolates .
“ Behind every crocodile- or snake-skin shoe is an animal who endured a violent , bloody death , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA thanks Alexandre Birman for protecting these vulnerable animals and points kind consumers to high-quality vegan materials that are the future of fashion.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the world battles a deadly virus that originated in other animals used for their flesh , Alexandre Birman ’ s decision is more important than ever .
Animals raised for their skin are kept in squalid , severely crowded conditions on farms , which creates a major breeding ground for various pathogens , including zoonotic ones like salmonella , E. coli , and West Nile virus .
PETA and its affiliates have documented that in the exotic-skins industry , alligators ’ necks are hacked open and metal rods are shoved into their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water to loosen their skin , which is peeled off , often while they ’ re still conscious ; and feathers are yanked out of ostriches with pliers while the birds are still alive .
Alexandre Birman joins Brooks Brothers , Jil Sander , Chanel , Diane von Furstenberg , HUGO BOSS , Victoria Beckham , Vivienne Westwood , and many other companies in banning exotic skins .
PETA 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 28, 2020
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
New York – Following communications with PETA, luxury shoemaker Alexandre Birman has confirmed that it will stop sourcing exotic-animal skins. In thanks, PETA sent the company a box of delicious alligator-shaped vegan chocolates.
“Behind every crocodile- or snake-skin shoe is an animal who endured a violent, bloody death,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA thanks Alexandre Birman for protecting these vulnerable animals and points kind consumers to high-quality vegan materials that are the future of fashion.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—notes that as the world battles a deadly virus that originated in other animals used for their flesh, Alexandre Birman’s decision is more important than ever. Animals raised for their skin are kept in squalid, severely crowded conditions on farms, which creates a major breeding ground for various pathogens, including zoonotic ones like salmonella, E. coli, and West Nile virus.
PETA and its affiliates have documented that in the exotic-skins industry, alligators’ necks are hacked open and metal rods are shoved into their heads; snakes are pumped full of water to loosen their skin, which is peeled off, often while they’re still conscious; and feathers are yanked out of ostriches with pliers while the birds are still alive.
Alexandre Birman joins Brooks Brothers, Jil Sander, Chanel, Diane von Furstenberg, HUGO BOSS, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, and many other companies in banning exotic skins.
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Urgent Message From PETA: Winter Survival Tips for Animals in Minnesota

Minneapolis – As a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas in Minnesota including Minneapolis and St. Paul , PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe .
They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms , and there were at least 37 in 2019 .
( Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren ’ t . )
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather : Companion animals should always live indoors .
“ ” and “ outdoor cats ” —like those featured in , the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go without adequate food , water , shelter , and veterinary care .
They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are , they suffer terribly from frostbite , and they can die of exposure .
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather , secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks , and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground .
Keep walks short in cold weather , especially for shorthaired dogs .
During extreme winter weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl ( tongues can freeze to metal ) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day .
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals ’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately .
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted .
PETA has released a .
For more information , please visit or follow us @ @ @ @ @

For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Minneapolis – As a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas in Minnesota including Minneapolis and St. Paul, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:
Bring Them Indoors
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. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.
Gear Up
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.
Don’t Forget Birds
During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Urgent From PETA Ahead of Winter Storm: Survival Tips for Animals in Wisconsin

Madison , Wis. – As a winter storm watch has been issued for areas in Wisconsin including Madison and Milwaukee , PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe .
They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms , and there were at least 37 in 2019 .
( Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren ’ t . )
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather : Companion animals should always live indoors .
“ ” and “ outdoor cats ” —like those featured in , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huston—often go without adequate food , water , shelter , and veterinary care .
They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are , they suffer terribly from frostbite , and they can die of exposure .
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather , secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks , and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground .
Keep walks short in cold weather , especially for shorthaired dogs .
During extreme winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl ( tongues can freeze to metal ) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day .
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals ’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately .
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted .
PETA has released a .
For more information , please visit or follow @ @ @ @ @ @

For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Madison, Wis. – As a winter storm watch has been issued for areas in Wisconsin including Madison and Milwaukee, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:
Bring Them Indoors
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. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.
Gear Up
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.
Don’t Forget Birds
During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Video: For These Rescued Animals, 2020 Was the Best Year Ever

Norfolk , Va. – Although 2020 is a year that most people can ’ t wait to say “ goodbye ” to , for the animals PETA rescued , it was the year their lives changed for the better .
A newly released shows just some of these animals ’ dramatic transformations , as they go from being chained outdoors or caged in roadside zoos to sleeping indoors with a family for the first time or taking their first steps in a new home at a true sanctuary .
2020 started out miserable as usual for animals in roadside zoos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tiger King exploiters Tim Stark and Jeff Lowe ; Dillan , a bear who was held in a cramped cage next to a shooting range at a “ sportsmen ’ s club ” ; and Cheyenne , Peka , and Mowgli , three big cats who languished in filthy enclosures .
But it ’ s ending with good tidings , as each of them is now living in the vast naturalistic habitats of accredited sanctuaries .
The year also brought Mingo a wonderful life with a new canine brother to chase and comfy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PETA fieldworker who rescued her from the small outdoor pen where she lived in isolation for seven years adopted her .
Wishes came true for Capone , a dog who was also adopted by a PETA staffer after being rescued from a rusty wire cage , and Bea , a mini horse who ran for the first time after receiving veterinary care for badly overgrown hooves .
And while most of us agree that 2020 went down the drain , it was the opposite for little Mikey , a plucky kitten who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by PETA rescuers .
“ These animals ’ stories serve as a reminder to all of us to speak up if we see animals in trouble , and their happy endings prove that it ’ s never too late to change someone ’ s life , ” says PETA Vice President Colleen O ’ Brien .
“ No matter what 2021 brings , PETA will be there for any animal in need.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to abuse in any way ” —opposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details about PETA ’ s work to help animals can be found at PETA.org , and additional information can be found on PETA ’ s blog .

For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – Although 2020 is a year that most people can’t wait to say “goodbye” to, for the animals PETA rescued, it was the year their lives changed for the better. A newly released PETA video shows just some of these animals’ dramatic transformations, as they go from being chained outdoors or caged in roadside zoos to sleeping indoors with a family for the first time or taking their first steps in a new home at a true sanctuary.
2020 started out miserable as usual for animals in roadside zoos, including big-cat cubs used by notorious Tiger King exploiters Tim Stark and Jeff Lowe; Dillan, a bear who was held in a cramped cage next to a shooting range at a “sportsmen’s club”; and Cheyenne, Peka, and Mowgli, three big cats who languished in filthy enclosures. But it’s ending with good tidings, as each of them is now living in the vast naturalistic habitats of accredited sanctuaries.
The year also brought Mingo a wonderful life with a new canine brother to chase and comfy couches to sleep on, after the PETA fieldworker who rescued her from the small outdoor pen where she lived in isolation for seven years adopted her. Wishes came true for Capone, a dog who was also adopted by a PETA staffer after being rescued from a rusty wire cage, and Bea, a mini horse who ran for the first time after receiving veterinary care for badly overgrown hooves. And while most of us agree that 2020 went down the drain, it was the opposite for little Mikey, a plucky kitten who was stuck in a storm drain and freed by PETA rescuers.
“These animals’ stories serve as a reminder to all of us to speak up if we see animals in trouble, and their happy endings prove that it’s never too late to change someone’s life,” says PETA Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “No matter what 2021 brings, PETA will be there for any animal in need.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. More details about PETA’s work to help animals can be found at PETA.org, and additional information can be found on PETA’s blog.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Surprise! PETA’s Cow Billboard Rises Next to Applebee’s in Bismarck

‘ I ’ m ME , Not MEAT !
’ Ad Calls for Compassion in the New Year Bismarck , N.D. – To inspire everyone to turn over a vegan leaf in 2021 , PETA has placed a billboard right over Applebee ’ s and just a stone ’ s throw from several other meat-heavy restaurants , encouraging everyone to see cows as individuals—and keep them and all other animals off their plates .
“ PETA encourages anyone looking to safeguard their own health or practice a little more kindness in the new year to resolve to go vegan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market , we ’ re all hoping for a brighter 2021—and choosing a delicious veggie burger instead of a carved-up cow can help get us there.
” Cows in the meat industry are often confined to cramped , filthy feedlots without protection from the elements .
Calves are torn away from their mothers within hours of birth and are castrated and branded without pain relief .
At the slaughterhouse , workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun , hang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut their throat—often while they ’ re still conscious and able to feel pain .
In addition to saving nearly 200 animals every year , each person who goes vegan reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , obesity , and cancer and helps prevent future pandemics .
SARS , swine flu , bird flu , the 1918 pandemic , and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food .
The billboard is located at 434 S. Third St. , near E. Bowen Avenue , right next to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subway , Burger King , Taco John ’ s , Jimmy John ’ s , and several other meat-peddling eateries .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit ( available here ) full of recipes , tips , and more .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

‘I’m ME, Not MEAT!’ Ad Calls for Compassion in the New Year
For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Bismarck, N.D. – To inspire everyone to turn over a vegan leaf in 2021, PETA has placed a billboard right over Applebee’s and just a stone’s throw from several other meat-heavy restaurants, encouraging everyone to see cows as individuals—and keep them and all other animals off their plates.
“PETA encourages anyone looking to safeguard their own health or practice a little more kindness in the new year to resolve to go vegan,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market, we’re all hoping for a brighter 2021—and choosing a delicious veggie burger instead of a carved-up cow can help get us there.”
Cows in the meat industry are often confined to cramped, filthy feedlots without protection from the elements. Calves are torn away from their mothers within hours of birth and are castrated and branded without pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun, hang them up by one leg, and cut their throat—often while they’re still conscious and able to feel pain.
In addition to saving nearly 200 animals every year, each person who goes vegan reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, the 1918 pandemic, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food.
The billboard is located at 434 S. Third St., near E. Bowen Avenue, right next to Applebee’s and near Starbucks, Subway, Burger King, Taco John’s, Jimmy John’s, and several other meat-peddling eateries.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit (available here) full of recipes, tips, and more. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Surprise! PETA’s Cow Billboard Rises Near Wendy’s in Brandon

‘ I Want You to Change ’ Ad Calls For Compassion in the New Year Brandon , Fla. – To inspire everyone to turn over a vegan leaf in 2021 , PETA has placed an ad near Wendy ’ s and just a stone ’ s throw from several other meat-heavy restaurants , encouraging everyone to see cows as individuals—and keep them and all other animals off their plates .
“ PETA encourages anyone looking to safeguard their own health or practice a little more kindness in the new year to resolve to go vegan , ” says PETA President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic that began in a meat market , we ’ re all hoping for a brighter 2021—and choosing a delicious veggie burger instead of a carved-up cow can help get us there.
” Cows in the meat industry are often confined to cramped , filthy feedlots without protection from the elements .
Calves are torn away from their mothers within hours of birth and are castrated and branded without pain relief .
At the slaughterhouse , workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun , hang them up by one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re still conscious and able to feel pain .
In addition to saving nearly 200 animals every year , each person who goes vegan reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , obesity , and cancer and helps prevent future pandemics .
SARS , swine flu , bird flu , the 1918 pandemic , and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food .
The ad is located at 212 W. Brandon Blvd.
, near N. Moon Avenue across from a Wendy ’ s and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s , a Dairy Queen , a Burger King , and several other meat-peddling eateries .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit ( available here ) full of recipes , tips , and more .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

‘I Want You to Change’ Ad Calls For Compassion in the New Year
For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Brandon, Fla. – To inspire everyone to turn over a vegan leaf in 2021, PETA has placed an ad near Wendy’s and just a stone’s throw from several other meat-heavy restaurants, encouraging everyone to see cows as individuals—and keep them and all other animals off their plates.
“PETA encourages anyone looking to safeguard their own health or practice a little more kindness in the new year to resolve to go vegan,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market, we’re all hoping for a brighter 2021—and choosing a delicious veggie burger instead of a carved-up cow can help get us there.”
Cows in the meat industry are often confined to cramped, filthy feedlots without protection from the elements. Calves are torn away from their mothers within hours of birth and are castrated and branded without pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun, hang them up by one leg, and cut their throat—often while they’re still conscious and able to feel pain.
In addition to saving nearly 200 animals every year, each person who goes vegan reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, the 1918 pandemic, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food.
The ad is located at 212 W. Brandon Blvd., near N. Moon Avenue across from a Wendy’s and a meat market, and near a McDonald’s, a Dairy Queen, a Burger King, and several other meat-peddling eateries.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit (available here) full of recipes, tips, and more. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Animal Rahat Saved Thousands of Animals in 2020—Watch the Highlights Now

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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--Rain, Shine, or Pandemic, PETA’s 2020 Rescue Efforts Were Stronger Than Ever

In 2020 , PETA proved once again that nothing can get in the way of our animal rescue efforts .
With the help of our generous members and supporters , we continued our hard work through the pandemic to rescue animals from neglect and abuse—from individuals suffering in decrepit enclosures in roadside zoos to companion animals left outside 24/7 in heavy chains and tight collars .
Dillan the bear was rescued and transferred to an accredited sanctuary after a vigorous PETA campaign .
Before he was moved to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado , he was confined to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Club in Pennsylvania , where he suffered from painful , untreated dental disease .
The roadside zoo denied him mental stimulation , proper veterinary care , and exercise , causing him to become severely stressed and morbidly obese .
Now , he has all the space he needs to stretch , walk , and roll around in the grass .
PETA won a court order to rescue three juvenile lion siblings—Nala , Leo , and Amelia—from Tiger King exploiter Jeff Lowe and his now-defunct Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nala was so lame that she could barely take a few steps without falling over .
All the big cats were suffering from vitamin deficiencies and other effects of improper care .
They ’ re now getting the expert veterinary care they need , and once they ’ re fully recovered , they ’ ll have acres of land to explore .
Dade City ’ s Wild Things in Florida used tigers Luna and Remington as photo props , forced them into public encounters , and used them in its cruel “ swim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result of a PETA lawsuit , they were transferred to a true wildlife sanctuary , Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas , where they now have the opportunity to climb , run , and swim when they choose to .
These are just some of the animals PETA ’ s Captive Animal Law Enforcement team helped rescue in the last year .
You can help us win even more heartwarming victories by taking action for animals in roadside zoos .
Take Action to Help Animals in Roadside Zoos Our fieldworkers also put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , offering sturdy doghouses , insulating straw bedding , flea and tick medication , food , toys , affection , clean water buckets , and comfortable collars to dogs—as well as counseling to families with animal companions—all over Virginia and North Carolina .
These services got thousands of animals out of harm ’ s way so that they wouldn ’ t have to battle the elements without protection .
Our fieldworkers also transferred animals to high-traffic shelters where they had the best chance at adoption , and we adopted out more than 900 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They were finally able to live comfortably indoors , where they ’ d always belonged .
PETA fieldworkers fell in love with sweet Mingo , a senior golden retriever mix who was kept in a small chain-link pen 24/7 .
They visited her regularly for seven years , bringing her a doghouse , toys , treats , straw bedding , and fresh water .
They also walked her and gave her some much-needed affection .
When Mingo ’ s health began to decline , her owner finally gave her to a persistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caretaker .
It took no time for Mingo to make herself at home !
After many hours of persistence and contortionism , PETA ’ s fieldworkers finally recovered Mikey from deep down a drainage pipe .
The kitten was filthy , exhausted , and ravenous .
He ’ s now safe and happy in a new home , where he ’ s loved and kept strictly indoors and out of harm ’ s way .
Thanks to a call from a concerned neighbor , fieldworkers found a mini horse named Bea kept all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from painfully overgrown hooves .
Her elderly and impoverished owner wanted what was best for her and let PETA take her in .
We provided Bea with vital veterinary care and placed her in a wonderful home with tons of open space and a new friend—another PETA-rescued mini horse named Toby .
They are inseparable !
If you ’ d like to get a more in-depth look at PETA ’ s fieldworkers and the animals we help , watch the 2020 documentary Breaking the Chain , which highlights the important work that our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of our other favorite rescue stories from 2020 : For every uplifting story we ’ ve highlighted , there are countless animals who were spared being used for experimentation , food , and fashion .
If you want to see even more happy endings for animals in 2021 , please support our rescue efforts with a generous donation .

In 2020, PETA proved once again that nothing can get in the way of our animal rescue efforts. With the help of our generous members and supporters, we continued our hard work through the pandemic to rescue animals from neglect and abuse—from individuals suffering in decrepit enclosures in roadside zoos to companion animals left outside 24/7 in heavy chains and tight collars.
Dillan the bear was rescued and transferred to an accredited sanctuary after a vigorous PETA campaign. Before he was moved to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, he was confined to a cramped cage at the Union County Sportsmen’s Club in Pennsylvania, where he suffered from painful, untreated dental disease. The roadside zoo denied him mental stimulation, proper veterinary care, and exercise, causing him to become severely stressed and morbidly obese. Now, he has all the space he needs to stretch, walk, and roll around in the grass.
PETA won a court order to rescue three juvenile lion siblings—Nala, Leo, and Amelia—from Tiger King exploiter Jeff Lowe and his now-defunct Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma. When PETA rescued the animals, Nala was so lame that she could barely take a few steps without falling over. All the big cats were suffering from vitamin deficiencies and other effects of improper care. They’re now getting the expert veterinary care they need, and once they’re fully recovered, they’ll have acres of land to explore.
Dade City’s Wild Things in Florida used tigers Luna and Remington as photo props, forced them into public encounters, and used them in its cruel “swim with a tiger” program. As a result of a PETA lawsuit, they were transferred to a true wildlife sanctuary, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, where they now have the opportunity to climb, run, and swim when they choose to.
These are just some of the animals PETA’s Captive Animal Law Enforcement team helped rescue in the last year. You can help us win even more heartwarming victories by taking action for animals in roadside zoos.
Our fieldworkers also put the pedal to the metal in 2020, offering sturdy doghouses, insulating straw bedding, flea and tick medication, food, toys, affection, clean water buckets, and comfortable collars to dogs—as well as counseling to families with animal companions—all over Virginia and North Carolina. These services got thousands of animals out of harm’s way so that they wouldn’t have to battle the elements without protection. Our fieldworkers also transferred animals to high-traffic shelters where they had the best chance at adoption, and we adopted out more than 900 animals into fully vetted, loving homes. They were finally able to live comfortably indoors, where they’d always belonged.
PETA fieldworkers fell in love with sweet Mingo, a senior golden retriever mix who was kept in a small chain-link pen 24/7. They visited her regularly for seven years, bringing her a doghouse, toys, treats, straw bedding, and fresh water. They also walked her and gave her some much-needed affection. When Mingo’s health began to decline, her owner finally gave her to a persistent fieldworker, who then became her permanent caretaker. It took no time for Mingo to make herself at home!
After many hours of persistence and contortionism, PETA’s fieldworkers finally recovered Mikey from deep down a drainage pipe. The kitten was filthy, exhausted, and ravenous. He’s now safe and happy in a new home, where he’s loved and kept strictly indoors and out of harm’s way.
Thanks to a call from a concerned neighbor, fieldworkers found a mini horse named Bea kept all alone in a sewage-filled field and suffering from painfully overgrown hooves. Her elderly and impoverished owner wanted what was best for her and let PETA take her in. We provided Bea with vital veterinary care and placed her in a wonderful home with tons of open space and a new friend—another PETA-rescued mini horse named Toby. They are inseparable!
If you’d like to get a more in-depth look at PETA’s fieldworkers and the animals we help, watch the 2020 documentary Breaking the Chain, which highlights the important work that our fieldworkers do every day.
Here are some of our other favorite rescue stories from 2020:
For every uplifting story we’ve highlighted, there are countless animals who were spared being used for experimentation, food, and fashion. If you want to see even more happy endings for animals in 2021, please support our rescue efforts with a generous donation.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-28--5 Ways to Urge the University of Washington to Close Its Cruel Primate Research Center

The federally funded Washington National Primate Research Center ( WaNPRC ) at the University of Washington ( UW ) rakes in tens of millions of tax dollars but hasn ’ t been able to abide by even the most basic animal protection laws .
Monkeys have died from strangulation , starvation , dehydration , veterinary error , and choking on their own vomit .
Internal documents reveal that in one recent eight-month period , the primate center had to treat a staggering 332 traumatic injuries ( such as broken limbs and teeth ) , more than 200 cases of gastrointestinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss , 19 cases of rectal prolapse , and a dozen implant abnormalities .
Monkeys are sentient beings who experience pain , suffering , joy , and fear , just as humans do .
In nature , they live in large family groups , forming strong bonds with one another .
They play , eat , explore , and socialize together .
They ’ re also empathic , often risking their own lives to help others .
They need to be protected , not experimented on .
Tell UW to close down its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy steps .
Please call UW President Ana Mari Cauce at 206-543-5010 and Sean D. Sullivan , dean of UW ’ s School of Pharmacy , at 206-685-8153 and leave a message politely urging them to close down the Washington National Primate Research Center .
Feel free to use some of our talking points below : • Close down the cruel UW primate research center .
Torturing living beings is wrong , and monkeys don ’ t exist to be experimented on .
• Redirect resources away from primate experiments and toward cutting-edge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Retire the primates to reputable sanctuaries and give them the kind of life that they so richly deserve .
Let us know how your calls went : Tell Us About Your Calls UW needs to close down the WaNPRC .
It knows that the center hasn ’ t contributed to treatments for humans .
Please post a comment on Facebook urging Cauce and Sullivan to shut down UW ’ s primate research center : The WaNPRC ’ s vaccine experiments on thousands of monkeys haven ’ t led to any vaccines for humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AIDS , or COVID-19 .
Monkeys aren ’ t humans , and using them as stand-ins doesn ’ t work .
Please tweet at Cauce ( @ amcauce ) and Sullivan ( @ UW_Pharmacy ) and ask that they close UW ’ s primate research center .
Please e-mail university officials and urge them to do the right thing and transfer the animals to sanctuaries .
Share this video with your friends and family on Facebook :

The federally funded Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) at the University of Washington (UW) rakes in tens of millions of tax dollars but hasn’t been able to abide by even the most basic animal protection laws. Monkeys have died from strangulation, starvation, dehydration, veterinary error, and choking on their own vomit. Internal documents reveal that in one recent eight-month period, the primate center had to treat a staggering 332 traumatic injuries (such as broken limbs and teeth), more than 200 cases of gastrointestinal problems, 149 cases of significant weight loss, 19 cases of rectal prolapse, and a dozen implant abnormalities.
Monkeys are sentient beings who experience pain, suffering, joy, and fear, just as humans do. In nature, they live in large family groups, forming strong bonds with one another. They play, eat, explore, and socialize together. They’re also empathic, often risking their own lives to help others. They need to be protected, not experimented on.
Tell UW to close down its cruel primate research center in these five easy steps.
1. Call UW.
Please call UW President Ana Mari Cauce’s chief of staff, Margaret Shepherd, at 206-399-1496; UW Vice Provost for Research Mari Ostendorf’s assistant, Heather Herrera, at 206-685-1751; and UW Provost Mark Richards at 206-221-3962. Leave messages politely urging them to close down the WaNPRC.
Feel free to use some of our talking points below:
Close down the cruel UW primate research center. Torturing living beings is wrong, and monkeys don’t exist to be experimented on.
Redirect resources away from primate experiments and toward cutting-edge, human-relevant, non-animal research.
Retire the primates to reputable sanctuaries and give them the kind of life that they so richly deserve.
Let us know how your calls went:
Tell Us About Your Calls
2. Contact Cauce and Ostendorf on Facebook.
UW needs to close down the WaNPRC. It knows that the center hasn’t contributed to treatments for humans and that its experiments have helped to drive species of monkeys toward extinction.
Please post a comment on Facebook urging Cauce and Ostendorf to shut down the primate research center.
Post a Comment on UW’s Facebook Page
3. Contact Cauce on Twitter.
The WaNPRC’s vaccine experiments on thousands of endangered monkeys haven’t led to any vaccines for humans against MERS, tuberculosis, malaria, AIDS, or COVID-19. Monkeys aren’t humans, and using them as stand-ins doesn’t work. Please tweet at Cauce (@amcauce) and ask that she close UW’s primate research center.
Tweet @amcauce
4. E-mail UW.
Please e-mail university officials and urge them to do the right thing and transfer the animals to sanctuaries.
E-Mail University Officials
5. Share a video.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--150 Fur Coats From PETA Donors Go to Women’s Shelter

Washington – Tomorrow ( Wednesday ) , the Harriet Tubman Women ’ s Shelter , which is operated by D.C. ’ s Department of Human Services , will receive a special delivery from PETA ’ s D.C. office : 150 fur coats—each one donated by someone who had a change of heart about wearing fur .
“ PETA can ’ t bring back the rabbits , minks , and foxes who were cruelly caged or trapped and painfully killed for their fur , so we ’ re giving the coats to people here who can use them , ” says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encourage people everywhere to donate their fur or fur-trimmed coats to help those who have few options in life—the only people with any excuse to wear them.
” Fur is an ugly business .
Most animals used for fur spend their lives locked inside barren metal cages—frantically pacing , gnawing on the bars , and even mutilating themselves—before being electrocuted , gassed , or poisoned .
Those who are trapped in nature may suffer for days with broken bones and wounds before trappers return to bludgeon them , shoot them , or kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PETA is currently holding protests against Canada Goose—which trims its parkas with the fur of wild coyotes caught in traps—and the few designers still clinging to animal pelts .
Including these 150 , PETA will have donated over 500 fur coats to D.C. ’ s Department of Human Services and affiliated shelters in 2020 to help people in need .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to wear ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Washington – Tomorrow (Wednesday), the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter, which is operated by D.C.’s Department of Human Services, will receive a special delivery from PETA’s D.C. office: 150 fur coats—each one donated by someone who had a change of heart about wearing fur.
When: Wednesday, December 30, 12 noon
“PETA can’t bring back the rabbits, minks, and foxes who were cruelly caged or trapped and painfully killed for their fur, so we’re giving the coats to people here who can use them,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “We encourage people everywhere to donate their fur or fur-trimmed coats to help those who have few options in life—the only people with any excuse to wear them.”
Fur is an ugly business. Most animals used for fur spend their lives locked inside barren metal cages—frantically pacing, gnawing on the bars, and even mutilating themselves—before being electrocuted, gassed, or poisoned. Those who are trapped in nature may suffer for days with broken bones and wounds before trappers return to bludgeon them, shoot them, or kill them in some other violent manner.
PETA is currently holding protests against Canada Goose—which trims its parkas with the fur of wild coyotes caught in traps—and the few designers still clinging to animal pelts.
Including these 150, PETA will have donated over 500 fur coats to D.C.’s Department of Human Services and affiliated shelters in 2020 to help people in need.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—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--2020-12-29--Urgent From PETA Ahead of Winter Storm: Survival Tips for Animals in Nebraska

Lincoln , Neb .
– Because a winter storm warning has been issued for areas in Nebraska including Lincoln , and Omaha , PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe .
They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms , and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019 .
( Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren ’ t . )
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather : Companion animals should always live indoors .
“ Backyard dogs ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Breaking the Chain , the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food , water , shelter , and veterinary care .
They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are , they suffer terribly from frostbite , and they can die of exposure .
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather , secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks , and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground .
Keep walks short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dogs .
During extreme winter weather , provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl ( tongues can freeze to metal ) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day .
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals ’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately .
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted .
PETA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Lincoln, Neb. – Because a winter storm warning has been issued for areas in Nebraska including Lincoln, and Omaha, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:
Bring Them Indoors
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. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.
Gear Up
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.
Don’t Forget Birds
During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.
PETA has released a cold-weather public service announcement. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--Urgent From PETA Ahead of Winter Storm: Survival Tips for Animals in Iowa

Sioux City , Iowa – Because a winter storm warning has been issued for the Sioux City area , PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe .
They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms , and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019 .
( Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren ’ t . )
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather : Companion animals should always live indoors .
“ Backyard dogs ” and “ outdoor cats ” —like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food , water , shelter , and veterinary care .
They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are , they suffer terribly from frostbite , and they can die of exposure .
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather , secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks , and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground .
Keep walks short in cold weather , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winter weather , provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl ( tongues can freeze to metal ) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day .
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals ’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately .
Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted .
PETA has released a cold-weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Sioux City, Iowa – Because a winter storm warning has been issued for the Sioux City area, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)
The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:
Bring Them Indoors
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. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.
Gear Up
Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.
Don’t Forget Birds
During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.
Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.
PETA has released a cold-weather public service announcement. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--See How PETA Challenged Speciesism in the 2020 Annual Review

In 2020 , we celebrated PETA ’ s 40th year of making historic progress for animals .
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic , we forcefully and conclusively hammered home the fact that raising and killing animals for food is the source of a litany of deadly diseases—including COVID-19 , avian flu , swine flu , SARS , MERS , and even Ebola—and that the filthy , severely crowded conditions in which animals used for clothing , experimentation , and entertainment are kept are also likely breeding grounds for the next pandemic .
Our incisive exposés of live-animal markets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our demand for them to be shut down—resounded in international headlines .
With the help of Mayim Bialik , Kim Basinger , and Joanna Krupa , I talked to over 40 million people about my latest book , Animalkind , in which I describe how gobsmackingly wonderful animals are and how we must therefore treat them as such .
To that end , PETA drove a bulldozer into the very foundations of animal experimentation .
We published our Research Modernization Deal , spared thousands of animals painful and deadly tests , helped put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bars , won precedent-setting advances in our work to end the big-cat cub-petting industry , became the first group ever to expose the cruelty in the international alpaca trade and send its major buyers fleeing , rendered North Carolina ’ s “ ag-gag ” law toothless , imploded the market for products made from coconuts picked by captive monkeys , rescued 37 animals from hideous roadside zoos , got groundbreaking legislation passed banning the chaining of dogs in extreme weather throughout Virginia , and helped end the government ’ s blackout of Animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , anti-speciesist commercial “ Don ’ t Stand for Injustice ” ( which received more than 4 million views and was a top trend on Twitter ) took home the gold in two categories at the Telly Awards .
The riveting documentary Breaking the Chain about PETA ’ s fieldwork made an indisputable case for the need to strengthen laws governing the treatment of “ backyard dogs.
” We showed that we can change a lot if we rise to the occasion , which we have done again and again !
We thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Augustus Club , and Investigations & Rescue Fund members—for being part of all the victories on the following pages and for helping us challenge the human-supremacist view that we are somehow superior to other animals in a way that can justify disrespecting , abusing , exploiting , and slaughtering them .

Dear Friends,
What does it mean to be “humane”? Humans have the capacity to treat others with compassion, but we are hardly the only species to do so. Yet we’re the only species to pretend to be humane when we’re not.
PETA is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to stop approving companies’ false animal welfare claims, like “humanely raised” or “raised in a stress-free environment.” There is nothing “humane” or “stress-free” about conditions on today’s factory farms. With help from millions of our supporters, we called out “humane washing,” exposed cruelty, and made historic progress for animals in 2022.
After we revealed that thousands of beagles were being abused in a Cumberland, Virginia, breeding factory that supplied laboratories, we waged a vigorous campaign. All 4,000 dogs were rescued, and the hideous prison closed. We also succeeded in our campaign to get fashion brand Burberry to end its use of exotic skins. It took international protests, pressure from activists, and a stock purchase, but we did it! And after years of pushing from PETA, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which provides the first-ever federal oversight of the horse racing industry, went into effect on July 1.
Actor and PETA supporter Kim Basinger kindly wrote the foreword to my book 250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You to Know, which will help more people be thoughtful, compassionate, and effective cat caregivers. And longtime PETA friend Joaquin Phoenix provided the foreword for the updated 30th anniversary edition of Free the Animals, which he hopes to turn into a Hollywood blockbuster. It’s hard to believe that it has been 30 years since Free the Animals first came out. Our new edition reflects on our progress and will be an even greater inspiration.
To all our supporters—especially our Vanguard Society, Augustus Club, and Investigations & Rescue Fund members—thank you for playing a part in the victories on the following pages and for helping us challenge human-supremacist views that lead to disrespecting, exploiting, abusing, and slaughtering animals.
With kind regards,
Ingrid Newkirk
President
Board of Directors and Officers
Ingrid Newkirk, Secretary
Michael P. Rodman, Chair
Jeanne Roush, Treasurer
Honorary Board of Directors
Nanci Alexander
Pamela Anderson
Pinky Cole
James Cromwell
Alan Cumming
Kate del Castillo
Edie Falco
Anjelica Huston
Bill Maher
Marco Antonio Regil
Alicia Silverstone
Lily Tomlin


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--Queens Woman Wins ‘Outstanding PETA Activist’ Award

Queens , N.Y. – For saving animals used for fur by leading protests against those still selling it and for saving chickens and other animals from live-animal markets by appealing to the operators for their lives , Bellerose resident Rachel Levy Ejsmont has won an Outstanding PETA Activist Award , an annual recognition of the top animal rights advocates across the country .
Ejsmont , originally from Canada , has been informing anyone passing by or thinking of entering Canada Goose since the brand opened its flagship store in SoHo that coyotes are caught in steel traps for the fur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that gentle geese are killed for the feathers used to line the coats .
This year , she also helped lead protests against Saks Fifth Avenue , one of the few New York department stores that still sells fur .
She ’ s busy at local live-animal markets , too , persuading them to let her find homes for some of the animals slated for slaughter—including a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving and a duck ahead of Christmas—often in exchange for packages of vegan meat .
“ Rachel Levy Ejsmont has meant the difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York City ’ s filthy live-animal markets , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA is cheering on her efforts to save these animals and her commitment to sticking up for every fox , coyote , and goose targeted by the fashion industry.
” Trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements , blood loss , infection , or attacks by predators before trappers return to shoot , bludgeon , or kill them in some other horrific way , and geese and ducks used for down are hung upside down , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into scalding-hot defeathering tanks in slaughterhouses .
Sick , stressed animals are confined to cramped , filthy cages in both fur factories and “ wet markets , ” posing a major health risk : COVID-19 originated in such a market , and a mutant strain of the novel coronavirus has spread from captive minks to humans .
Ejsmont is available for interviews .
She will receive a framed certificate .
PETA ’ s motto is “ Animals are not ours to experiment on , eat , wear , use for entertainment , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the group 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 29, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Queens, N.Y. – For saving animals used for fur by leading protests against those still selling it and for saving chickens and other animals from live-animal markets by appealing to the operators for their lives, Bellerose resident Rachel Levy Ejsmont has won an Outstanding PETA Activist Award, an annual recognition of the top animal rights advocates across the country.
Ejsmont, originally from Canada, has been informing anyone passing by or thinking of entering Canada Goose since the brand opened its flagship store in SoHo that coyotes are caught in steel traps for the fur on the store’s coats and that gentle geese are killed for the feathers used to line the coats. This year, she also helped lead protests against Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the few New York department stores that still sells fur. She’s busy at local live-animal markets, too, persuading them to let her find homes for some of the animals slated for slaughter—including a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving and a duck ahead of Christmas—often in exchange for packages of vegan meat.
“Rachel Levy Ejsmont has meant the difference between life and death for animals in New York City’s filthy live-animal markets,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA is cheering on her efforts to save these animals and her commitment to sticking up for every fox, coyote, and goose targeted by the fashion industry.”
Trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements, blood loss, infection, or attacks by predators before trappers return to shoot, bludgeon, or kill them in some other horrific way, and geese and ducks used for down are hung upside down, slashed across the throat, and dunked into scalding-hot defeathering tanks in slaughterhouses. Sick, stressed animals are confined to cramped, filthy cages in both fur factories and “wet markets,” posing a major health risk: COVID-19 originated in such a market, and a mutant strain of the novel coronavirus has spread from captive minks to humans.
Ejsmont is available for interviews. She will receive a framed certificate.
PETA’s motto is “Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way,” and the group opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--Looking for a Sign to Go Vegan? PETA Puts One in Times Square

New York – To give people a sign that it ’ s time to turn over a vegan leaf in the new year , PETA is placing a giant billboard in Times Square urging viewers to ditch meat and dairy and embrace pandemic-proof vegan food .
“ PETA thinks that the best New Year ’ s resolution of all is to safeguard your own health and save animals ’ lives by practicing kindness whenever you eat a meal , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market , let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop future ones—and going vegan can help get us there.
” Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year ; reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , obesity , and cancer ; and helps prevent future pandemics .
SARS , swine flu , bird flu , and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food .
The ad is located at 259 W. 42nd St. ( at the intersection with Eighth Avenue ) , near Five Guys and Dallas BBQ .
PETA—whose motto reads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit ( available here ) full of recipes , tips , and more .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
New York – To give people a sign that it’s time to turn over a vegan leaf in the new year, PETA is placing a giant billboard in Times Square urging viewers to ditch meat and dairy and embrace pandemic-proof vegan food.
“PETA thinks that the best New Year’s resolution of all is to safeguard your own health and save animals’ lives by practicing kindness whenever you eat a meal,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market, let’s all do our part to stop future ones—and going vegan can help get us there.”
Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year; reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer; and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food.
The ad is located at 259 W. 42nd St. (at the intersection with Eighth Avenue), near Five Guys and Dallas BBQ.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit (available here) full of recipes, tips, and more. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--‘I Want You to Change’: Pro-Vegan PETA Billboard Rises Next to Sub Shop

Dallas – Ahead of the new year , PETA has placed an ad right next to a meat-heavy Jersey Mike ’ s Subs store encouraging people to see animals as individuals and resolve to leave them off their plates .
“ Sensitive , gentle cows are unique individuals who value their lives and don ’ t deserve to be killed for a fleeting taste of flesh , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is urging people to opt for delicious vegan lunch meats and other fare that no animals had to suffer and die for.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ often confined to cramped , filthy feedlots without protection from the elements .
Calves are castrated and branded without pain relief .
At the slaughterhouse , workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun , hang them up by one leg , and cut their throat—often while they ’ re still conscious and able to feel pain .
Each person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals every year and helps prevent future pandemics , as SARS , swine flu , bird flu , and COVID-19 all originated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The billboard is located at 14060 Dallas Pkwy .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit , a guide to vegan meat options , and recipes for vegan Philly cheesesteak and vegan Reuben sandwiches .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Dallas – Ahead of the new year, PETA has placed an ad right next to a meat-heavy Jersey Mike’s Subs store encouraging people to see animals as individuals and resolve to leave them off their plates.
“Sensitive, gentle cows are unique individuals who value their lives and don’t deserve to be killed for a fleeting taste of flesh,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is urging people to opt for delicious vegan lunch meats and other fare that no animals had to suffer and die for.”
Cows in the meat industry are often confined to cramped, filthy feedlots without protection from the elements. Calves are castrated and branded without pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, workers shoot cows in the head with a captive-bolt gun, hang them up by one leg, and cut their throat—often while they’re still conscious and able to feel pain.
Each person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals every year and helps prevent future pandemics, as SARS, swine flu, bird flu, and COVID-19 all originated from raising and killing animals for food.
The billboard is located at 14060 Dallas Pkwy.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit, a guide to vegan meat options, and recipes for vegan Philly cheesesteak and vegan Reuben sandwiches.
For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--Hometown Girl Alicia Silverstone’s ‘Go Vegan’ Billboards Go Up

San Francisco – PETA wants the Bay Area to turn over a vegan leaf for 2021—so the group has hit four restaurant-heavy neighborhoods with new billboards starring hometown girl Alicia Silverstone and her son , Bear , in a New Year ’ s Eve–themed tribute to the nearly 30-year-old iconic PETA photo starring Paul and Linda McCartney .
The new campaign stresses kindness because , as Bear tells his famous mom in an exclusive video interview with PETA , “ The best lesson that you ’ ve taught me is to be kind.
” “ Perhaps the most important New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be kind to animals , your own body , and the planet by going vegan , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market , let ’ s try to prevent future ones by respecting animals enough to leave them off our plates.
” Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year ; reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , obesity , and cancer ; and helps prevent future pandemics .
SARS , swine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food .
Silverstone and Bear are part of a long list of celebrities—including Natalie Portman , Joaquin Phoenix , and Cam Newton—who ’ ve teamed up with PETA or its affiliates to encourage people to stop eating animals .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit ( available here ) full of recipes , tips , and more .
For more information , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
PETA ’ s billboards appear in the following locations : • 1419 Polk St. , near The Little Chihuahua , Crustacean Restaurant , Bamboo Restaurant , Victor ’ s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant , Village Cafe , and Darbar Restaurant • 699 Third St. , near Alchemist Bar & Lounge , Woodbury , Yummy Home Plate , Saison , District San Francisco , and Taco Bell • 4228 Geary Blvd.
, near KFC , Kowloon Tong Dessert Cafe , Cafe Coco , Five Happiness Restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
San Francisco – PETA wants the Bay Area to turn over a vegan leaf for 2021—so the group has hit four restaurant-heavy neighborhoods with new billboards starring hometown girl Alicia Silverstone and her son, Bear, in a New Year’s Eve–themed tribute to the nearly 30-year-old iconic PETA photo starring Paul and Linda McCartney.
The new campaign stresses kindness because, as Bear tells his famous mom in an exclusive video interview with PETA, “The best lesson that you’ve taught me is to be kind.”
“Perhaps the most important New Year’s resolution of all is to be kind to animals, your own body, and the planet by going vegan,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “As we battle a pandemic that began in a meat market, let’s try to prevent future ones by respecting animals enough to leave them off our plates.”
Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year; reduces their risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer; and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food.
Silverstone and Bear are part of a long list of celebrities—including Natalie Portman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Cam Newton—who’ve teamed up with PETA or its affiliates to encourage people to stop eating animals.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a free vegan starter kit (available here) full of recipes, tips, and more. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
PETA’s billboards appear in the following locations:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--New PETA Ad Calls Out Hypocrisy at LSU

New PETA Ad Calls Out Hypocrisy at LSU

Lafourche Parish , La .
– PETA is using Louisiana State University ( LSU ) experimenter Christine Lattin ’ s own words against her in a new ad running in today ’ s Daily Comet .
The ad features a tweet from Lattin— “ Are there any ways we could make our campus more bird safe ?
” —contrasted with her own deadly experiments on birds .
PETA is running the ad in Lafourche Parish because—according to state documents obtained by PETA—it ’ s among the parishes in which Lattin has been capturing sparrows for her experiments , which involve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposing them to terrifying calls from predators , and then killing them .
“ For a decade , Christine Lattin has captured , terrified , tormented , and killed wild-caught birds in experiments that don ’ t apply to humans or even other bird species , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo .
“ PETA is rallying the kind people of Lafourche Parish to reject this indefensible cruelty to animals.
” Earlier this month , PETA filed a lawsuit that seeks to compel LSU to disclose records , as required by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Lattin ’ s experiments .
The university has delayed and refused to release documents , in apparent defiance of state laws .
PETA has also asked the Office of the Parish Attorney in Baton Rouge to investigate Lattin ’ s apparent violation of the Baton Rouge bird-protection ordinance , which clearly states that it is “ unlawful to trap , hunt , shoot or molest ” birds .
Although the city council added a loophole in March—apparently under pressure from the university—that permits capturing , tormenting , and killing birds for experiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lattin may have violated the ordinance prior to its modification .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to experiment on ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
December 29, 2020
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
Lafourche Parish, La. – PETA is using Louisiana State University (LSU) experimenter Christine Lattin’s own words against her in a new ad running in today’s Daily Comet. The ad features a tweet from Lattin—“Are there any ways we could make our campus more bird safe?”—contrasted with her own deadly experiments on birds.
PETA is running the ad in Lafourche Parish because—according to state documents obtained by PETA—it’s among the parishes in which Lattin has been capturing sparrows for her experiments, which involve pumping the birds with sex hormones, exposing them to terrifying calls from predators, and then killing them.
“For a decade, Christine Lattin has captured, terrified, tormented, and killed wild-caught birds in experiments that don’t apply to humans or even other bird species,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA is rallying the kind people of Lafourche Parish to reject this indefensible cruelty to animals.”
Earlier this month, PETA filed a lawsuit that seeks to compel LSU to disclose records, as required by the Louisiana Public Records Act, related to Lattin’s experiments. The university has delayed and refused to release documents, in apparent defiance of state laws. PETA has also asked the Office of the Parish Attorney in Baton Rouge to investigate Lattin’s apparent violation of the Baton Rouge bird-protection ordinance, which clearly states that it is “unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot or molest” birds. Although the city council added a loophole in March—apparently under pressure from the university—that permits capturing, tormenting, and killing birds for experiments, records obtained by PETA indicate that Lattin may have violated the ordinance prior to its modification.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—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--2020-12-29--Polestar’s Luxury Electric Car Features an Animal-Friendly Interior

Looking to upgrade to a car of the future ?
Volvo ’ s Polestar 2 blends innovation and luxury for a unique automotive experience .
And the best part ?
It ’ s vegan .
The Polestar features modern , eco-friendly materials , which means it doesn ’ t use leather or wool .
On average , it takes the skin of three cows to cover the interior of a standard car .
Cows are intelligent animals with complex relationships and a desire to live .
In the leather industry , they aren ’ t given this opportunity .
Sheep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear , and loneliness , but they are treated like machines in the wool industry .
Compassionate companies like Polestar know why it ’ s important to choose vegan materials—because it can make a difference in the lives of billions of animals .
The Polestar 2 ’ s vegan upholstery is made from WeaveTech , which was inspired by the “ sporty look and feel ” of wetsuits .
That means it ’ s durable , smooth , and ultra-modern .
Choose from three color schemes—Slate , Charcoal , and Barley—based on muted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ features a leather-free steering wheel with a clean matte finish .
With its advanced electric car technology , the Polestar 2 is as good for the planet as it is fun to drive .
In addition , leaving animal-derived materials out makes it even more environmentally friendly .
Leather production produces toxic byproducts that can pollute groundwater , and raising sheep for the wool industry has led to land degradation in many areas around the world .
If you care about animals and the environment , choosing an eco-friendly and vegan car is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urging car companies to stop using leather :

December 29, 2020 by Rebecca Maness Publishedby
Looking to upgrade to a car of the future? Volvo’s Polestar 2 blends innovation and luxury for a unique automotive experience. And the best part? It’s vegan. The Polestar features modern, eco-friendly materials, which means it doesn’t use leather or wool.
On average, it takes the skin of three cows to cover the interior of a standard car. Cows are intelligent animals with complex relationships and a desire to live. In the leather industry, they aren’t given this opportunity. Sheep are gentle individuals who feel pain, fear, and loneliness, but they are treated like machines in the wool industry. Compassionate companies like Polestar know why it’s important to choose vegan materials—because it can make a difference in the lives of billions of animals.
The Polestar 2’s vegan upholstery is made from WeaveTech, which was inspired by the “sporty look and feel” of wetsuits. That means it’s durable, smooth, and ultra-modern. Choose from three color schemes—Slate, Charcoal, and Barley—based on muted, neutral tones. The car also features a leather-free steering wheel with a clean matte finish.
With its advanced electric car technology, the Polestar 2 is as good for the planet as it is fun to drive. In addition, leaving animal-derived materials out makes it even more environmentally friendly. Leather production produces toxic byproducts that can pollute groundwater, and raising sheep for the wool industry has led to land degradation in many areas around the world.
If you care about animals and the environment, choosing an eco-friendly and vegan car is essential. Help expand vegan options by urging car companies to stop using leather:
Urge Car Companies to Choose Vegan Leather


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-29--These 21 ‘Veganuary’ Tips From PETA Prove Going Vegan Isn’t Only a January Thing

It ’ s the best year in history to celebrate “ Veganuary ” !
Not only are exciting new vegan products and vegan food trends making it easier than ever to be vegan in 2021 , PETA is also giving you a Veganuary cheat sheet .
There are actions to take for every weekday in January—they ’ re all fun and feasible ( not to mention lifesaving ) .
It ’ s your time to shine this Veganuary , and we ’ re here if you need us .
Did you know that you could save nearly 200 animals per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right—being vegan saves lives .
So order yourself a free vegan starter kit , which will guide you through making the transition to a healthier , happier , longer life .
Support a local vegan restaurant by ordering takeout and leaving a positive review online .
If you ’ re in Los Angeles , we highly recommend Shojin or Compton Vegan .
But you may be surprised how many vegan paradises can be found in small towns , too—check out HappyCow to discover them all .
Eating animal flesh means that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , bird , or fish—an individual who was someone ’ s family member or friend—was killed .
But from local co-ops to big-box stores ( including Target and Walmart ) , retailers are stocking more vegan meat options , such as Beyond Meat , than ever before , making it really easy to spare sentient beings .
So head to your local grocery store and opt for one of these vegan meats .
January 6 : Persuade Your Local Store to Stock More Vegan Products In just a few easy steps , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a local grocery store .
All you have to do is ask .
Follow our simple step-by-step guide .
When you opt for vegan ice cream and other dairy-free desserts , you ’ re treating cows , too .
And since shops like Dairy Queen as well as brands like Ben & Jerry ’ s and Häagen-Dazs offer exciting vegan ice cream options , your January 7 action may just be the easiest , tastiest one on this list .
January 8 : Donate Vegan Food to Those in Need You ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so consider paying that gift forward : Donate vegan food to a local food bank .
Food banks distribute donations to communities and individuals in need—and contributing vegan nonperishable items is a great way to include animals in your charitable giving .
Fish are smart , social animals with their own unique personalities—they ’ re not here for us to hook , net , or eat .
But vegan fish is good eatin ’ eight days a week .
Visit a local supermarket and pick up Gardein Fishless Filets , Sophie ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Good Catch Fish-Free Tuna .
Check out the other vegan seafood products available in stores .
January 12 : Get Cookin ’ and Get Social PETA offers tons of free vegan recipes—we have options for everything from breakfast to dessert !
Whip one up and post about it on Instagram , and be sure to tag @ peta .
By now , you ’ re two weeks into your vegan journey .
Congrats !
But if you still have questions or could just use a little more assistance , consider getting one-on-one support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more about PETA ’ s free Vegan Mentor Program and find out how to sign up .
For mac ’ n ’ cheese , homemade pizza , a charcuterie board , or any other grub involving cheese , try one of the many delicious , dairy-free cheeses that grace supermarket shelves today .
Because stealing calves away from their mothers is never OK. January 15 : Give the Gift of Helping Someone Going Vegan Giving is as good as receiving !
So help spread the cheer : Give a vegan gift basket to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member—anyone who ’ s not yet made the compassionate switch .
Fill it with items like vegan wine , vegan snacks , compelling books , and vegan chocolate boxes .
January 18 : Urge Your Favorite Eateries to Go Vegan , Too Let the management at a local café or restaurant know how you feel about their vegan options .
( Politely , of course ! )
PETA makes it easy with our vegan restaurant comment cards .
Yes , even during the pandemic , you can throw a vegan “ cook with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Zoom and FaceTime ! )
Give your friends a list of supplies and some time to shop , then cook or bake your vegan recipe of choice together .
Speaking of virtual parties , consider hosting a film screening with your nonvegan friends .
Choose a movie like Earthlings , Dominion , Okja , or What the Health—and use Netflix Party , Zoom , Teleparty , or a similar app so you can all watch and discuss it together .
Even while most of us are staying at home , you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yard to remind folks that there ’ s no place and no excuse for speciesism or any other form of discrimination .
For a free option , display a PETA poster in your window—all you need is a printer !
Next time you ’ re stocking up on vegan goods at the grocery store or 7-Eleven , leave a stack of vegan starter kits in the magazine rack .
( Don ’ t have any on hand ?
E-mail [ email protected ] for free supplies . )
“ Cage-free ” means absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on top of each other in filthy warehouses and made to overproduce eggs until their bodies give out and they ’ re killed .
Help set the record straight : Order free egg carton enhancer stickers , visit some local grocers , and get decorating .
January 26 : Tell the World ( or at Least Your Followers ) You ’ re Vegan Use a PETA photo frame on your Facebook profile photo ( such as the “ I ’ m a Friend to Animals ” one ) , or try our animal-friendly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much you love being vegan .
January 27 : You Woke Up and Smelled the ‘ Decalf ’ Coffee—Urge Starbucks to Do the Same Now that you ’ re vegan , you ’ re probably as mad as the rest of us at Starbucks , the largest and one of the few that still upcharges for animal- and planet-friendly plant-based milk .
So use your newfound vegan muscle to urge Starbucks to nix its vegan milk surcharge .
January 28 : Tell Your Family , Tell Your Friends You ’ re a vegan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s time to enlighten your loved ones , too .
Remember the free vegan starter kit that you ordered for yourself on January 1 ?
Order a copy for your friends and family—help them enjoy a healthy and humane vegan life , too .
Veganuary is a great initial motivator , but to make positive changes for animals , the planet , and your own health , your vegan journey shouldn ’ t last only a month—being vegan should be a lifelong commitment .
And we ’ re here to help .
Sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and more—and follow PETA on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , and TikTok for a steady stream of vegan and animal rights tips and content .

December 29, 2020 by Katherine Sullivan Last Updated January 16, 2023. Publishedby
It’s the best year in history to celebrate “Veganuary”! Not only are exciting new vegan products making it easier than ever to be vegan in 2023, PETA is also giving you a Veganuary cheat sheet. We’ve got fun, feasible, and lifesaving actions to take for every weekday in January. It’s your time to shine this Veganuary, and we’re here if you need us.
January 2: Get Started With a Vegan Starter Kit
Did you know that you could save nearly 200 animals per year just by going vegan? That’s right—being vegan saves lives. So order yourself a free vegan starter kit, which will guide you through making the transition to a healthier, happier, longer life.
January 3: Discover How Good Vegan Takeout Is
Support a local vegan restaurant by ordering takeout and leaving a positive review online. If you’re in Los Angeles, we highly recommend Shojin or Compton Vegan. But you may be surprised how many vegan paradises can be found in small towns, too—check out HappyCow to discover them all.
January 4: Try Vegan Meat
Eating animal flesh means that a thinking, feeling cow, pig, bird, or fish—an individual who was someone’s family member or friend—was killed. But from local co-ops to big-box stores (including Target and Walmart), retailers are stocking more vegan meat options, such as Beyond Meat, than ever before, making it really easy to spare sentient beings. So head to your local grocery store and opt for one of these vegan meats.
January 5: Persuade Your Local Store to Stock More Vegan Products
In just a few easy steps, you can help get more vegan food in a local grocery store. All you have to do is ask. Follow our simple step-by-step guide.
January 6: Treat Yo’ Self to a Vegan Treat
When you opt for vegan ice cream and other dairy-free desserts, you’re treating cows, too. And since shops like Dairy Queen as well as brands like Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs offer exciting vegan ice cream options, your January 6 action may just be the easiest, tastiest one on this list.
January 9: Donate Vegan Food to Those in Need
You’re giving yourself a gift by going vegan, so consider paying that gift forward: Donate vegan food to a local food bank. Food banks distribute donations to communities and individuals in need—and contributing vegan nonperishable items is a great way to include animals in your charitable giving.
January 10: Try Vegan Fish
Fish are smart, social animals with their own unique personalities—they’re not here for us to hook, net, or eat. But vegan fish is good eatin’ eight days a week. Visit a local supermarket and pick up Gardein Fishless Filets, Sophie’s Kitchen Vegan Crab Cakes, or Good Catch Fish-Free Tuna. Check out the other vegan seafood products available in stores.
January 11: Get Cookin’ and Get Social
PETA offers tons of free vegan recipes—we have options for everything from breakfast to dessert! Whip one up and post about it on Instagram, and be sure to tag @peta.
January 12: Swap Congealed Cow Secretions for Delicious, Pus-Free Vegan Cheese
For mac ’n’ cheese, homemade pizza, a charcuterie board, or any other grub involving cheese, try one of the many delicious, dairy-free cheeses that grace supermarket shelves today. Because stealing calves away from their mothers is never OK.
January 13: Give the Gift of Helping Someone Going Vegan
Giving is as good as receiving! So help spread the cheer: Give a vegan gift basket to a neighbor, friend, or family member—anyone who’s not yet made the compassionate switch. Fill it with items like vegan wine, vegan snacks, compelling books, and vegan chocolate boxes. You will 100% find a perfect animal-friendly gift from caring PETA Business Friends—such as The Vegan Life Shop—at the PETA Mall. (PETA is a participant of the 2023 Vegavenger Scavenger Hunt. Its “Secret Number” is 100).
January 16: Urge Your Favorite Eateries to Go Vegan, Too
Let the management at a local café or restaurant know how you feel about their vegan options. (Politely, of course!) PETA makes it easy with our vegan restaurant comment cards.
January 17: Tell the World (or at Least Your Followers) That You’re Vegan
Use our animal-friendly Instagram filters when recording stories about how much you love being vegan.
January 18: Throw a Netflix Party
Consider hosting a film screening with your nonvegan friends. Choose a movie like Earthlings, Dominion, Okja, Seaspiracy, or What the Health—you can even use Teleparty, Zoom, or a similar app so you can all watch and discuss it together.
January 19: Inspire Your Neighbors
You can display a colorful sign in your front yard to remind folks that there’s no place and no excuse for speciesism or any other form of discrimination. For a free option, display a PETA poster in your window—all you need is a printer!
January 20: Improve Your Local Magazine Racks
Next time you’re stocking up on vegan goods at the grocery store or 7-Eleven, leave a stack of vegan starter kits in the magazine rack or at local little free libraries. (Don’t have any on hand? E-mail [email protected] for free supplies.)
January 23: Challenge ‘Humane Washed’ Labels
“Humane washed” labels are very common, and the companies that use them want customers to believe that animals exploited and killed for food are treated humanely. Watch our “humane” dairy reaction video and our Plainville Farms investigative video, and share them with anyone you know who may still purchase products with these misleading labels.
Labels such as “cage-free” mean absolutely nothing to the hens who are crowded together in filthy warehouses and made to overproduce eggs until their bodies give out and they’re killed. Help set the record straight: Order free egg carton enhancement stickers, visit some local grocers, and get decorating.
January 24: Help Monkeys Who Are Forced to Pick Coconuts
Sign our action alert to urge grocers to stop carrying items from Chaokoh, which uses forced monkey labor to source its coconut products, and order free stickers (by e-mailing [email protected]) to place directly on Chaokoh products in these stores.
January 25: You Woke Up and Smelled the ‘Decalf’ Coffee—Urge Starbucks to Do the Same
Now that you’re vegan, you’re probably as mad as the rest of us at Starbucks, the largest coffee chain and one of the few that still upcharges for animal- and planet-friendly plant-based milk. So use your newfound vegan muscle to urge Starbucks to nix its vegan milk surcharge.
January 26: Download PETA’s App, and Join the Action Team
Our app offers easy ways to take action on our campaigns. If you’re inspired to do more, join the Action Team and organize local demos, photograph our ads in your area, or make a difference for animals in other ways!
January 27: Tell Your Family, Tell Your Friends
You’re a vegan pro now, which means that it’s time to enlighten your loved ones, too. Encourage them to take our 3-Week Vegan Challenge.
January 30: Make a Lasting Difference for Animals
Veganuary is a great initial motivator, but to make lasting positive changes for animals, the planet, and your own health, your vegan journey shouldn’t last only a month—being vegan should be a lifelong commitment. And we’re here to help. Sign up to receive e-mails containing recipes, tips, and more; text* VEGAN to 73822 to get helpful advice on living vegan sent straight to your phone; and follow PETA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok for a steady stream of vegan and animal rights tips and other content.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-12-30--Demand That the EPA Ban Notorious Bird Poison Avitrol—Act Before January 4

Avitrol is a bird poison that targets and impairs victims ’ nervous systems , causing disorientation , convulsions , and a slow , painful death .
Avitrol is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) .
Currently , the EPA is reviewing Avitrol ’ s registration under the Federal Insecticide , Fungicide , and Rodenticide Act as part of a process that occurs only every 15 years or so .
If the agency decides not to renew Avitrol ’ s registration , “ pest ” -control operators will no longer legally be able to use this hideous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment regarding Avitrol until Monday , January 4 , and your voice is urgently needed .
Please follow these instructions carefully to submit a comment .
• Visit the comment page and be sure to begin your comment with this text : “ This comment pertains to 4-aminopyridine ( 4-AP ) , Case 0015 , in Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0030 , also known as Avitrol.
” • Make sure the rest of your comment is personalized .
The reviewers give less consideration to comments that appear to be copied and pasted from another source .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ points below , but be sure to use your own words , and feel free to do some additional research into the topic !
Below are some talking points to consider for your personalized comment : • “ Pest ” -control companies often tell potential customers that Avitrol is a humane flock-dispersing agent that scares birds away from areas where they aren ’ t wanted .
But Avitrol is acutely toxic and causes birds and other animals to suffer immensely .
• “ Nontarget ” species , such as protected songbirds , often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as raptors , foxes , hawks , cats , and dogs die from secondary poisoning after feeding on the dead or dying birds .
• Wildlife pathologists have demonstrated repeatedly that protected and endangered birds , including red-tailed hawks and peregrine falcons , die as a result of ingesting the remains of pigeons and other birds poisoned with Avitrol .
For these reasons , several cities have banned its use .
• Poisoning birds does not resolve perceived problems with them .
As long as areas remain attractive or accessible to birds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding areas to fill the newly vacant niches .
However , the Avitrol Corporation , nuisance wildlife control operators , and “ pest ” -control companies refuse to reveal this fact to potential customers because the only thing that the use of poison guarantees is repeat business .
Once you ’ ve submitted your comment , please share this alert with all of your contacts .
Thank you for taking action to protect birds and other animals imperiled by Avitrol !

Please urge Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll and the Lake Station City Council to compel the police department to recuse itself from the case, to allow the Humane Society of Hobart to retain protective custody of all animals involved, and to ensure that an unaffiliated third-party agency take over the investigation immediately.