petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-17--Updates: Campaign to Shut Down University of Washington’s Primate Center

For nearly 60 years , the failing , archaic , disease-ridden Washington National Primate Research Center ( WaNPRC ) at the University of Washington has tormented thousands of monkeys in painful experiments that have failed to improve human health .
PETA is calling for the immediate closure of the facility—and you can help .
PETA Unfurls Massive Banner Calling For Shutdown of University of Washington ’ s Primate Center PETA ’ s bold 30-foot-long banner urging the University of Washington to shut down its cruel primate center grabbed the attention of passing motorists from overpasses in Seattle .
The banner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the tens of thousands who have been imprisoned and tormented in cruel experiments at the facility .
Footage Reveals ‘ Dread , Despair , and Disease ’ for Monkeys at Washington National Primate Research Center Obtained via a public records request , never-before-seen footage released by PETA shows profoundly distressed monkeys pacing endlessly inside barren steel cages in dark and mostly underground rooms on the University of Washington ’ s campus and in a concrete building in downtown Seattle .
Nearly 60 years of experiments on monkeys at the Washington National Primate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed to produce any significant medical advances .
In an arresting full-page ad in The Seattle Times , PETA exposes failures at the University of Washington ’ s primate center : “ Public records show that the primate center is deep in debt , is hemorrhaging scientists and other staff , and , by its own admission , is unable to keep the monkeys healthy … Monkeys have died from strangulation , starvation , dehydration , choking on their own vomit , bleeding to death , and being mauled by other stressed animals.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Violations of Federal Animal Welfare Laws , Conflicts of Interest PETA has submitted a formal complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture after uncovering evidence of Animal Welfare Act violations at the University of Washington ’ s primate center .
It also alleges serious conflicts of interest on the university ’ s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee , which is responsible for ensuring compliance with all animal protection laws in the institution ’ s laboratories .
Read more .
PETA Exposes Incompetence and Negligence at the WaNPRC In just the latest example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a monkey imprisoned at the facility was somehow left locked in a trapping run .
Two staff members noticed that the animal was missing but didn ’ t bother reporting the incident .
The monkey went without food and water for as long as two days .
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PETA Demands That the WaNPRC Be Transparent About COVID-19 in Workers and Monkeys Humans aren ’ t the only primates who can be infected with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 .
That ’ s why PETA is calling on the WaNPRC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documentation that the 1,200 monkeys housed there , as well as its staff , have not been exposed to or infected with the virus .
Because the virus affects monkeys differently from humans , they are not good “ models ” for studying the human form of the disease—and if any of the monkeys are infected , future studies involving them would be compromised .
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For nearly 60 years, the failing, archaic, disease-ridden Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) at the University of Washington has tormented thousands of monkeys in painful experiments that have failed to improve human health. PETA is calling for the immediate closure of the facility—and you can help.
PETA Demands Investigation After Catastrophic Lung Injury Reportedly Leads to Monkey’s Death
August 7, 2023
PETA is urging the Washington state Veterinary Board of Governors to investigate the circumstances that reportedly led to the gruesome death of a monkey during a botched procedure at the Washington National Primate Research Center at the University of Washington (UW).
According to the university’s highest-ranking veterinarian (see this video, beginning at 11:08), the monkey began to show signs of difficulty breathing after being sedated for the procedure. They reported there was no emergency equipment in the procedure room and apparently no veterinarian immediately available, so a tech scrambled to another floor to get a portable anesthesia machine. Even though the machine was faulty, the monkey was apparently hooked up to it anyway and sustained a traumatic pressure injury to his lungs. According to the vet, he went into cardiac arrest and died.
Read more about the grisly deaths of animals due to negligence in UW laboratories.
Protesters Urge UW to Dump Primate Experimentation With Buckets of ‘Dead Monkeys’ at Commencement
June 10, 2023
Four giant buckets filled with “dead monkeys,” along with PETA supporters and activists from the Northwest Animal Rights Network, greeted University of Washington (UW) graduates and their families as they streamed into Husky Stadium for the school’s main commencement ceremony. The gruesome sight served as a sobering memorial to the hundreds of monkeys—many of them members of species listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature—whom experimenters at UW’s primate center kill each academic year.
Speak-Out in Spokane: Troop of PETA ‘Primates’ Protests at UW Alumni Event
May 9, 2023
Chants of “Stop the torture, stop the pain! UW is to blame!” filtered through the glass facade of the University of Washington’s health sciences center in Spokane as activists wearing monkey masks rallied outside to protest against the university’s continued experimentation on primates. UW alumni inside the building struggled to tear their eyes away from the spirited demonstration, which coincided with a special event there during which UW President Ana Mari Cauce spoke.
PETA’s ‘Without Consent’ Exhibit Exposes Violent History of Animal Experiments at UW and Elsewhere
April 17–21, 2023
Hundreds of students crisscrossing the University of Washington’s (UW) Red Square paused to take in PETA’s “Without Consent” exhibit, a solemn memorial to the unwilling victims of a century of animal experimentation in U.S. laboratories. The display features nearly 200 true stories of painful and deadly animal experiments in laboratories at UW and across the U.S. from the 1920s through today. Check out the virtual version.
As Springtime Blooms at UW, ‘Dorothy’ Cultivates Compassion for Fellow Macaques
April 16, 2023
Every spring, blooming Japanese cherry trees turn the University of Washington’s (UW) campus a brilliant pastel—but for monkeys at the school’s primate center, the season is just another one spent locked in a desolate, fluorescent-lit prison. Dorothy the “rhesus macaque” and activists with the Northwest Animal Rights Network took to the campus to shine a light on these primates’ plight and urge passersby to speak out against UW’s torment of monkeys in worthless experiments.
With Popcorn and a Protest, Activists Urge UW to Find a Kernel of Kindness for Primates
February 15–18, 2023
Activists with PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network buttered up spectators of basketball games at the University of Washington’s (UW) Alaska Airlines Arena with cups of free popcorn sporting PETA’s pro-primate redesign of the university’s logo. Each cup contained a leaflet inviting snackers to pop on over to PETA.org to learn more and take action for captives of the school’s underground primate prison. Monkey defenders continued to turn up the heat on UW with a sizzling protest at Saturday night’s game and a profusion of posters and lawn signs across campus.
Victory! Court Rules That Inept Animal Oversight Committee Members at UW Have No Right to Anonymity
February 17, 2023
The University of Washington’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has consistently failed the animals it’s charged with protecting, leading to their deaths from starvation, dehydration, strangulation, scalding, blood loss, and more. PETA believes that the IACUC’s failure to protect animals in publicly funded laboratories is the business of every taxpayer—and now, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed our call for transparency. In a historic, precedent-setting victory for accountability in animal experimentation, the court ruled that members of the IACUC have no right under the U.S. Constitution to keep their identities secret. Read more.
Following PETA’s Complaint, Feds Fine University of Washington
December 19, 2022
Following PETA’s complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency has fined the University of Washington (UW) for serious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act—some that occurred at its Washington National Primate Research Center, including its disease-ridden facility in Mesa, Arizona. Here’s the shameful list of violations:
Allowing a monkey to suffocate to death on an improperly installed “enrichment device”
Failing to fast a monkey before an experimental surgery, causing the animal to vomit during cardiac arrest and then die
Allowing monkeys to escape from their enclosures, one of whom was injured so badly that her arm had to be amputated
Allowing a monkey to escape and then failing to notice that she was missing
Allowing two escaped monkeys to injure several other stressed monkeys
It’s clear that while it carries out useless experiments on monkeys on the taxpayers’ dime, UW can’t or won’t abide by even minimum animal protection laws.
For these atrocities, the USDA fined the school the paltry sum of $3,750. This anemic response isn’t enough to protect monkeys imprisoned at UW. The feds need to shut down its miserable primate center immediately, before staff error and negligence kill another monkey.
WaNPRC Misery on Full Display as PETA Mobile Billboard Rolls Through San Diego for Neuroscience Conference
November 14, 2022
As thousands of attendees, many of them monkey experimenters, streamed into the San Diego Convention Center for the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, PETA’s mobile billboard circled the building, blasting video of the vivisectors’ atrocities for the world to see. The misery on display included disturbing footage from the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), where frustrated monkeys turn in endless circles in refrigerator-size cages, as well as a heart-wrenching account of the story of Dorothy, a monkey who withered away and died at the WaNPRC. Meanwhile, activists distributed leaflets underscoring the pointless suffering that thousands of monkeys like Dorothy endure in excruciating and deadly brain experiments every year.
Campus or Crime Scene? ‘Blood’-Streaked ‘Dead Monkeys’ Haunt UW in Protest of Primate Center Carnage
October 14, 2022
Mutilation, strangulation, starvation, and choking on their own vomit—it sounds like a serial killer’s bucket list, but it encompasses only some of the gruesome ways in which more than 9,000 monkeys have died at the Washington National Primate Research Center. Surrounded by chalk outlines and covered with “blood,” “monkey corpses” littered the ground in front of the Husky Union Building, where students, families, and alumni on their way to hear President Ana Mari Cauce’s homecoming week keynote address were stunned to learn about the real-life carnage that had inspired the sobering spectacle.
Costly Consequences: Judge Orders UW to Pay PETA $540,000 for Concealing Public Records
October 14, 2022
UW tried to hide grisly details about what happens at its sordid monkey-“research” facility, and now it’s paying the price—$539,902.45, to be exact. That’s how much the King County Superior Court awarded PETA in fees and penalties after finding that the university improperly withheld—and in some cases brazenly destroyed—public records detailing financial and leadership crises as well as monkey deaths at its Washington National Primate Research Center.
Sen. Cory Booker Demands Investigation Into Continued Funding of ‘Deeply Troubled’ UW Primate Center
October 11, 2022
Drop $13 million into a paper shredder and you might at least get some expensive artificial grass, but drop it into the Washington National Primate Research Center and you won’t get even that—just zero cures and a mountain of diseased and dying monkeys. Following the news that the National Institutes of Health had renewed the center’s $13 million base grant for yet another year, Sen. Cory Booker penned a powerful letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding an investigation into why the notoriously cruel and incompetent facility is still receiving federal funding.
Shrieking ‘Monkeys,’ Rolling Billboard Make Splash on Rain-Soaked First Day of Classes
September 28, 2022
Students trekking between the Quad and Red Square on their first day of fall semester stopped in their tracks to gawk at a shrieking transport crate of “monkeys” and a massive banner demanding the closure of UW’s Washington National Primate Research Center. Accompanied by “rhesus macaque” Dorothy, a troop of human primates from PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network shared information about the gruesome fates that monkeys endure at the abysmal facility. Elsewhere on campus, PETA’s mobile billboard blasted video footage of monkeys imprisoned and tormented in UW laboratories to other curious students and faculty streaming by.
Moonlit Misery: Activists Shine a Light on Monkeys’ Plight With Nighttime Projection at UW
September 26, 2022
Although UW has repeatedly refused to heed the calls of concerned citizens to close down its grisly primate center, Seattle’s monkey defenders are refusing to let their activism hit a wall—except with the light from their projector. Clever activists took advantage of the dark sky and the side of a UW building to share information about monkeys like Dorothy, who spent her final years frail and sick in a desolate cage at the Washington National Primate Research Center.
Screaming ‘Special Delivery’ Haunts Convocation Attendees Outside Alaska Airlines Arena
September 25, 2022
A wooden shipping crate of shrieking “monkeys” turned heads in front of UW’s Alaska Airlines Arena as first-year students and their families piled into the building for New Student Convocation. Concerned attendees were disturbed to learn from activists with PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network that among UW’s primate victims are endangered macaques who have been hauled halfway around the globe to be tormented in painful and deadly experiments.
Ad: ‘Monorail Monkeys’ Pressure UW to Put the Brakes on Cruelty
August 16, 2022
Late summer sightseers aboard the Seattle Center Monorail are getting an eyeful of more than just the Space Needle. Following recent news that animal experimentation is largely to blame for two species of macaques’ new endangered status, 10 displays at Seattle Center station are blasting a can’t-be-missed message: Experiments on primates—including those conducted at the Washington National Primate Research Center—must end.
‘Boundless Misery’: Activist Floods UW Campus With Scathingly Reimagined Logo
July 31, 2022
While UW trumpets its slogan to “be boundless,” the university churns out boundless misery for monkeys imprisoned at its Washington National Primate Research Center. PETA’s straight-shooting take on the UW logo, which an activist has spread all over campus, injects some much-needed reality into the university’s out-of-touch advertising.
Massive ‘Spider,’ Dead ‘Monkeys’ Expose UW’s Dirty Secret in Commencement-Weekend Blitz
June 10 and 11, 2022
The University of Washington may prefer to hide the grisly reality of its torture of monkeys in a dusty, cobwebbed corner, but PETA is bringing the school’s web of lies out into the open—and right into the middle of Red Square. Thousands of visitors crisscrossing the plaza came face to face with our enormous “spider” as a weekend of graduation festivities kicked off across campus. Flanked by mounds of dead “monkeys,” PETA’s “primate” mascot returned the next day to spread the word to even more students, families, and friends pouring into Husky Stadium for commencement ceremonies.
Broken Promises, Wasted Resources, and a Mountain of Dead Monkeys: Flyposters Slam UW’s Failed Primate Research Center
April 21, 2022
The U.S. government has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into the national primate research centers since the 1960s. In that time, the facilities have produced an ever-growing mountain of dead monkeys—more than 9,000 at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) alone—but none of the promised vaccines for HIV, tuberculosis, or malaria. Plastered on walls, windows, and doorways around the University of Washington’s campus, PETA’s flyposters offer a sobering visual reminder of the WaNPRC’s grisly legacy of suffering and death.
Activists Skewer UW for Destroying Public Records, Sweeping Suffering Under the Rug
February 23, 2022
With a spirited protest during an animal testing and security conference in Seattle, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network put the Washington National Primate Research Center on blast for destroying public records that reveal the disturbing extent of its hideous abuse of monkeys.
Never Be Sidelined, Never Be Silent: ‘Monkey’ Hits the Basketball Arena to Advocate for Fellow Primates Imprisoned at UW
February 12, 2022
Turning the heads of basketball fans packing into the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena, PETA’s larger-than-life “rhesus macaque” Dorothy urged the university to score a slam dunk for animals by closing its abysmal primate research center.
Mobile Billboard Blasting Gut-Wrenching Monkey Footage Wheels Through Seattle Streets
January 31, 2022
The Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) may want to keep the public in the dark about the grim reality inside its primate prison, but PETA is driving the truth out of the shadows—literally. Our mobile billboard circled the University of Washington campus to shed light on the WaNPRC’s grisly experiments.
PETA’s Roving ‘Monkey’ Mascot Rides the Rails Through Seattle
December 16, 2021
Dorothy the “monkey” hopped aboard Seattle’s Link light rail and rode through the city to spread the word about the University of Washington’s hideously cruel primate center, where her real-life namesake and thousands of others like her have been imprisoned, mutilated, and killed in painful experiments.
Bold Colors, Bolder Message: Provocative Street Art Blitz Targets Washington National Primate Research Center
November 24, 2021
Plastered throughout Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, impossible-to-miss artwork by the street artist Praxis vividly depicts the terror of monkeys ripped away from their families to be exploited in painful and deadly experiments at the national primate research centers, including the Washington state facility.
Ad: For Monkeys at UW, the Terror of Being Probed by ‘Aliens’ Is All Too Real
November 10, 2021
Imagine that you’ve just been beamed up into a UFO, strapped onto a hard operating table, and slashed open by strange, menacing beings who won’t release you no matter how much you struggle. Sound horrifying? Scrap the part about the UFO and we’ve nearly described the experience of thousands of monkeys trapped at the Washington National Primate Research Center. PETA’s storefront ad near the state capitol in Olympia, Washington, hammers home the point to legislators and other passersby.
Ad Blasting UW’s Disgraced Monkey-Breeding Operation Makes a Splash in UW Student Paper
October 28, 2021
Toxic water, dead monkeys, and dirty science: That’s all the University of Washington (UW) has to show for the years that it’s spent breeding monkeys at its Mesa, Arizona, facility, located next to a toxic waste site. UW staff and students browsing The Daily, UW’s student paper, for the latest on-campus news spotted PETA’s full-page ad demanding that the university shut down its shameful operation and release the monkeys there to reputable sanctuaries.
Arizona Republic Shreds UW Monkey Labs and Breeding Mill in Sizzling Four-Part Exposé
October 5, 2021
PETA worked for two years to uncover the appalling truth: Deadly pathogens run rampant at UW’s supposedly pathogen-free pig-tailed macaque breeding facility in Mesa, Arizona. Now, after working with us, The Arizona Republic revealed this and more in its shocking 10,000-word exposé of UW’s primate prisons in Arizona and Washington state. The series also exposes that runoff from a nearby toxic waste site contaminates the breeding facility’s water supply with dangerous compounds like perchlorates, which can disrupt hormone production and harm the delicate developing brains of baby monkeys. Even though sick monkeys produce unreliable experimental results, the facility ships some of the animals to UW’s Washington laboratories to be tormented in deadly tests. Get the dirt here.
PETA Urges UW to Start Fresh, End Monkey Tests at First-Day-of-School Demonstration
September 29, 2021
It may be just the beginning of the fall semester, but UW’s primate torture chamber has already earned the school an F. Accompanied by Dorothy the vivisected “monkey,” nearly two dozen activists descended on UW’s bustling Red Square to demand the closure of its wretched primate center. Students were shocked and horrified to learn of the despicable cruelty occurring right under their noses.
Dorothy the ‘Monkey’ Drops By Board of Regents’ Office to Demand Closure of UW’s Primate Prison
September 16, 2021
Monkeys trapped in UW’s secretive underground laboratory can’t pay a visit to university administrators to demand their freedom—but Dorothy can. The plucky “primate” stopped by the Office of the Board of Regents to urge board members to shut down the school’s shameful monkey torture chamber.
Larger-Than-Life ‘Monkey’ Turns Heads on UW Campus
August 18, 2021
Prospective students touring UW’s tree-lined campus were greeted by the unexpected sight of PETA’s giant “monkey” mascot, Dorothy, whose real-life namesake, like thousands of others, was imprisoned for years in UW’s secretive primate center while her body and spirit deteriorated. Dorothy the mascot was accompanied on her first public outing by activists from the Northwest Animal Rights Network, who handed out informative literature to curious passersby.
Monkey Defenders Plaster Posters Across UW Dean’s Neighborhood
August 6, 2021
Activists bedecked trees and signposts in UW School of Pharmacy Dean Sean Sullivan’s neighborhood with a message in behalf of monkeys imprisoned, cut open, restrained, tormented, and killed at the WaNPRC.
Video: UW, Monkeys Belong in Nature, Not a Laboratory
July 19, 2021
This video says it all: While their free counterparts in nature spend their days grooming one another, devouring delicious fruits and seeds, and exploring new territories, stressed and frustrated rhesus macaques at the University of Washington turn in endless circles, desperately shake the bars of their cages, and even rip out their own hair.
USDA Rejects UW’s Attempt to Cover Up Dangerous Monkey-Escape Violations
July 9, 2021
Stating that the school’s long and sordid history of offenses was “not indicative of a facility that is demonstrating success at preventing critical animal welfare issues,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rejected UW’s brazen 54-page appeal to get recent citations for critical violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act erased. Among these was a citation for an incident in which WaNPRC staff failed to notice that a pigtail macaque went missing for up to two days—she was found dehydrated, having had no access to food or water. PETA had uncovered this violation in documents obtained through an open records request and filed a complaint with the USDA about it in September 2020.
With a Protest and Papier-Mâché, Activists Send UW a Graduation Day Message for Monkeys
June 12, 2021
Carting a larger-than-life monkey statue bearing the signatures of more than 236,000 concerned PETA supporters, protesters descended on UW’s Red Square on the day of the school’s virtual graduation ceremony to urge the university to close its pit of primate despair. After spreading their message to the hundreds of graduates and their families snapping photos around campus, the activists and their papier-mâché primate headed to the home of UW Dean Sean Sullivan to continue the peaceful demonstration.
Former WaNPRC Employee: ‘Monkeys Are Not the Pathway to Human Health’
June 6, 2021
Calling on the University of Washington to follow the lead of Harvard University and shut down its failing primate center, primatologist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel explains in the The Seattle Times why she felt compelled to leave her position at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) to advocate for the monkeys whose suffering she had witnessed firsthand. “I have looked into the eyes of the monkeys, and I have seen what it does to their bodies to be confined for years to a metal cage that is no bigger than a kitchen cabinet,” she writes, noting that monkeys at the WaNPRC have died from strangulation, dehydration, choking on their own vomit, and more.
‘The Sopranos’ Star Edie Falco Slams the WaNPRC in Straight-Shooting Radio Ad
May 31, 2021
Seattleites tuning in to KOMO NewsRadio got a news flash from The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie star Edie Falco about the University of Washington’s secret underground monkey-torture chamber. “Monkeys continue to die … [a]nd you are paying for it,” says Falco, urging listeners to take action to shut down the wretched facility, which has racked up multiple violations of federal animal welfare laws during its six decades of operation.
R.I.P.: PETA’s Graveyard Memorializes 9,000 Monkeys Who Suffered and Died at the WaNPRC
April 8, 2021
PETA’s somber display of 90 tombstones—each one representing 100 of the 9,000 monkeys killed at the Washington National Primate Research Center over the last 60 years—blanketed the hill concealing the barren underground facility where monkeys trapped inside cramped cages pace endlessly, bite at their own limbs, and tear out their own hair in distress.
PETA Calls On UW to Retract ‘Knowingly False’ Statement Taking Credit for Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
February 25, 2021
After PETA told federal officials that the chair of the University of Washington’s (UW) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) had made the dishonest claim that a Washington National Primate Research Center experimenter’s tests on pigtail macaques were directly responsible for the development of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Research Integrity contacted the university about the statement, which it called “knowingly false.” In an e-mail obtained by PETA, the agency told UW that while this did not constitute research fraud, UW could take “any administrative actions” internally. PETA is calling on UW to retract the statement publicly and to remove any individuals involved from their positions.
Monkeys Die From Choking and Heart Attack at University of Washington
February 16, 2021
It’s tough to imagine that the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) at the University of Washington (UW) could top its record for appalling deaths: Monkeys there have died of strangulation, starvation, dehydration, and veterinary error.
PETA has just learned that experimenter Chuck Murry removed an elderly 15-year-old monkey from the breeding colony and stuck her in his laboratory. Her reward for years of giving birth and watching her babies be taken from her one by one? Murry induced a heart attack in her. Days later, she was dead.
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by this abuse. A federal report obtained by PETA reveals that arrogance and impatience apparently led to the death of a monkey who had been used in an experimental surgery. He hadn’t been fasted the night before, as he should have been, and rather than following standard operating procedures, Murry refused to wait or reschedule. The monkey went into respiratory arrest, vomited undigested food while a tube was thrust down his throat and he was given CPR, went into respiratory arrest again, and then died.
In 2020, Murry—now a “Core Staff Scientist” at the WaNPRC—received more than $3.1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cause heart attacks in young and elderly monkeys. The WaNPRC has repeatedly demonstrated that it can’t—or won’t—comply with legally required minimum animal welfare standards. It’s time for NIH to take definitive action and stop wasting taxpayer dollars by funding the abuse, neglect, and killing of monkeys in worthless experiments at the WaNPRC.
We are demanding that UW shut down its primate center and end its horrific animal tests. Take action now.
Seattle Billboard Urges UW to End Monkey Experiments, Embrace Better Research
January 26, 2021
PETA’s eye-catching billboard in Seattle—featuring the University of Washington’s colors and the wistful face of a monkey peering out from behind cage bars—urges the university to stop its tests on primates and switch to a better way of conducting research.
Caged ‘Monkeys’ Call For Closure of UW’s Cruel Primate Center
January 14, 2021
Donning lifelike monkey masks, more than two dozen protesters—some of them confined to cramped, barren cages much like those in which monkeys at the WaNPRC spend their entire lives—chanted and held signs demanding the closure of UW’s underground primate laboratory. Just steps away from the protest, the more than 1,000 monkeys currently at the WaNPRC continue to be ripped away from their mothers, restrained for hours at a time, subjected to full-body irradiation, and more in painful experiments that don’t help humans.
Activists Pepper University of Washington Campus With Posters for Monkeys
January 7, 2021
Monkeys at UW’s primate center have died from strangulation, choking on their own vomit, being mauled by other stressed animals, and more, as pointed out on PETA’s poster, which popped up at various locations on UW’s campus.
Monkey-Masked Activists Bring Home PETA’s Call to Close the WaNPRC With Protest Outside UW Officials’ Houses
December 17, 2020
They say home is where the heart is—and activists wearing monkey masks urged the UW dean and the WaNPRC interim director to find theirs and close the cruel primate center, with a peaceful, silent, socially distanced protest at both of their homes. Monkeys at the WaNPRC spend their days and nights in barren metal cages, far away from their natural home in lush forests, grassy savannahs, or high mountains.
PETA’s Mobile Billboard Takes the Campaign to Close UW’s Primate Center to the Streets
November 27, 2020
PETA’s mobile billboard urging the University of Washington to shut down its cruel and archaic primate research center wheeled down Seattle streets and through busy strip mall parking lots on Black Friday.
With Gas Topper Ads, PETA Calls On UW to Stop Fueling Its Cruel Primate Research Center
November 20, 2020
PETA’s gas topper ads are spreading the word to drivers filling up their tanks: It’s time for the University of Washington to cut the gas to its cruel primate research center! The center’s barbaric experiments are fueled by millions of dollars of wasted taxpayer funds.
PETA Slams ‘Six Decades of Scientific Failure’ and Cruelty at the WaNPRC in Full-Page Ad
November 18, 2020
If the hundreds of monkeys used in grisly, money-wasting experiments every year at the Washington National Primate Research Center could speak English, they’d tell the University of Washington (UW) to “cut funding, not our skulls”—and PETA’s ad in the school’s student publication The Daily does just that. It urges UW to refocus its resources on human-relevant, 21st century science instead of barbaric and useless monkey experiments.
PETA Scientist Shares Why She Left the WaNPRC and Joined PETA’s Fight to End Primate Experimentation on The PETA Podcast
November 18, 2020
After spending 14 years working with primates at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel found that she couldn’t continue in good conscience. In an episode of The PETA Podcast, she describes some of the transformative experiences that led her to become a senior scientist at PETA, where she now advocates for the closure of the WaNPRC and the six other national primate research centers.
PETA Unfurls Massive Banner Calling For Shutdown of University of Washington’s Primate Center
November 12, 2020
PETA’s bold 30-foot-long banner urging the University of Washington to shut down its cruel primate center grabbed the attention of passing motorists from overpasses in Seattle. The banner featured the face of a monkey just like the tens of thousands who have been imprisoned and tormented in cruel experiments at the facility.
Footage Reveals ‘Dread, Despair, and Disease’ for Monkeys at Washington National Primate Research Center
November 12, 2020
Obtained via a public records request, never-before-seen footage released by PETA shows profoundly distressed monkeys pacing endlessly inside barren steel cages in dark and mostly underground rooms on the University of Washington’s campus and in a concrete building in downtown Seattle. Nearly 60 years of experiments on monkeys at the Washington National Primate Research Center on the UW campus have failed to produce any significant medical advances.
PETA Denounces Failing, Archaic, Disease-Ridden WaNPRC in Seattle Times Ad
November 7, 2020
In an arresting full-page ad in The Seattle Times, PETA exposes failures at the University of Washington’s primate center: “Public records show that the primate center is deep in debt, is hemorrhaging scientists and other staff, and, by its own admission, is unable to keep the monkeys healthy … Monkeys have died from strangulation, starvation, dehydration, choking on their own vomit, bleeding to death, and being mauled by other stressed animals.”
PETA Files Complaint With Feds Alleging Violations of Federal Animal Welfare Laws, Conflicts of Interest
September 2, 2020
PETA has submitted a formal complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture after uncovering evidence of Animal Welfare Act violations at the University of Washington’s primate center. It also alleges serious conflicts of interest on the university’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, which is responsible for ensuring compliance with all animal protection laws in the institution’s laboratories. Read more.
PETA Exposes Incompetence and Negligence at the WaNPRC
June 25, 2020
In just the latest example of incompetence and negligence at the WaNPRC, a monkey imprisoned at the facility was somehow left locked in a trapping run. Two staff members noticed that the animal was missing but didn’t bother reporting the incident. The monkey went without food and water for as long as two days. Read more.
PETA Demands That the WaNPRC Be Transparent About COVID-19 in Workers and Monkeys
March 31, 2020
Humans aren’t the only primates who can be infected with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That’s why PETA is calling on the WaNPRC to suspend all experiments and to provide documentation that the 1,200 monkeys housed there, as well as its staff, have not been exposed to or infected with the virus. Because the virus affects monkeys differently from humans, they are not good “models” for studying the human form of the disease—and if any of the monkeys are infected, future studies involving them would be compromised. Read more.
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What You Can Do
Text* SEATTLE to 73822 and call 206-543-5010 or 206-543-2580 to urge the University of Washington to close down the WaNPRC and transfer the animals to sanctuaries.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--Seeking a Dog for Sale? PETA’s Top 10 Reasons Never to Buy

Are you combing the internet to find a dog for sale to welcome into your family ?
You may be looking for a certain kind of dog who will be happiest in your home , whether that ’ s based on size , temperament , or type of fur .
The good news is that you never need to buy a dog .
You will always be able to find a dog who is up for adoption and fits into your household .
Here are 10 reasons to stay away from all breeders and adopt instead : A female dog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist for others to profit from .
That ’ s basic feminism .
Impregnating dogs and selling their babies for profit is exploitation akin to The Handmaid ’ s Tale .
Dogs have feelings .
Forcibly impregnating them and putting them through the physical discomfort of carrying a litter for months and the pain of giving birth , followed by the joys of nursing their pups and bonding with them , only to see them taken away , and then to make them do it all over again is unquestionably cruel .
2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for homes .
When you buy , a shelter dog will die .
About half of the millions of dogs in shelters are euthanized each year because of a lack of good homes .
Buying from breeders destroys the chances of a dog in a shelter getting to live and to experience being part of a loving family .
Millions more dogs die in the streets , sometimes after being rejected by a “ no-kill ” shelter that was full .
“ No-birth ” is the solution .
The only real , sustainable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end the euthanasia of healthy animals at shelters is by cutting off the supply of homeless animals .
That ’ s where you come in .
3 .
When you adopt , you have the chance to change someone ’ s life .
When you ’ re ready to bring a dog into your life , it ’ s an opportunity to give an individual who may have been neglected or abandoned a second chance at life .
Maybe someone got a dog as a gift and lost interest once the novelty wore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and left the dog behind .
Or maybe they had kids and realized that they didn ’ t care about the dog anymore .
You can make that dog feel loved , cared for , and safe again—or for the very first time—and your bond will be unbreakable .
4 .
You can adopt any kind of dog .
If you want a puppy , a dog of a specific size , or one who is “ hypo-allergenic , ” you can find one to adopt .
If you ’ re concerned about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you ’ re determined to have a dog of a specific breed , see number 8 , and also be aware that one in four dogs in shelters is a “ purebred ” and there are rescue groups trying to find homes for dogs of just about every breed .
But every dog is an individual—don ’ t judge dogs by their looks .
5 .
There is no such thing as a “ responsible breeder.
” Be it your neighbor , friend , coworker , or someone posting on Craigslist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the overpopulation problem .
It ’ s not always someone running a whole enterprise .
Exploiting animals and adding to the estimated 70 million homeless dogs and cats is wrong—plain and simple .
And unlike good animal shelters , most breeders don ’ t screen their buyers ; they just hand over a sensitive , thinking being to anyone with a credit card .
There is no follow-up to make sure the dogs haven ’ t been neglected , abused , or abandoned once the novelty wears off .
6 .
Given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their whole lives together .
Most animals , including humans , are hardwired to care for and nurture their young—and dogs are no different .
Plus , they ’ re pack animals , meaning that they would probably stay with their families for their entire lives if they had the choice .
They have memories and they love and look out for each other .
Deliberately breeding them only to separate them demonstrates a complete disregard for their emotional needs .
7 .
Breeding dogs is harmful to them !
Spaying and neutering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone can do to protect companion animals and help them live longer .
Altered animals are less likely to contract deadly , contagious diseases that are spread through bodily fluids .
Spaying eliminates the stress and discomfort that female dogs endure during heat periods while also eliminating the risk of cancers of the reproductive system .
And neutering makes male dogs far less likely to roam or fight , prevents testicular cancer , and reduces the risk of prostate cancer .
A breeder ’ s business model is designed to disregard all this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ susceptible to genetic disorders .
Fetishizing certain breeds leads to inbreeding .
It ’ s estimated that one in four purebred dogs suffers from serious congenital health problems .
• French bulldogs are prone to suffering from ear infections , diarrhea , pinkeye , skin fold dermatitis , and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome .
• Cavalier King Charles spaniels often suffer from an excruciating condition called syringomyelia , which is caused by having a skull that is too small for their brains .
One veterinary neurologist described the condition as being “ like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been shoved into a size 6 shoe.
” • German shepherds are at higher risk of chronic pelvic pain , at least eight different heart conditions , and hip dysplasia .
• Beagles have a higher risk of glaucoma , herniated discs , and dementia .
• Labrador retrievers are more likely to suffer from eye cancer , skin allergies , and joint pain .
• Golden retrievers are at a higher risk of suffering from melanoma of the eye and mouth , deadly kidney dysplasia , bone cancer , and at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are more susceptible to breathing problems , skin issues , and many types of cancer .
We could keep going .
These are just a handful of the health problems that dogs experience because of humans ’ pursuit of “ designer ” dogs .
Does the idea that one breed is better or more desirable than another remind you of any dark corners of history ?
Breeders believe that dogs with pedigrees are superior , and they churn them out to look a particular way at the expense of their health and well-being—and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practice .
Promoting certain breeds denigrates mixed-breed dogs , and with millions of dogs—mutts and “ purebreds ” —already in need of homes , every puppy sold by a breeder means a lost opportunity for a dog waiting for a family .
10 .
Dogs are unique and sensitive individuals , not status symbols or fashion accessories .
If you are buying a puppy because you think doing so will provide content for your Instagram and rake in more likes , if you think a puppy will make a great novelty gift , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for your kid or to “ teach your child responsibility , ” or if you want your neighbors and friends to know that you ’ re well off enough to afford a French bulldog , do not get a dog .
There are plenty of humane ways to bolster your social media , surprise someone on a special occasion , teach children life lessons , and display your socio-economic status .
Dogs are a long-term commitment and a huge responsibility .
They depend on you for everything and can be expensive , high-maintenance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not toys you can put away when you ’ re done playing with them .
They ’ re your companion , who requires your attention , affection , and care even when it ’ s inconvenient .
They can also make you laugh , keep you company , brighten your day , and fill your heart with unconditional love .
If you feel you are ready to make a dog your number one pal , then adopt—don ’ t buy .

Are you combing the internet to find a dog for sale to welcome into your family? You may be looking for a certain kind of dog who will be happiest in your home, whether that’s based on size, temperament, or type of fur. The good news is that you never need to buy a dog. You will always be able to find a dog who is up for adoption and fits into your household. Here are 10 reasons to stay away from all breeders and adopt instead:
© iStock.com/fotografixx
1. Breeders treat female dogs like breeding machines.
A female dog’s reproductive system doesn’t exist for others to profit from. That’s basic feminism. Impregnating dogs and selling their babies for profit is exploitation akin to The Handmaid’s Tale. Dogs have feelings. Forcibly impregnating them and putting them through the physical discomfort of carrying a litter for months and the pain of giving birth, followed by the joys of nursing their pups and bonding with them, only to see them taken away, and then to make them do it all over again is unquestionably cruel.
2. Dogs in shelters are already waiting for homes.
When you buy, a shelter dog will die. About half of the millions of dogs in shelters are euthanized each year because of a lack of good homes. Buying from breeders destroys the chances of a dog in a shelter getting to live and to experience being part of a loving family. Millions more dogs die in the streets, sometimes after being rejected by a “no-kill” shelter that was full. “No-birth” is the solution. The only real, sustainable, and humane way for communities to end the euthanasia of healthy animals at shelters is by cutting off the supply of homeless animals. That’s where you come in.
© iStock.com/Giovanniaione
3. When you adopt, you have the chance to change someone’s life.
When you’re ready to bring a dog into your life, it’s an opportunity to give an individual who may have been neglected or abandoned a second chance at life. Maybe someone got a dog as a gift and lost interest once the novelty wore off. Or maybe the family moved and left the dog behind. Or maybe they had kids and realized that they didn’t care about the dog anymore. You can make that dog feel loved, cared for, and safe again—or for the very first time—and your bond will be unbreakable.
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4. You can adopt any kind of dog.
If you want a puppy, a dog of a specific size, or one who is “hypo-allergenic,” you can find one to adopt. If you’re concerned about temperament, you can foster before committing. If you’re determined to have a dog of a specific breed, see number 8, and also be aware that one in four dogs in shelters is a “purebred” and there are rescue groups trying to find homes for dogs of just about every breed. But every dog is an individual—don’t judge dogs by their looks.
© iStock.com/Wavetop
5. There is no such thing as a “responsible breeder.”
Be it your neighbor, friend, coworker, or someone posting on Craigslist, anyone who breeds dogs is adding to the overpopulation problem. It’s not always someone running a whole enterprise. Exploiting animals and adding to the estimated 70 million homeless dogs and cats is wrong—plain and simple. And unlike good animal shelters, most breeders don’t screen their buyers; they just hand over a sensitive, thinking being to anyone with a credit card. There is no follow-up to make sure the dogs haven’t been neglected, abused, or abandoned once the novelty wears off.
6. Given the chance, dog families would spend their whole lives together.
Most animals, including humans, are hardwired to care for and nurture their young—and dogs are no different. Plus, they’re pack animals, meaning that they would probably stay with their families for their entire lives if they had the choice. They have memories and they love and look out for each other. Deliberately breeding them only to separate them demonstrates a complete disregard for their emotional needs.
7. Breeding dogs is harmful to them!
Spaying and neutering are some of the most important things anyone can do to protect companion animals and help them live longer. Altered animals are less likely to contract deadly, contagious diseases that are spread through bodily fluids. Spaying eliminates the stress and discomfort that female dogs endure during heat periods while also eliminating the risk of cancers of the reproductive system. And neutering makes male dogs far less likely to roam or fight, prevents testicular cancer, and reduces the risk of prostate cancer. A breeder’s business model is designed to disregard all this.
8. Purebred dogs are more susceptible to genetic disorders.
Fetishizing certain breeds leads to inbreeding. It’s estimated that one in four purebred dogs suffers from serious congenital health problems.
French bulldogs are prone to suffering from ear infections, diarrhea, pinkeye, skin fold dermatitis, and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome.
are prone to suffering from ear infections, diarrhea, pinkeye, skin fold dermatitis, and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome. Cavalier King Charles spaniels often suffer from an excruciating condition called syringomyelia, which is caused by having a skull that is too small for their brains. One veterinary neurologist described the condition as being “like a size 10 foot that’s been shoved into a size 6 shoe.”
often suffer from an excruciating condition called syringomyelia, which is caused by having a skull that is too small for their brains. One veterinary neurologist described the condition as being “like a size 10 foot that’s been shoved into a size 6 shoe.” German shepherds are at higher risk of chronic pelvic pain, at least eight different heart conditions, and hip dysplasia.
are at higher risk of chronic pelvic pain, at least eight different heart conditions, and hip dysplasia. Beagles have a higher risk of glaucoma, herniated discs, and dementia.
have a higher risk of glaucoma, herniated discs, and dementia. Labrador retrievers are more likely to suffer from eye cancer, skin allergies, and joint pain.
are more likely to suffer from eye cancer, skin allergies, and joint pain. Golden retrievers are at a higher risk of suffering from melanoma of the eye and mouth, deadly kidney dysplasia, bone cancer, and at least five different heart conditions.
are at a higher risk of suffering from melanoma of the eye and mouth, deadly kidney dysplasia, bone cancer, and at least five different heart conditions. Bulldogs are more susceptible to breathing problems, skin issues, and many types of cancer.
We could keep going. These are just a handful of the health problems that dogs experience because of humans’ pursuit of “designer” dogs.
9. Selective breeding is canine eugenics.
Does the idea that one breed is better or more desirable than another remind you of any dark corners of history? Breeders believe that dogs with pedigrees are superior, and they churn them out to look a particular way at the expense of their health and well-being—and people who buy them support this warped practice. Promoting certain breeds denigrates mixed-breed dogs, and with millions of dogs—mutts and “purebreds”—already in need of homes, every puppy sold by a breeder means a lost opportunity for a dog waiting for a family.
10. Dogs are unique and sensitive individuals, not status symbols or fashion accessories.
If you are buying a puppy because you think doing so will provide content for your Instagram and rake in more likes, if you think a puppy will make a great novelty gift, if you want a “plaything” for your kid or to “teach your child responsibility,” or if you want your neighbors and friends to know that you’re well off enough to afford a French bulldog, do not get a dog. There are plenty of humane ways to bolster your social media, surprise someone on a special occasion, teach children life lessons, and display your socio-economic status.
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Dogs are a long-term commitment and a huge responsibility. They depend on you for everything and can be expensive, high-maintenance, messy, and loud. They’re not toys you can put away when you’re done playing with them. They’re your companion, who requires your attention, affection, and care even when it’s inconvenient. They can also make you laugh, keep you company, brighten your day, and fill your heart with unconditional love. If you feel you are ready to make a dog your number one pal, then adopt—don’t buy.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--‘Trussed-Up’ PETA Protester to Promote a Turkey-Free Holiday

Jacksonville , Fla. – How would you feel if a human being were stuffed , roasted , and served for Thanksgiving dinner ?
That ’ s the question PETA will ask on Tuesday , when a nearly nude volunteer will lie in a “ trussed-up ” pose on a cutting board beside two giant “ turkey carcasses.
” The action is part of PETA ’ s “ ThanksVegan ” campaign—a nationwide push for people to celebrate with a vegan feast .
Where : At the intersection of N. Laura and W. Monroe streets , Jacksonville “ PETA is offering recipes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help everyone have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds a break , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ Turkeys are individuals with feelings who love their families and value their lives , just as much as humans are.
” More than 46 million turkeys are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone , and most of them are just babies—less than 26 weeks old—when they ’ re hung upside down and dragged through an electrified bath .
They ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tanks .
PETA ’ s # ThanksVegan campaign also includes pro-turkey billboards posted across the country ; its “ Grace ” TV ad , in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table ; protests outside turkey slaughterhouses , which are COVID-19 hotspots ; and partnerships with restaurants and grocery stores to promote animal-free options .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Jacksonville, Fla. – How would you feel if a human being were stuffed, roasted, and served for Thanksgiving dinner? That’s the question PETA will ask on Tuesday, when a nearly nude volunteer will lie in a “trussed-up” pose on a cutting board beside two giant “turkey carcasses.” The action is part of PETA’s “ThanksVegan” campaign—a nationwide push for people to celebrate with a vegan feast.
When: Tuesday, November 17, 12 noon
Where: At the intersection of N. Laura and W. Monroe streets, Jacksonville
“PETA is offering recipes, tips, and even vegan mentors to help everyone have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds a break,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Turkeys are individuals with feelings who love their families and value their lives, just as much as humans are.”
More than 46 million turkeys are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone, and most of them are just babies—less than 26 weeks old—when they’re hung upside down and dragged through an electrified bath. They’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
PETA’s #ThanksVegan campaign also includes pro-turkey billboards posted across the country; its “Grace” TV ad, in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table; protests outside turkey slaughterhouses, which are COVID-19 hotspots; and partnerships with restaurants and grocery stores to promote animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview.
For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--Truly Oddball Tofu-Themed Gifts and Other Quirky Holiday Presents From PETA!

Norfolk , Va. – From a wet dog–scented candle to a calendar showing the adventures of a block of tofu as it travels the world from Stonehenge to the Taj Mahal , your readers may get a kick out of some of the unique gifts that are available this year at PETA ’ s online marketplaces .
Tofu deserves the spotlight for its versatility in the kitchen—and for never causing a pandemic—so the PETA Shop is offering a new line of gifts in its honor , including a pure white T-shirt ( get it ? )
, a candle and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like tofu ( unscented , naturally ) , and jewelry in the shape of blocks of , yes , bean curd .
“ This year , PETA is paying homage to tofu for its ability to be used in everything from sandwiches to soufflés—and , most importantly , for giving animals a break , ” says PETA Vice President Colleen O ’ Brien .
“ We hope these tokens of tofu affection bring everyone a little comfort and joy and a smile to many faces.
” PETA ’ s other whimsical gifts include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guardians know that even when our best friends come in from the rain or a swim in the river and shake all over us , any day spent with a dog is a good one—and the “ Vegan Pumpkin Pie ” candle , which has a recipe for the holiday dessert on the back of the box .
These clever gifts , available from the PETA Shop , will add a little levity to what ’ s sure to be a strange holiday season .

For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – From a wet dog–scented candle to a calendar showing the adventures of a block of tofu as it travels the world from Stonehenge to the Taj Mahal, your readers may get a kick out of some of the unique gifts that are available this year at PETA’s online marketplaces.
Tofu deserves the spotlight for its versatility in the kitchen—and for never causing a pandemic—so the PETA Shop is offering a new line of gifts in its honor, including a pure white T-shirt (get it?), a candle and an air freshener that look and smell like tofu (unscented, naturally), and jewelry in the shape of blocks of, yes, bean curd.
“This year, PETA is paying homage to tofu for its ability to be used in everything from sandwiches to soufflés—and, most importantly, for giving animals a break,” says PETA Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “We hope these tokens of tofu affection bring everyone a little comfort and joy and a smile to many faces.”
PETA’s other whimsical gifts include the “Wet Dog” candle—because dog guardians know that even when our best friends come in from the rain or a swim in the river and shake all over us, any day spent with a dog is a good one—and the “Vegan Pumpkin Pie” candle, which has a recipe for the holiday dessert on the back of the box.
These clever gifts, available from the PETA Shop, will add a little levity to what’s sure to be a strange holiday season.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--‘ThanksVegan’ Ad Pushes People to ‘Pardon Tom’ in New Orleans

Bridge City , La .
– Vegan foods are selling like hotcakes , so Thanksgiving is morphing into “ ThanksVegan ” —and PETA is encouraging New Orleanians to hop on the trend with a new billboard that just went up along Highway 90 as part of a nationwide push for everyone to give turkeys a break and celebrate with a vegan feast this holiday .
The Trips to Discover website just ranked New Orleans a top place to spend Thanksgiving weekend , and PETA ’ s billboard hopes to inspire a new , 21st century way of viewing turkeys—as sensitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , and valuing their lives , turkeys are individuals , every bit as much as humans are , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA offers tips , recipes , and lots more so that everyone can enjoy a delicious ThanksVegan meal , including the turkeys.
” Turkeys are caring parents and spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years , but those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they ’ re between 12 and 26 weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each year for Thanksgiving alone .
The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
As part of its # ThanksVegan campaign , PETA is also placing more pro-turkey billboards across the country ; running its “ Grace ” ad , in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table ; protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan recipe guide .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
The billboard is located at the Highway 90/Westbank Expressway interchange in Bridge City .

For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Bridge City, La. – Vegan foods are selling like hotcakes, so Thanksgiving is morphing into “ThanksVegan”—and PETA is encouraging New Orleanians to hop on the trend with a new billboard that just went up along Highway 90 as part of a nationwide push for everyone to give turkeys a break and celebrate with a vegan feast this holiday.
The Trips to Discover website just ranked New Orleans a top place to spend Thanksgiving weekend, and PETA’s billboard hopes to inspire a new, 21st century way of viewing turkeys—as sensitive living beings, not dining table centerpieces.
“When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, turkeys are individuals, every bit as much as humans are,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA offers tips, recipes, and lots more so that everyone can enjoy a delicious ThanksVegan meal, including the turkeys.”
Turkeys are caring parents and spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years, but those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they’re between 12 and 26 weeks old—and more than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone. The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
As part of its #ThanksVegan campaign, PETA is also placing more pro-turkey billboards across the country; running its “Grace” ad, in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table; protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses; and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan recipe guide. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The billboard is located at the Highway 90/Westbank Expressway interchange in Bridge City.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--‘ThanksVegan’ Ad Pushes People to ‘Pardon Tom’ in Springfield

Springfield , Mo .
– Vegan foods are selling like hotcakes , so Thanksgiving is morphing into “ ThanksVegan ” —and PETA is encouraging Missourians to hop on the trend with a new billboard that just went up along Highway 90 as part of a nationwide push for everyone to give turkeys a break and celebrate with a vegan feast this holiday .
PETA ’ s billboard hopes to inspire a new , 21st century way of viewing turkeys—as sensitive living beings , not dining table centerpieces .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals , every bit as much as humans are , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA offers tips , recipes , and lots more so that everyone can enjoy a delicious ThanksVegan meal , including the turkeys.
” Turkeys are caring parents and spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years , but those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they ’ re between 12 and 26 weeks old—and more than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone .
The young birds are hung by their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
As part of its # ThanksVegan campaign , PETA is also placing more pro-turkey billboards across the country ; running its “ Grace ” ad , in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table ; protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses ; and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options .
PETA—whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan recipe guide .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
The billboard is located on Chestnut Expressway between N. Miller N. Lulwood avenues .

For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Springfield, Mo. – Vegan foods are selling like hotcakes, so Thanksgiving is morphing into “ThanksVegan”—and PETA is encouraging Missourians to hop on the trend with a new billboard that just went up along Highway 90 as part of a nationwide push for everyone to give turkeys a break and celebrate with a vegan feast this holiday.
PETA’s billboard hopes to inspire a new, 21st century way of viewing turkeys—as sensitive living beings, not dining table centerpieces.
“When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, turkeys are individuals, every bit as much as humans are,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA offers tips, recipes, and lots more so that everyone can enjoy a delicious ThanksVegan meal, including the turkeys.”
Turkeys are caring parents and spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years, but those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they’re between 12 and 26 weeks old—and more than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone. The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
As part of its #ThanksVegan campaign, PETA is also placing more pro-turkey billboards across the country; running its “Grace” ad, in which a little girl makes some pointed comments while saying grace at the dinner table; protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses; and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan recipe guide. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The billboard is located on Chestnut Expressway between N. Miller N. Lulwood avenues.


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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-16--‘Orange’ You Glad? PETA’s List of Top Cruelty-Free Vitamin C Serums

Does your morning routine include vitamin C ?
Maybe you take a daily vitamin or enjoy an orange , but your skin-care routine can also benefit from this mighty molecule .
That ’ s why many people are harnessing the power of fruits and other plants to set back the clock for their skin .
Instead of letting radiant , smooth skin come at the cost of animals being tormented in laboratories , pick up one of these cruelty-free vitamin C serums .
Green apples and broccoli—but make it a facial .
With a combination of citrus-derived vitamin C , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promotes the production of collagen while soothing and smoothing skin texture .
As a PETA Business Friend , 100 % Pure is also 100 % kind to animals .
If you ’ re concerned about wrinkles or uneven skin tone , ArtNatural ’ s Anti-Aging Vitamin C Serum can help revitalize your skin with powerhouse plants like dandelion and horsetail extracts .
The best part is that it ’ s easy to budget this serum .
Looking for an oil-free vitamin C serum ?
Try Avalon Organics .
This vegan serum has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is safe for sensitive skin .
PETA Business Friend Derma E ’ s Vitamin C Serum uses a patented , stabilized form of vitamin C to give this product an extra power boost .
Enjoy smoother skin and fewer fine lines with this soy- and gluten-free formula .
Want to get even ?
With your skin , that is .
Then try goPure ’ s Brighten & Even Serum .
This product uses the power of Australian Kakadu plums , which have up to 100 times more vitamin C than an orange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be called “ Complex , ” but it ’ s made with ingredients like green tea and .
Beyond Complex C moisturizes to the max while reducing redness and improving skin texture .
All of the company ’ s products are vegan and cruelty-free .
Safe for sensitive or acne-prone skin , Mad Hippie ’ s award-winning Vitamin C Serum makes a great addition to anyone ’ s morning routine .
It includes chamomile and clary sage extract for extra toning and soothing power .
What ’ s not to love when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animal test–free ?
The Glow Maker features a botanical blend that moisturizes and makes applying makeup a breeze .
For those with sensitivities , this serum is gluten- and soy-free .
Make your day brighter by protecting your skin inside and out !
The Sea & C Sheer Face Serum includes marine plant extracts and ashwagandha root extracts to increase your skin ’ s natural glow .
All Pacifica products are also vegan .
Who knew that strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges ?
If citrus isn ’ t your thing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serum .
This cruelty-free serum is packed with berry power extracted from fruit and seeds for softer and smoother skin .
Vitamin C serum isn ’ t the only thing that can help you age beautifully .
Check out our tips , DIY moisturizers , and more .
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November 16, 2020 by Kristen Kois Last Updated April 1, 2022. Publishedby
Does your morning routine include vitamin C? Maybe you take a daily vitamin or enjoy an orange, but your skin-care routine can also benefit from this mighty molecule. That’s why many people are harnessing the power of fruits and other plants to set back the clock for their skin. Instead of letting radiant, smooth skin come at the cost of animals being tormented in laboratories, pick up one of these cruelty-free vitamin C serums.
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Green apples and broccoli—but make it a facial. With a combination of citrus-derived vitamin C, apple, and aloe, this serum promotes the production of collagen while soothing and smoothing skin texture. As a PETA Business Friend, 100% Pure is also 100% kind to animals.
ArtNaturals Anti-Aging Vitamin C Serum
If you’re concerned about wrinkles or uneven skin tone, ArtNatural’s Anti-Aging Vitamin C Serum can help revitalize your skin with powerhouse plants like dandelion and horsetail extracts. The best part is that it’s easy to budget this serum.
Avalon Organics Vitamin C Radiance Serum
Looking for an oil-free vitamin C serum? Try Avalon Organics. This vegan serum has been tested by dermatologists, is hypo-allergenic, and is safe for sensitive skin.
Derma E Vitamin C Serum Concentrated Formula
PETA Business Friend Derma E’s Vitamin C Serum uses a patented, stabilized form of vitamin C to give this product an extra power boost. Enjoy smoother skin and fewer fine lines with this soy- and gluten-free formula.
goPure Actives Brighten & Even Serum
Want to get even? With your skin, that is. Then try goPure’s Brighten & Even Serum. This product uses the power of Australian Kakadu plums, which have up to 100 times more vitamin C than an orange.
Hylunia Beyond Complex C
Hyluna’s Vitamin C serum may be called “Complex,” but it’s made with ingredients like green tea and . Beyond Complex C moisturizes to the max while reducing redness and improving skin texture. All of the company’s products are vegan and cruelty-free.
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum
Safe for sensitive or acne-prone skin, Mad Hippie’s award-winning Vitamin C Serum makes a great addition to anyone’s morning routine. It includes chamomile and clary sage extract for extra toning and soothing power.
Maelove The Glow Maker
What’s not to love when all of Maelove’s products are animal test–free? The Glow Maker features a botanical blend that moisturizes and makes applying makeup a breeze. For those with sensitivities, this serum is gluten- and soy-free.
Pacifica Sea & C Sheer Face Serum SPF 55
Make your day brighter by protecting your skin inside and out! The Sea & C Sheer Face Serum includes marine plant extracts and ashwagandha root extracts to increase your skin’s natural glow. All Pacifica products are also vegan.
Volition Beauty Strawberry-C Brightening Serum
Who knew that strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges? If citrus isn’t your thing, try Volition Beauty’s Strawberry-C Brightening Serum. This cruelty-free serum is packed with berry power extracted from fruit and seeds for softer and smoother skin.
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Vitamin C serum isn’t the only thing that can help you age beautifully. Check out our tips, DIY moisturizers, and more. If you’re unsure whether your makeup or skin-care brands refuse to test on animals, search for them now in PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies database.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-17--Parents: Put the Brakes on Snakes, Says PETA

Norfolk , Va. – With the holiday shopping season just around the corner—and because the captive-reptile industry continues to market snakes inaccurately as “ starter pets ” —PETA is alerting parents to the dangers of buying these complex animals as presents with the following information : • Snakes have highly specialized needs—they require precise spectrum lighting , heat , humidity , and food as well as complex , enriching enclosures that are longer than their bodies in which they can bask , burrow , and explore .
• Snakes naturally shun human contact , and being handled and kept in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to illness and injury .
• At least 75 % of pet reptiles , including snakes , die within one year—the majority from stress related to captivity .
• Most reptiles are captured and taken out of their native wild habitats and then sold by breeders en masse .
A PETA investigation of California dealer Global Captive Breeders revealed small drawers filled with maggots , starving and dying snakes , and snakes ’ rotting carcasses .
“ In the wild , snakes warm themselves in the sun , burrow underground , swim and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they suffer immensely when they ’ re relegated to cramped glass tanks , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch .
“ PETA is urging people to keep snakes off their wish lists.
” More information about PETA ’ s lawsuit is available here .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to abuse in any way ” —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:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – With the holiday shopping season just around the corner—and because the captive-reptile industry continues to market snakes inaccurately as “starter pets”—PETA is alerting parents to the dangers of buying these complex animals as presents with the following information:
Snakes have highly specialized needs—they require precise spectrum lighting, heat, humidity, and food as well as complex, enriching enclosures that are longer than their bodies in which they can bask, burrow, and explore.
Snakes naturally shun human contact, and being handled and kept in barren glass enclosures can leave them prone to illness and injury.
At least 75% of pet reptiles, including snakes, die within one year—the majority from stress related to captivity.
Most reptiles are captured and taken out of their native wild habitats and then sold by breeders en masse. A PETA investigation of California dealer Global Captive Breeders revealed small drawers filled with maggots, starving and dying snakes, and snakes’ rotting carcasses.
“In the wild, snakes warm themselves in the sun, burrow underground, swim and climb trees, and travel long distances—and they suffer immensely when they’re relegated to cramped glass tanks,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “PETA is urging people to keep snakes off their wish lists.”
More information about PETA’s lawsuit is available here.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—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--2020-11-17--Sportsmen’s Club Must Pay Up to Settle Animal Welfare Citations Following PETA Exposé

Club Can Never Possess Bears or Bobcats Again : PETA Will Still Push for Criminal Charges , Ban on Keeping Any Animals at All Lewisburg , Pa. – The Union County Sportsmen ’ s Club—the roadside zoo at the center of a PETA campaign seeking cruelty charges over the outrageous neglect of Dillan the bear—must pay $ 1,700 to settle a litany of U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) citations , including those relating to Dillan ’ s rotted teeth , morbid obesity , and constant ( and no doubt stress- and pain-related ) rocking behavior clear to anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept for years in a small , concrete-floored pen at the club .
The settlement specifically prohibits the club from ever again possessing bears or bobcats .
If it fails to comply , it could ultimately lose its federal license to exhibit any animals .
Meanwhile , PETA has provided authorities with documentation taken by concerned citizens at the Sportsmen ’ s Club showing an obese raccoon , a bird enclosure containing an excessive accumulation of feces , enclosures that lacked necessary perching for birds , and a bird with a severely overgrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of misery and wanton neglect at the Union County Sportsmen ’ s Club ever again , ” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet .
“ The USDA has taken an important step in the right direction , and PETA will keep pushing for this bear ’ s abusers to be held accountable and stopped from hurting any other animal.
” Dillan was rescued from the club in January , following a vigorous PETA campaign .
He had spent nearly every waking moment at the facility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognized way of trying to cope with physical pain and/or mental anguish ) —a behavior that immediately stopped once he arrived at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado .
Twelve of his teeth were extracted as a result of years of painful dental disease , and he was so obese that he weighed more than two and a half times that of an average male Asiatic black bear—but with appropriate care , he ’ s now enjoying life in a multi-acre , naturalistic habitat with three other Asiatic black bears .
PETA—whose motto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .

Club Can Never Possess Bears or Bobcats Again: PETA Will Still Push for Criminal Charges, Ban on Keeping Any Animals at All
For Immediate Release:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Lewisburg, Pa. – The Union County Sportsmen’s Club—the roadside zoo at the center of a PETA campaign seeking cruelty charges over the outrageous neglect of Dillan the bear—must pay $1,700 to settle a litany of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) citations, including those relating to Dillan’s rotted teeth, morbid obesity, and constant (and no doubt stress- and pain-related) rocking behavior clear to anyone who saw the bear, who was kept for years in a small, concrete-floored pen at the club.
The settlement specifically prohibits the club from ever again possessing bears or bobcats. If it fails to comply, it could ultimately lose its federal license to exhibit any animals. Meanwhile, PETA has provided authorities with documentation taken by concerned citizens at the Sportsmen’s Club showing an obese raccoon, a bird enclosure containing an excessive accumulation of feces, enclosures that lacked necessary perching for birds, and a bird with a severely overgrown beak.
“No bear will endure years of misery and wanton neglect at the Union County Sportsmen’s Club ever again,” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet. “The USDA has taken an important step in the right direction, and PETA will keep pushing for this bear’s abusers to be held accountable and stopped from hurting any other animal.”
Dillan was rescued from the club in January, following a vigorous PETA campaign. He had spent nearly every waking moment at the facility swaying and bobbing his head (a recognized way of trying to cope with physical pain and/or mental anguish)—a behavior that immediately stopped once he arrived at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. Twelve of his teeth were extracted as a result of years of painful dental disease, and he was so obese that he weighed more than two and a half times that of an average male Asiatic black bear—but with appropriate care, he’s now enjoying life in a multi-acre, naturalistic habitat with three other Asiatic black bears.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-17--PETA’s Edgy ‘ThanksVegan’ Ad to Offer Food for Thought in Birmingham

A Little Girl 's Honest , Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace ' Ad , Running Soon for PETA 's ThanksVegan Campaign Birmingham , Ala. – With interest in going vegan at an all-time high , Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ ThanksVegan , ” and to mark the happy , healthy transition , PETA will run its “ Grace ” ad , in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table .
The ad will air smack-dab in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feathers with viewers .
“ PETA ’ s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for , too , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , and valuing their lives , turkeys are individuals , just as much as humans are.
” Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents , good flyers , and clever , spirited explorers who can live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they ’ re between 12 and 26 weeks old .
More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone , and 22 million more are slaughtered in December .
The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
As part of its # ThanksVegan campaign , PETA is also placing pro-turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday cooking tips , protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots , and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
The ad will run on Wednesday , November 18 , on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

A Little Girl's Honest, Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace' Ad, Running Soon for PETA's ThanksVegan Campaign
For Immediate Release:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Birmingham, Ala. – With interest in going vegan at an all-time high, Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ThanksVegan,” and to mark the happy, healthy transition, PETA will run its “Grace” ad, in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table. The ad will air smack-dab in the middle of classic holiday programming—and may ruffle a few feathers with viewers.
“PETA’s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for, too,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, turkeys are individuals, just as much as humans are.”
Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents, good flyers, and clever, spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years in nature, while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they’re between 12 and 26 weeks old. More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone, and 22 million more are slaughtered in December. The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
As part of its #ThanksVegan campaign, PETA is also placing pro-turkey billboards across the country, offering animal-friendly holiday cooking tips, protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots, and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The ad will run on Wednesday, November 18, on the Hallmark Channel between 4 and 7 p.m.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-17--PETA’s Edgy ‘ThanksVegan’ Ad to Offer Food for Thought in Jackson

A Little Girl 's Honest , Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace ' Ad , Running Soon for PETA 's ThanksVegan Campaign Jackson , Miss .
– With interest in going vegan at an all-time high , Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ ThanksVegan , ” and to mark the happy , healthy transition , PETA will run its “ Grace ” ad , in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table .
The ad will air smack-dab in the middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few feathers with viewers .
“ PETA ’ s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for , too , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , and valuing their lives , turkeys are individuals , just as much as humans are.
” Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents , good flyers , and clever , spirited explorers who can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they ’ re between 12 and 26 weeks old .
More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone , and 22 million more are slaughtered in December .
The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
As part of its # ThanksVegan campaign , PETA is also placing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animal-friendly holiday cooking tips , protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots , and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
The ad will run on Wednesday , November 18 , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ p.m .

A Little Girl's Honest, Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace' Ad, Running Soon for PETA's ThanksVegan Campaign
For Immediate Release:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Jackson, Miss. – With interest in going vegan at an all-time high, Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ThanksVegan,” and to mark the happy, healthy transition, PETA will run its “Grace” ad, in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table. The ad will air smack-dab in the middle of classic holiday programming—and may ruffle a few feathers with viewers.
“PETA’s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for, too,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, turkeys are individuals, just as much as humans are.”
Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents, good flyers, and clever, spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years in nature, while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they’re between 12 and 26 weeks old. More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone, and 22 million more are slaughtered in December. The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
As part of its #ThanksVegan campaign, PETA is also placing pro-turkey billboards across the country, offering animal-friendly holiday cooking tips, protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots, and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The ad will run on Wednesday, November 18, on the Hallmark Channel between 4 and 7 p.m.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-11-17--PETA’s Edgy ‘ThanksVegan’ Ad to Offer Food for Thought in Knoxville

A Little Girl 's Honest , Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace ' Ad , Running Soon for PETA 's ThanksVegan Campaign Knoxville , Tenn. – With interest in going vegan at an all-time high , Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ ThanksVegan , ” and to mark the happy , healthy transition , PETA will run its “ Grace ” ad , in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table .
The ad will air smack-dab in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feathers with viewers .
“ PETA ’ s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for , too , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ When it comes to having feelings , loving their families , and valuing their lives , turkeys are individuals , just as much as humans are.
” Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents , good flyers , and clever , spirited explorers who can live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they ’ re between 12 and 26 weeks old .
More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone , and 22 million more are slaughtered in December .
The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath , and they ’ re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they ’ re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
As part of its # ThanksVegan campaign , PETA is also placing pro-turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday cooking tips , protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots , and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide .
For more information , please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter , Facebook , or Instagram .
The ad will run on Wednesday , November 18 , on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

A Little Girl's Honest, Heartfelt Prayer Stirs Everyone at the Table in 'Grace' Ad, Running Soon for PETA's ThanksVegan Campaign
For Immediate Release:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Knoxville, Tenn. – With interest in going vegan at an all-time high, Thanksgiving is fast becoming “ThanksVegan,” and to mark the happy, healthy transition, PETA will run its “Grace” ad, in which a little girl makes a few empathic comments about the real life and death of turkeys while saying grace at the dinner table. The ad will air smack-dab in the middle of classic holiday programming—and may ruffle a few feathers with viewers.
“PETA’s ad will give people food for thought about all the good reasons to have a delicious ThanksVegan meal that gives gentle birds something to be thankful for, too,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “When it comes to having feelings, loving their families, and valuing their lives, turkeys are individuals, just as much as humans are.”
Turkeys are now understood to be caring parents, good flyers, and clever, spirited explorers who can live up to 10 years in nature, while those raised for food are normally slaughtered when they’re between 12 and 26 weeks old. More than 46 million are killed each year for Thanksgiving alone, and 22 million more are slaughtered in December. The young birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles and dragged through an electrified bath, and they’re often still conscious when their throats are slit and they’re dumped into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
As part of its #ThanksVegan campaign, PETA is also placing pro-turkey billboards across the country, offering animal-friendly holiday cooking tips, protesting outside turkey slaughterhouses that are COVID-19 hotspots, and partnering with restaurants and grocery stores to promote their ready-to-roast vegan turkeys and other animal-free options.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—offers a ThanksVegan menu and recipe guide. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The ad will run on Wednesday, November 18, on the Hallmark Channel between 4 and 7 p.m.