petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-17--21 Deaths at Belmont Prompt PETA Call for Emergency Reforms

Group Says CT Scans , Increase in Medication Withdrawal Times , Suspension of Trainers ' Licenses , and More Are Necessary to Stop Deaths Schenectady , N.Y. – It ’ s hard to imagine that at least 21 horses have already died at Belmont Park this year—despite a shorter season and fewer races—which is why PETA sent an urgent letter this morning calling on the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York Racing Association to adopt emergency measures immediately in order to protect horses .
These vital but reasonable measures include installing CT scan equipment to screen for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of trainers of horses who die , pending investigation ; canceling the licenses of trainers who accumulate more than three medication violations ; and increasing withdrawal time for anti-inflammatory drugs to seven days .
Research shows that more than 90 % of broken bones occur at the site of a pre-existing injury , often masked by the use of drugs , both legal and illegal .
“ Enough is enough .
The state must stop the bloodbath at Belmont , ” says Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo .
“ PETA will not stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the track.
” A coalition of human services , education , and animal protection groups are calling for an end to state casino subsidies for racing , noting that millions of dollars are going into promoting racing , even as horses are dying and humans are suffering income loss from the COVID-19 pandemic .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to abuse in any way ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .
PETA ’ s letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the New York Racing Association follows .
Is Belmont Park the new Santa Anita ?
There have been at least 21 deaths during training and racing at Belmont so far this year , even with the shortened season , delayed race dates , and fewer races .
On behalf of our 350,000 supporters in New York , PETA urges the Commission to enact the following emergency measures in order to protect horses at Belmont : • Install low-radiation , high-resolution CT scan equipment to screen for otherwise undetectable injuries .
• Increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 48 hours to seven days before a race .
• Suspend the trainer ’ s license , pending a necropsy and a full investigation , when a horse sustains a catastrophic injury .
• Strengthen the current points system of penalties and cancel licenses of trainers who accumulate more than three medication violations .
Research shows that more than 90 % of broken bones occur at the site of a pre-existing injury and that this kind of injury may not be detected , as the horse doesn ’ t feel it—often because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Additionally , trainers who are cited for violations involving allowable medications are fined minimal amounts and then simply return to work—the penalties are seen as merely part of the cost of doing business rather than as meaningful deterrents .
New York racing must not allow this bloodbath to continue and must address these issues now .
Thank you .

Group Says CT Scans, Increase in Medication Withdrawal Times, Suspension of Trainers' Licenses, and More Are Necessary to Stop Deaths
For Immediate Release:
June 17, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Schenectady, N.Y. – It’s hard to imagine that at least 21 horses have already died at Belmont Park this year—despite a shorter season and fewer races—which is why PETA sent an urgent letter this morning calling on the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York Racing Association to adopt emergency measures immediately in order to protect horses.
These vital but reasonable measures include installing CT scan equipment to screen for otherwise undetectable injuries; suspending the licenses of trainers of horses who die, pending investigation; canceling the licenses of trainers who accumulate more than three medication violations; and increasing withdrawal time for anti-inflammatory drugs to seven days. Research shows that more than 90% of broken bones occur at the site of a pre-existing injury, often masked by the use of drugs, both legal and illegal.
“Enough is enough. The state must stop the bloodbath at Belmont,” says Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA will not stand by silently while horses’ bones shatter on the track.”
A coalition of human services, education, and animal protection groups are calling for an end to state casino subsidies for racing, noting that millions of dollars are going into promoting racing, even as horses are dying and humans are suffering income loss from the COVID-19 pandemic.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.
PETA’s letter to the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York Racing Association follows.
June 17, 2020
New York State Gaming Commission
P.O. Box 7500
Schenectady, NY 12301-7500
Dear Commissioners,
Is Belmont Park the new Santa Anita? There have been at least 21 deaths during training and racing at Belmont so far this year, even with the shortened season, delayed race dates, and fewer races.
On behalf of our 350,000 supporters in New York, PETA urges the Commission to enact the following emergency measures in order to protect horses at Belmont:
Install low-radiation, high-resolution CT scan equipment to screen for otherwise undetectable injuries.
Increase the withdrawal time for allowable anti-inflammatory medication from 48 hours to seven days before a race.
Suspend the trainer’s license, pending a necropsy and a full investigation, when a horse sustains a catastrophic injury.
Strengthen the current points system of penalties and cancel licenses of trainers who accumulate more than three medication violations.
Research shows that more than 90% of broken bones occur at the site of a pre-existing injury and that this kind of injury may not be detected, as the horse doesn’t feel it—often because the use of legal medication masks it. Additionally, trainers who are cited for violations involving allowable medications are fined minimal amounts and then simply return to work—the penalties are seen as merely part of the cost of doing business rather than as meaningful deterrents.
New York racing must not allow this bloodbath to continue and must address these issues now. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Kathy Guillermo
Senior Vice President
Equine Matters Department
cc: New York Racing Association


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-17--Eli Lilly CEO to Face Home Protest Over Forced Swim Tests

PETA 'Mouse ' Will Demand Ban on Cruel Near-Drowning Test on Small Animals Indianapolis – On Thursday , a giant PETA “ mouse ” will lead supporters—all wearing masks and practicing social distancing—in a peaceful protest outside the home of Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks to demand that he ban the company ’ s use of the cruel forced swim test on animals .
Where : 7550 N. Washington Blvd .
( at the intersection with E. 75th Street ) , Indianapolis In the test ( see this video ) , mice , hamsters , or other small animals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and made to swim to keep from drowning , purportedly to shed light on human depression .
The test has been heavily criticized by scientists who argue that floating is not a sign of depression or despair , as some claim , but rather a positive indicator of learning , saving energy , and adapting to a new environment .
Statistically , the test is less accurate than a coin toss in determining the effectiveness of antidepressant medications .
Between 1993 and 2019 , Eli Lilly employees published at least 20 papers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of the notorious test .
“ Eli Lilly is clinging to archaic cruelty even though its competitors have banned this useless test , ” says PETA neuroscientist Dr. Emily Trunnell .
“ PETA will bring this issue home for Eli Lilly ’ s David Ricks until he does something about it.
” GlaxoSmithKline , Bayer , Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson , Bristol-Myers Squibb , and many other pharmaceutical companies have banned the forced swim test after discussions with PETA .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA 'Mouse' Will Demand Ban on Cruel Near-Drowning Test on Small Animals
For Immediate Release:
June 17, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Indianapolis – On Thursday, a giant PETA “mouse” will lead supporters—all wearing masks and practicing social distancing—in a peaceful protest outside the home of Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks to demand that he ban the company’s use of the cruel forced swim test on animals.
When: Thursday, June 18, 12 noon
Where: 7550 N. Washington Blvd. (at the intersection with E. 75th Street), Indianapolis
In the test (see this video), mice, hamsters, or other small animals are placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and made to swim to keep from drowning, purportedly to shed light on human depression. The test has been heavily criticized by scientists who argue that floating is not a sign of depression or despair, as some claim, but rather a positive indicator of learning, saving energy, and adapting to a new environment. Statistically, the test is less accurate than a coin toss in determining the effectiveness of antidepressant medications. Between 1993 and 2019, Eli Lilly employees published at least 20 papers and submitted at least 11 patent applications describing the use of the notorious test.
“Eli Lilly is clinging to archaic cruelty even though its competitors have banned this useless test,” says PETA neuroscientist Dr. Emily Trunnell. “PETA will bring this issue home for Eli Lilly’s David Ricks until he does something about it.”
GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and many other pharmaceutical companies have banned the forced swim test after discussions with PETA.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Banff Canada Goose Store Faces Angry Protest

PETA Will Show Shoppers Graphic Reasons Why They Should Never Buy Fur-and-Feather Parkas Banff , Alta .
– PETA supporters—adhering to social distancing guidelines and wearing masks—will descend on a Canada Goose store in Banff on Friday to demand that the company stop using feathers from slaughtered birds and fur from coyotes caught in steel traps .
Instead of handing out leaflets , demonstrators will display a QR code that passersby can scan to access a hands-free “ virtual leaflet ” with information about the cruelty inherent in every Canada Goose garment .
PETA is also holding protests at other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including Edmonton , Calgary , and Montréal .
Where : Outside Canada Goose , 317 Banff Ave. ( at the intersection with Wolf Street ) , Banff “ Behind every fur-collared and down-filled jacket are wonderful coyotes who fought for their lives while caught in traps and gentle geese whose throats were slit , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA wants consumers to know that if they care about animals , the last place they should be shopping is Canada Goose.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ours to wear ” —notes that trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements , blood loss , infection , or attacks by predators before trappers return to kill them .
Geese and ducks used for down are typically shoved into crates and shipped in all weather extremes to slaughterhouses , where they ’ re stunned , their throats are cut , and their bodies are dunked into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
Following a PETA complaint and a subsequent U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation , Canada Goose stopped claiming that its standards ensure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In February , Forbes reported , “ Canada Goose shares fell 42 % in the past year as investors grew increasingly concerned about slowing growth , inventory levels and the backlash it has faced over its use of coyote fur.
” PETA opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Will Show Shoppers Graphic Reasons Why They Should Never Buy Fur-and-Feather Parkas
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Banff, Alta. – PETA supporters—adhering to social distancing guidelines and wearing masks—will descend on a Canada Goose store in Banff on Friday to demand that the company stop using feathers from slaughtered birds and fur from coyotes caught in steel traps. Instead of handing out leaflets, demonstrators will display a QR code that passersby can scan to access a hands-free “virtual leaflet” with information about the cruelty inherent in every Canada Goose garment. PETA is also holding protests at other Canada Goose stores in cities across Canada, including Edmonton, Calgary, and Montréal.
When: Friday, June 19, 11 a.m.
Where: Outside Canada Goose, 317 Banff Ave. (at the intersection with Wolf Street), Banff
“Behind every fur-collared and down-filled jacket are wonderful coyotes who fought for their lives while caught in traps and gentle geese whose throats were slit,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA wants consumers to know that if they care about animals, the last place they should be shopping is Canada Goose.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—notes that trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements, blood loss, infection, or attacks by predators before trappers return to kill them. Geese and ducks used for down are typically shoved into crates and shipped in all weather extremes to slaughterhouses, where they’re stunned, their throats are cut, and their bodies are dunked into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
Following a PETA complaint and a subsequent U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation, Canada Goose stopped claiming that its standards ensure that its suppliers don’t abuse animals. In February, Forbes reported, “Canada Goose shares fell 42% in the past year as investors grew increasingly concerned about slowing growth, inventory levels and the backlash it has faced over its use of coyote fur.”
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Tell HBO to STOP Exploiting Animals

Tell HBO to STOP Exploiting Animals

From elephants on Westworld and the bear on Silicon Valley to the tiger on Vice Principals and the lion on The Leftovers—and now a monkey in I Know This Much Is True—it 's time HBO got the memo : Animals are n't looking for their `` 15 minutes of fame . ''
In fact , they 're desperate to avoid it .
We hoped that when Luck was canceled after three horses died on set , HBO would start to do right by animals .
But in the years since , including in 2020 , animals continue to be exploited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PETA has revealed what happens to animals at training compounds—the deplorable conditions , the whippings , and the deaths—but wild animals are still being rented , crated , and manipulated for HBO cameras .
The network has continued to perpetuate the dangerous idea that wild animals are happy in human environments , when in reality , their physical and instinctual needs are completely thwarted .
Capuchin monkeys like the one used for I Know This Much Is True are intelligent and highly social animals who naturally live in groups and spend most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rainforests where they belong , capuchins raise families and have intricate communication systems .
They race through tree canopies with astonishing speed and accuracy .
At training compounds , however , wild animals used for television or films are generally relegated to cramped cages—a far cry from their natural habitats .
Tell HBO to get on the right side of this issue and enact a policy against using wild animals .
Computed-generated imagery and animatronics can depict animals humanely and responsibly , and given the lifelike dragons in Game of Thrones , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tiger in Westworld , HBO already knows this much is true .
Every time the network allows the use of real wild animals on its shows , it 's directly supporting the abusive animal-training industry .
Use the form below to contact HBO on Twitter and ask it to pledge to stop exploiting animals !

Tell HBO to STOP Exploiting Animals
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After exploiting live elephants on Westworld, the bear on Silicon Valley, the tiger on Vice Principals, the lion on The Leftovers, and a monkey in I Know This Much Is True, HBO now faces new whistleblower allegations that distressed horses aren’t being provided with adequate water or rest while being forced to pull carriages for long hours in scorching heat on the set of The Gilded Age—and that one horse even broke away from a wrangler and trampled an actor.
This news comes just weeks after a horse collapsed and died while filming a carriage scene on set. It’s time HBO got the memo: Animals aren’t looking for their “15 minutes of fame.” In fact, they’re desperate to avoid it. We had hoped that when Luck was canceled after at least three horses died during filming, the network would finally start to do right by animals. But in the years since, including in 2022, it has continued to exploit them.
Say "neigh" to exploiting horses on @HBO's #TheGildedAge!
PETA supporters are slamming #HBO after a recent report that distressed horses are not receiving adequate water or breaks in soaring temperatures, weeks after a horse collapsed and died on set in June. pic.twitter.com/4NC31ZaIUZ — PETA (@peta) August 19, 2022
PETA has revealed what happens to animals at training compounds—the deplorable conditions, the whippings, and the deaths—but they’re still being rented, crated, and manipulated for HBO’s cameras. The network has continued to perpetuate the dangerous idea that animals are happy on crowded film and television production sets, when in reality, their physical and instinctual needs are completely thwarted.
When network giants like HBO dress up monkeys or force older horses to pull heavy carriages in extreme weather for TV shows, it sends the dangerous and regressive message that animals are ours to use and control.
Horses like the one who died on the set of The Gilded Age are historically among the animals most commonly injured and killed when used for film and television, and they’re the ones about whom we receive the most on-set whistleblower complaints.
Capuchin monkeys like the one used for I Know This Much Is True are intelligent and highly social animals who in nature live in groups and spend most of their time in trees. At training compounds, however, animals used for television or film are generally relegated to cramped enclosures—a far cry from their natural habitats.
Tell HBO to get on the right side of this issue by enacting a policy against using real animals. Computed-generated imagery and animatronics can depict animals humanely and responsibly, and given the lifelike gorilla in Peacemaker, the hyper-realistic dragons in Game of Thrones, the elephant in Watchmen, and even the tiger in Westworld, the network already knows this much is true. And when digital effects may not be possible, productions must rework scripts to omit the use of animals.
Use the form below to contact HBO on Twitter and ask that it pledge to stop exploiting animals!


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Let the Revolution Begin: Student Activism May Be Key to Academic Achievement

I don ’ t need to tell you that the 2019–2020 school year has been one for the history books .
From the devastating wildfires that ravaged parts of California as well as much of the Amazon rainforest and Australia to a global pandemic that brought life as we know it to a screeching halt , these seemingly apocalyptic challenges have been weighing heavily on many of us .
All the while , the ongoing threat of systemic racism and white supremacy continues to put Black lives in peril every day in the U.S .
Many of your students may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ books holding protest signs and taking a stand against social injustice .
Young people are coming together like never before to stand in solidarity against oppression—and as if that weren ’ t exciting enough , harnessing your students ’ disdain for inequity and their willingness to speak out against it may be the key to unlocking their academic potential as well .
Let the following examples of young activists and their work inspire you to educate and empower a generation of young citizens to be empathetic , globally conscious , and responsible : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Hero Project , a documentary series highlighting young people who are tackling big issues , Genesis will be getting an even bigger platform to share her pro-vegan message with the world—although she ’ s already made headway on her own .
At just 10 years old , she gave a widely viewed TEDx Talk slamming the meat and dairy industries for contributing to the global climate crisis , and she ’ s even urged Pope Francis to go vegan for Lent .
In September 2019 , a record 7.6 million people—many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world participated in the Global Climate Strike , the “ biggest climate mobilisation in history.
” Sixteen-year-old vegan environmental activist and both PETA ’ s 2019 Youth Role Model of the Year and TIME magazine ’ s 2019 Person of the Year Greta Thunberg quickly became the face of the movement in which a growing number of young people are raising their voices about the climate crisis that ’ s threatening their very future .
She knows that you can ’ t be an environmentalist without going vegan .
Erin organized her first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at just 11 years old .
Three years later , she has organized and attended numerous other protests , scored a veggie burger addition to her school cafeteria ’ s menu , and even spoken about animal rights at both the Coalition for Healthy School Food Fall Gala and the vegan festival in her town .
She isn ’ t afraid to inform her peers about speciesism , passing out literature at school and in her community to help end it .
She has also organized protests against Starbucks , urging the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dairy-free milks , and Forever 21 , demanding that it stop supporting the bloody , violent wool industry by selling wool items .
After her family successfully reversed her father ’ s type 2 diabetes with healthy eating and lifestyle choices , Haile founded HAPPY , a youth-led nonprofit organization that educates young people about vegan health and nutrition and empowers them to “ blossom into happy , healthy , informed , and activated individuals in their homes , schools , communities , and the world.
” As the youngest certified integrative health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocates for affordable wellness education in underserved and at-risk communities and emphasizes the importance of self-care as well as mental and spiritual well-being .
Lola has always loved animals , and by the time she was 3 years old , she knew it was wrong to eat them .
While in history class learning about one of the first newspapers , she felt inspired and wanted to create her own newspaper—which is how Kind Kids ’ News started .
It encourages kids to be brave for animals and choose a compassionate lifestyle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper ’ s profits go to help animals in need , kids are also able to resell it and help animals themselves .
When she ’ s not working on her newspaper , Lola likes to speak up for animals by going to protests and talking to her friends about going vegan .
When he was 8 years old , Leo learned how the meat , egg , and dairy industries hurt animals—and he pledged to go vegan on the spot .
Now a 12-year-old football player , he credits his vegan meals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and eagerly encourages friends , teammates , and classmates to try eating vegan .
He ’ s also staunchly opposed to keeping wild animals in captivity .
In recognition of his compassion , he was chosen as the runner-up in PETA Kids ’ 2019 Cutest Vegan Kid Contest .
These young activists are not alone .
Members of Generation Z ( those born between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s ) are a force to be reckoned with .
They aren ’ t afraid to speak up when they see that something ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it feels as though something terrible is occurring in the world on a daily basis , they ’ re the heroes we need .
Teachers often struggle to engage their students—and harnessing their motivation to change the world is how you can change that !
Show them how they can advance their causes by honing their reading , writing , and problem-solving skills .
All teachers strive for one thing : to equip their students with the tools necessary to work together to develop fair solutions to problems in their communities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it means to be an activist !
Being an effective one requires keen 21st century skills , including critical thinking , collaboration , communication , and information literacy .
It ’ s no wonder that many of these skills and others that are crucial to successful advocacy are outlined in the Common Core State Standards and other education standards .
Writing persuasively , determining an author ’ s purpose for writing , and evaluating multiple sources of information ( just to name a few ) are essential to being a civically engaged , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ globalized society .
Incorporating a unit on activism into your curriculum can not only provide students with opportunities to practice a wide range of skills but also engage and inspire even the most reluctant learners and motivate them to take their academic success into their own hands .
Encourage them to channel their enthusiasm into effecting meaningful change in the world , thus applying what they learn in authentic ways , as these students did : • Long before starring in Marvel ’ s Hero Project , Genesis was saving the day for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Check out this video of her in the second grade reciting her original work “ My Vegan Dream , ” inspired by a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • When Sophia Scarnecchia was a freshman in high school , her writing teacher gave her and her classmates an assignment to write about a passion of theirs and inform others about it .
Sophia , who loved playing with makeup and creating fun looks , noticed that some of her cosmetics didn ’ t have “ that little bunny symbol ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so she decided to write her paper on the cruelty of animal tests .
“ Letting others know the importance of checking what you use and standing for animal rights was a message I tried to deliver , ” Sophia says .
“ I remember I got an A on the essay.
” If you have students between the ages of 13 and 24 , invite them to join a Students Opposing Speciesism hub near them to help lead the revolt against human supremacy and create positive change for all animals .

We don’t need to tell you that the 2019–2020 school year was one for the history books. From the devastating wildfires that ravaged parts of California as well as much of the Amazon rainforest and Australia to a global pandemic that brought life as we know it to a screeching halt, these seemingly apocalyptic challenges have been weighing heavily on many of us. All the while, the ongoing threat of systemic racism and white supremacy continues to put Black lives in peril every day in the U.S.
Many of your students may find images of themselves in future history books holding protest signs and taking a stand against social injustice. Young people are coming together like never before to stand in solidarity against oppression—and as if that weren’t exciting enough, harnessing your students’ disdain for inequity and their willingness to speak out against it may be the key to unlocking their academic potential as well. Let the following examples of young activists and their work inspire you to educate and empower a generation of young citizens to be empathetic, globally conscious, and responsible:
Genesis Butler
As one of the stars of Marvel’s Hero Project, a documentary series highlighting young people who are tackling big issues, Genesis will be getting an even bigger platform to share her pro-vegan message with the world—although she’s already made headway on her own. At just 10 years old, she gave a widely viewed TEDx Talk slamming the meat and dairy industries for contributing to the global climate crisis, and she’s even urged Pope Francis to go vegan for Lent.
Greta Thunberg
In September 2019, a record 7.6 million people—many of them young folks—from all over the world participated in the Global Climate Strike, the “biggest climate mobilisation in history.” Sixteen-year-old vegan environmental activist and both PETA’s 2019 Youth Role Model of the Year and TIME magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year Greta Thunberg quickly became the face of the movement in which a growing number of young people are raising their voices about the climate crisis that’s threatening their very future. She knows that you can’t be an environmentalist without going vegan.
Erin Ersoy
Erin organized her first protest outside a McDonald’s restaurant at just 11 years old. Three years later, she has organized and attended numerous other protests, scored a veggie burger addition to her school cafeteria’s menu, and even spoken about animal rights at both the Coalition for Healthy School Food Fall Gala and the vegan festival in her town. She isn’t afraid to inform her peers about speciesism, passing out literature at school and in her community to help end it. She has also organized protests against Starbucks, urging the company to stop charging customers extra for choosing dairy-free milks, and Forever 21, demanding that it stop supporting the bloody, violent wool industry by selling wool items.
Lotus Kay
Lotus and her older sister cofounded Bears for Cares, an educational campaign that sells children’s books written by Lotus along with environmentally friendly stuffed toys that teach young people the importance of protecting animals and the natural world. Her work earned her a grant from Jane Goodall’s youth education program Roots & Shoots, to which a portion of Bears for Cares’ proceeds is donated. Her writing has also been published in a number of media outlets, including Thrive Global, Kindness Magazine, Light of Consciousness, American Vegan, and VOYA.
Haile Thomas
After her family successfully reversed her father’s type 2 diabetes with healthy eating and lifestyle choices, Haile founded HAPPY, a youth-led nonprofit organization that educates young people about vegan health and nutrition and empowers them to “blossom into happy, healthy, informed, and activated individuals in their homes, schools, communities, and the world.” As the youngest certified integrative health coach in the U.S., the 19-year-old advocates for affordable wellness education in underserved and at-risk communities and emphasizes the importance of self-care as well as mental and spiritual well-being.
ACTIVISTS AGES 12 AND UNDER
Lola
Lola has always loved animals, and by the time she was 3 years old, she knew it was wrong to eat them. While in history class learning about one of the first newspapers, she felt inspired and wanted to create her own newspaper—which is how Kind Kids’ News started. It encourages kids to be brave for animals and choose a compassionate lifestyle. Not only does a portion of the newspaper’s profits go to help animals in need, kids are also able to resell it and help animals themselves. When she’s not working on her newspaper, Lola likes to speak up for animals by going to protests and talking to her friends about going vegan.
Leo
When he was 8 years old, Leo learned how the meat, egg, and dairy industries hurt animals—and he pledged to go vegan on the spot. Now a 12-year-old football player, he credits his vegan meals with keeping him light on his feet and eagerly encourages friends, teammates, and classmates to try eating vegan. He’s also staunchly opposed to keeping wild animals in captivity. In recognition of his compassion, he was chosen as the runner-up in PETA Kids’ 2019 Cutest Vegan Kid Contest.
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These young activists are not alone. Members of Generation Z (those born between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s) are a force to be reckoned with. They aren’t afraid to speak up when they see that something’s wrong, and in a time when it feels as though something terrible is occurring in the world on a daily basis, they’re the heroes we need. Teachers often struggle to engage their students—and harnessing their motivation to change the world is how you can change that! Show them how they can advance their causes by honing their reading, writing, and problem-solving skills.
All teachers strive for one thing: to equip their students with the tools necessary to work together to develop fair solutions to problems in their communities. And coincidentally, that’s what it means to be an activist! Being an effective one requires keen 21st century skills, including critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and information literacy. It’s no wonder that many of these skills and others that are crucial to successful advocacy are outlined in the Common Core State Standards and other education standards. Writing persuasively, determining an author’s purpose for writing, and evaluating multiple sources of information (just to name a few) are essential to being a civically engaged, problem-solving, empathetic member of a highly globalized society.
Incorporating a unit on activism into your curriculum can not only provide students with opportunities to practice a wide range of skills but also engage and inspire even the most reluctant learners and motivate them to take their academic success into their own hands. Encourage them to channel their enthusiasm into effecting meaningful change in the world, thus applying what they learn in authentic ways, as these students did:
Long before starring in Marvel’s Hero Project, Genesis was saving the day for animals by standing up and speaking out. Check out this video of her in the second grade reciting her original work “My Vegan Dream,” inspired by a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When Sophia Scarnecchia was a freshman in high school, her writing teacher gave her and her classmates an assignment to write about a passion of theirs and inform others about it. Sophia, who loved playing with makeup and creating fun looks, noticed that some of her cosmetics didn’t have “that little bunny symbol” indicating that they were tested on animals, so she decided to write her paper on the cruelty of animal tests. “Letting others know the importance of checking what you use and standing for animal rights was a message I tried to deliver,” Sophia says. “I remember I got an A on the essay.”
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If you have students between the ages of 13 and 24, invite them to join a Students Opposing Speciesism hub near them to help lead the revolt against human supremacy and create positive change for all animals.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Come Correct This Juneteenth With These Delicious Vegan Recipes

On June 19 , 1865 , the news of emancipation finally reached enslaved African Americans in Texas , marking the “ official ” end of chattel slavery in the United States .
Whether it ’ s your first time celebrating Freedom Day or you ’ re a veteran , one of the best ways to celebrate this day of remembering our ancestors who suffered and died building America is by feeding our souls with some good cooking—and that means keeping it vegan .
Need some help preparing ?
Here are some mouthwatering vegan recipes for your best Juneteenth celebration yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chef Kenneth Temple states , “ A vegan gumbo is probably how the first gumbo was prepared.
” In his Vegan File Okra Gumbo recipe , he shows that we can use the flavors our ancestors did without killing and eating animals .
Some red-colored drinks have a long history rooted in the African diaspora .
Red kola nuts and bissap ( aka “ hibiscus tea ” ) found their way to America via the Transatlantic slave trade .
The kola nut would be ground up and mixed with water for a refreshing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blood of millions of enslaved Africans , and in West Africa , the color represents many things such as strength and spirituality .
The origins of and traditions around red drinks have a rich history that began in the African diaspora , so you definitely should include a red drink in your Juneteenth celebration .
Keep it sweet , cool , and tasty with this Southern Strawberry Sweet Iced Tea recipe from Monique of Divas Can Cook .
The ultimate comfort food but without the cruel and unnecessary milk or cheese .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Free prove that the perfect mac and cheese doesn ’ t require abused cows and stolen calves .
Barbecued anything is the heart and soul of any cookout .
Chef Bryant Terry , author of Afro-Vegan , is one of the best when it comes to barbecuing .
Whether you ’ re cooking tofu kebabs , Beyond Sausage brats , seitan ribs , or vegan wings , pair your dish with Bryant ’ s extraordinary Pomegranate-Peach Barbeque Sauce .
Yes , Juneteenth in an American holiday , but it ’ s also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire African diaspora .
And on that note , have you ever wondered how curry became so common in Caribbean cuisine ?
“ Curry seasoning harkens back to the days in Jamaica shortly after Emancipation , ” said Marwin Brown of Food Fidelity .
“ [ P ] lantation owners resorted to bringing in indentured servants and immigrants from countries like India .
Indians introduced curry to Jamaican which is how we get staple curry dishes.
” Marwin ’ s Caribbean Cauliflower Curry recipe perfectly salutes this historical mixing of cultures and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Texas means y ’ all got to come correct with the pecan pie .
This recipe from Claryn of Hell Yeah It ’ s Vegan !
does just that .
Confession : This is the only pie I know how to make—but my friends and family seem to be more than OK with that .
Black people , I know we use yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably , but let me kick a little knowledge real quick : Sweet potatoes come from the Americas—but their familiar taste and texture took to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were reminded of yams from their homeland .
With that in mind , let ’ s recognize the long history of versatile sweet potatoes this Juneteenth with this Cajun Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans Rice Bowl recipe from Make It Dairy Free .
If you ’ re into phenomenal vegan soul food recipes , Jenné Claiborne ’ s Sweet Potato Soul cookbook should already be in your kitchen .
While this popular Vegan Chicken and Waffles recipe isn ’ t included in her book , it ’ s a great introduction to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Keep the scent of soul food wafting through your kitchen with this classic collard greens recipe from LaTra Guerra .
Feel free to substitute some of your collards with mustard greens if you ’ d like .
This recipe gets its flavor from liquid smoke , keeping fun-loving , gentle pigs out of the pot .
Jessica Hylton of Jessica in the Kitchen offers this beautiful , simple take on a classic soul food side dish .
Need more ideas ?
Here ’ s a list of recipes that would be great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vegan recipes , shopping tips , and more , order a FREE vegan starter kit from PETA today .

June 18, 2020 by Zachary Toliver Last Updated June 13, 2023. Publishedby
On June 19, 1865, the news of emancipation finally reached enslaved African Americans in Texas, marking the “official” end of chattel slavery in the United States.
Whether it’s your first time celebrating Freedom Day or you’re a veteran, one of the best ways to celebrate this day of remembering our ancestors who suffered and died building America is by feeding our souls with some good cooking—and that means keeping it vegan.
Need some help preparing? Here are some mouthwatering vegan recipes for your best Juneteenth celebration yet:
Vegan File Okra Gumbo
As Chopped champion and renowned Creole chef Kenneth Temple states, “A vegan gumbo is probably how the first gumbo was prepared.” In his Vegan File Okra Gumbo recipe, he shows that we can use the flavors our ancestors did without killing and eating animals.
Strawberry Sweet Iced Tea
Some red-colored drinks have a long history rooted in the African diaspora. Red kola nuts and bissap (aka “hibiscus tea”) found their way to America via the Transatlantic slave trade. The kola nut would be ground up and mixed with water for a refreshing beverage.
To many, red symbolizes the blood of millions of enslaved Africans, and in West Africa, the color represents many things such as strength and spirituality. The origins of and traditions around red drinks have a rich history that began in the African diaspora, so you definitely should include a red drink in your Juneteenth celebration.
Keep it sweet, cool, and tasty with this Southern Strawberry Sweet Iced Tea recipe from Monique of Divas Can Cook.
Vegan Mac and Cheese
The ultimate comfort food but without the cruel and unnecessary milk or cheese. Andrew and Larisha of Make It Dairy Free prove that the perfect mac and cheese doesn’t require abused cows and stolen calves.
Pomegranate-Peach Barbeque Sauce
Barbecued anything is the heart and soul of any cookout. Chef Bryant Terry, author of Afro-Vegan, is one of the best when it comes to barbecuing. Whether you’re cooking tofu kebabs, Beyond Sausage brats, seitan ribs, or vegan wings, pair your dish with Bryant’s extraordinary Pomegranate-Peach Barbeque Sauce.
‘Karma’ Cauliflower Curry
Yes, Juneteenth in an American holiday, but it’s also a time to reflect on the history of the entire African diaspora. And on that note, have you ever wondered how curry became so common in Caribbean cuisine?
“Curry seasoning harkens back to the days in Jamaica shortly after Emancipation,” said Marwin Brown of Food Fidelity. “[P]lantation owners resorted to bringing in indentured servants and immigrants from countries like India. Indians introduced curry to Jamaican which is how we get staple curry dishes.”
Marwin’s Caribbean Cauliflower Curry recipe perfectly salutes this historical mixing of cultures and traditions.
Vegan Chocolate Pecan Pie
Juneteenth’s historic connection to Texas means y’all got to come correct with the pecan pie. This recipe does just that. Confession: This is the only pie I know how to make—but my friends and family seem to be more than OK with that.
Cajun Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans and Rice Bowl
Black people, I know we use yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably, but let me kick a little knowledge real quick: Sweet potatoes come from the Americas—but their familiar taste and texture took to the heart and stomachs of enslaved Africans, who were reminded of yams from their homeland.
With that in mind, let’s recognize the long history of versatile sweet potatoes this Juneteenth with this Cajun Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans Rice Bowl recipe from Make It Dairy Free.
Vegan Chicken and Waffles
If you’re into phenomenal vegan soul food recipes, Jenné Claiborne’s Sweet Potato Soul cookbook should already be in your kitchen. While this popular Vegan Chicken and Waffles recipe isn’t included in her book, it’s a great introduction to all the delicious recipes she has offers.
Southern Collard Greens
Keep the scent of soul food wafting through your kitchen with this classic collard greens recipe from LaTra Guerra. Feel free to substitute some of your collards with mustard greens if you’d like. This recipe gets its flavor from liquid smoke, keeping fun-loving, gentle pigs out of the pot.
Vegan Cornbread
Jessica Hylton of Jessica in the Kitchen offers this beautiful, simple take on a classic soul food side dish.
Need more ideas? Here’s a list of recipes that would be great for your Juneteenth celebration:
Drinks
Appetizers and Sides
Entrées
Desserts
For more vegan recipes, shopping tips, and more, order a FREE vegan starter kit from PETA today.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Curiosity-Driven Experiments: Violence Pretending to Be Science

Many people acknowledge that experimenting on animals is cruel , but most don ’ t realize that this twisted practice isn ’ t even necessary for human health .
Let ’ s set the record straight : While some experimenters pretend that their cruel tests on animals might lead to treatments or cures for humans ( even though the overwhelming majority of animal tests never lead to any human-relevant treatments ) , many experiments on animals being conducted right now have no intended relevance to humans at all .
These blatantly useless animal tests are called curiosity-driven experiments .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ studies ” —which don ’ t even pretend to help humans—are done out of human curiosity .
The decision to use animals ’ bodies to satisfy curiosity is an example of speciesism : the belief that animals are nothing more than means to human ends .
Anyone with a conscience knows experimenting on animals just because we can is wrong .
Animal experimenters are legally allowed to burn , shock , poison , isolate , starve , forcibly restrain , addict to drugs , and brain-damage animals .
No experiments , regardless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be , are prohibited by federal law .
Even when valid non-animal research methods are available , experimenters aren ’ t required to use them instead of animals .
More than 100 million animals suffer and die in U.S. laboratories every year .
They ’ re sickened in chemical , drug , food , or product tests or tormented and killed in curiosity-driven experiments—and there is virtually nothing beneficial to human patients to show for it .
These experiments are ongoing all across the country , and most are just slight variations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , often yielding “ results ” that have long been known .
Curiosity-driven experiments are largely funded by taxpayer dollars .
Experimenters hope their studies will be published in scientific journals as a sort of “ show and tell , ” allowing them—and the respective universities where they perform these tests—to continue to seek more funding .
Experimenters who conduct curiosity-based research are recognized for how much they publish , not for the contributions they make to scientific or medical discoveries .
What Are Some Examples of Curiosity-Driven Experiments ?
Calling animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be false flattery , as they don ’ t even qualify as necessary—just evil .
These examples prove it : Experimenters implanted electrodes into rats ’ brains and then killed them afterwards for dissection .
Why ?
To claim that rats like to play hide-and-seek .
Obviously , nothing relevant or useful was discovered—the results were just slaughtered animals who wanted to live and a misleading headline or two .
All this really proves is that rats are playful and social animals who need mental stimulation and companionship to thrive—but we already knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crows and robins and house sparrows , infects them with West Nile virus ( WNV ) , and observes as the virus ravages their bodies .
He hasn ’ t developed a cure , a vaccine , or any treatments for WNV—in part , because he ’ s not trying to .
He just does this to animals to understand the behavior of the virus in different species .
This means our tax dollars are paying for someone to harm wildlife and divert public health dollars from actually helping humans—and nothing more .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ familial bonds .
Whenever you see a small group of crows foraging for food , you ’ re seeing a family—and they hold funerals when a loved one dies .
Their language is so complex that researchers have had little success creating a crow-human “ dictionary.
” While different sequences of “ caws ” relay different information , tempo , pitch , and inflection can change the meaning .
tell CSU to pull the plug on Ebel ’ s cruel and worthless experiments At the University of Delaware Experimenter Tania Roth has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alcohol down their throats , repeatedly shocking their feet , stuffing pregnant mothers into narrow tubes and blasting them with strobe lights , and dropping rats into tanks of water .
She purports that this is a way to replicate early childhood abuse and trauma in humans , but she doesn ’ t seem to be looking for any way actually to help abused children .
She has also restrained rats in a little Plexiglas enclosure smeared with cat food and exposed them to a cat to make them fear for their lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has shut down all her absurd claims .
Roth has spent nearly $ 2 million in public funds on this stuff , even though she hasn ’ t produced a single novel piece of information for abused children .
Imagine what $ 2 million of healthcare coverage could have done for an underprivileged community .
In fact , 47 % of all research funding from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) budget ( which is tens of billions annually ) is wasted on cruel and useless animal experiments .
tell the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrific tests Experimenter Shreesh Mysore keeps barn owls caged in a fluorescent-lit basement .
There , he cuts into their skulls , implants electrodes into their heads , cements a stainless steel bolt to the base of their skulls in order to restrict their head movement , and restrains the fully conscious birds in plastic tubes or tight jackets for up to 12 hours at a time .
He clamps their eyes open and bombards them with bursts of noise and light while poking around at neurons in the conscious animals ’ brains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severely by moving the electrodes around that the owls become “ unusable ” to him—at which point he kills them .
He admits that his experiments are painful for the birds yet tries to justify them by claiming to study human attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) , but he still doesn ’ t seem to be aiming at any kind of treatment .
Barn owls don ’ t get ADHD , and they have vastly different auditory and visual systems than humans do .
Moreover , the owls ’ confinement to such an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make this experiment a hoax .
Even so , Mysore has received more than $ 1 million in funding from Johns Hopkins University ( JHU ) and $ 1.3 million of your tax dollars from NIH .
JHU receives more funding from NIH than any other university in the country— $ 674 million in 2018 alone .
Tell Johns Hopkins University to end this torment now Experimenter Christine Lattin terrorizes birds .
Among other horrors , birds in her lab experienced the following : • They were tormented with the sounds of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • They were captured along with their babies and killed .
• They were pumped full of sex steroids , scared , and killed .
• They were trapped and taken from their homes in nature .
• They were rattled and rolled around in cages by laboratory staff .
• They were physically restrained for 30 minutes , four times per day .
• They were kept in captivity for several months before being killed .
• They were “ hole-punched ” without pain medication .
Some birds were so distressed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within five days of capture .
As many as 26 feathers were pulled from their bodies at a time , without any pain relief .
Capsules were even surgically implanted under the skin of some of them to administer drugs .
Lattin has tormented and killed birds in bizarre experiments since 2008 , yet her huge pile of dead sparrows has only resulted in “ discoveries ” such as that “ birds do not like captivity ” and “ birds think crude oil tastes icky.
” Her flimsy excuses for these maniacal practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PETA has debunked all of them .
At the University of Washington Experimenter Albert Fuchs has spent more than 50 years conducting experimental surgeries on monkeys , in which he cuts a hole in their skull , inserts electrodes into their brain , and implants wire coils in their eyes .
He then straps them in a restraint chair with their head bolted in place and deprives them of food or water so that they ’ ll comply during the tests .
He claims the purpose of all this is to determine which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controls eye movement .
NIH is currently funding a project called “ Neural Substrates of Reward Processing and Emotion , ” in which experimenters saw open monkeys ’ heads , inject toxins into their brains , and vacuum or burn parts of their brains .
Then the monkeys are locked inside a small black box and deliberately frightened with rubber snakes and spiders repeatedly until experimenters decide that it ’ s time to kill them .
The experimenter responsible for this cruelty admitted publicly that her results were seriously flawed .
Yet NIH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 30 years with a total of more than $ 36 million .
Tell NIH that you won ’ t tolerate having your tax dollars used to torment monkeys How Do Experimenters Get Away With Such Blatant Animal Abuse ?
None of these experiments was necessary , and they were all violently cruel to sensitive animals and a huge waste of taxpayer dollars that could have instead gone to help humans and communities in need .
Most countries have grossly inadequate regulatory measures in place to protect animals from suffering and distress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when a non-animal approach is readily available .
In the U.S. , the species most commonly used in experiments are mice , rats , birds , fish , reptiles , and amphibians .
They constitute 99 % of all animals in laboratories but are specifically exempt from the minimal protections of the federal Animal Welfare Act .
Many laboratories that use only these species are not legally required to provide animals with pain relief or veterinary care , to consider non-animal testing methods , to have an institutional committee review their proposed experiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) or any other entity .
Even the laboratories that are overseen by the USDA get away with murder .
Consider that there are more than 11,000 animal experimentation facilities that the agency is meant to regulate and only 120 USDA inspectors to oversee their operations .
A 2014 review published in The BMJ found that “ even the most promising findings from animal-based research often fail in human trials and are rarely adopted into clinical practice.
” Up to 89 % of animal studies could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step needed to confirm the validity of scientific results .
In an article published in JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association , researchers found that medical treatments developed in animals rarely translated to humans .
Artificially induced diseases in animals in a laboratory are never identical to those that occur naturally in humans .
In addition , because animal species differ from humans in many significant ways , it ’ s highly unlikely that results from animal experiments could be correctly interpreted and applied to the human form of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to former National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Richard Klausner , “ We have cured mice of cancer for decades , and it simply didn ’ t work in humans.
” At least 85 HIV/AIDS vaccines have been successful in primate studies , and all of them have failed to protect humans .
How Has the Public Been So Duped ?
Approximately 47 % of NIH-funded research involves animal experiments , and in 2019 , NIH budgeted nearly $ 40 billion for research and development .
You do the math .
Yet despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay for experiments on animals , it ’ s nearly impossible for the public to obtain current and complete information regarding those that are being conducted in their own communities or being funded with their tax dollars .
Are There Any Other Options for Experiments ?
Cutting-edge non-animal research methods are available and have been shown to be more accurate than crude animal experiments .
Alternatives to animal testing include using human cells and tissues ( also known as in vitro methods ) , advanced computer-modeling techniques ( often referred to as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with human volunteers .
These and other non-animal methods are not hindered by species differences that make applying results to humans difficult , unreliable , or impossible , and they usually take less time and money to complete .
A Pew Research Center poll found that 52 % of U.S. adults oppose the use of animals in scientific research , and other surveys suggest that the shrinking group that does accept animal experimentation does so only because of the incorrect belief that it is necessary for medical progress .
The vast majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human health improvements , so join PETA today in ending them :

Many people acknowledge that experimenting on animals is cruel, but most don’t realize that this twisted practice isn’t even necessary for human health. Let’s set the record straight: While some experimenters pretend that their cruel tests on animals might lead to treatments or cures for humans (even though the overwhelming majority of animal tests never lead to any human-relevant treatments), many experiments on animals being conducted right now have no intended relevance to humans at all. These blatantly useless animal tests are called curiosity-driven experiments.
What Are Curiosity-Driven Experiments?
As the name implies, these kinds of “studies”—which don’t even pretend to help humans—are done out of human curiosity. The decision to use animals’ bodies to satisfy curiosity is an example of speciesism: the belief that animals are nothing more than means to human ends. Anyone with a conscience knows experimenting on animals just because we can is wrong.
Animal experimenters are legally allowed to burn, shock, poison, isolate, starve, forcibly restrain, addict to drugs, and brain-damage animals. No experiments, regardless of how trivial or painful they may be, are prohibited by federal law. Even when valid non-animal research methods are available, experimenters aren’t required to use them instead of animals.
More than 100 million animals suffer and die in U.S. laboratories every year. They’re sickened in chemical, drug, food, or product tests or tormented and killed in curiosity-driven experiments—and there is virtually nothing beneficial to human patients to show for it. These experiments are ongoing all across the country, and most are just slight variations of ones that have already been conducted for years, often yielding “results” that have long been known.
Curiosity-driven experiments are largely funded by taxpayer dollars. Experimenters hope their studies will be published in scientific journals as a sort of “show and tell,” allowing them—and the respective universities where they perform these tests—to continue to seek more funding. Experimenters who conduct curiosity-based research are recognized for how much they publish, not for the contributions they make to scientific or medical discoveries.
What Are Some Examples of Curiosity-Driven Experiments?
Calling animal experiments a “necessary evil” would be false flattery, as they don’t even qualify as necessary—just evil. These examples prove it:
At Humboldt University of Berlin
Experimenters implanted electrodes into rats’ brains and then killed them afterwards for dissection. Why? To claim that rats like to play hide-and-seek. Obviously, nothing relevant or useful was discovered—the results were just slaughtered animals who wanted to live and a misleading headline or two. All this really proves is that rats are playful and social animals who need mental stimulation and companionship to thrive—but we already knew that.
demand that Humboldt University cease these deadly experiments
At Colorado State University
Experimenter Gregory Ebel traps American crows and robins and house sparrows, infects them with West Nile virus (WNV), and observes as the virus ravages their bodies. He hasn’t developed a cure, a vaccine, or any treatments for WNV—in part, because he’s not trying to. He just does this to animals to understand the behavior of the virus in different species. This means our tax dollars are paying for someone to harm wildlife and divert public health dollars from actually helping humans—and nothing more.
Crows mate for life and form deep familial bonds. Whenever you see a small group of crows foraging for food, you’re seeing a family—and they hold funerals when a loved one dies. Their language is so complex that researchers have had little success creating a crow-human “dictionary.” While different sequences of “caws” relay different information, tempo, pitch, and inflection can change the meaning.
tell CSU to pull the plug on Ebel’s cruel and worthless experiments
At the University of Delaware
Experimenter Tania Roth has been injecting baby rats with opioids, forcing alcohol down their throats, repeatedly shocking their feet, stuffing pregnant mothers into narrow tubes and blasting them with strobe lights, and dropping rats into tanks of water. She purports that this is a way to replicate early childhood abuse and trauma in humans, but she doesn’t seem to be looking for any way actually to help abused children. She has also restrained rats in a little Plexiglas enclosure smeared with cat food and exposed them to a cat to make them fear for their lives, among other horrors, and PETA has shut down all her absurd claims.
Roth has spent nearly $2 million in public funds on this stuff, even though she hasn’t produced a single novel piece of information for abused children. Imagine what $2 million of healthcare coverage could have done for an underprivileged community. In fact, 47% of all research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget (which is tens of billions annually) is wasted on cruel and useless animal experiments.
tell the National Science Foundation to stop funding these horrific tests
At Johns Hopkins University
Experimenter Shreesh Mysore keeps barn owls caged in a fluorescent-lit basement. There, he cuts into their skulls, implants electrodes into their heads, cements a stainless steel bolt to the base of their skulls in order to restrict their head movement, and restrains the fully conscious birds in plastic tubes or tight jackets for up to 12 hours at a time. He clamps their eyes open and bombards them with bursts of noise and light while poking around at neurons in the conscious animals’ brains. He mutilates their brain tissue so severely by moving the electrodes around that the owls become “unusable” to him—at which point he kills them. He admits that his experiments are painful for the birds yet tries to justify them by claiming to study human attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but he still doesn’t seem to be aiming at any kind of treatment.
Barn owls don’t get ADHD, and they have vastly different auditory and visual systems than humans do. Moreover, the owls’ confinement to such an unnatural environment and many other glaring factors make this experiment a hoax. Even so, Mysore has received more than $1 million in funding from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and $1.3 million of your tax dollars from NIH. JHU receives more funding from NIH than any other university in the country—$674 million in 2018 alone.
Tell Johns Hopkins University to end this torment now
At Louisiana State University
Experimenter Christine Lattin terrorizes birds. Among other horrors, birds in her lab experienced the following:
They were tormented with the sounds of a predator, such as a hawk.
They were captured along with their babies and killed.
They were pumped full of sex steroids, scared, and killed.
They were trapped and taken from their homes in nature.
They were rattled and rolled around in cages by laboratory staff.
They were physically restrained for 30 minutes, four times per day.
They were fed crude oil.
They were kept in captivity for several months before being killed.
They were “hole-punched” without pain medication.
Some birds were so distressed that they lost 11% of their bodyweight within five days of capture. As many as 26 feathers were pulled from their bodies at a time, without any pain relief. Capsules were even surgically implanted under the skin of some of them to administer drugs.
Lattin has tormented and killed birds in bizarre experiments since 2008, yet her huge pile of dead sparrows has only resulted in “discoveries” such as that “birds do not like captivity” and “birds think crude oil tastes icky.” Her flimsy excuses for these maniacal practices are all over the place, and PETA has debunked all of them.
urge LSU to end Christine Lattin’s cruelty
At the University of Washington
Experimenter Albert Fuchs has spent more than 50 years conducting experimental surgeries on monkeys, in which he cuts a hole in their skull, inserts electrodes into their brain, and implants wire coils in their eyes. He then straps them in a restraint chair with their head bolted in place and deprives them of food or water so that they’ll comply during the tests. He claims the purpose of all this is to determine which part of the monkey’s brain controls eye movement.
This was just a small sample of the countless ways experimenters have tortured animals in curiosity-driven experiments throughout history. PETA’s interactive timeline, “Without Consent,” features almost 200 stories of cruel experiments from the past century, including ones in which dogs were forced to inhale cigarette smoke for months, mice were cut up while still conscious, and cats were deafened, paralyzed, and drowned. Visit “Without Consent” to learn about more harrowing animal experiments throughout history and how you can help create a better future for living, feeling beings.
Without Consent
Take Action for Monkeys Used in Experiments
Join PETA’s call: Urge UW to end experiments on primates and transfer the animals to sanctuaries.
Help Monkeys Now
At NIH
NIH is currently funding a project called “Neural Substrates of Reward Processing and Emotion,” in which experimenters saw open monkeys’ heads, inject toxins into their brains, and vacuum or burn parts of their brains. Then the monkeys are locked inside a small black box and deliberately frightened with rubber snakes and spiders repeatedly until experimenters decide that it’s time to kill them. The experimenter responsible for this cruelty admitted publicly that her results were seriously flawed. Yet NIH saw fit to fund these experiments for more than 30 years with a total of more than $36 million.
Tell NIH that you won’t tolerate having your tax dollars used to torment monkeys
How Do Experimenters Get Away With Such Blatant Animal Abuse?
None of these experiments was necessary, and they were all violently cruel to sensitive animals and a huge waste of taxpayer dollars that could have instead gone to help humans and communities in need.
Most countries have grossly inadequate regulatory measures in place to protect animals from suffering and distress or to prevent them from being used when a non-animal approach is readily available.
In the U.S., the species most commonly used in experiments are mice, rats, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. They constitute 99% of all animals in laboratories but are specifically exempt from the minimal protections of the federal Animal Welfare Act. Many laboratories that use only these species are not legally required to provide animals with pain relief or veterinary care, to consider non-animal testing methods, to have an institutional committee review their proposed experiments, or to be inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or any other entity.
© iStock.com/Fabio Roberto
Even the laboratories that are overseen by the USDA get away with murder. Consider that there are more than 11,000 animal experimentation facilities that the agency is meant to regulate and only 120 USDA inspectors to oversee their operations.
Bigotry begins when categories such as race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or species are used to justify discrimination. Join the Movement
Are All Animal Experiments Unnecessary?
A 2014 review published in The BMJ found that “even the most promising findings from animal-based research often fail in human trials and are rarely adopted into clinical practice.” Up to 89% of animal studies could not be reproduced. Reproducibility is a fundamental step needed to confirm the validity of scientific results.
In an article published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that medical treatments developed in animals rarely translated to humans. Artificially induced diseases in animals in a laboratory are never identical to those that occur naturally in humans. In addition, because animal species differ from humans in many significant ways, it’s highly unlikely that results from animal experiments could be correctly interpreted and applied to the human form of the condition in a meaningful way.
According to former National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Richard Klausner, “We have cured mice of cancer for decades, and it simply didn’t work in humans.” At least 85 HIV/AIDS vaccines have been successful in primate studies, and all of them have failed to protect humans.
How Has the Public Been So Duped?
Approximately 47% of NIH-funded research involves animal experiments, and in 2019, NIH budgeted nearly $40 billion for research and development. You do the math.
Yet despite the vast amount of public funds being used to pay for experiments on animals, it’s nearly impossible for the public to obtain current and complete information regarding those that are being conducted in their own communities or being funded with their tax dollars.
Are There Any Other Options for Experiments?
Cutting-edge non-animal research methods are available and have been shown to be more accurate than crude animal experiments. Alternatives to animal testing include using human cells and tissues (also known as in vitro methods), advanced computer-modeling techniques (often referred to as in silico models), and studies with human volunteers. These and other non-animal methods are not hindered by species differences that make applying results to humans difficult, unreliable, or impossible, and they usually take less time and money to complete.
A Pew Research Center poll found that 52% of U.S. adults oppose the use of animals in scientific research, and other surveys suggest that the shrinking group that does accept animal experimentation does so only because of the incorrect belief that it is necessary for medical progress. The vast majority of animal experiments don’t contribute to human health improvements, so join PETA today in ending them:
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Bogotá Completely Restricts Bullfights

Bogotá Completely Restricts Bullfights

Bogotá ’ s City Council , alongside animal rights councilor Andrea Padilla and councilor Juan Baena—coauthor of the project—approved an agreement to restrict bullfights in the Colombian capital .
It ’ s as simple as not giving any more tax money to the bullfighting industry .
This industry lives off public funds , and bullfights must be restricted to stop fueling an industry that survives on animal abuse .
Bogotá has decided to skip the archaic discourse of the Constitutional Tribunal , which time and time again associates the word “ culture ” with the bullfighting industry .
There will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of banderillas , spears , and swords has been eliminated .
This way , the sadistic fans that attend bullfights in Plaza La Santamaría will stop doing so , since there will be no more bloody “ spectacles ” to watch .
Councilor Padilla knows that this doesn ’ t eliminate animal abuse completely , but it will limit it .
Without a doubt , it ’ s the beginning of a definitive victory against animal abuse .
However , the bulls used in bullfights with no bloodshed suffer the same cruel fate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cruelty to bulls used in these fights begins before the animals even enter the ring .
Their horns are often shaved to throw off their sense of balance , and they are sometimes kept in total darkness before the fights , which disorients and confuses them .
There will be no more death inside the bullring .
Without weapons , bullfighters won ’ t be able to injure or kill the bull .
Murdering the bull is therefore , banned .
There will be no more financial incentives .
Whoever organizes a bullfight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all operating expenses and will have to pay 20 % in taxes , a portion of which will go to the Institute of Animal Welfare and Protection .
Now , bullfighting entrepreneurs who wish to organize a bullfight will have to reach into their own pockets to inform the public about the suffering that bulls endure in the arena .
A similar measure is applied to the tobacco industry , which requires it to show images on the packaging depicting the effect of the product on smokers ’ health .
30 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this concept .
And this is why : Reduction in the number of “ fiestas.
” The “ fiestas ” will be reduced from eight to four , three in January and February and one in August , thus giving organizers who dare to plan a bullfight in Bogotá much less maneuvering time .
The ban on bullfighting , according to Padilla , has a legal obstacle expressed by the Constitutional Court , which says : Opposition to bullfighting is growing , but there is still work to do .
Bogotá has taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need your support to help put an end to this sadistic abuse in many other cities and countries .
One of them is Spain , where the television platform Movistar Plus wants to televise the torture and murder of bulls behind closed doors so as to not lose subscribers to its pay-per-view Toros channel .
Help us reach 50,000 signatures to try to block its proposal to murder 576 bulls .
Urge Movistar Plus to cancel its plans to kill 576 bulls

Bogotá’s City Council, alongside animal rights councilor Andrea Padilla and councilor Juan Baena—coauthor of the project—approved an agreement to restrict bullfights in the Colombian capital.
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It’s as simple as not giving any more tax money to the bullfighting industry. This industry lives off public funds, and bullfights must be restricted to stop fueling an industry that survives on animal abuse.
Bogotá has decided to skip the archaic discourse of the Constitutional Tribunal, which time and time again associates the word “culture” with the bullfighting industry.
How will Bogotá restrict bullfights?
There will be no more bloodshed.
The use of banderillas, spears, and swords has been eliminated. This way, the sadistic fans that attend bullfights in Plaza La Santamaría will stop doing so, since there will be no more bloody “spectacles” to watch.
Councilor Padilla knows that this doesn’t eliminate animal abuse completely, but it will limit it.
“During the journey from the pasture to the arena, a bull can lose up to 30 kilos of weight from stress. Just appearing at the plaza is very exhausting. Which is why we can’t say there are ‘bloodless’ bullfights, as they have been traditionally called, but bullfights ‘with no bloodshed,’ would be much better, claimed the councilor to Alianza Verde.
Without a doubt, it’s the beginning of a definitive victory against animal abuse. However, the bulls used in bullfights with no bloodshed suffer the same cruel fate as those used in traditional bullfights.
Cruelty to bulls used in these fights begins before the animals even enter the ring. Their horns are often shaved to throw off their sense of balance, and they are sometimes kept in total darkness before the fights, which disorients and confuses them.
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There will be no more death inside the bullring.
Without weapons, bullfighters won’t be able to injure or kill the bull. Murdering the bull is therefore, banned.
Watching & cheering as an animal is stabbed & killed isn't tradition, it’s CRUELTY. Bullfights are rigged in the most horrible ways before bulls even enter the ring—leaving them impaired & vulnerable. Help @PETA_Latino put an end to this torture! https://t.co/SkJiIVNqHw pic.twitter.com/HaDB9wXsOv — PETA (@peta) June 12, 2020
There will be no more financial incentives.
Whoever organizes a bullfight in Bogotá, will have to assume all operating expenses and will have to pay 20% in taxes, a portion of which will go to the Institute of Animal Welfare and Protection.
“Not a single peso will go toward bullfights,” said Claudia López in one of her first statements after being elected Mayor of Bogotá, affirming her anti-bullfighting stance.
Information on animal suffering
Now, bullfighting entrepreneurs who wish to organize a bullfight will have to reach into their own pockets to inform the public about the suffering that bulls endure in the arena. A similar measure is applied to the tobacco industry, which requires it to show images on the packaging depicting the effect of the product on smokers’ health.
30% of its publicity must be in line with this concept.
And this is why:
“Animals are individuals with rights, and they deserve all our protection and respect,” as councilor Juan Baena said.
Reduction in the number of “fiestas.”
The “fiestas” will be reduced from eight to four, three in January and February and one in August, thus giving organizers who dare to plan a bullfight in Bogotá much less maneuvering time.
The ban on bullfighting, according to Padilla, has a legal obstacle expressed by the Constitutional Court, which says:
“We can’t wait for Congress to ban bullfights, because it can be a paralyzing entity. The Council has reached the bold decision of restricting animal abuse, and Bogotá is ready for this,” said the councilor.
Opposition to bullfighting is growing, but there is still work to do.
Bogotá has taken an important step, but we still need your support to help put an end to this sadistic abuse in many other cities and countries.
One of them is Spain, where the television platform Movistar Plus wants to televise the torture and murder of bulls behind closed doors so as to not lose subscribers to its pay-per-view Toros channel.
Help us reach 50,000 signatures to try to block its proposal to murder 576 bulls.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--‘Crying Dolphin’ to Protest SeaWorld Reopening

PETA Will Call On Abusement Park to Stop Breeding Whales and Dolphins for Lifetimes of Lockdown in Tiny Tanks San Antonio – Holding a sign proclaiming , “ Locked Down for Life , ” a “ crying dolphin ” will lead PETA supporters—all wearing masks and practicing social distancing—in a protest outside SeaWorld for the abusement park ’ s reopening on Friday .
A second protest is set to follow the next morning .
When : Friday , June 19 , at 3 p.m. and Saturday , June 20 , at 10 a.m. Where : 10500 Sea World Dr. ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and N. Ellison Drive ) , San Antonio The protests come just one week after PETA launched a new campaign at SeaWorld ’ s annual meeting calling for an end to the breeding of whales and dolphins , some of whom are dragged out of the water and forcibly impregnated after being drugged so that they can ’ t fight back .
Some female animals endure this process repeatedly , only to have their babies die or be shipped to other SeaWorld parks .
“ It ’ s indefensible for SeaWorld to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dolphins as breeding machines so that it can make a buck , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA is calling on SeaWorld to stop creating generation after generation of captive marine mammals and start moving them to seaside sanctuaries.
” Following PETA ’ s previous campaign , SeaWorld agreed in February to stop allowing trainers to stand on dolphins ’ faces and ride on their backs in cruel circus-style shows .
PETA recently offered the park $ 250,000 toward building a seaside sanctuary—if it agreed to release the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its custody .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Will Call On Abusement Park to Stop Breeding Whales and Dolphins for Lifetimes of Lockdown in Tiny Tanks
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
San Antonio – Holding a sign proclaiming, “Locked Down for Life,” a “crying dolphin” will lead PETA supporters—all wearing masks and practicing social distancing—in a protest outside SeaWorld for the abusement park’s reopening on Friday. A second protest is set to follow the next morning.
When: Friday, June 19, at 3 p.m. and Saturday, June 20, at 10 a.m.
Where: 10500 Sea World Dr. (at the intersection of Westover Hills Boulevard and N. Ellison Drive), San Antonio
The protests come just one week after PETA launched a new campaign at SeaWorld’s annual meeting calling for an end to the breeding of whales and dolphins, some of whom are dragged out of the water and forcibly impregnated after being drugged so that they can’t fight back. Some female animals endure this process repeatedly, only to have their babies die or be shipped to other SeaWorld parks.
“It’s indefensible for SeaWorld to use sensitive, intelligent, far-ranging belugas and dolphins as breeding machines so that it can make a buck,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on SeaWorld to stop creating generation after generation of captive marine mammals and start moving them to seaside sanctuaries.”
Following PETA’s previous campaign, SeaWorld agreed in February to stop allowing trainers to stand on dolphins’ faces and ride on their backs in cruel circus-style shows. PETA recently offered the park $250,000 toward building a seaside sanctuary—if it agreed to release the whales, orcas, and other dolphins in its custody.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Tove Lo and Her Dog Cuddle Up for ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop’ Campaign

Chart-Topping Swedish Singer Is Talking Adoption for New PETA U.K .
Ad New York – Before Tove Lo had Sunshine Kitty , she had a rescued dog named Elliotte—and to encourage fans to find their own new best friend at an animal shelter , the “ Talking Body ” singer is co-starring with her pup in a new PETA U.K. campaign that proclaims , “ Adopt , Don ’ t Shop.
” “ Elliotte and I have a special bond , ” Tove Lo explains .
“ My parents and I rescued him from the streets of Spain 10 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best decisions of our lives .
He went from being scared of everyone and everything to the most cuddly and curious little dog in just a few weeks .
It was amazing to see that transformation !
” Every year , more than 6 million dogs and cats end up in U.S. animal shelters , and about half of them have to be euthanized because they are too far gone or there aren ’ t enough good homes for them all .
“ So if you have the time , patience , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a loving home , remember always to adopt—don ’ t shop !
” she says .
“ And please support local shelters—they need our help now more than ever.
” The singer is part of a growing list of celebrities—including Sia , P !
nk , Noah Cyrus , Morrissey , and Sir Paul McCartney—who ’ ve joined forces with PETA or its affiliates to promote kindness to animals .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to abuse in any way ” —opposes speciesism , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , please visit PETA.org .

Chart-Topping Swedish Singer Is Talking Adoption for New PETA U.K. Ad
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
New York – Before Tove Lo had Sunshine Kitty, she had a rescued dog named Elliotte—and to encourage fans to find their own new best friend at an animal shelter, the “Talking Body” singer is co-starring with her pup in a new PETA U.K. campaign that proclaims, “Adopt, Don’t Shop.”
“Elliotte and I have a special bond,” Tove Lo explains. “My parents and I rescued him from the streets of Spain 10 years ago, and it was one of the best decisions of our lives. He went from being scared of everyone and everything to the most cuddly and curious little dog in just a few weeks. It was amazing to see that transformation!”
Every year, more than 6 million dogs and cats end up in U.S. animal shelters, and about half of them have to be euthanized because they are too far gone or there aren’t enough good homes for them all. “So if you have the time, patience, and resources to provide an animal with a loving home, remember always to adopt—don’t shop!” she says. “And please support local shelters—they need our help now more than ever.”
The singer is part of a growing list of celebrities—including Sia, P!nk, Noah Cyrus, Morrissey, and Sir Paul McCartney—who’ve joined forces with PETA or its affiliates to promote kindness to animals.
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.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--‘Bond’ Producer Urged to Help Lab Monkeys Named After Iconic Film Characters

PETA Pleads in Behalf of 'Goldfinger ' and Others Whose Brains Are Cut Up in NIH Laboratories Los Angeles – PETA is calling on James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to condemn the National Institutes of Health ’ s ( NIH ) “ psychology experiments ” on monkeys , in which animals named after Goldfinger , Oddjob , Jaws , Le Chiffre , and other Bond villains are mutilated , tormented , and killed .
In its letter to Broccoli , PETA shares how experimenters—purportedly studying human psychiatric disorders—saw these monkeys ’ skulls open , suck out bits of their brains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place them alone inside a small metal cage and deliberately frighten them with rubber snakes and spiders .
Eventually , they ’ re killed .
These experiments have received more than $ 36 million in taxpayer funding over the past 13 years alone , even though they ’ ve never led to the development of a single treatment for humans .
“ We doubt that Barbara Broccoli would want James Bond implicated in NIH ’ s monkey-torment tests , ” says PETA Senior President Lisa Lange .
“ It tortures monkeys and denigrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call on NIH to stop acting like a Bond villain where these monkeys are concerned.
” Bill Maher and Anjelica Huston previously teamed up with PETA to speak out against the monkey fright experiments , and many more stars—including Kevin Nealon , Casey Affleck , James Cromwell , and Edie Falco—have joined the group to speak out against animal testing .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to experiment on ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please @ @ @ @ @ @

PETA Pleads in Behalf of 'Goldfinger' and Others Whose Brains Are Cut Up in NIH Laboratories
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
Los Angeles – PETA is calling on James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to condemn the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) “psychology experiments” on monkeys, in which animals named after Goldfinger, Oddjob, Jaws, Le Chiffre, and other Bond villains are mutilated, tormented, and killed.
In its letter to Broccoli, PETA shares how experimenters—purportedly studying human psychiatric disorders—saw these monkeys’ skulls open, suck out bits of their brains or inject toxins into them, and place them alone inside a small metal cage and deliberately frighten them with rubber snakes and spiders. Eventually, they’re killed. These experiments have received more than $36 million in taxpayer funding over the past 13 years alone, even though they’ve never led to the development of a single treatment for humans.
“We doubt that Barbara Broccoli would want James Bond implicated in NIH’s monkey-torment tests,” says PETA Senior President Lisa Lange. “It tortures monkeys and denigrates the franchise, and we urge her to call on NIH to stop acting like a Bond villain where these monkeys are concerned.”
Bill Maher and Anjelica Huston previously teamed up with PETA to speak out against the monkey fright experiments, and many more stars—including Kevin Nealon, Casey Affleck, James Cromwell, and Edie Falco—have joined the group to speak out against animal testing.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or click here.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Edmonton Canada Goose Store Faces Angry Protest

PETA Will Show Shoppers Graphic Reasons Why They Should Never Buy Fur-and-Feather Parkas Edmonton , Alta .
– PETA supporters—adhering to social distancing guidelines and wearing masks—will descend on the West Edmonton Mall , where a Canada Goose store is located , on Friday to demand that the company stop using feathers from slaughtered birds and fur from coyotes caught in steel traps .
Instead of handing out leaflets , demonstrators will display a QR code that passersby can scan to access a hands-free “ virtual leaflet ” with information about the cruelty inherent in every Canada Goose garment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada Goose stores in cities across Canada , including Montréal , Calgary , and Banff .
Where : Outside the West Edmonton Mall , at the intersection of 87 Avenue N.W .
and 170 Street N.W.
, Edmonton “ Behind every fur-collared and down-filled jacket are wonderful coyotes who fought for their lives while caught in traps and gentle geese whose throats were slit , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA wants consumers to know that if they care about animals , the last place they should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to wear ” —notes that trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements , blood loss , infection , or attacks by predators before trappers return to kill them .
Geese and ducks used for down are typically shoved into crates and shipped in all weather extremes to slaughterhouses , where they ’ re stunned , their throats are cut , and their bodies are dunked into scalding-hot defeathering tanks .
Following a PETA complaint and a subsequent U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standards ensure that its suppliers don ’ t abuse animals .
In February , Forbes reported , “ Canada Goose shares fell 42 % in the past year as investors grew increasingly concerned about slowing growth , inventory levels and the backlash it has faced over its use of coyote fur.
” PETA opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Will Show Shoppers Graphic Reasons Why They Should Never Buy Fur-and-Feather Parkas
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Edmonton, Alta. – PETA supporters—adhering to social distancing guidelines and wearing masks—will descend on the West Edmonton Mall, where a Canada Goose store is located, on Friday to demand that the company stop using feathers from slaughtered birds and fur from coyotes caught in steel traps. Instead of handing out leaflets, demonstrators will display a QR code that passersby can scan to access a hands-free “virtual leaflet” with information about the cruelty inherent in every Canada Goose garment. PETA is also holding protests at other Canada Goose stores in cities across Canada, including Montréal, Calgary, and Banff.
When: Friday, June 19, 12 noon
Where: Outside the West Edmonton Mall, at the intersection of 87 Avenue N.W. and 170 Street N.W., Edmonton
“Behind every fur-collared and down-filled jacket are wonderful coyotes who fought for their lives while caught in traps and gentle geese whose throats were slit,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA wants consumers to know that if they care about animals, the last place they should be shopping is Canada Goose.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—notes that trapped coyotes can succumb to the elements, blood loss, infection, or attacks by predators before trappers return to kill them. Geese and ducks used for down are typically shoved into crates and shipped in all weather extremes to slaughterhouses, where they’re stunned, their throats are cut, and their bodies are dunked into scalding-hot defeathering tanks.
Following a PETA complaint and a subsequent U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation, Canada Goose stopped claiming that its standards ensure that its suppliers don’t abuse animals. In February, Forbes reported, “Canada Goose shares fell 42% in the past year as investors grew increasingly concerned about slowing growth, inventory levels and the backlash it has faced over its use of coyote fur.”
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-06-18--Tove Lo Cuddles Up With Dog for Lockdown PETA U.K. Campaign

As animal shelters begin to reopen across the UK , Tove Lo stars alongside her rescued dog Elliotte in a new PETA campaign that proclaims , “ Adopt , Don ’ t Shop.
” The singer describes her and Elliotte ’ s special bond : “ My parents and I rescued him from the streets of Spain 10 years ago , and it was one of the best decisions of our lives .
He went from being scared of everyone and everything to the most cuddly and curious little dog in just a few weeks .
It was amazing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats end up in animal shelters , and many of them have to be euthanised simply because there aren ’ t enough good homes for them .
“ So if you have the time , patience , and resources to provide an animal with a loving home , remember always to adopt – don ’ t shop !
” says Tove .
“ And please support local shelters – they need our help now more than ever.
” The singer is part of a growing list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sir Paul McCartney , and P !
nk – who ’ ve joined forces with PETA or our affiliates to promote compassion and respect for all animals .
When you buy a puppy or a kitten from a breeder or pet shop , you ’ re buying into cruelty .
Many breeders force female dogs and cats to churn out litter after litter for profit with little regard for their welfare .
Dogs and cats at puppy and kitten mills aren ’ t well-loved family companions – treated like breeding machines , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with untreated health issues , until they ’ re no longer able to produce babies , at which point they ’ re abandoned , sold , or killed .
Puppies and kittens from breeders commonly have myriad health issues and genetic defects , leading to high vet bills for their families .
Every time someone buys a puppy or a kitten , an animal in a shelter loses their chance at finding a home , fuelling the homeless-animal crisis .
Not only do rescued dogs and cats make terrific companions , mixed-breed animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live longer than their “ pedigree ” counterparts .
So remember : always adopt – never shop !
Of course , adding an animal companion to the family is an important decision that requires making a lifetime commitment to caring for and spending time with an animal .
Here ’ s what you need to know if you think you ’ re ready to look after an animal companion :

As animal shelters begin to reopen across the UK, Tove Lo stars alongside her rescued dog Elliotte in a new PETA campaign that proclaims, “Adopt, Don’t Shop.”
The singer describes her and Elliotte’s special bond:
“My parents and I rescued him from the streets of Spain 10 years ago, and it was one of the best decisions of our lives. He went from being scared of everyone and everything to the most cuddly and curious little dog in just a few weeks. It was amazing to see that transformation!”
Every year, hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats end up in animal shelters, and many of them have to be euthanised simply because there aren’t enough good homes for them.
“So if you have the time, patience, and resources to provide an animal with a loving home, remember always to adopt – don’t shop!” says Tove. “And please support local shelters – they need our help now more than ever.”
The singer is part of a growing list of celebrities – including Sia, Morrissey, Sir Paul McCartney, and P!nk – who’ve joined forces with PETA or our affiliates to promote compassion and respect for all animals.
Never Buy Animals From Breeders
When you buy a puppy or a kitten from a breeder or pet shop, you’re buying into cruelty. Many breeders force female dogs and cats to churn out litter after litter for profit with little regard for their welfare.
Dogs and cats at puppy and kitten mills aren’t well-loved family companions – treated like breeding machines, they suffer in squalid conditions, often with untreated health issues, until they’re no longer able to produce babies, at which point they’re abandoned, sold, or killed. Puppies and kittens from breeders commonly have myriad health issues and genetic defects, leading to high vet bills for their families.
Every time someone buys a puppy or a kitten, an animal in a shelter loses their chance at finding a home, fuelling the homeless-animal crisis. Not only do rescued dogs and cats make terrific companions, mixed-breed animals are also likely to be healthier and live longer than their “pedigree” counterparts. So remember: always adopt – never shop!
Ready to Adopt or Foster?
Of course, adding an animal companion to the family is an important decision that requires making a lifetime commitment to caring for and spending time with an animal.
Here’s what you need to know if you think you’re ready to look after an animal companion: