petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-08--‘Joe Exotic’ Is Behind Bars in PETA’s Halloween Costume

Preorder Now , and Be a 'Tiger Killer ' This October Norfolk , Va. – It ’ s never too early to start planning for Halloween , so PETA—which went after “ Joe Exotic ” and moved the animals out of his decrepit roadside zoo—is now accepting preorders for its limited-edition “ Tiger King Killer ” costume .
The costume comes with a blond mullet wig , a mustache , jail bars , an orange jumpsuit , and a plush pouncing tiger—and it will remind everyone who the true villain of Tiger King is : notorious tiger abuser Joseph “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is available from the PETA Shop and will ship by July 31 .
“ Tiger King has exposed tiger exhibitors as ghouls who steal cubs from their mothers , exploit them as living photo props , and then often discard or kill them when they grow up , ” says PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet , who appears in the docuseries .
“ This Halloween , PETA will poke some pointed fun at a tiger killer who belongs behind bars , where he can no longer harm a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Tiger King features a slew of animal exhibitors—including Maldonado-Passage , Bhagavan “ Doc ” Antle , Tim Stark , and Jeff Lowe—who breed animals for profit , separate babies from their mothers , and deprive them of everything that ’ s natural and important to them .
Many have criminal rap sheets and/or lengthy histories of federal Animal Welfare Act violations—but they still operate .
PETA has been working for years to shut down facilities like theirs .
The group rescued nearly 50 animals from Maldonado-Passage ’ s custody , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and filed two lawsuits against facilities that acquired big-cat cubs from him .
PETA recently prevailed in one of these lawsuits , and the last six tigers held at a roadside zoo called Dade City ’ s Wild Things arrived at an accredited sanctuary in early April .
The order in that case held that prematurely separating tiger cubs from their mothers and using them in public encounters violates the federal Endangered Species Act .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

Preorder Now, and Be a 'Tiger Killer' This October
For Immediate Release:
May 8, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – It’s never too early to start planning for Halloween, so PETA—which went after “Joe Exotic” and moved the animals out of his decrepit roadside zoo—is now accepting preorders for its limited-edition “Tiger King Killer” costume. The costume comes with a blond mullet wig, a mustache, jail bars, an orange jumpsuit, and a plush pouncing tiger—and it will remind everyone who the true villain of Tiger King is: notorious tiger abuser Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage. The costume is available from the PETA Shop and will ship by July 31.
“Tiger King has exposed tiger exhibitors as ghouls who steal cubs from their mothers, exploit them as living photo props, and then often discard or kill them when they grow up,” says PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet, who appears in the docuseries. “This Halloween, PETA will poke some pointed fun at a tiger killer who belongs behind bars, where he can no longer harm a hair on any animal’s head.”
Tiger King features a slew of animal exhibitors—including Maldonado-Passage, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, Tim Stark, and Jeff Lowe—who breed animals for profit, separate babies from their mothers, and deprive them of everything that’s natural and important to them. Many have criminal rap sheets and/or lengthy histories of federal Animal Welfare Act violations—but they still operate.
PETA has been working for years to shut down facilities like theirs. The group rescued nearly 50 animals from Maldonado-Passage’s custody, all of whom are thriving at reputable sanctuaries, and filed two lawsuits against facilities that acquired big-cat cubs from him. PETA recently prevailed in one of these lawsuits, and the last six tigers held at a roadside zoo called Dade City’s Wild Things arrived at an accredited sanctuary in early April. The order in that case held that prematurely separating tiger cubs from their mothers and using them in public encounters violates the federal Endangered Species Act.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-08--Print Your Own PETA Posters at Home Today

Having to stay at home is no reason to stay quiet—in fact , the novel coronavirus outbreak is yet another reason to focus on the exploitation of animals , because cruel and unhygienic animal agriculture practices are what got us into this mess .
The stakes have never been higher : We need to get the message out—as far and wide as possible—that humans must stop exploiting animals in order to avoid the next global pandemic and spare billions of sensitive beings horrific suffering .
PETA can send you free leaflets , posters , vegan starter kits , stickers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speciesism While in Quarantine ” Kit .
All you have to do is e-mail us at [ email protected ] with your full name and mailing address along with the type and quantity of materials you ’ re requesting .
But if you don ’ t want to wait for the materials to ship , we ’ ve got some great alternatives that allow you to take action immediately !
Choose either to fit the sign onto a single 8.5-inch-by-11-inch sheet of paper or to print the larger 17-inch-by-22-inch poster version on four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will require you to cut the margins and tape or glue the pages together onto your window or a poster board .
In This House , Animals Have Rights ( 8.5 by 11 inches ) In This House , Animals Have Rights ( 17 by 22 inches ) Disinfect Your Doorknobs and Your Diet—Go Vegan !
( 8.5 by 11 inches ) Disinfect Your Doorknobs and Your Diet—Go Vegan !
( 17 by 22 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Chicks—8.5 by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Chicks—17 by 22 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Monkey—8.5 by 11 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Monkey—17 by 22 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Pig—8.5 by 11 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Pig—17 by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Tiger—8.5 by 11 inches ) You ’ re Confined Temporarily , but for Them , It ’ s Forever ( Tiger—17 by 22 inches ) Don ’ t have a printer ?
No problem !
You can use supplies that you already have at home to make a poster to hang in your window , on your mailbox , or on your front door—here ’ s how .
In addition to displaying posters in your window or driveway or on your car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for demonstrations—you can sign up for PETA ’ s Action Team to receive notifications about local protests , movie screenings , speaking events , outreach ideas , and other ways to help animals in your area .
Chickens form complex social hierarchies , and every chicken knows his or her place on the social ladder , remembering the faces and ranks of more than 100 other birds .
Both elephants and chimpanzees have been found to work cooperatively to get food—and they will wait for someone else to come along to help if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study , rats figured out how to open cage doors for other rats and came to their aid even if a treat was available instead .
And nonhuman primates have been observed holding wakes to mourn loss and turning to friends for comfort—some even lose the will to live in response to the death of a loved one .
Animals are sensitive , aware , and complex .
We live in a society that values equality and freedom and that believes discrimination is never acceptable—and everyone must realize that humans can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rape , mutilate , skin , and slaughter certain animals if they want to live in accordance with their own professed values .
Dismantling speciesism means sparing billions of animals every year unimaginable suffering , preventing another deadly pandemic from threatening the human race , and protecting the planet from the devastating destruction that results from the mass breeding , commodification , and slaughter of animals .
If you live in the U.S. or Canada and are interested in becoming a PETA action leader and planning at least one protest every month for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ email protected ] with the subject line “ PETA Action Leader ” and we ’ ll put you in touch with a grassroots protest coordinator .
The fight to end speciesism in all of its cruel forms requires our urgent attention .
By printing and displaying these posters today , you ’ ll join activists around the world in an effort to reach the greatest number of people when animals need us to speak up for them most—now .

Having to stay at home is no reason to stay quiet—in fact, the novel coronavirus outbreak is yet another reason to focus on the exploitation of animals, because cruel and unhygienic animal agriculture practices are what got us into this mess. The stakes have never been higher: We need to get the message out—as far and wide as possible—that humans must stop exploiting animals in order to avoid the next global pandemic and spare billions of sensitive beings horrific suffering.
PETA can send you free leaflets, posters, vegan starter kits, stickers, and our new free “Help End Speciesism While in Quarantine” Kit. All you have to do is e-mail us at [email protected] with your full name and mailing address along with the type and quantity of materials you’re requesting. But if you don’t want to wait for the materials to ship, we’ve got some great alternatives that allow you to take action immediately!
Print These at Home
Choose either to fit the sign onto a single 8.5-inch-by-11-inch sheet of paper or to print the larger 17-inch-by-22-inch poster version on four sheets of paper. The latter option will require you to cut the margins and tape or glue the pages together onto your window or a poster board.
Meat Markets Breed Killer Diseases—Go Vegan! (8.5 by 11 inches)
Meat Markets Breed Killer Diseases—Go Vegan! (17 by 22 inches)
In This House, Animals Have Rights (8.5 by 11 inches)
In This House, Animals Have Rights (17 by 22 inches)
End Speciesism—Discrimination Based on Species (8.5 by 11 inches)
End Speciesism—Discrimination Based on Species (17 by 22 inches)
Disinfect Your Doorknobs and Your Diet—Go Vegan! (8.5 by 11 inches)
Disinfect Your Doorknobs and Your Diet—Go Vegan! (17 by 22 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Chicks—8.5 by 11 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Chicks—17 by 22 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Monkey—8.5 by 11 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Monkey—17 by 22 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Pig—8.5 by 11 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Pig—17 by 22 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Tiger—8.5 by 11 inches)
You’re Confined Temporarily, but for Them, It’s Forever (Tiger—17 by 22 inches)
Don’t have a printer? No problem! You can use supplies that you already have at home to make a poster to hang in your window, on your mailbox, or on your front door—here’s how.
In addition to displaying posters in your window or driveway or on your car, lawn, or balcony—or using them for demonstrations—you can sign up for PETA’s Action Team to receive notifications about local protests, movie screenings, speaking events, outreach ideas, and other ways to help animals in your area.
Chickens form complex social hierarchies, and every chicken knows his or her place on the social ladder, remembering the faces and ranks of more than 100 other birds. Both elephants and chimpanzees have been found to work cooperatively to get food—and they will wait for someone else to come along to help if they get there first. In one study, rats figured out how to open cage doors for other rats and came to their aid even if a treat was available instead. And nonhuman primates have been observed holding wakes to mourn loss and turning to friends for comfort—some even lose the will to live in response to the death of a loved one.
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Animals are sensitive, aware, and complex. We live in a society that values equality and freedom and that believes discrimination is never acceptable—and everyone must realize that humans can’t continue to cage, gun down, rape, mutilate, skin, and slaughter certain animals if they want to live in accordance with their own professed values. Dismantling speciesism means sparing billions of animals every year unimaginable suffering, preventing another deadly pandemic from threatening the human race, and protecting the planet from the devastating destruction that results from the mass breeding, commodification, and slaughter of animals.
© Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
If you live in the U.S. or Canada and are interested in becoming a PETA action leader and planning at least one protest every month for one of our campaigns, please e-mail [email protected] with the subject line “PETA Action Leader” and we’ll put you in touch with a grassroots protest coordinator.
The fight to end speciesism in all of its cruel forms requires our urgent attention. By printing and displaying these posters today, you’ll join activists around the world in an effort to reach the greatest number of people when animals need us to speak up for them most—now.


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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--PETA Fieldworkers in Action: Dogs and Cats and Hamsters, Oh My!

Now more than ever , our essential fieldworkers are seeing firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic is putting families in low-income areas of Virginia and North Carolina ( near the Sam Simon Center—our Norfolk , Virginia , headquarters ) in the impossible position of being unable to provide for the beloved animals in their lives .
But thanks to the generosity of PETA supporters like you , our field team members—who are still on the job , actively helping animals 24 hours a day , seven days a week—were able to come to the aid of countless friends , even during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know just a few of the sweet souls we lent a helping hand to in April alone .
Sturdy , custom-built PETA doghouses were given to many : Others received round-trip transport to and from their spay/neuter appointments on our mobile clinics , all free of charge : And we transferred more than 60 animals to our wonderful placement partners for a chance at adoption : A few other animal friends have already found their new homes and families : A few suffering souls got their angel wings : At PETA , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Week after week , they feed , water , and otherwise attend to dogs and other animals who have no one else to look out for them .
Above is just a small sample of their actions in April .
If ever there were an essential service provider , our field team is it .
If this sounds like a team you ’ d like to be a part of , please consider applying to become a PETA fieldworker .
We ’ re looking for diligent , hardworking , kind , professional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals—and who don ’ t mind getting their cargo pants a little ( or a lot ! )
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Now more than ever, our essential fieldworkers are seeing firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic is putting families in low-income areas of Virginia and North Carolina (near the Sam Simon Center—our Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters) in the impossible position of being unable to provide for the beloved animals in their lives. But thanks to the generosity of PETA supporters like you, our field team members—who are still on the job, actively helping animals 24 hours a day, seven days a week—were able to come to the aid of countless friends, even during an immensely challenging month. Get to know just a few of the sweet souls we lent a helping hand to in April alone.
Sturdy, custom-built PETA doghouses were given to many:
Others received round-trip transport to and from their spay/neuter appointments on our mobile clinics, all free of charge:
PETA fieldworkers performed a number of random acts of helpfulness:
And we transferred more than 60 animals to our wonderful placement partners for a chance at adoption:
A few other animal friends have already found their new homes and families:
A few suffering souls got their angel wings:
(Warning: graphic images)
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At PETA, we call our fieldworkers our “miracle workers.” Week after week, they feed, water, and otherwise attend to dogs and other animals who have no one else to look out for them. Above is just a small sample of their actions in April.
If ever there were an essential service provider, our field team is it.
If this sounds like a team you’d like to be a part of, please consider applying to become a PETA fieldworker. We’re looking for diligent, hardworking, kind, professional, physically able individuals who care about animals—and who don’t mind getting their cargo pants a little (or a lot!) dirty.
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--‘Time to Move Away From Meat’ Full-Page Ad Blitz in D.C. to Hit the ‘Examiner’

With Even More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in the District , PETA Will Appeal to Residents to Keep Animals off Their Plates Washington – Following Mayor Muriel Bowser ’ s announcement that D.C. has more than 6,000 confirmed cases of and over 300 deaths from COVID-19 , PETA will urge residents and lawmakers to help stop future pandemics by running an ad in Tuesday ’ s edition of the Washington Examiner that shows a dying piglet with the words “ America : It ’ s Time to Move Away From Meat.
” The new ad follows similar appeals in editions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Washington Post ( May 4 ) .
PETA is challenging President Donald Trump ’ s backing for slaughterhouses to remain open—even as workers suffer from COVID-19—and pointing out that blood- and offal-soaked factory farms and slaughterhouses in the U.S. are every bit as filthy as China ’ s “ wet markets , ” all of them breeding grounds for disease .
Swine flu , bird flu , SARS , and now COVID-19 have all been linked to eating animals .
“ A meat shortage isn ’ t a food shortage , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs meat .
It is linked to heart disease , cancer , strokes , high blood pressure , diabetes , and obesity .
Eat as if everyone ’ s life depends on it , because it does.
” “ So many people feel powerless in the face of this health crisis , but everyone still has control over what , or who , is on their plate , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA stands ready with all the resources needed to help Americans stay healthy and help prevent future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—ran similar ads in Sunday editions of The New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , The San Diego Union-Tribune , and The Seattle Times .
Resources on PETA ’ s website include vegan starter kits , its one-on-one Vegan Mentor Program , and a list of vegan-friendly restaurant chains , many of which are still offering takeout during the pandemic .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

With Even More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in the District, PETA Will Appeal to Residents to Keep Animals off Their Plates
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Washington – Following Mayor Muriel Bowser’s announcement that D.C. has more than 6,000 confirmed cases of and over 300 deaths from COVID-19, PETA will urge residents and lawmakers to help stop future pandemics by running an ad in Tuesday’s edition of the Washington Examiner that shows a dying piglet with the words “America: It’s Time to Move Away From Meat.”
The new ad follows similar appeals in editions of The Hill (May 6) and The Washington Post (May 4). PETA is challenging President Donald Trump’s backing for slaughterhouses to remain open—even as workers suffer from COVID-19—and pointing out that blood- and offal-soaked factory farms and slaughterhouses in the U.S. are every bit as filthy as China’s “wet markets,” all of them breeding grounds for disease. Swine flu, bird flu, SARS, and now COVID-19 have all been linked to eating animals.
“A meat shortage isn’t a food shortage,” the ad stresses. “No one needs meat. It is linked to heart disease, cancer, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. Eat as if everyone’s life depends on it, because it does.”
“So many people feel powerless in the face of this health crisis, but everyone still has control over what, or who, is on their plate,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA stands ready with all the resources needed to help Americans stay healthy and help prevent future pandemics by going vegan.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—ran similar ads in Sunday editions of The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and The Seattle Times.
Resources on PETA’s website include vegan starter kits and a list of vegan-friendly restaurant chains, many of which are still offering takeout during the pandemic. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--Reward of Up to $5,000 Offered for Help Nabbing Alligator Abuser

PETA Seeks Information on Culprit ( s ) Who Shot Alligator With Arrows , Bound Animal With Rope Fort Myers , Fla. – PETA is offering a reward of up to $ 5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person ( s ) responsible for impaling an alligator through the neck with two arrows and wrapping a rope around the animal ’ s feet and mouth .
The injured alligator—who is well known in the area and has never behaved aggressively—was found on April 28 near a backyard pond on Oak Hill Loop .
Wildlife officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the sheriff ’ s office has no leads about the identity of the attacker ( s ) .
“ Someone shot this alligator twice in the neck , tied the animal up , and left him or her to suffer and die , ” says PETA Vice President Colleen O ’ Brien .
“ PETA urges anyone with information to come forward immediately so that the abuser can be held accountable and stopped from hurting anyone else.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information about the group ’ s work for animals , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Seeks Information on Culprit(s) Who Shot Alligator With Arrows, Bound Animal With Rope
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Fort Myers, Fla. – PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for impaling an alligator through the neck with two arrows and wrapping a rope around the animal’s feet and mouth.
The injured alligator—who is well known in the area and has never behaved aggressively—was found on April 28 near a backyard pond on Oak Hill Loop. Wildlife officials immediately took the animal to receive treatment, but the sheriff’s office has no leads about the identity of the attacker(s).
“Someone shot this alligator twice in the neck, tied the animal up, and left him or her to suffer and die,” says PETA Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “PETA urges anyone with information to come forward immediately so that the abuser can be held accountable and stopped from hurting anyone else.”
Please call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
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 about the group’s work for animals, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--‘Tofu Never Caused a Pandemic’ Ad Offers Reality Check Amid National Meat Shortage

PETA Uses One of the World 's Most Versatile Foods to Highlight Contrast Between Eating for Life and Eating Products of Death Bakersfield , Calif. – PETA will be happy when the U.S. meat supply shortage is solved—not by reopening slaughterhouses , where thousands of workers have contracted the novel coronavirus , but by more and more people choosing to go vegan .
That ’ s why the group is placing a billboard near a local urgent-care facility pointing out that we can keep everybody safe by eating vegan foods like tofu—one of the most versatile foods in the world—instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offal- , waste- , and blood-splattered slaughterhouses and factory farms , where animal-borne diseases thrive .
“ With hundreds of thousands dead from a pandemic linked to eating animals , the national meat shortage is cause for celebration , not complaint , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ Tasty vegan foods are the key to preventing deadly zoonotic diseases as well as heart disease , cancer , diabetes , obesity , and strokes .
PETA stands ready to help people make the switch with its free vegan mentors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Not only is tofu cheaper than meat , it ’ s also packed with protein , contains zero cholesterol , and can lower one ’ s risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , cancer , and numerous other life-threatening health issues .
COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in China , where live and dead animals are sold for food .
Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens—but never in versatile vegan foods like tofu .
PETA offers a variety of delicious tofu-based recipes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tso ’ s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos .
The group recently placed full-page ads in The Washington Post , The New York Times , and five other papers in a $ 250,000 ad blitz urging Americans to move away from meat .
The ad is located at 2722 Ming Ave. , next to Universal Urgent Care and across the street from Target , which sells tofu .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
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PETA Uses One of the World's Most Versatile Foods to Highlight Contrast Between Eating for Life and Eating Products of Death
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Bakersfield, Calif. – PETA will be happy when the U.S. meat supply shortage is solved—not by reopening slaughterhouses, where thousands of workers have contracted the novel coronavirus, but by more and more people choosing to go vegan. That’s why the group is placing a billboard near a local urgent-care facility pointing out that we can keep everybody safe by eating vegan foods like tofu—one of the most versatile foods in the world—instead of paying for what comes out of offal-, waste-, and blood-splattered slaughterhouses and factory farms, where animal-borne diseases thrive.
“With hundreds of thousands dead from a pandemic linked to eating animals, the national meat shortage is cause for celebration, not complaint,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “Tasty vegan foods are the key to preventing deadly zoonotic diseases as well as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and strokes. PETA stands ready to help people make the switch with its free vegan mentors, vegan recipes, tips, and more.”
Not only is tofu cheaper than meat, it’s also packed with protein, contains zero cholesterol, and can lower one’s risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and numerous other life-threatening health issues. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in China, where live and dead animals are sold for food. Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens—but never in versatile vegan foods like tofu.
PETA offers a variety of delicious tofu-based recipes on its website, such as General Tso’s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos. The group recently placed full-page ads in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and five other papers in a $250,000 ad blitz urging Americans to move away from meat.
The ad is located at 2722 Ming Ave., next to Universal Urgent Care and across the street from Target, which sells tofu.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--Feds Find Severe Neglect, Suffering at Local Small-Animal Dealer

'Mummified ' Gerbils , Paralyzed Hamster , and More ; PETA Asks Public Never to Buy Animals or Shop at Stores That Sell Them Pleasanton , Texas – Recently published U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection reports of local small-animal dealer Rancho Raton , Inc. , reveal horrific conditions and neglect , including “ mummified ” carcasses in two gerbil enclosures , an apparently paralyzed hamster , and live animals confined alongside the rotting remains of dead cagemates .
Federal veterinarians documented that no veterinary care had been provided for a hamster who was dragging his or her hind legs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his or her face , and several wounded guinea pigs .
Decomposing carcasses were repeatedly found in multiple gerbil enclosures , and a mother guinea pig and her litter were held in a cage filled with feces .
Inspectors noted an overwhelming smell of ammonia from hamsters ’ accumulated waste and rodent droppings in rooms where more than 500 guinea pigs , hamsters , gerbils , and rabbits were kept .
“ Small , vulnerable animals were left to languish in filth and pain in this hellhole , ” says PETA Senior Vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffering like this , PETA urges people always to adopt animals from shelters and never buy them from stores , which sell animals supplied by cruel dealers like this one.
” In light of the findings , PETA has asked Atascosa County Attorney Lucinda A. Vickers to investigate Rancho Raton , Inc. , and , as appropriate , file criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for severely neglecting animals there .
The group ’ s letter is available upon request .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ —opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

'Mummified' Gerbils, Paralyzed Hamster, and More; PETA Asks Public Never to Buy Animals or Shop at Stores That Sell Them
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Pleasanton, Texas – Recently published U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection reports of local small-animal dealer Rancho Raton, Inc., reveal horrific conditions and neglect, including “mummified” carcasses in two gerbil enclosures, an apparently paralyzed hamster, and live animals confined alongside the rotting remains of dead cagemates.
Federal veterinarians documented that no veterinary care had been provided for a hamster who was dragging his or her hind legs, a hamster with a large scab on his or her face, and several wounded guinea pigs. Decomposing carcasses were repeatedly found in multiple gerbil enclosures, and a mother guinea pig and her litter were held in a cage filled with feces. Inspectors noted an overwhelming smell of ammonia from hamsters’ accumulated waste and rodent droppings in rooms where more than 500 guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, and rabbits were kept.
“Small, vulnerable animals were left to languish in filth and pain in this hellhole,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “Because of suffering like this, PETA urges people always to adopt animals from shelters and never buy them from stores, which sell animals supplied by cruel dealers like this one.”
In light of the findings, PETA has asked Atascosa County Attorney Lucinda A. Vickers to investigate Rancho Raton, Inc., and, as appropriate, file criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for severely neglecting animals there. The group’s letter is available upon request.
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.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--‘COVID Cow’ to Give Away Toilet Paper Outside Local Grocery Store

PETA Will Point Out That Animal Markets , Transport , and Slaughter Are Linked to Fatal Viruses—and the Solution Is to Go Vegan Montréal – In the time of this novel coronavirus , PETA ’ s “ COVID Cow ” is heading to a Provigo grocery store to pass out free rolls of toilet paper to shoppers , along with the message that the way to save animals and prevent the spread of deadly diseases is to go vegan .
Accompanied by PETA supporters—all standing 6 feet apart—the “ cow ” will also offer a hands-free virtual vegan starter kit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Filthy factory farms , slaughterhouses , and meat markets threaten the health of every human being on the planet by providing a breeding ground for coronavirus , SARS , bird flu , swine flu , and other viruses , ” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman .
“ PETA ’ s ‘ COVID Cow ’ is hoofing it to Montréal with a hot commodity as well as a plea to food shoppers to avoid meat like the plague.
” The coronavirus originated in a Chinese “ wet market , ” where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human consumption .
Health authorities confirm that influenza viruses and coronaviruses are zoonotic ( transmissible from other animals to humans ) .
Previous influenza viruses originated in pigs and chickens .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Will Point Out That Animal Markets, Transport, and Slaughter Are Linked to Fatal Viruses—and the Solution Is to Go Vegan
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Montréal – In the time of this novel coronavirus, PETA’s “COVID Cow” is heading to a Provigo grocery store to pass out free rolls of toilet paper to shoppers, along with the message that the way to save animals and prevent the spread of deadly diseases is to go vegan. Accompanied by PETA supporters—all standing 6 feet apart—the “cow” will also offer a hands-free virtual vegan starter kit via a QR code for shoppers.
When: Tuesday, May 12, 12 noon
Where: Provigo, 5595 Monkland Ave., Montréal
“Filthy factory farms, slaughterhouses, and meat markets threaten the health of every human being on the planet by providing a breeding ground for coronavirus, SARS, bird flu, swine flu, and other viruses,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA’s ‘COVID Cow’ is hoofing it to Montréal with a hot commodity as well as a plea to food shoppers to avoid meat like the plague.”
The coronavirus originated in a Chinese “wet market,” where live and dead animals are sold for human consumption. Health authorities confirm that influenza viruses and coronaviruses are zoonotic (transmissible from other animals to humans). Previous influenza viruses originated in pigs and chickens.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--Johns Hopkins University Urged to End Animal Tests, Not Employee Benefits

School Should Cut Costs Amid COVID-19 by Nixing Cruel and Wasteful Experiments on Barn Owls and Other Animals , Says PETA Baltimore – After Johns Hopkins University ( JHU ) announced plans to cut employee benefits and prepare for layoffs because of financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic , PETA fired off a letter offering the school a better way to cut costs : end its wasteful multimillion-dollar animal experimentation program , starting with experimenter Shreesh Mysore ’ s gruesome and deadly brain tests on barn owls .
In these experiments , which purport to seek information on attention deficit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relevancy to human health , Mysore cuts into owls ’ skulls , inserts electrodes into their brains , and restrains the birds in an “ experimental rig ” in which they ’ re unable to move their wings .
He then records their brain activity while forcing them to watch dots on a TV monitor or exposing them to bursts of noise through earphones .
Funded by JHU with more than $ 1 million , Mysore intends to use 50 to 60 barn owls in the current set of painful experiments—including six birds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ JHU ’ s use of owls in invasive brain experiments as though they were nothing more than disposable laboratory equipment is shameful , ” says PETA Vice President Shalin Gala .
“ PETA is calling on the school to cut costs by ending its animal testing program , which has a bloated budget and a history of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act that has resulted in the deaths of monkeys and other animals.
” Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives , as more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic scientific research—much of it involving animal experimentation—fail to lead to treatments for humans .
( Please read under “ Lack of benefit for humans ” here . )
And 95 % of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials .
PETA ( whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to experiment on ” ) also points out in its letter that JHU told experimenters to “ reduce cage census ” of animals and “ euthanize extraneous animals ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question of why the university is conducting noncritical experiments on animals in the first place .
PETA opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
The group ’ s full letter to JHU President Ronald J. Daniels is available here .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

School Should Cut Costs Amid COVID-19 by Nixing Cruel and Wasteful Experiments on Barn Owls and Other Animals, Says PETA
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2020
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
Baltimore – After Johns Hopkins University (JHU) announced plans to cut employee benefits and prepare for layoffs because of financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic, PETA fired off a letter offering the school a better way to cut costs: end its wasteful multimillion-dollar animal experimentation program, starting with experimenter Shreesh Mysore’s gruesome and deadly brain tests on barn owls.
In these experiments, which purport to seek information on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans but lack any relevancy to human health, Mysore cuts into owls’ skulls, inserts electrodes into their brains, and restrains the birds in an “experimental rig” in which they’re unable to move their wings. He then records their brain activity while forcing them to watch dots on a TV monitor or exposing them to bursts of noise through earphones. Funded by JHU with more than $1 million, Mysore intends to use 50 to 60 barn owls in the current set of painful experiments—including six birds just for surgical practice for his staff.
“JHU’s use of owls in invasive brain experiments as though they were nothing more than disposable laboratory equipment is shameful,” says PETA Vice President Shalin Gala. “PETA is calling on the school to cut costs by ending its animal testing program, which has a bloated budget and a history of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act that has resulted in the deaths of monkeys and other animals.”
Numerous published studies have shown that animal experimentation wastes resources and lives, as more than 90% of highly promising results from basic scientific research—much of it involving animal experimentation—fail to lead to treatments for humans. (Please read under “Lack of benefit for humans” here.) And 95% of new medications that are found to be effective in animals fail in human clinical trials.
PETA (whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”) also points out in its letter that JHU told experimenters to “reduce cage census” of animals and “euthanize extraneous animals” in response to COVID-19—a direction that begs the question of why the university is conducting noncritical experiments on animals in the first place.
PETA opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. The group’s full letter to JHU President Ronald J. Daniels is available here. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-11--PETA Attacks Slaughterhouse Openings With Full-Page Newspaper Ads

“ Almost all of us grew up eating meat , wearing leather , and going to circuses and zoos .
@ @ @ @ @ of these actions on the animals involved .
For whatever reason , you are now @ @ @ @ @ should animals have rights ?
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--‘Grim Reapers’ to Haunt Monmouth

‘Grim Reapers’ to Haunt Monmouth

As the Novel Coronavirus Infects Thousands of Workers Nationwide , PETA Calls for Smithfield , Other Slaughterhouses to Shut Down Monmouth , Ill. – Two “ Grim Reapers ” holding scythes with the message “ Slaughterhouses Kill Animals and Workers ” will stalk the “ dead center ” of downtown Monmouth to condemn the local Smithfield slaughterhouse , which is showing no mercy for animals or workers by reopening , despite there being multiple COVID-19 cases among employees .
Where : The south side of the Public Square ( at the intersection with S. Main Street ) , Monmouth “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slaughterhouses are breeding grounds for diseases that can jump from animals to humans—and they ’ re the least safe workplaces in the world , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ As COVID-19 spreads like wildfire from worker to worker , PETA is calling for slaughterhouses to shut down and stay closed , for everyone ’ s protection.
” The novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese “ wet market , ” where live and dead animals are sold for human consumption ; swine flu began on a U.S. factory farm ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chickens .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that approximately 75 % of recently emerged infectious diseases affecting humans originated in other animals .
Last month , PETA sent Smithfield a letter offering to help with the cost of retraining its employees to produce exclusively vegan meat .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

As the Novel Coronavirus Infects Thousands of Workers Nationwide, PETA Calls for Smithfield, Other Slaughterhouses to Shut Down
For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Monmouth, Ill. – Two “Grim Reapers” holding scythes with the message “Slaughterhouses Kill Animals and Workers” will stalk the “dead center” of downtown Monmouth to condemn the local Smithfield slaughterhouse, which is showing no mercy for animals or workers by reopening, despite there being multiple COVID-19 cases among employees.
When: Wednesday, May 13, 12 noon
Where: The south side of the Public Square (at the intersection with S. Main Street), Monmouth
“Filthy, wet, blood- and offal-soaked slaughterhouses are breeding grounds for diseases that can jump from animals to humans—and they’re the least safe workplaces in the world,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “As COVID-19 spreads like wildfire from worker to worker, PETA is calling for slaughterhouses to shut down and stay closed, for everyone’s protection.”
The novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese “wet market,” where live and dead animals are sold for human consumption; swine flu began on a U.S. factory farm; and other influenza viruses have been traced to chickens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that approximately 75% of recently emerged infectious diseases affecting humans originated in other animals.
Last month, PETA sent Smithfield a letter offering to help with the cost of retraining its employees to produce exclusively vegan meat.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--PETA Statement: USDA’s New Rule Fixes a Fault but Paves the Way for More ‘Tiger Kings’

Washington – More than 25 years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture ’ s ( USDA ) own Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the USDA ’ s policy of automatically renewing federal Animal Welfare Act ( AWA ) licenses for even the worst violators—and more than seven years after PETA started suing over the “ rubber-stamping ” of chronic abusers—the agency has ended this policy .
However , PETA is concerned that the USDA ’ s new licensing rule has , in other ways , made it easier for animal exhibitors to exploit animals .
AWA licenses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have three chances to qualify for licenses , and anyone whose license application is denied can request a lengthy , trial-type hearing—something that is not required by law and that will prolong animal suffering .
Below , please find a statement from PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet : The USDA should never have rubber-stamped abusers ’ licenses , and this new rule preventing that comes on the heels of PETA ’ s legal challenges to the practice—but now , with the huge decline in federal Animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fairly easy for roadside zoos and laboratories to get away with violating federal law .
PETA is calling on the USDA to crack down on the “ Tiger Kings ” of the world , not bend over backwards to accommodate them .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to use for entertainment ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Washington – More than 25 years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) own Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the USDA’s policy of automatically renewing federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) licenses for even the worst violators—and more than seven years after PETA started suing over the “rubber-stamping” of chronic abusers—the agency has ended this policy. However, PETA is concerned that the USDA’s new licensing rule has, in other ways, made it easier for animal exhibitors to exploit animals. AWA licenses are now less expensive, even longtime licensees have three chances to qualify for licenses, and anyone whose license application is denied can request a lengthy, trial-type hearing—something that is not required by law and that will prolong animal suffering.
Below, please find a statement from PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet:
The USDA should never have rubber-stamped abusers’ licenses, and this new rule preventing that comes on the heels of PETA’s legal challenges to the practice—but now, with the huge decline in federal Animal Welfare Act enforcement, it’s fairly easy for roadside zoos and laboratories to get away with violating federal law. PETA is calling on the USDA to crack down on the “Tiger Kings” of the world, not bend over backwards to accommodate them.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--‘Tofu Never Caused a Pandemic’ Ad Rises Amid Local Slaughterhouse Shutdown

PETA Urges People to Eat As if Everyone 's Life Depends On It , Because It Does : Meat Comes From Filthy Factory Farms Rife With Disease Omaha , Neb .
– As some slaughterhouses across the state shut down over criticism that they have failed to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers , PETA placed a billboard downtown highlighting the meat industry ’ s link to deadly zoonotic diseases and urging people to help keep slaughterhouses closed , for everyone ’ s sake , by going vegan .
“ With hundreds of thousands of people worldwide dead from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to try tofu and other versatile vegan foods is now , ” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk .
“ PETA stands ready with free vegan starter kits , free mentor services , and free recipes to help people prevent the next pandemic by going vegan.
” PETA notes that U.S. factory farms and slaughterhouses are as filthy as China ’ s “ wet markets , ” their floors covered with blood , urine , feces , and offal .
Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens—but never in vegan foods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat , is packed with protein , contains zero cholesterol , and can lower one ’ s risk of suffering from heart disease , diabetes , cancer , and many other life-threatening health issues .
PETA offers a variety of delicious tofu-based recipes on its website , such as General Tso ’ s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos .
PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—is also posting the ad in Cedar Rapids , Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The billboard is located at the intersection of N. 24th and Cuming streets , facing east and across from a McDonald ’ s and the Creighton University Medical Center .
Resources on PETA ’ s website include vegan starter kits , its one-on-one Vegan Mentor Program , and a list of vegan-friendly restaurant chains , many of which are still offering takeout during the pandemic .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Urges People to Eat As if Everyone's Life Depends On It, Because It Does: Meat Comes From Filthy Factory Farms Rife With Disease
For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Omaha, Neb. – As some slaughterhouses across the state shut down over criticism that they have failed to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers, PETA placed a billboard downtown highlighting the meat industry’s link to deadly zoonotic diseases and urging people to help keep slaughterhouses closed, for everyone’s sake, by going vegan.
“With hundreds of thousands of people worldwide dead from a disease linked to slaughtering animals, the time to try tofu and other versatile vegan foods is now,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA stands ready with free vegan starter kits, free mentor services, and free recipes to help people prevent the next pandemic by going vegan.”
PETA notes that U.S. factory farms and slaughterhouses are as filthy as China’s “wet markets,” their floors covered with blood, urine, feces, and offal. Previous influenza viruses have originated in pigs and chickens—but never in vegan foods like tofu, which is cheaper than meat, is packed with protein, contains zero cholesterol, and can lower one’s risk of suffering from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many other life-threatening health issues. PETA offers a variety of delicious tofu-based recipes on its website, such as General Tso’s Tofu and Buffalo Tofu-Scramble Breakfast Tacos.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—is also posting the ad in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The billboard is located at the intersection of N. 24th and Cuming streets, facing east and across from a McDonald’s and the Creighton University Medical Center.
Resources on PETA’s website include vegan starter kits and a list of vegan-friendly restaurant chains, many of which are still offering takeout during the pandemic. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--Criminal Probe Sought: Pig Repeatedly Shocked, Shot in Head

Tucson , Ariz. – PETA is calling for a criminal investigation of the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory in Tucson , where a U.S. Department of Agriculture report from April 11 reveals that a pig was electrocuted , shot at least once in the head , and shocked again—after which he or she still remained conscious and cried out .
Finally , after a final shock and shot to the head , the animal was rendered unconscious .
In a letter sent today , PETA asks Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall to review the matter and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the facility and the workers responsible for the pig ’ s prolonged death .
“ This disturbing report shows that this pig experienced a prolonged , agonizing death at the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch .
“ PETA is calling for a criminal investigation on behalf of the pig who suffered at this facility and urging all compassionate members of the public who are disturbed by this cruelty to go vegan and help prevent more animals from suffering in slaughterhouses.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
The group notes that pigs , sheep , bulls , cows , chickens , and other animals feel pain and fear and value their lives , just as humans do , and that the only way to help prevent them from suffering in slaughterhouses is not to eat them .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .
I hope this letter finds you well .
I would like to request that your office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency , as you deem appropriate ) investigate and file suitable criminal charges against the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory and the personnel responsible for shooting a pig in the head at least twice and repeatedly electroshocking the conscious , crying animal on April 10 at its slaughterhouse located at 4181 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ’ s Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ) documented the incident in the attached report , which states the following : “ [ T ] he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observed a large hog being driven into the establishment ’ s cattle restrainer box .
The stunner employee applied the electric stunning wand behind the hog ’ s ears , and the animal went rigid and collapsed with all four legs under the body .
The CSI then heard a second employee fire a captive bolt gun into the box towards the head area , then reload and discharge the gun a second time .
The stunner employee opened the cattle restrainer box door .
The hog was lying down but perched up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ] head upright and alert .
The hog squealed , and its eyes were tracking .
The stunner employee climbed down the stairs of the cattle restrainer area and applied the electric stunning wand a second time behind the ears .
The hog ’ s muscles went rigid and the employee removed the electric stunning wand after approximately four to seven seconds .
The hog rolled out of the cattle restrainer and landed on its side in the blood pit area .
The hog began squealing again and its eyes were still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applied the electric stunning wand a third time , this time to the hog ’ s thorax ( cardiac stun ) .
After he removed the wand , the captive bolt gun employee again fired the device into the animal ’ s forehead .
This captive bolt blow finally rendered the hog unconscious.
” [ 1 ] This conduct appears to violate A.R.S .
§ 13-2910 ( A ) .
Importantly , FSIS action does not preempt criminal liability under state law for slaughterhouse workers who perpetrate acts of cruelty to animals .
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[ 2 ] See Nat ’ l .
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v. Harris , 132 S. Ct. 965 , 974 n.10 ( 2012 ) ( “ .
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States may exact civil or criminal penalties for animal cruelty or other conduct that also violates the [ Federal Meat Inspection Act ( FMIA ) ] .
See [ 21 U.S.C . ]
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Bates v. Dow Agrosciences , LLC , 544 U.S. 431 , 447 ( 2005 ) ( holding that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition to or different ’ from a federal Act does not interfere with an ‘ equivalent ’ state provision ) .
Although the FMIA preempts much state law involving slaughterhouses , it thus leaves some room for the States to regulate.
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For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Tucson, Ariz. – PETA is calling for a criminal investigation of the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory in Tucson, where a U.S. Department of Agriculture report from April 11 reveals that a pig was electrocuted, shot at least once in the head, and shocked again—after which he or she still remained conscious and cried out. Finally, after a final shock and shot to the head, the animal was rendered unconscious. In a letter sent today, PETA asks Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall to review the matter and, as appropriate, file criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against the facility and the workers responsible for the pig’s prolonged death.
“This disturbing report shows that this pig experienced a prolonged, agonizing death at the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “PETA is calling for a criminal investigation on behalf of the pig who suffered at this facility and urging all compassionate members of the public who are disturbed by this cruelty to go vegan and help prevent more animals from suffering in slaughterhouses.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. The group notes that pigs, sheep, bulls, cows, chickens, and other animals feel pain and fear and value their lives, just as humans do, and that the only way to help prevent them from suffering in slaughterhouses is not to eat them.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
PETA’s letter to LaWall follows.
May 12, 2020
The Honorable Barbara LaWall
Pima County Attorney
Dear Ms. LaWall,
I hope this letter finds you well. I would like to request that your office (and the proper local law enforcement agency, as you deem appropriate) investigate and file suitable criminal charges against the University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory and the personnel responsible for shooting a pig in the head at least twice and repeatedly electroshocking the conscious, crying animal on April 10 at its slaughterhouse located at 4181 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) documented the incident in the attached report, which states the following:
“[T]he FSIS Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) observed a large hog being driven into the establishment’s cattle restrainer box. The stunner employee applied the electric stunning wand behind the hog’s ears, and the animal went rigid and collapsed with all four legs under the body. The CSI then heard a second employee fire a captive bolt gun into the box towards the head area, then reload and discharge the gun a second time.
The stunner employee opened the cattle restrainer box door. The hog was lying down but perched up on one front leg, with [the] head upright and alert. The hog squealed, and its eyes were tracking. The stunner employee climbed down the stairs of the cattle restrainer area and applied the electric stunning wand a second time behind the ears. The hog’s muscles went rigid and the employee removed the electric stunning wand after approximately four to seven seconds.
The hog rolled out of the cattle restrainer and landed on its side in the blood pit area. The hog began squealing again and its eyes were still alert and tracking movement. The employee applied the electric stunning wand a third time, this time to the hog’s thorax (cardiac stun). After he removed the wand, the captive bolt gun employee again fired the device into the animal’s forehead. This captive bolt blow finally rendered the hog unconscious.”[1]
This conduct appears to violate A.R.S. § 13-2910(A). Importantly, FSIS action does not preempt criminal liability under state law for slaughterhouse workers who perpetrate acts of cruelty to animals.[2]
Please let us know what we might do to assist you.
Sincerely,
Colin Henstock
Assistant Manager of Investigations
[1]FSIS District 05 Manager Yudhbir Sharma, DVM, Notice of Suspension, University of Arizona Food Products & Safety Laboratory (Apr. 11, 2020) https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/11f4c631-9c45-47d8-afa0-c037358f4102/m966-nos-04112020.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.
[2]See Nat’l. Meat Assoc. v. Harris, 132 S. Ct. 965, 974 n.10 (2012) (“. . . States may exact civil or criminal penalties for animal cruelty or other conduct that also violates the [Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)]. See [21 U.S.C.] §678; cf. Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, 544 U.S. 431, 447 (2005) (holding that a preemption clause barring state laws ‘in addition to or different’ from a federal Act does not interfere with an ‘equivalent’ state provision). Although the FMIA preempts much state law involving slaughterhouses, it thus leaves some room for the States to regulate.”).


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--From ‘Lab Rats’ to ‘Lap Rats’: See These Three Sisters’ Journey (VIDEO)

Norfolk , Va. – These three rescued rat sisters hit the jackpot .
As a released today shows , Peggy , Siri , and Sarah were born at the Cleveland Clinic , in the laboratory of Hod Dana , who performs grisly brain experiments on rats and mice—but a PETA eyewitness who worked there came to their rescue .
Now , the sisters are sleeping on soft bedding , snacking on fresh fruit and veggies , and building nests in a safe , comfortable home with a loving guardian who appreciates their beautiful personalities .
Their littermates weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation revealed that experimenters at the clinic insert “ cranial windows ” into mice ’ s skulls by cutting into their heads , suctioning out portions of their brains , and then fitting the animals with a glass coverslip over the brain and a stainless steel “ head cap.
” “ Rats are such intelligent , curious , unique individuals , and yet they ’ re commonly used as living test tubes—not for scientific reasons but because they are cheap and easy to handle , ” says PETA Vice President Daniel Paden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by this video to join us in helping to end animal tests and getting tax dollars to go toward state-of-the-art , non-animal research methods instead.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to experiment on ” —opposes speciesism , which is a human-supremacist worldview .
More information about the group ’ s campaign against the National Institutes of Health ’ s taxpayer-funded animal experiments is available here .

For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – These three rescued rat sisters hit the jackpot. As a new PETA video released today shows, Peggy, Siri, and Sarah were born at the Cleveland Clinic, in the laboratory of Hod Dana, who performs grisly brain experiments on rats and mice—but a PETA eyewitness who worked there came to their rescue.
Now, the sisters are sleeping on soft bedding, snacking on fresh fruit and veggies, and building nests in a safe, comfortable home with a loving guardian who appreciates their beautiful personalities.
Their littermates weren’t so lucky. PETA’s painstaking investigation revealed that experimenters at the clinic insert “cranial windows” into mice’s skulls by cutting into their heads, suctioning out portions of their brains, and then fitting the animals with a glass coverslip over the brain and a stainless steel “head cap.”
“Rats are such intelligent, curious, unique individuals, and yet they’re commonly used as living test tubes—not for scientific reasons but because they are cheap and easy to handle,” says PETA Vice President Daniel Paden. “PETA encourages everyone who is moved by this video to join us in helping to end animal tests and getting tax dollars to go toward state-of-the-art, non-animal research methods instead.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. More information about the group’s campaign against the National Institutes of Health’s taxpayer-funded animal experiments is available here.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--COVID-19 Crisis: Pelosi and McConnell Must Embrace New Research Deal

PETA Urges Congressional Leaders to Recognize 'Research Modernization Deal ' As Animal Experiments Fail to Provide Treatments , Vaccines Washington – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—as new vaccines move straight to human trials without the usual lengthy animal tests and universities cancel or suspend animal studies—PETA is urging Senate and Congressional leaders to seize this watershed moment in history and reject animal experiments , which overwhelmingly fail to provide treatments for human disease , and modernize health research .
In a letter sent today to Rep. Nancy Pelosi , Rep. Kevin McCarthy , Sen. Mitch McConnell , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research Modernization Deal , which starkly exposes the failure of animal “ models ” and outlines a strategy for a better way forward .
The Research Modernization Deal points to studies showing that 90 % of basic research , most of which involves animals , fails to lead to human therapies—as well as the government ’ s own evidence that 95 % of all new medications that test safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials .
Failure rates are even higher in specific disease research areas , including Alzheimer ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 96.6 ) , HIV/AIDS ( 100 % ) , and stroke ( 100 % ) .
Yet the National Institutes of Health spends nearly half its annual budget on animal experiments .
“ COVID-19 has opened the door to a better way to conduct scientifically sound , human-relevant research , ” says PETA neuroscientist Dr. Emily Trunnell .
“ We are now safely bypassing animal experiments in favor of methods that will tell us what does—and does not—work much more quickly .
This is the essence of the Research Modernization Deal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” The Research Modernization Deal is supported by physician groups representing 100,000 doctors , including the National Medical Association and the National Hispanic Medical Association .
It provides a detailed strategy for freeing up funds for available human-relevant methods , including immediately eliminating the use of animals in areas where they have already been shown to be poor surrogates for humans , critically reviewing other areas of research to determine where animal use can be phased out , and introducing an ethical cost-benefit analysis system .
PETA opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter to the House and Senate leaders is available here .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .

PETA Urges Congressional Leaders to Recognize 'Research Modernization Deal' As Animal Experiments Fail to Provide Treatments, Vaccines
For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
Washington – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—as new vaccines move straight to human trials without the usual lengthy animal tests and universities cancel or suspend animal studies—PETA is urging Senate and Congressional leaders to seize this watershed moment in history and reject animal experiments, which overwhelmingly fail to provide treatments for human disease, and modernize health research. In a letter sent today to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sen. Mitch McConnell, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, PETA shared its Research Modernization Deal, which starkly exposes the failure of animal “models” and outlines a strategy for a better way forward.
The Research Modernization Deal points to studies showing that 90% of basic research, most of which involves animals, fails to lead to human therapies—as well as the government’s own evidence that 95% of all new medications that test safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials. Failure rates are even higher in specific disease research areas, including Alzheimer’s (99.6%), cancer (96.6), HIV/AIDS (100%), and stroke (100%). Yet the National Institutes of Health spends nearly half its annual budget on animal experiments.
“COVID-19 has opened the door to a better way to conduct scientifically sound, human-relevant research,” says PETA neuroscientist Dr. Emily Trunnell. “We are now safely bypassing animal experiments in favor of methods that will tell us what does—and does not—work much more quickly. This is the essence of the Research Modernization Deal, and now is the moment to recognize it.”
The Research Modernization Deal is supported by physician groups representing 100,000 doctors, including the National Medical Association and the National Hispanic Medical Association. It provides a detailed strategy for freeing up funds for available human-relevant methods, including immediately eliminating the use of animals in areas where they have already been shown to be poor surrogates for humans, critically reviewing other areas of research to determine where animal use can be phased out, and introducing an ethical cost-benefit analysis system.
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. The group’s full letter to the House and Senate leaders is available here. For more information, please visit PETA.org.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--No Time to Waste on Animal Tests—PETA Helps Bolivia Develop Ventilators

With hospitals overrun with COVID-19 patients desperate for treatment , Bolivian engineers and physicians had no time to waste on misleading and cruel animal experiments in the development of lifesaving ventilators .
Thanks in part to guidance from PETA and Amor por los Animales Bolivia ( APLAB ) , engineers at the Catholic University of Bolivia in La Paz successfully developed a ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients—without it ever being tested on animals .
Reportedly , the novel ventilators have so far proved functional and safe in simulation and human trials .
Working with physicians , Bolivian engineer Fabio Díaz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a way to avoid cruel animal tests for the newly developed “ mechatronic artificial manual breathing unit ” ( MAMBU ) ventilator project .
A PETA scientist quickly located information about advanced simulators that could accurately model the human lung .
The engineers validated their new MAMBU system through tests on a human manikin with artificial lungs , as shown in this video .
From there , they began clinical studies .
So far , the MAMBU system has been tested in human patients with positive results !
Hospitals everywhere need the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Animals—often pigs—used in ventilator tests are commonly subjected to intubation , anesthesia , and artificial ventilation , which is painful and distressing .
Instead of wasting precious time harming animals , these compassionate engineers and physicians created a new ventilator that has tested safe in simulation and human trials .
What they ’ ve done is extraordinary but completely possible for every other nation .
PETA stands ready to help researchers around the world find animal-free testing methods that lead to quick , reliable results .
Experimenters treat animals like miniature models @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies show that a staggering 90 % of basic research , most of which involves animals , fails to lead to treatments for humans .
Pigs can bond with humans , like to play games , and even enjoy a good massage .
Mother pigs “ sing ” to their young .
Pigs have even rescued humans from drowning and fires .
All animals deserve equal consideration—they can experience pain , suffering , joy , and fear , just as we can , even though their physiology is quite different .
In laboratories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and emotions—like inanimate science equipment .
What You Can Do Testing for COVID-19 equipment and vaccines isn ’ t the only threat facing animals right now .
Scores of those who were previously slated for use in archaic laboratory experiments have been deemed “ nonessential ” and subsequently slaughtered as university labs shutter or dramatically ramp down operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Help the animals imprisoned in laboratories at dozens of institutions .
Take action through the button below :

With hospitals overrun with COVID-19 patients desperate for treatment, Bolivian engineers and physicians had no time to waste on misleading and cruel animal experiments in the development of lifesaving ventilators.
Thanks in part to guidance from PETA and Amor por los Animales Bolivia (APLAB), engineers at the Catholic University of Bolivia in La Paz successfully developed a ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients—without it ever being tested on animals.
Reportedly, the novel ventilators have so far proved functional and safe in simulation and human trials.
¡BUENAS NOTICIAS!Hoy empezamos con las primeras pruebas clínicas con pacientes para analizar el desempeño funcional… Posted by MAMBU on Monday, April 27, 2020
Working with physicians, Bolivian engineer Fabio Díaz Palacios contacted PETA and APLAB in search of a way to avoid cruel animal tests for the newly developed “mechatronic artificial manual breathing unit” (MAMBU) ventilator project. A PETA scientist quickly located information about advanced simulators that could accurately model the human lung.
The engineers validated their new MAMBU system through tests on a human manikin with artificial lungs, as shown in this video. From there, they began clinical studies.
So far, the MAMBU system has been tested in human patients with positive results!
Hospitals everywhere need the best equipment possible to respond to COVID-19.
Animals—often pigs—used in ventilator tests are commonly subjected to intubation, anesthesia, and artificial ventilation, which is painful and distressing. Instead of wasting precious time harming animals, these compassionate engineers and physicians created a new ventilator that has tested safe in simulation and human trials.
What they’ve done is extraordinary but completely possible for every other nation. PETA stands ready to help researchers around the world find animal-free testing methods that lead to quick, reliable results.
Experimenters treat animals like miniature models of humans, when in reality, studies show that a staggering 90% of basic research, most of which involves animals, fails to lead to treatments for humans.
Pigs can bond with humans, like to play games, and even enjoy a good massage. Mother pigs “sing” to their young. Pigs have even rescued humans from drowning and fires.
All animals deserve equal consideration—they can experience pain, suffering, joy, and fear, just as we can, even though their physiology is quite different. In laboratories, experimenters treat animals—with all their personality and emotions—like inanimate science equipment.
What You Can Do
Testing for COVID-19 equipment and vaccines isn’t the only threat facing animals right now. Scores of those who were previously slated for use in archaic laboratory experiments have been deemed “nonessential” and subsequently slaughtered as university labs shutter or dramatically ramp down operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Help the animals imprisoned in laboratories at dozens of institutions. Take action through the button below:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--Video of Dying Cows in Semi-Truck Wreckage Is Your Vegan Wake-up Call

A security camera outside a Nebraska liquor store captured the horrifying moment when a semi-trailer truck overturned , hurling the cows inside from the destroyed trailer .
Police told news outlets that three cows had died in the wreckage , while four others had to be euthanized because of their severe injuries .
This video is just a snippet revealing the agony that animals face before they even reach a slaughterhouse kill floor .
There were more than 100 crashes in 2019 involving trucks carrying animals used for food—and there have already been 36 since the start of 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other dairy foods aren ’ t spared the slaughterhouse knife , either .
They ’ re typically sold for slaughter when their bodies give out , usually before they ’ re 5 years old , and all the males born in the dairy industry are sold for beef or veal .
Animals languish for hours upon hours inside severely crowded trucks hauling them to slaughterhouses .
Many die from heatstroke in warmer months or freeze to death in the winter .
Others sustain debilitating broken bones and internal injuries when other animals—fearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to escape the living hell they ’ re in .
Workers loaded up these individuals against their will to be transported in dangerous and uncomfortable conditions to their final destination .
Cows—with all their emotions and personality—want to live .
None of them choose to take this journey of no return .
We must do better .
These gentle giants mourn the deaths of loved ones , sometimes shedding tears over their loss .
Can you imagine the deep grief that the survivors of this crash must have felt seeing their fellow cows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important way , cows are just like us .
Cows have best friends and hold grudges against mean humans and other animals .
The mother/calf bond is particularly strong , and there are countless reports of mother cows who ’ ve continued to call and search frantically for their babies after they ’ ve been taken away and sold to veal or beef farms .
Anyone disturbed by the thought of mangled cow bodies on the side of the road or cows facing the slaughterhouse knife should go vegan now .
From ripping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on filthy , cramped farms and from completely disregarding what animals endure during transport to killing them in agonizing ways inside slaughterhouses , the meat industry should outrage us all .
Please , go vegan now .
Order a free vegan starter kit from PETA .
Sign up for a free vegan mentor .
We have all the resources necessary to support folks in ditching meat , eggs , and dairy .
You can make a real difference by saving nearly 200 animals a year—simply by not eating them !
Want to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep slaughterhouses—many of which are filled with employees infected with the novel coronavirus—closed :

A security camera outside a Nebraska liquor store captured the horrifying moment when a semi-trailer truck overturned, hurling the cows inside from the destroyed trailer.
Police told news outlets that three cows had died in the wreckage, while four others had to be euthanized because of their severe injuries.
HORRIFYING! Cows flew out of a semi-truck as it crashed outside a liquor store. Some were reportedly found dead and others were put down. The cows never should've been in the truck to begin with. Stop eating animals!pic.twitter.com/V3VEMWtEAM — PETA (@peta) May 11, 2020
This video is just a snippet revealing the agony that animals face before they even reach a slaughterhouse kill floor. There were more than 100 crashes in 2019 involving trucks carrying animals used for food—and there have already been 36 since the start of 2020.
Cows used for butter, cheese, and other dairy foods aren’t spared the slaughterhouse knife, either. They’re typically sold for slaughter when their bodies give out, usually before they’re 5 years old, and all the males born in the dairy industry are sold for beef or veal.
Animals languish for hours upon hours inside severely crowded trucks hauling them to slaughterhouses. Many die from heatstroke in warmer months or freeze to death in the winter. Others sustain debilitating broken bones and internal injuries when other animals—fearing for their lives—trample them in an attempt to escape the living hell they’re in.
Workers loaded up these individuals against their will to be transported in dangerous and uncomfortable conditions to their final destination. Cows—with all their emotions and personality—want to live. None of them choose to take this journey of no return.
We must do better. These gentle giants mourn the deaths of loved ones, sometimes shedding tears over their loss. Can you imagine the deep grief that the survivors of this crash must have felt seeing their fellow cows dead on the street?
In every important way, cows are just like us.
Cows have best friends and hold grudges against mean humans and other animals. The mother/calf bond is particularly strong, and there are countless reports of mother cows who’ve continued to call and search frantically for their babies after they’ve been taken away and sold to veal or beef farms.
Anyone disturbed by the thought of mangled cow bodies on the side of the road or cows facing the slaughterhouse knife should go vegan now.
From ripping apart families for dairy to imprisoning animals on filthy, cramped farms and from completely disregarding what animals endure during transport to killing them in agonizing ways inside slaughterhouses, the meat industry should outrage us all.
Please, go vegan now. Order a free vegan starter kit from PETA. We have all the resources necessary to support folks in ditching meat, eggs, and dairy. You can make a real difference by saving nearly 200 animals a year—simply by not eating them!
Want to do more? Support PETA’s action to keep slaughterhouses—many of which are filled with employees infected with the novel coronavirus—closed:


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-12--These Rescued Rat Sisters—Bred for Experiments—Now Enjoy the Good Life

Peggy , Siri , and Sarah are three sisters with a harrowing story .
They were born at the Cleveland Clinic , a research facility funded by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , where experimenters perform painful , invasive experiments on animals .
Luckily for them , a PETA investigator came to their rescue .
Now , these three rescued rat sisters are enjoying life !
They ’ re living in a comfortable home with a loving guardian who appreciates their unique personalities .
Some of their favorite activities include burrowing , climbing , building nests , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fruits and veggies , being tickled , climbing all over their guardian , and napping inside her hoodie .
Siri loves being tickled .
She ’ s very playful and inquisitive .
Sarah is the nurturer .
While her sisters are out swinging on toys , she can often be found stuffing the nest with tissue and timothy hay .
She is always thinking ahead and is the first to take the treats she ’ s offered back to the others .
Peggy is the adventurer .
She never lets her tiny size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and get into toys faster than her sisters do .
She ’ s very much the “ kid sister ” of the group , so she acts extra sassy to make up for it .
These rescued rat sisters were taken to a safe place .
Now , they get to explore their surroundings and experience the joy of snuggling together in soft bedding .
But their brothers and sisters at the Cleveland Clinic weren ’ t so lucky .
What Rats Endure at the Cleveland Clinic The ears of mice and rats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fitted with large metal tags .
PETA ’ s painstaking investigation revealed that experimenters inserted “ cranial windows ” into the skulls of mice , even though the abusive procedure offers little insight into human physiology .
The experimenters also bred rats for brain experiments and reportedly implanted “ head caps ” into their skulls .
Who Are Rats , Really ?
Rats are intelligent , curious , unique individuals , yet they ’ re commonly used as living test tubes—not for legitimate scientific reasons but because they ’ re cheap to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are doting mothers .
They dip their paws into cool water and gently smooth the fur around their infants ’ faces .
Babies put their arms around their mother ’ s neck , paying close attention while being bathed .
But in labs , rats are denied any semblance of a natural life .
It ’ s speciesist to believe that they suffer any less than the cats and dogs we love and share our homes with .
You Can Help Prevent Rats From Suffering in Experiments Peggy , Sarah , and Siri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but their brothers and sisters were used in horrific experiments there .
Millions of others just like them will be tormented and killed in labs across the country this year alone .
Together , we can end pointless , cruel tests on animals .
Let ’ s focus on getting funding for state-of-the-art , non-animal research methods—which offer real hope for advances in the study of human health and wellness .
Please , tell NIH to stop wasting your tax dollars on cruel , pointless experiments on animals .

Peggy, Siri, and Sarah are three sisters with a harrowing story. They were born at the Cleveland Clinic, a research facility funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where experimenters perform painful, invasive experiments on animals. Luckily for them, a PETA investigator came to their rescue.
Now, these three rescued rat sisters are enjoying life!
They’re living in a comfortable home with a loving guardian who appreciates their unique personalities.
Some of their favorite activities include burrowing, climbing, building nests, playing, exploring, snacking on fresh fruits and veggies, being tickled, climbing all over their guardian, and napping inside her hoodie.
Siri loves being tickled. She’s very playful and inquisitive.
Sarah is the nurturer. While her sisters are out swinging on toys, she can often be found stuffing the nest with tissue and timothy hay. She is always thinking ahead and is the first to take the treats she’s offered back to the others.
Peggy is the adventurer. She never lets her tiny size stop her—she just has to climb higher and get into toys faster than her sisters do. She’s very much the “kid sister” of the group, so she acts extra sassy to make up for it.
These rescued rat sisters were taken to a safe place. Now, they get to explore their surroundings and experience the joy of snuggling together in soft bedding.
But their brothers and sisters at the Cleveland Clinic weren’t so lucky.
What Rats Endure at the Cleveland Clinic
The ears of mice and rats at the Cleveland Clinic were painfully notched and fitted with large metal tags. PETA’s painstaking investigation revealed that experimenters inserted “cranial windows” into the skulls of mice, even though the abusive procedure offers little insight into human physiology. The experimenters also bred rats for brain experiments and reportedly implanted “head caps” into their skulls.
Who Are Rats, Really?
Rats are intelligent, curious, unique individuals, yet they’re commonly used as living test tubes—not for legitimate scientific reasons but because they’re cheap to breed and easy to handle. Rats are doting mothers. They dip their paws into cool water and gently smooth the fur around their infants’ faces. Babies put their arms around their mother’s neck, paying close attention while being bathed. But in labs, rats are denied any semblance of a natural life.
It’s speciesist to believe that they suffer any less than the cats and dogs we love and share our homes with.
You Can Help Prevent Rats From Suffering in Experiments
Peggy, Sarah, and Siri were saved from the Cleveland Clinic, but their brothers and sisters were used in horrific experiments there. Millions of others just like them will be tormented and killed in labs across the country this year alone.
Together, we can end pointless, cruel tests on animals. Let’s focus on getting funding for state-of-the-art, non-animal research methods—which offer real hope for advances in the study of human health and wellness.
Please, tell NIH to stop wasting your tax dollars on cruel, pointless experiments on animals.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-13--Repeated Shooting of Bull Prompts PETA Call for Action

Bleeding Animal Was Shot in the Head Five Times—Group Says Incident Warrants Public Scrutiny , Operational Overhaul Jackson County , Mo .
– Following federal officials ’ report documenting that a bull was shot five times while blood ran from his nose at Valley Oaks Steak Company outside Lone Jack , PETA has fired off a letter urging the owner to livestream video from the facility in order to help prevent workers from mishandling and abusing animals during slaughter .
“ PETA is urging Valley Oaks Steak Company to take immediate steps , including installing publicly accessible video monitoring , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prolonged deaths at its facility , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch .
“ Anyone disturbed by this incident can help keep animals out of slaughterhouses in the first place by going vegan.
” PETA—whose motto reads , in part , that “ animals are not ours to eat ” and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview—also asked what action Valley Oaks Steak Company has taken against the staff responsible for the botched shooting , such as reporting them to local law enforcement and reassigning them to positions that don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For more information , please visit PETA.org .
PETA ’ s letter to Jeremy Robinson , owner of Valley Oaks Steak Company , follows .
Given the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report concerning an incident in which a bull was shot in the head five times , including with a captive-bolt gun and a pistol—which left him bleeding from the nose—at Valley Oaks Steak Company , we ask that you immediately make changes to your operations in order to reduce animal suffering at your slaughterhouse .
For instance , you could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your facility where live animals are handled .
Your workers would surely take more seriously their duty to handle animals lawfully if they knew that people were watching .
The world ’ s foremost expert on livestock welfare , Dr. Temple Grandin , writes , “ Plants [ t ] hat are doing a good job should show what they are doing.
” Members of your industry often complain that consumers today don ’ t understand how animals are raised and killed for food .
You could shed light on this by allowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they move countless animals—individuals who value their own lives as much as humans do—off crowded trucks in all weather extremes , attempt to stun them by shooting them in the head or electrocuting them , slash or stick their throats , and then bleed them to death .
What action , if any , have you taken against your staff referenced in the report ?
Have you reassigned them to jobs that don ’ t involve contact with live animals—such as evisceration , butchering , and packaging—and reported the involved personnel to your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be investigated for possible violations of Missouri ’ s anti-cruelty statute ?
Finally , if you want to stay in business without causing animals to suffer and die needlessly , you could switch to butchering exclusively wild deer killed in collisions with vehicles and legally salvaged by customers who wish to eat their flesh , as state law allows .
Thank you for your consideration .

Bleeding Animal Was Shot in the Head Five Times—Group Says Incident Warrants Public Scrutiny, Operational Overhaul
For Immediate Release:
May 13, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Jackson County, Mo. – Following federal officials’ report documenting that a bull was shot five times while blood ran from his nose at Valley Oaks Steak Company outside Lone Jack, PETA has fired off a letter urging the owner to livestream video from the facility in order to help prevent workers from mishandling and abusing animals during slaughter.
“PETA is urging Valley Oaks Steak Company to take immediate steps, including installing publicly accessible video monitoring, to prevent animals from experiencing agonizing, prolonged deaths at its facility,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “Anyone disturbed by this incident can help keep animals out of slaughterhouses in the first place by going vegan.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—also asked what action Valley Oaks Steak Company has taken against the staff responsible for the botched shooting, such as reporting them to local law enforcement and reassigning them to positions that don’t involve contact with live animals.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
PETA’s letter to Jeremy Robinson, owner of Valley Oaks Steak Company, follows.
May 13, 2020
Jeremy Robinson
Owner
Valley Oaks Steak Company
Dear Mr. Robinson,
Given the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report concerning an incident in which a bull was shot in the head five times, including with a captive-bolt gun and a pistol—which left him bleeding from the nose—at Valley Oaks Steak Company, we ask that you immediately make changes to your operations in order to reduce animal suffering at your slaughterhouse.
For instance, you could publicly livestream video from all areas of your facility where live animals are handled. Your workers would surely take more seriously their duty to handle animals lawfully if they knew that people were watching. The world’s foremost expert on livestock welfare, Dr. Temple Grandin, writes, “Plants [t]hat are doing a good job should show what they are doing.” Members of your industry often complain that consumers today don’t understand how animals are raised and killed for food. You could shed light on this by allowing the public to observe your workers as they move countless animals—individuals who value their own lives as much as humans do—off crowded trucks in all weather extremes, attempt to stun them by shooting them in the head or electrocuting them, slash or stick their throats, and then bleed them to death.
What action, if any, have you taken against your staff referenced in the report? Have you reassigned them to jobs that don’t involve contact with live animals—such as evisceration, butchering, and packaging—and reported the involved personnel to your local law enforcement agency so that they might be investigated for possible violations of Missouri’s anti-cruelty statute?
Finally, if you want to stay in business without causing animals to suffer and die needlessly, you could switch to butchering exclusively wild deer killed in collisions with vehicles and legally salvaged by customers who wish to eat their flesh, as state law allows. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Colin Henstock
Assistant Manager of Investigations


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-13--What Does the Bible Say About Animals?

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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-13--PETA Exposes Misery and Distress in NIMH’s Animal Laboratories


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-05-13--Feds Find Neglect and Filth at Local Hedgehog-Breeding Operation

Dozens of Hedgehogs Were Mired in Their Own Waste ; PETA Asks Public Never to Buy Animals or Shop at Stores That Sell Them Everett , Wash. – Recently published U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) inspection reports of local breeding mill Hedgehogs Northwest reveal that up to 53 hedgehogs were repeatedly found kept in enclosures filled with feces and soiled bedding .
During one inspection , the facility ’ s owner admitted that it had been at least two weeks since the enclosures had been cleaned .
A USDA veterinarian noted accumulated feces on the floor of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seventh time since July 2016 that the owner had been warned to clean her facility .
PETA notes that confining hedgehogs in their own feces and urine leaves them susceptible to skin problems .
“ Fastidiously clean hedgehogs have been repeatedly left mired in their own waste in this filthy facility , ” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch .
“ PETA is urging people always to adopt animals from shelters and adoption groups and never buy them from stores , which sell animals who were bred and born at mills like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ findings , PETA has asked City of Everett Lead Prosecutor Leslie Tidball to investigate the breeding mill and , as appropriate , file municipal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for the neglect .
The group ’ s letter is available upon request .
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 .

Dozens of Hedgehogs Were Mired in Their Own Waste; PETA Asks Public Never to Buy Animals or Shop at Stores That Sell Them
For Immediate Release:
May 13, 2020
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Everett, Wash. – Recently published U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection reports of local breeding mill Hedgehogs Northwest reveal that up to 53 hedgehogs were repeatedly found kept in enclosures filled with feces and soiled bedding.
During one inspection, the facility’s owner admitted that it had been at least two weeks since the enclosures had been cleaned. A USDA veterinarian noted accumulated feces on the floor of the room where the animals were kept—marking the seventh time since July 2016 that the owner had been warned to clean her facility. PETA notes that confining hedgehogs in their own feces and urine leaves them susceptible to skin problems.
“Fastidiously clean hedgehogs have been repeatedly left mired in their own waste in this filthy facility,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “PETA is urging people always to adopt animals from shelters and adoption groups and never buy them from stores, which sell animals who were bred and born at mills like this one.”
In light of the findings, PETA has asked City of Everett Lead Prosecutor Leslie Tidball to investigate the breeding mill and, as appropriate, file municipal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for the neglect. The group’s letter is available upon request.
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.