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Jun 10, 2024 | 
prime.peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
When I was born in 1949, women wore fur stoles that incorporated the actual heads of foxes (with glass eyes that stared out from them). Monkeys and dogs were blasted into space, and pigeons were blasted to smithereens in shotgun contests for the sheer fun of it. A pregnancy test involved killing a rabbit, and tiger rugs and ivory could be found in many a home. Today, most people cringe at such things and wonder how they were ever considered acceptable.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 La Grande, Ore. – To memorialize the more than 25,000 young salmon who were killed when a tanker truck overturned near Lookingglass Creek on March 29, PETA plans to place a sky-high message near the site reminding everyone that the crash victims were thinking, feeling individuals who didn’t want to die.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
3 min readFollowing news that yet another bird flu outbreak is sweeping the nation and that nearly 2 million chickens have been killed in 2024 by Texas-based egg seller Cal-Maine Foods Inc., PETA is hitting cities across the country with a multipronged campaign warning of the dangers of continuing to eat meat, eggs, and dairy from animals confined to filthy, severely crowded sheds or feedlots and encouraging people to take the simple and obvious step of going vegan.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – “I mean, it’s one lie for the dairy industry, Michael.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Indianapolis – Today, PETA fired off an urgent appeal to Gov.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – For its impact, creativity, and powerful message, a 2018 ad starring Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA—reminding people to treat all animals with respect and compassion—has won the top spot in PETA’s first-ever March Adness showdown, a five-round competition among 32 of the group’s best ads, from an anti-fur message featuring the cast of The Golden Girls to a vegan Super Bowl ad starring James Cromwell.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
2 min readIt looks like Jason Bateman is playing a new role, starring as a deceptive cheese shill. On a recent episode of the podcast Smartless, Bateman endorsed Organic Valley, prompting PETA lawyers to send him a letter regarding the company’s false marketing claim that its products are “ethically sourced”—a claim he propagated in his ad read. Public figures are responsible for ensuring their endorsements’ authenticity and integrity.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release: April 5, 2024 Contact: Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Following news that yet another bird flu outbreak is sweeping the nation and nearly 2 million chickens have been killed by Texas-based egg seller Cal-Maine Foods Inc., PETA is hitting cities across the country with a multipronged campaign warning of the dangers of continuing to eat meat, eggs, and dairy from animals confined to filthy, severely crowded sheds or feedlots and encouraging people to take the...
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
Below, please find a statement from PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch in response to BluePearl Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals’ confirmation that they are no longer purchasing blood products from The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank (TVBB) in Indiana.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
peta.org | Ingrid Newkirk
For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Nashville – A pair of PETA supporters dressed in fashionable police outfits will be “reporting for duty” on Tuesday to bust fashion felons on Broadway and issue “tickets” to anyone caught wearing leather.
