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Charities Warn Global Goal To End Rabies Impossible Without Ban On Dog Meat Trade Oct 4, 2018

Eighty three animal charities from across the world, including Humane Society International, Change for Animals Foundation, the Jane Goodall Institute, FOUR PAWS, and Animals Asia, have written an open letter calling for stronger action by governments to tackle the significant threat of rabies posed by the brutal and often illegal dog and cat meat trade. More →

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau And Akon Lace Up Their Boots At The Global Goals World Cup Oct 3, 2018

UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon, the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, and R&B singer, Akon joined some of the world’s coolest amateur athletes at the 3rd annual Global Goals World Cup (GGWC). More →

Pamela Anderson To Prada: Drop All Fur Now Oct 2, 2018

Numerous top designers — including Burberry, Armani, Versace, Gucci, and many others — have gone fur-free, but Prada has merely pledged to reduce its use of fur, prompting PETA pal Pamela Anderson to send a letter on PETA’s behalf urging Miuccia Prada to commit to leaving all fur out of all future collections. More →

Simon Cowell Donates £25,000 To Help UK Charity Rescue Dogs On South Korean Dog Meat Farm Sep 28, 2018

Music mogul Simon Cowell is supporting animal charity Humane Society International's bid to close down a dog meat farm in South Korea and rescue the more than 200 dogs and puppies caged inside who would otherwise be killed and eaten. More →

Stars Attend Much Love Animal Rescue and Microsoft Lounge Spoken Woof Event Sep 27, 2018

Earlier this week, Kaley Cuoco, Jerry O'Connell, Tori Spelling, Eric Winter and wife Roselyn Sánchez, and more came out to Culver City to support Much Love Animal Rescue and Microsoft Lounge second annual Spoken Woof event. More →

Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Shocking And Inhumane Treatment Of Primates Sep 24, 2018

Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, has described the treatment of monkeys used in research as “shocking and inhumane”, calling for a phase out of their use at the earliest opportunity. More →

Carol Leifer To Be Honored At Farm Sanctuary On The Hudson Gala Sep 13, 2018

Farm Sanctuary, the organization dedicated to combating the abuses of factory farming and the destruction to the planet and our health while encouraging a new awareness and understanding about farm animals, has announced that they will honor Carol Leifer, Tracye McQuirter and Kristi Funk, M.D. at the 2018 “Farm Sanctuary On the Hudson” Gala on Thursday, October 4th. More →

PETA Announces First-Ever TV Awards Sep 13, 2018

Just ahead of the Emmys on September 17, PETA's Animals in Film and Television Division is announcing its first-ever Elly Awards, honoring some of television’s most compassionate stars and shows for promoting animal-friendly storylines and for entertaining viewers without exploiting wild animals. More →

Ricky Gervais’ Anger At Monkeys Born To Suffer Sep 12, 2018

Comedian Ricky Gervais has spoken out against the routine suffering of primates in research, before experiments on them even begin. More →

Jaden Smith and Sisters Chloe x Halle Named peta2’s Hottest Vegan Celebrities Sep 10, 2018

More and more Hollywood stars, top musicians, pro athletes, and influential YouTubers are joining the vegan ranks, so the competition for the Hottest Vegan Celebrities of 2018 contest (run by peta2, PETA's youth division) was tougher than ever — but Jaden Smith and the Chloe x Halle sisters have come out on top. More →

B-52s Hit Circus With Cease and Desist Letter for Using Songs During Cruel Elephant Act Aug 31, 2018

After learning from PETA that Carson & Barnes Circus recently used the B-52s songs “(Meet) The Flintstones” and “The Bedrock Twitch” in its controversial elephant act, the band sent the circus a cease and desist letter this morning demanding that it stop using their songs — and urging it to end all animal acts as other circuses have. More →

Jermaine Dupri Urges Fans to Feel the Beets and Lose the Meats Aug 28, 2018

Holding two luscious beets up to his ears like headphones, rap superstar and legendary producer Jermaine Dupri stars in a new pro-vegan campaign for PETA that proclaims, “Feel the beets. Lose the meats. Go vegan.” More →

Ireland Basinger-Baldwin to Question Canada Goose at Annual Meeting Aug 17, 2018

Model Ireland Basinger-Baldwin will speak out against Canada Goose during its online annual meeting on Friday by calling on the company to stop selling jackets made with coyote fur and down feathers. More →

Moby and Charlotte Ross Confirmed to Attend Justice for Animals Gala Aug 16, 2018

On September 8, 2018 singer/songwriter Moby and actress Charlotte Ross from the hit series Arrow will be among the animal advocates attending the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Justice for Animals Gala in Los Angeles. More →

Paulina Rubio "Dies" Inside A Hot Car in Tense New PETA Video Aug 13, 2018

In order to shine a spotlight on the danger of leaving animals in parked vehicles, chart-topping singer Paulina Rubio stars in a disturbing new video for PETA that shows her slowly succumbing to heatstroke inside a hot car. More →

World Lion Day: Joanna Lumley Backs New Sanctuary In Africa To Help Big Cats In Need Aug 10, 2018

A celebrity-backed appeal has been launched for World Lion Day (10 August) to help Animal Defenders International (ADI) build a new wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. More →

Pete Wicks and Pip Tomson Enter Great North Run To Help Shut Dog Meat Farm In South Korea Aug 10, 2018

The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks and Good Morning Britain’s Pip Tomson are taking on the Great North Run challenge on the 9th September, to raise vital funds to help animal charity Humane Society International shut down a dog meat farm in South Korea, and save all the dogs from being killed, cooked and eaten. More →

Uzo Aduba, Amber Heard, Padma Lakshmi To Speak At 9th Annual Social Good Summit Aug 3, 2018

The annual Social Good Summit, a unique gathering of global thought leaders, new media and technology experts, grassroots activists, and influential voices around the globe, today announced the initial roster of speakers for its 2018 edition. More →

Pete Wicks And Peter Egan Deliver 635,944 Petition Signatures Calling On South Korean Ambassador To End Dog Meat Trade Aug 2, 2018

The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks, Downton Abbey’s Peter Egan and Good Morning Britain presenter Philippa Tomson helped animal charity Humane Society International UK and 5 very special dog meat trade survivors, deliver a petition to the South Korean Embassy calling for an end to the country’s brutal dog meat trade. More →

Ralph Lauren Bans Mohair Aug 2, 2018

After PETA urged Ralph Lauren to ban mohair, the New York–based retail giant joined the more than 270 brands worldwide that have pledged not to sell the cruelly obtained material. More →

PETA Names Rescued Horse After Bob Barker To Celebrate Anniversary Aug 1, 2018

Television icon Bob Barker has been full-on for animal rights and has helped PETA every step of the way for 10 years. More →

Ted Danson And Katharine McPhee Headline Oceana's SeaChange Summer Party Jul 27, 2018

Ted Danson, Dennis Haysbert, Austin Nichols, Hassie Harrison, Christina Ochoa, and Oscar Nunez were among those who attended the 11th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach on Saturday evening to support Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization. More →

Bella Thorne Stars In Edgy New PETA Ad For Boycott SeaWorld Day Jul 24, 2018

Just ahead of “Boycott SeaWorld” Day on July 24, Famous in Love actor Bella Thorne appears as half-human, half–suffering orca in a powerful and provocative new PETA campaign shot by top celebrity photographer Brian Bowen Smith that proclaims, “Break the Chains: Boycott SeaWorld.” More →

Diane Von Furstenberg Bans Mohair After PETA Exposé Jul 20, 2018

After PETA urged Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) to ban mohair, the New York–based luxury clothing company joined the more than 240 brands worldwide that have pledged not to sell the cruelly obtained material. More →

The Handmaid's Tale Star Yvonne Strahovski Visits Grand Canyon With Sierra Club Jul 19, 2018

Actress Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) joined a Sierra Club Outing to Grand Canyon region this weekend with her husband, actor Tim Loden, to experience the wonder of Arizona’s immense national park and to see first-hand the need to permanently protect it. More →

Wales To Ban Wild Animals In Circuses Jul 19, 2018

The Welsh Government will ban the use of wild animals in circuses, the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones will announce today in a move congratulated by Animal Defenders International (ADI) who, for more than 20 years, have been documenting and campaigning to end the suffering of animals in UK circuses. More →

Ted Danson To Emcee 11th Annual SeaChange Summer Party Jul 16, 2018

Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation, will host the 11th annual SeaChange Summer Party. More →

Benedict Cumberbatch Named PETA's Most Beautiful Vegan 2018 Jul 12, 2018

The time has come for PETA to crown the Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2018, and this year’s titles are going to two of the most prominent vegan role models in Hollywood: filmmaker Ava DuVernay and actor Benedict Cumberbatch. More →

Marjorie de Sousa’s Plea to Parents: Don't Go to SeaWorld Jul 6, 2018

Floating underwater and wearing little more than black-and-white bodypaint, Marjorie de Sousa stars in a new PETA Latino campaign that proclaims, “Teach Compassion, Not Captivity. Please Don’t Take Your Kids to SeaWorld.” More →

Emma Kenney Warns About Leaving Dogs In Hot Cars Jul 5, 2018

Shameless star Emma Kenney is turning up the heat this summer in a new video rant for PETA in which the 18-year-old actor reminds everyone that leaving a dog in a hot car is “basically like putting your pup in a toaster oven.” More →