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Celebrities Tweet To End Tiger Trade Feb 13, 2014

TigerTime celebrity supporters including Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Deborah Meaden, Melanie C, Naomie Harris and Slash helped the campaign reach over 18.5 million Twitter followers on February 11th to call for a ban in the tiger trade. More →

Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction Raises £53,000 Feb 12, 2014

The Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction was a huge success, raising a whopping £53,000! More →

Lori Singer Speaks Out Against Cruel Use Of Animals To Test Cosmetics Jan 21, 2014

American actress, Lori Singer, teams up with Cruelty Free International to campaign for a United States ban on animal tests for cosmetics. More →

Pamela Anderson Lends Her Name To TigerTime Jan 15, 2014

Pamela Anderson is the latest supporter of TigerTime. More →

Ricky Gervais Named PETA's Person Of The Year 2013 Dec 24, 2013

He’s won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Rose d’Or and been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, and now Ricky Gervais can add PETA's Person of the Year 2013 to his credentials. More →

Ricky Gervais And Joanna Lumley Speak Out Against Baboon Cruelty Dec 18, 2013

Ricky Gervais, Joanna Lumley and Chris Packham have joined the BUAV call for an end to the cruel capture and use of wild baboons in disturbing experiments in Kenya. More →

Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction On Now Dec 11, 2013

The Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction is on now – all of the celebrity shoes are available to bid on now until the 15th December on eBay More →

Ricky Gervais Supports Petition Against Beagle Farm Nov 12, 2013

Comedian and famous animal advocate, Ricky Gervais, has joined a range of other celebrities assisting the BUAV in gaining support for its petition against a proposed beagle breeding facility in Yorkshire. More →

Jilly Cooper Wants To End Experiments On Cats And Dogs Nov 6, 2013

One of Britain’s most beloved authors, Jilly Cooper, has posed with one of her two pet greyhounds in support of Our Best Friends, a BUAV campaign calling on the Government to end the use of dogs and cats in experiments. More →

Ricky Gervais Joins The BUAV Call To Government To End Experiments On Cats And Dogs Oct 15, 2013

Comedian and actor Ricky Gervais, has posed with his pet cat, Ollie, in support of Our Best Friends, a BUAV campaign calling on the UK Government to end the use of dogs and cats in experiments. More →

Fashion Icon Twiggy Tells Fashion Week To Reject Real Fur Sep 13, 2013

Iconic British fashion model Twiggy has joined Animal Defenders International's (ADI) Fur Stop campaign to highlight the cruelty of fur paraded on British catwalks during London Fashion Week. More →

Walking Dead Star Joins Cruelty Free International Aug 6, 2013

The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has joined Cruelty Free International to support the organization’s work to ban animal tests for cosmetics in the U.S. and around the world. More →

Paul McCartney Joins Call For Global Ban On Animal Tests For Cosmetics May 15, 2013

Former Beatle and long-time BUAV supporter Sir Paul McCartney has applauded the animal organization’s successful campaign to secure an animal testing ban for cosmetics in the European Union, and is now backing Cruelty Free International's work for a global ban on cosmetics tests on animals. More →

Peter Dinklage Named As Cruelty Free International Ambassador Apr 12, 2013

Following Europe’s cosmetics animal test ban in March, Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actor Peter Dinklage has become an ambassador for Cruelty Free International to call for an end to cosmetics tests on animals in the USA, as part of the non-profit’s mission to end product testing on animals worldwide. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Breaks Fundraising Record Mar 20, 2013

Marking the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day with a fantastic night of television, this year’s Comic Relief – Funny for Money entertained the UK whilst raising a record breaking sum of money to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and Africa. More →

Lucy Pinder Highlights Tiger Conservation At Westminster Mar 18, 2013

Glamour model Lucy Pinder was at Westminster on Thursday (March 14th) to support TigerTime's call for more attention to be drawn to the plight of the tiger in the wild and to put an end to the illegal trade in tiger parts. More →

Ricky Gervais Returns To The Office For Comic Relief Mar 12, 2013

After a 10 year break, Slough’s most famous salesman David Brent – played by Ricky Gervais in The Office – will be back on our screens on Friday 15th March with a Red Nose Day special – The Office Revisited. More →

Pamela Anderson Appeals To UK Store To Stop Selling Foie Gras Mar 12, 2013

Upset that Fortnum & Mason still sells foie gras despite international condemnation, Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson, who is in the U.K. for her appearance on Dancing on Ice, has written on PETA's behalf to the company’s CEO, Ewan Venters, appealing to him to remove cruelly produced foie gras from the store’s shelves. More →

One Direction And Jessie J Become Pez Heads For Charity Mar 11, 2013

Global confectionary company PEZ has produced the exclusive hand-signed candy dispenser creations for Comic Relief and is auctioning them as collectors’ items in the run up to Red Nose Day on 15 March. More →

Jennie Garth Launches Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Charity Auction Mar 7, 2013

Jennie Garth, actress and mother of three, joins premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt USA to launch the company’s fourth Lindt GOLD BUNNY Celebrity Auction. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Gets Funny For Money Mar 7, 2013

Red Nose Day is back on BBC One on Friday 15th March with a fantastic evening of unmissable TV: Comic Relief – Funny for Money. More →

Stars Celebrate End Of Cosmetics Testing On Animals In Europe Mar 6, 2013

Cruelty Free International, the global non-profit organization dedicated to ending cosmetics testing on animals worldwide, has been joined by celebrities Chrissie Hynde, Twiggy, Jenny Seagrove, Kimberly Wyatt and Joanna Lumley, to celebrate the end of cosmetics testing on animals in Europe. More →

Campaign to Ban Animal-Tested Cosmetics in Europe Nears Success Nov 29, 2012

Humane Society International's campaign to end animal testing of cosmetics worldwide and ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in Europe, took a step nearer success this week as Tonio Borg was formally approved by the EU Council at the new EU Health Minister. More →

Bob Woodruff's Stand Up For Heroes Raises $3 Million Nov 27, 2012

Stand Up for Heroes, the Bob Woodruff Foundation's (BWF) annual benefit event and the kickoff for the New York Comedy Festival, on Nov. 8, 2012, brought together celebrities, service members and their families for a night of laughter and performances from A-list musicians and comedians, as well as wounded veterans, to raise funds for programs that the Bob Woodruff Foundation helps support. More →

James Cromwell Speaks Out Against Violence To Animals Nov 5, 2012

His character on the upcoming season of American Horror Story may relish violence, but in real life, James Cromwell is committed to ending it. More →

Roger Waters To Perform With Military Veterans Nov 5, 2012

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival are proud to announce that John Mayer and Roger Waters will perform at the 6th annual Stand Up for Heroes event on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Beacon Theatre, in addition to previously announced performers Mike Birbiglia, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Robin Williams. More →

Celebrities Donate Woolly Hats To Charity Auction Oct 22, 2012

A Skyfall cast and crew cap, signed by Daniel Craig, is among the celebrity lots up for auction in aid of St Mungo’s Woolly Hat Day on Friday 26 October. More →

Bruce Springsteen To Stand Up For Heroes Sep 25, 2012

For the sixth consecutive year, the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) are proud to present Stand Up for Heroes, an evening of comedy and music benefiting our injured service members, veterans and their families, taking place at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at 8 p.m. More →

Ricky Gervais Backs WSPA Red Collar Campaign Sep 19, 2012

Ricky Gervais is backing WSPA's Red Collar campaign to stop killing millions of dogs because of our fear of rabies. More →

PETA Names the UK's Top Five Comedians Who Stand Up For Animals‏ Aug 3, 2012

Cruelty to animals is no laughing matter. That’s why, just in time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which once again plays host to some of the UK’s top comedy talent, PETA is listing five animal-friendly comedians who stand up for animals – both on stage and off. More →