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Andy Murray's New Hotel To Be Foie Gras Free Jun 24, 2013

Wimbledon may be just around the corner, but Andy Murray is already a champion for ducks and geese. PETA has received confirmation that the menu at the Olympic Gold Medalist’s new acquisition, the luxurious Cromlix House Hotel in Scotland, will be 100 per cent foie gras–free when it reopens in 2014. More →

Vote For PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity 2013 Jun 21, 2013

The only thing hotter than June’s rising temperatures may be the 100 nominees — 50 male and 50 female — who are in the running to be named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity 2013. More →

Charo Says No To Bullfighting Jun 12, 2013

On behalf of PETA, saucy Spanish-American entertainer Charo has appealed to authorities to reject an initiative to protect and promote bullfighting as a national cultural pastime. More →

James Cromwell Warns That Racing Kills Horses Jun 6, 2013

If actor James Cromwell has his way, every attendee at the Belmont Stakes will get a firsthand reminder of the deadly toll that thoroughbred racing takes on horses. More →

Viola Davis Says No To Circus Bullhooks May 29, 2013

As Rhode Island’s legislature considers a proposed ban on bullhooks — weapons that circuses use to beat and intimidate elephants — Rhode Island native Viola Davis has sent a letter on PETA's behalf urging state legislators to support the ban. More →

Adrien Brody Voices Opposition To Apes In Ads May 27, 2013

A distraught chimpanzee languishes inside a stark, barren cell, pacing back and forth with no one to interact with and nothing to play with — except, in the end, a gun. More →

Helen Flanagan's Exotic Skin at Covent Garden Tomorrow May 22, 2013

The tourists in Covent Garden will get an eyeful tomorrow morning, 23rd May, when Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan unveils her sexy new PETA campaign. More →

Author JM Coetzee: Bullfighting Is Cruelty, Not Culture May 20, 2013

On behalf of PETA, acclaimed novelist JM Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, has sent an urgent letter to the members of Spain’s Culture Committee calling on them to reject the current initiative, proposed by bullfighting aficionados, to give bullfighting legal protection as a “cultural pastime”. More →

Chrissie Hynde Says No To Foie Gras May 14, 2013

Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer of The Pretenders, has appealed to Managing Director Ewan Venters to stop Fortnum & Mason selling foie gras – a product so vile that it is illegal to produce in the UK. More →

Model Elen Rivas Wants Spanish Authorities To Reject Bullfighting Initiative May 10, 2013

While her ex-fiancé, Frank Lampard, is generating attention for being on the verge of equalling Chelsea’s club record for goals scored, Elen Rivas is hoping to shine a spotlight on an entirely different issue: the Spanish model has appealed to Spanish authorities to reject an initiative to protect and promote bullfighting as a national cultural pastime. More →

Emily Deschanel Reveals Dairy Farm Cruelty May 7, 2013

Actor Emily Deschanel may be best known as the star of FOX’s beloved hit crime drama Bones, but off screen, she is a fierce defender of animals, a devout vegan, and a compassionate mother. More →

Brigitte Bardot Calls For Fortnum & Mason To End Foie Gras Sales Apr 30, 2013

French animal-protection groups – including the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, the Society for the Protection of Animals, L214 and Rights of Animals, among others – have joined PETA's call for Fortnum & Mason to end its sale of vile foie gras. More →

Win A Glass Walls DVD Signed By Pamela Anderson With PETA UK Apr 29, 2013

Here’s your chance to win a copy of “Glass Walls” on DVD, signed by Pamela Anderson. More →

Jude Law Calls On WTO To Uphold EU Seal Fur Ban Apr 22, 2013

Actor Jude Law has appealed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on PETA's behalf urging it to uphold the EU-wide ban on seal fur. More →

Noel Gallagher's Daughter Becomes An Angel For Animals Apr 19, 2013

Dressed in combat boots, tutus and cartoon wings, 13-year-old Anais Gallagher, 10-year-old Stella Jones and 8-year-old Ava Jones – daughters of Oasis' Noel Gallagher and The Clash's Mick Jones – are the young stars of a brand-new PETA advert that reads, “Cruelty Doesn’t Fly With Us. Be an Angel for Animals”. More →

DWTS' Kym Johnson Gets Naked For PETA Apr 18, 2013

Wearing nothing but a smile and holding a bunny, Dancing With the Stars’ Kym Johnson is the star of a brand-new PETA campaign that reads, “Be a Bunny’s Belle of the Ballroom: Choose Cruelty-Free,” and encourages shoppers to buy cosmetics and household products only from companies that never test on animals. More →

Yusuf Joins Chorus Of Support To Transfer Mali The Elephant To Sanctuary Apr 15, 2013

Yusuf Islam, the acclaimed British-born musician and humanitarian formerly known as Cat Stevens, has issued a statement to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia in support of Mali the elephant’s transfer from the Manila Zoo to a sanctuary. More →

Arlene Phillips Steps Out Against Foie Gras Apr 12, 2013

TV presenter and choreographer Arlene Phillips, who was awarded a CBE by Her Majesty The Queen at a ceremony earlier this year, has called today on His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to strip Fortnum & Mason of its Royal Warrants for continuing to sell foie gras – a product that is illegal to produce in the UK. More →

Ryan Gosling Speaks Out Against Cattle Dehorning Apr 5, 2013

Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling has just sent a letter on PETA's behalf to the National Milk Producers Federation urging officials to require dairy farmers to begin phasing out "dehorning"—a painful process in which calves have their horns gouged out or sensitive horn tissue burned out of their heads. More →

Bob Barker Stands Up Against Ag-Gag Bills Across The US Mar 21, 2013

TV icon and lifelong Republican Bob Barker, inspired by his successful efforts to stop Wyoming’s “ag-gag” bill, which would have hindered undercover investigations on factory farms by banning filming and forcing witnesses of abuse to report it within 48 hours of the first incident, is turning his attention to five states where other GOP-sponsored “ag-gag” bills are pending: Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. More →

PETA Honors Ricky Martin By Sponsoring Chicken Mar 21, 2013

Ricky Martin has started living la vida vegetariana, and PETA couldn’t be prouder. Now, just in time for Meatout 2013, PETA is honoring Martin for choosing meat-free meals—and for tweeting about how “amazing” the switch has made him feel—by sponsoring a rescued chicken named Olivia in his name. More →

Edie Falco Urges Families To Skip The Circus Mar 20, 2013

With Ringling Bros. headed to Brooklyn this week, Emmy-winning actor and Brooklyn native Edie Falco is starring in a new PETA video in the hope that her fellow New York City parents will keep their kids far away from the circus. More →

Jenna Dewan Tatum's Call For Charges Against Lake Elsinore Animal Dealer Mar 15, 2013

Actor Jenna Dewan Tatum has joined the more than 30,000 people who have signed PETA's petition calling for criminal charges to be filed against the owner and operators of Global Captive Breeders (GCB), where a PETA undercover investigation led to the largest animal rescue in California history. 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 →

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Calls On Fans To Boycott Foie Gras Mar 4, 2013

Black Sabbath bassist Terence "Geezer" Butler has called on his fans to boycott Fortnum & Mason while it shamefully clings to sales of foie gras – a product so vile that it is illegal to produce in the UK and is banned from Royal menus. More →

Taraji P. Henson Is An Angel For Animals Mar 1, 2013

As winter’s cold temperatures continue across the U.S., award-winning actor Taraji P. Henson is heating things up with a steamy new PETA campaign, in which she appears dressed in a short gossamer gown and a pair of synthetic, cruelty-free wings next to the words “Be an Angel for Animals.” More →

Cheryl Hines Stands Up For Nosey The Elephant Feb 26, 2013

With the UniverSoul Circus headed to Tallahassee next week, Suburgatory star and Emmy nominee Cheryl Hines is turning her attention from Hollywood to her roots in Tallahassee in order to urge the North Florida Fairgrounds to follow the leads of other venues across the country and ensure that the circus does not force Nosey the elephant—who suffers from a painful skin condition—to perform in its shows. More →

Olivia Munn Reveals Shocking Footage Of Chinese Fur Farms Feb 24, 2013

You’ve never seen anything like this before: Shocking new video footage captured by PETA Asia undercover investigators on Chinese fur farms reveals “who’s really paying the ultimate price” for fur, according to The Newsroom star Olivia Munn in PETA’s new video exposé. More →

Meg Mathews Donates Jewellery Profits To PETA UK Feb 22, 2013

When rock-and-roll socialite and jewellery designer Meg Mathews decided to go vegan at the start of 2013, she didn’t just dump meat, eggs and dairy products from her diet – she also shed all the exotic-skins handbags and shoes from her wardrobe. More →

Wanda Sykes Speaks Out Against Continuous Chaining Of Dogs Feb 18, 2013

In letters sent last week on PETA's behalf, Wanda Sykes urges the mayors and city council members of Suffolk and Newport News to follow the leads of nearby Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and her native Portsmouth and enact legislation that bans or significantly restricts the continuous chaining of dogs. More →