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Sir Roger Moore Urges Public To Stay Away From Parks With Captive Orcas Jun 9, 2016

Sir Roger Moore has a message for summer tourists: don’t go to Loro Parque or other parks which hold orcas captive. More →

Prince's Musical Gift To PETA Offered As Free Download Jun 6, 2016

In celebration of Prince's birthday on Tuesday, PETA is honoring the music icon’s vegan legacy by offering a free download of “Animal Kingdom,” a song he donated to the organization, which is available now on PETA.org through June 7, the day he was born. More →

Louis Walsh Urges New Government To Ban Wild-Animal Circuses In Ireland Jun 1, 2016

Hot on the heels of his announced return as an X Factor judge, Louis Walsh took time from his busy schedule to send an urgent letter on behalf of PETA and Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) to Michael Creed – the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine – calling for a ban on wild-animal circuses. More →

Justin Long Gives Voice To Neglected Dog May 31, 2016

Justin Long has joined forces with PETA to voice the true story of a lonely dog named Charlie, who was forced to live alone in a small, muddy backyard. More →

Amanda Holden Bares All For PETA May 31, 2016

Lying naked on a bed fresh green vegetables below the words “Go Veggie – Your Body Will Love You for It”, Amanda Holden stars in a hot new campaign for PETA. More →

Boxer David Haye Takes A Jab At Meat Industry May 23, 2016

Heavyweight boxing champion David Haye has proved he’s as kind as he is strong by starring in a new PETA campaign promoting the knockout power of vegan meals. More →

Sharon Osbourne Asks Croatia To Prevent Chinchilla Torture On Fur Farms May 4, 2016

This week, X Factor judge and animal advocate Sharon Osbourne wrote to Croatia’s minister of agriculture, Davor Romić, asking him to preserve a complete ban on fur farming – which is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2017 but is currently threatened because of a proposed exception for fur taken from chinchillas. More →

Casey Affleck Gives Voice To Robotic Bear Apr 29, 2016

This summer, PETA's life-sized mechanical bear has a message for tourists, courtesy of Triple 9 and Manchester by the Sea star Casey Affleck: Stay away from tourist traps that display bears in barren pits and tiny pens. More →

Downton Abbey Star Uses Shakespeare To Highlight Cruel Dairy Farms Apr 25, 2016

As William Shakespeare fans around the world mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death on 23 April, Downton Abbey star Peter Egan is proving just how relevant Shakespeare’s works remain today. More →

Prince's Charity Legacy Apr 21, 2016

Music legend Prince has passed away, leaving a massive hole in music and the lives of people around the world. More →

Courtney Stodden Dies For PETA Apr 21, 2016

Earlier this week, dressed as a vulnerable little mouse, Courtney Stodden visited a PetSmart store in Los Angeles—and lay down and “died.” More →

Paul McCartney Launches PETA’s List Of Top 10 Most Vegan-Friendly Cities Apr 20, 2016

Just before taking the stage last Friday at Portland’s Moda Center during his “One on One” tour, Paul McCartney presented a special PETA award to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales: Most Vegan-Friendly City in the U.S. More →

Lily Tomlin's Ernestine Answers Complaint Calls At SeaWorld Apr 18, 2016

Lily Tomlin has revived her iconic character “Ernestine” as a feisty phone operator fielding complaint calls at SeaWorld, “where everybody has a whale of a time — except for the whales.” More →

Pamela Anderson Urges Governor Brown To Cut Budget By Turning Prisons Vegan Apr 8, 2016

Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown urging him to slash the budget and combat the drought by cutting meat from the menus of state prisons — and offering to serve lunch to inmates as she did at a vegetarian jail in Arizona. More →

Jason Biggs Is Beaten, Shocked And Caged Like A Circus Animal Apr 7, 2016

What if actors were treated like animals in a circus? That’s the subject of Jason Biggs' new PETA video, in which the Orange Is the New Black and American Pie star is denied food, chained up on set overnight and “shocked” with an “electric prod” to remind him who’s boss – all common circus practices. More →

Zika Threat Prompts Edie Falco to Call for Shutdown of Monkey Facilities Apr 1, 2016

It’s not an episode of Nurse Jackie, but it could be a health emergency. Emmy Award–winning actor Edie Falco is joining PETA in calling on Florida Interim Surgeon General Celeste Philip to take an important step to prevent the spread of the Zika virus: Shut down the massive monkey-breeding facilities in Hendry County. More →

Bob Barker Writes In Response To Dog Chain Law Mar 29, 2016

Pennsylvania’s ban on continuously chaining dogs has passed the state Senate — but it can’t move forward until the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), facilitates formal discussion of the bill. More →

Pete Doherty Joins Campaign Against Fur Mar 18, 2016

Although fashion label The Kooples has listened to the public outcry and dropped angora wool, it still sells fur from raccoons, foxes and coyotes – and that’s why Pete Doherty, who once designed a collection for The Kooples, sent a letter on PETA's behalf calling on the store to go entirely fur-free. More →

Kate del Castillo Calls Out SeaWorld's Record Of Premature Animal Deaths Mar 17, 2016

On the heels of SeaWorld’s announcement that Tilikum — the captive orca at the center of the documentary Blackfish — is gravely ill, Kate del Castillo appears in a new PETA ad, floating underwater and surrounded by the grave markers of some of the 38 orcas, or “Shamus,” who have died prematurely on SeaWorld’s watch. More →

Torrey DeVitto Tips The Scales For Crocodiles Mar 10, 2016

Wearing nothing more than reptilian scales as she swims through a lush lake, Torrey DeVitto appears as a crocodile in a brand-new PETA campaign that asks, “Whose Skin Are You In? Choose Fake Snake and Mock Croc. Wear Vegan.” More →

Devo Donates Royalties Of Whip It To PETA Mar 7, 2016

Devo have donated royalties from their classic hit “Whip It” to PETA to help launch a campaign to free tigers, lions, and other big cats from the circus, where they are routinely whipped. More →

Pamela Anderson Wants To Talk To Canadian Prime Minister About Sealing Subsidies Mar 2, 2016

This week, PETA Honorary Director Pamela Anderson wrote to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking to meet with him and discuss ending federal subsidies of the commercial seal slaughter, as Norway recently did. More →

Pamela Anderson Wants To Make Prisons Vegan Feb 24, 2016

Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards urging him to slash the budget by cutting meat from the menus of state prisons — and offering to serve lunch to inmates as she did at a vegetarian jail in Arizona. More →

Homeland Creator Gideon Raff Leads Congressional Briefing On Animal-Free Military Training Feb 15, 2016

It’s a real-life military drama: On Wednesday, Gideon Raff — the Emmy Award–winning executive producer of hit TV shows Homeland, Dig, and Tyrant and an Israel Defense Forces combat veteran — joined PETA and honorary hosts Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) to lead a standing-room-only congressional briefing on modernizing medical training in the U.S. military. More →

Bellamy Young Speaks Up For Vegans Feb 12, 2016

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, actor Bellamy Young stars in a brand-new PETA campaign, shot by top celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz, in which she appears in a sexy red dress, lounging on a bed of fresh vegetables next to the words “Being Vegan Keeps Me Young.” More →

Martin Clunes Joins Campaign To Catch Cat Ripper Of Croydon Feb 11, 2016

With dozens of cats slaughtered in the last two years by the so-called “Cat Ripper of Croydon”, actor Martin Clunes – star of Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly, and Shakespeare in Love – fired off a letter on PETA's behalf asking The Met to take every measure necessary to find the killer, including re-examining all available CCTV footage. More →

Sia Speaks Out Against Canadian Seal Slaughter Feb 8, 2016

Sia has teamed up with PETA for a musical Web blitz targeting the Canadian commercial seal slaughter. More →

Celebrities Horrified By Act Of Animal Cruelty Feb 3, 2016

Celebrity models Abbey Clancy and Danielle Lloyd as well as former Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon have taken to Twitter to voice their outrage over what an RSPCA officer described as the worst case of cruelty to animals he’s ever dealt with. More →

Sharon Osbourne Says No To Fur Jan 26, 2016

Back in her music-managing and The Osbournes days, Sharon Osbourne used to wear animal fur – but after learning how animals suffer and die for each fur coat, she swore off it for good. More →

Stars Back Campaign To Catch Cat Ripper Of Croydon Jan 19, 2016

A plethora of stars are backing the campaign to catch the person behind a number of horrific cat deaths and mutilations in London. More →