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Russell Simmons Wants Yoga Apparel Retailer To Stop Using Feathers Dec 18, 2015

Earlier this week, hip-hop icon and yoga devotee Russell Simmons sent a letter on PETA's behalf to lululemon asking the yoga apparel retailer to end all sales of down feathers. More →

Ellie Goulding And Professor Green Named UK's Hottest Vegetarians Dec 17, 2015

Not only are Ellie Goulding and Professor Green two of the UK’s hottest musical acts, they’re also proud vegetarians who don’t hesitate to let others know about the benefits of a meat-free diet – and that’s music to PETA's ears. More →

Leona Lewis Narrates Video On Horrific Leather Industry In Bangladesh Dec 11, 2015

For two years, PETA Germany, with journalist Manfred Karremann, investigated the billion-dollar leather industry in Bangladesh. More →

Joanna Krupa Says No To Fur Farming In Poland Dec 9, 2015

Joanna Krupa has teamed with PETA to write to Polish prime minister Beata Szydło, urging her to ban fur farming in Poland. More →

Brian McFadden Says No To Fur Farms In Ireland Dec 4, 2015

Singer and TV star Brian McFadden shows off his softer side in a new PETA campaign in which he’s cuddled up to his lovable pup Winston. More →

Pope Francis Named As PETA's Person Of The Year Dec 3, 2015

Pope Francis the first religious leader to be picked as PETA's Person of the Year. More →

Pink Named As UNICEF Ambassador Nov 30, 2015

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the appointment of the newest UNICEF Ambassador, GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist P!nk, who will build on her current role as the UNICEF Kid Power National Spokesperson to raise awareness about UNICEF’s lifesaving health and nutrition programs around the world. More →

Sia Sings For PETA’s Fashion Show Parody Nov 25, 2015

Just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping days of the year, pop sensation Sia has teamed up with PETA — whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear” — for a riveting computer-generated parody of a fashion show, which shows viewers what it would be like to trade places with the animals who are electrocuted and bludgeoned to death to make coats and other garments. More →

Gillian Anderson And PETA Give Hannibal Fans Food For Thought Nov 23, 2015

Following the recent series finale of NBC’s cannibal-themed show Hannibal, creator Bryan Fuller and star Gillian Anderson teamed up with PETA to leave fans with a provocative postscript, just in time for Thanksgiving meal planning. More →

Joss Stone Says No To Exotic Skins Nov 18, 2015

It’s a side of Joss Stone you’ve never seen before: the singer appears as a crocodile in a stark new PETA advert that states, “3 Animals Are Killed to Make 1 Crocodile Bag. Say NO to Exotic Skins”. More →

Priyanka Chopra Voices Robot Elephant For PETA Nov 6, 2015

Schoolchildren will now have the chance to learn about and get up close and personal with an ex-captive elephant, thanks to PETA's life-sized mechanical model named Ellie, who’s voiced by Priyanka Chopra, the star of fall’s smash-hit new show Quantico. More →

The Vamps Hang Out With Kittens Oct 22, 2015

Snuggling up to a pair of rescued kittens, The Vamps' lead guitarist, James McVey, stars in a new campaign for peta2 — PETA's youth division — that proclaims, “Save a Life: Adopt — Don’t Shop!” More →

Stars Call On Ringling To Retire All Exotic Animals Oct 13, 2015

What do Anjelica Huston, Joaquin Phoenix, William H. Macy, George Lopez, RZA, James Cromwell, Tony Hawk, Jason Biggs, and Pamela Anderson all have in common? More →

Celebs Good Enough To Eat! Oct 1, 2015

Just in time for World Vegetarian Day, PETA has teamed up with food artist Prudence Staite to create a unique set of celebrity portraits made entirely out of vegetables. More →

Anjelica Huston And Pamela Anderson Host PETA's 35th Anniversary Gala Oct 1, 2015

Sir Paul McCartney – joined by Beck – performed for a sell-out, star-studded crowd Wednesday night at PETA US’ 35th anniversary gala at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. More →

Sherlock's Martin Freeman Wants Wild Animals Banned From Circuses Sep 29, 2015

Wild animals still haven’t been banned from being used in circuses in the UK, but Sherlock star Martin Freeman is on the case. More →

Pamela Anderson Urges British Columbia To Stop Wolf Cull Sep 23, 2015

PETA Honorary Director and Canadian native Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to Christy Clark, the premier of the province of British Columbia, on the controversial wolf cull. More →

Morrissey Says No To Beagle Breeding Facility Sep 17, 2015

Morrissey is joining PETA in rushing a letter to Home Secretary Theresa May after learning the Home Office has the authority to grant a licence to a new Yorkshire beagle-breeding facility More →

Pamela Anderson Urges M.A.C. To Stop Animal Tests Aug 28, 2015

Former Viva Glam M.A.C. model Pamela Anderson is appealing to the cosmetics company to resume its cruelty-free policy and stop paying for animal tests. M.A.C. — along with parent company Estée Lauder — has reneged on its commitment to spare animals painful and deadly toxicity tests by selling products in China, where nearly all cosmetics are required to be tested on animals, unlike in the U.S. and Europe. More →

Little Mix Want Wild Animals Out Of The Circus Aug 19, 2015

Wearing heavy chains and sitting on a circus-style pedestal, hit girl group Little Mix star in a new PETA ad campaign shot by photographer Trevor Leighton that proclaims, “Shackled, Beaten and Depressed. Get Wild Animals Out of the Circus!” More →

Joanna Krupa Goes Naked To Protest Against SeaWorld Jul 31, 2015

Supermodel Joanna Krupa bares it all in a new PETA ad in which the star wears only black and white bodypaint to look like an orca floating in a tiny, confining fishbowl beside the words “Captive Orcas: Sad. Lonely. A Long Way From Home” as a large human hand menaces her cramped prison from above. More →

Brian May Helps Celebrate Win Against Fox Hunting Jul 16, 2015

As the U.K. government announced the cancellation of Wednesday’s free vote to support fox hunting, Brian May – Queen guitarist and former PETA U.K. Person of the Year – joined representatives from his Save Me Trust, PETA U.K., the RSPCA, the League Against Cruel Sports, Born Free Foundation, Lush, and Humane Society International to celebrate at a rally outside Westminster. More →

Michael Sheen Urges British Prime Minister To Ban Wild Animal Circuses Jul 13, 2015

Michael Sheen has written to British prime minister David Cameron, urging him to fulfill his promise and ban live animal circuses in the UK. More →

Congress Moves To Help Lab Monkeys Jun 29, 2015

Congress has taken action to put cruel psychological experiments on infant monkeys at the National Institutes of Health and other NIH experiments under the microscope, following pleas from Dr. Jane Goodall, Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell, and TV icon Bob Barker. More →

Miley Cyrus Crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Jun 29, 2015

Miley Cyrus has been crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2015 after proclaiming on Instagram that there are “[s]o many good plants/fruits/veggies to eat you ain’t gotta eat dead animals!” More →

Alan Cumming Asks Mayor To Retire NY Carriage Horses Jun 18, 2015

Tony Awards host Alan Cumming has joined the likes of Pink, Peter Dinklage, Wendy Williams, and Martha Stewart in lobbying for Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s bill to retire New York’s carriage horses. More →

Kelly Slater Prevented From Submitting Question During SeaWorld Meeting Jun 11, 2015

Earlier this week, PETA and world surfing champion Kelly Slater were prevented from submitting PETA’s shareholder question during SeaWorld’s online meeting, despite PETA owning a stake in the company. More →

Edie Falco Voices Orca Mother In PETA Campaign Jun 4, 2015

PETA has officially kicked off the cross-country tour of its new state-of-the-art “I, Orca” empathy project, which uses wireless Google virtual reality (VR) goggles to immerse potential SeaWorld visitors in a world where they can swim freely in the ocean with their orca family. More →

Eva Mendes Shows Kindness To Bunnies With Cruelty-Free Makeup Line May 27, 2015

For today’s leading ladies, glamour and compassion for animals go hand in hand — for proof, look at Eva Mendes, whose new makeup line, CIRCA, has just provided PETA with assurance that it does not conduct, commission, or pay for tests on animals anywhere in the world. More →

Pamela Anderson Goes Psycho Over Meat Trade's Water Waste May 21, 2015

As the US debates water restrictions during a historic drought, Pamela Anderson appears in an Alfred Hitchcock–inspired PETA ad to declare that the solution isn’t just shorter showers but also turning off the tap on animal agriculture. More →