PETA Backs Cat Running for Mayor in Mexico: Wants Candidate to 'Fix' City...
For Immediate Release:June 14, 2013Contact: Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382 Xalapa, Mexico - If Facebook "likes" were votes, then Morris—the cat running for mayor in Xalapa, the state capital of Veracruz,...
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PETA Protest Points Out That Despite Trainer's Violent Death in 2010, Park Still Permits Direct Contact Between Trainers and OrcasFor Immediate Release: June 16, 2013 Contact: Sophia Charchuk...
View ArticlePETA Offers Tips for Safeguarding Animals in Hot Weather Following Dog's...
Group Also Warns Against Leaving Animal Companions out in the SunFor Immediate Release:July 2, 2013Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382Carrboro, N.C. -- PETA receives reports every year about animals who...
View ArticlePETA Urges DeKalb County High to Steer Clear of Frog-Killing Contest
Raising Money by Maiming Animals Hurts the Animals and Students, Warns GroupFor Immediate Release:July 2, 2013Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382 TeachKind, PETA's humane-education division, has sent an...
View ArticlePETA Offers Tips to Salem for Safeguarding Animals in Hot Weather
Group Warns Against Leaving Animal Companions out in the SunFor Immediate Release:July 2, 2013Contact: Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382Salem, Ore. -- PETA receives reports every year about animals who...
View ArticlePETA Calls On Bedford County Neighborhood to Halt Geese Slaughter
Cruel, Ill-Conceived Plan Won't Stop More Geese From Moving in, Says GroupFor Immediate Release:July 2, 2013Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382Bedford County, Virginia—Today, PETA sent an urgent letter...
View ArticlePETA Applies for Memorial Brick for 23 Mother Cows Killed in Crash
Group Aims to Shine Spotlight on Suffering of Animals in the Dairy IndustryFor Immediate Release:July 3, 2013Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382 Wilmington, Del. -- PETA has sent a letter to James...
View ArticlePETA Offers Urgent Information to Fairbanks-Area Residents for Safeguarding...
Group Warns Against Leaving Animals Behind to Fend for ThemselvesFor Immediate Release: July 3, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Fairbanks, Alaska -- As the area faces a threat of wildfires, PETA is...
View ArticleHellogoodbye, Tonight Alive Kick Off peta2's Cruelty-Free Footwear Campaign
Ads, Video Interviews, and New peta2 Macbeth Shoe Encourage Kids to Take the 'First Step' Toward an Animal-Free WardrobeFor Immediate Release:July 3, 2013Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382Los Angeles...
View ArticlePETA to Plaster Sidewalk With Anti–California Pizza Kitchen Messages
Chalk Protester's Acquittal Prompts Artistic Action For Immediate Release:July 3, 2013Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382La Jolla, Calif. -- In the wake of a San Diego jury's acquittal of a man who had...
View ArticlePETA to Let Kids Handle Sharp Weapon Used On Elephants
Provocative 'Show and Tell' as Spiked Bullhook Is Previewed at AT&T Center Ahead of PETA Circus Protests For Immediate Release:July 3, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 San Antonio, Texas -- To...
View ArticlePETA's 'Injured Elephant' to Confront Potential Circusgoers in Fresno
Protesters Will Draw Attention to Ringling's Violent Treatment of Baby Elephants For Immediate Release:July 3, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Fresno, Calif. -- An "injured elephant" will lead...
View ArticlePETA's Pro-Shark Banner to Fly Over Santa Barbara County Beaches
Group Responds to Shark Sighting With Warning About the Real Predators in the WaterFor Immediate Release:July 5, 2013Contact:Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382Santa Barbara, Calif. -- After a 12-foot great...
View ArticleWhistleblower Reports Beating, Deaths of Animals at Fort Myers–Bound Circus
Manager Slapped With Multiple Animal Welfare Violations Based on PETA Complaint, Including Allowing Sheep to Endure Painful Fracture for WeeksFor Immediate Release:July 8, 2013Contact:David Perle...
View Article100% Pure Refuses to Sell in China, Stays 100 Percent Cruelty-Free
All-Natural Cosmetics Pioneer Is the Latest Company to Avoid Lucrative Market as Long as Tests on Animals Are Required ThereFor Immediate Release:July 8, 2013Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382San...
View Article11 More Federal Law Violations at The Farm at Walnut Creek
U.S. Government Report Shows Sheep and Goats Suffering From Untreated Medical ConditionsFor Immediate Release:July 9, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Sugarcreek, Ohio -- The U.S. Department of...
View ArticlePETA Sticks Fur Coat–Wearing Man in Hot Car in New Video
As Temperatures Rise, So Do Dog Deaths in Cars; A Few Minutes in the Heat May Be Fatal to FidoFor Immediate Release:July 9, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Los Angeles -- PETA has just released a...
View ArticlePETA to Let Kids Handle Sharp Weapon Used on Elephants
Provocative 'Show and Tell' asSpiked Bullhook Is Previewed at STAPLES Center Ahead of PETA Circus ProtestsFor Immediate Release:July 9, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Los Angeles -- To give kids...
View ArticleMorrissey Donates Settlement Money From Gordon Ramsay TV Gaffe to PETA
TV Network's Unauthorized Use of Smiths' Song Results in £10,000 for PETA U.K. Campaign Against Foie GrasFor Immediate Release:July 9, 2013Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382London -- A new PETA U.K. ad...
View ArticleWoman in Bathtub Will Mimic Conditions for Marine Mammals at SeaWorld
Cruel 'Whale Jail' Slapped With Heavy Fine—AgainFor Immediate Release:July 10, 2013Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382Orlando -- Sitting in a bathtub at a busy Orlando intersection and holding a sign that...
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