New Delhi: Animal rights activists have emphasised the need for nuanced approaches to address the root causes of dog-related incidents after the Centre directed states to ban the sale and breeding of 23 breeds of ferocious dogs. The central government has directed states to ban the sale and breeding of 23 breeds of ferocious dogs, […]
‘Worst roadside zoo in the country’ closed for good after PETA lawsuit
Comment on this storyComment The attractions at Waccatee Zoo included lemurs with abnormal growths on their bellies and a tortoise with a deformed and splitting shell, according to a 2022 lawsuit from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Lila, an ailing tiger, died sometime between late 2020 and 2021 after becoming so emaciated that […]
Animal Oversight Board Members Can’t Hide Names—Landmark 9th Circuit Court Victory for PETA
For Immediate Release:February 17, 2023 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Seattle – In a major win for PETA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today that members of a public animal care committee of the University of Washington (UW) have no right under the U.S. Constitution to keep their identities secret—a historic decision […]
PETA Sings the Praises of Lisa Marie Presley’s Animal Advocacy
For Immediate Release:January 12, 2023 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Please see the statement below from PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange on the death of Lisa Marie Presley: Lisa Marie Presley was not only a talented singer-songwriter, loving wife, and mother but also a friend to animals. After learning that an Elvis impersonator […]
Alicia Silverstone strips to support PETA campaign against animal leather – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Actress Alicia Silverstone is baring all to help animals. >> Read more trending news The “Batman & Robin” star is showing her support for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals by posing nude for the animal rights group to protest animal leather. In an ad for PETA, Silverstone, 46, wears nothing but a pair […]
Prompted by PETA, Feds Cite Local Exotic-Animal Auction
Agents Find Dead Ram, Waste-Covered Cages, and Visitor Petting a Coyote For Immediate Release:November 17, 2022 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Mount Hope, Ohio – After PETA submitted a complaint urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to inspect the Mid-Ohio Alternative Animal and Bird Sale at the Mt. Hope Auction stockyard, the federal agency recently issued 12 […]
How PETA started the animal rights movement in Silver Spring
Social revolutions erupt in the most unlikely of places, but perhaps none more unlikely than this. On the morning of Sept. 11, 1981, Montgomery County police raided a nondescript warehouse on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, confiscating 17 rhesus macaque monkeys after receiving a tip from Takoma Park resident and animal welfare activist Alex Pacheco. […]
PETA CITED IN QUESTIONING MOVE TO NO-KILL CITY ANIMAL SHELTER
PETA — the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — is being cited by those concerned city officials are being pressured to implement “no-kill” policies at the Manteca Animal Shelter. The position of PETA regarding no-kill shelters is included in a presentation prepared at the City Council’s request that will be given at Tuesday’s […]
PETA, Army in battle over animal wounding research
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has accused the Army of “misleading” the public by denying actively wounding dogs and cats in experiments after a policy change was revealed by The Post last month. The Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) quietly allowed the shooting of the house pets […]