For animal rights activists, sticking up for furry or feathered critters is a way of life. Now it can be a way of death, too. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Just when we thought we'd seen it all from PETA -- the animal rights organization known for high-profile celebrity ads -- President Ingrid Newkirk has come up with this: George Clooney-flavored tofu. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

The irony of Newkirk's story is that she is as much a symbol of human rights as she is a symbol of animal rights. In the film's opening scene, Newkirk reads hate mail. One letter reads, "With all of the innocent children being exploited, aborted and abused, with all of the people starving in this world, why don't you pull your head out of your a-- and fight for a real cause rather than if a c... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with its unerring instinct for publicity and controversy, has set up a billboard in Jacksonville Florida. The billboard devises another dimension to the shopworn slogan "Save the Whales." picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

The NFL may soon get its first face-to-face backlash following the federal indictment of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on multiple dogfighting charges. "This is to show our frustration over the NFL's failure to take a strong stance against Michael Vick," PETA spokesman Dan Shannon said. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to raise health insurance premiums for people who eat meat, and lower the premiums for vegetarians. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the U.S. Congress should give vegetarians a tax cut. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Animal rights group PETA has urged actor and red meat advocate Sam Neill to abandon his "Jurassic tastes" for a plant-based diet.
Neill has been fronting television campaigns for Meat and Livestock Australia that promote red meat as a vital contributor to brain health and feature taglines such as "Meat - you'd be silly not to eat it". picked by Bingo 5 months ago