Deadly Salmon Truck Crash Prompts PETA Memorial Urging Empathy for Fish

For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 La Grande, Ore. – To memorialize the more than 25,000 young salmon who were killed when a tanker truck overturned near Lookingglass Creek on March 29, PETA plans to place a sky-high message near the site reminding everyone that the crash victims were thinking, feeling individuals who…

2024 Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts Warning From PETA

3 min read Following news that yet another bird flu outbreak is sweeping the nation and that nearly 2 million chickens have been killed in 2024 by Texas-based egg seller Cal-Maine Foods Inc., PETA is hitting cities across the country with a multipronged campaign warning of the dangers of continuing to eat meat, eggs, and…

EVMS Kills Four Mother Baboons After PETA Exposes Federal Animal Welfare Violations, Offers Sanctuary

For Immediate Release:April 4, 2024 Contact:Brandi Pharris 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va, – Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) experimenter Gerald Pepe killed four mother baboons—Jemma, Cookie, Toya, and Tara—who for years underwent multiple surgeries in which fetuses were cut out of them, some in violation of federal law, records just obtained by PETA reveal. EVMS began quietly…

PETA ‘Fashion Police’ to Crack Down on Leather in Downtown Nashville

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Nashville – A pair of PETA supporters dressed in fashionable police outfits will be “reporting for duty” on Tuesday to bust fashion felons on Broadway and issue “tickets” to anyone caught wearing leather. The action is part of PETA’s campaign to call attention to the suffering of…

Victory! BluePearl, VCA Stop Using Blood Bank: PETA Suspends Campaign

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Below, please find a statement from PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch in response to BluePearl Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals’ confirmation that they are no longer purchasing blood products from The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank (TVBB) in Indiana. The decision follows a PETA…

PETA Calls Out Jason Bateman for Humane Washing

2 min read It looks like Jason Bateman is playing a new role, starring as a deceptive cheese shill. On a recent episode of the podcast Smartless, Bateman endorsed Organic Valley, prompting PETA lawyers to send him a letter regarding the company’s false marketing claim that its products are “ethically sourced”—a claim he propagated in…

Load More