PETA attacks ‘Toy Story 4’: calls for Bo Peep to lose the ‘outdated and cruel crook’
Just as the Super Bowl wrapped up, PETA lept to the headlines by attacking the latest Pixar film: Toy Story 4. It seems the new film will see the return of Bo Peep, sporting a new look and her signature shepherd’s More...
Mozambique elephant poaching 2018
The usual reception for any new arrival to the town of Massingir in the southern province of Gaza in Mozambique is a long, inquisitive and hostile look reserved only for unwelcome intruders. It was the same feeling More...
Maryland: PETA’s vegan billboard wants seafood eaters to stop, see crabs as individuals, ‘just like humans’
A new billboard in Baltimore, Maryland, has gotten a big negative response, particularly from the city’s fans of seafood. On the billboard, it has a picture of a crab, along with the caption, “I’m ME, More...
‘Phoenix Wilder: And The Great Elephant Adventure’ comes to theaters on April 16
Moviegoers can take a ride through the African plains with two unexpected friends when “Phoenix Wilder: And The Great Elephant Adventure” comes to U.S. cinemas for one night this April. This family-friendly More...
PETA asks ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ to go vegan, would be ‘great news for cows’
Pizza has always been a mainstay in the diet of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is hoping to convince Nickelodeon to change to the staple food in the new More...
Nonhuman Rights group fights for Connecticut elephants, give them ‘personhood’
While Dumbo may just be a movie, one group is seeking to attach “personhood” and rights to elephants, arguing legal rights for three Connecticut animals in a zoo. “The Nonhuman Rights Project’s More...
New York court to rule on chimps being given ‘Personhood’ rights
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court will hear oral arguments beginning Thursday in a case about whether two chimpanzees deserve the rights of “personhood.” The Nonhuman Rights Project, More...
Nat Geo’s ‘Big Cat Week’ starts Monday, Feb 20, schedule details revealed
For millions of years, big cats have stood atop the food chain as treasured icons of the wild. We have a deep, ancient connection with these revered predators. We admire them; we fear them; and now, we need to fight More...
Laura Ingraham calls out Hollywood, media outrage over gorilla being killed, but not Planned Parenthood
The media obsessed over the Memorial Day weekend with the story of a 17-year-old endangered gorilla shot in the Cincinnati Zoo when a three-year-old child who fell into his enclosure. Some celebrities, including More...
All Creatures Large and Small: Volunteering to Help Animal Conservation Globally
The animal kingdom is under threat. Not only are current extinction rates for all wildlife a thousand times higher than they were a couple of centuries ago, the major species are vulnerable, as well. To anyone who More...
‘Whale Wars’ star Pete Bethune takes action on ‘The Operatives’
We are fortunate to have an amazing amount of wildlife on this planet. But illegal trading and poaching have dramatically reduced the survival of these magnificent creatures. Enter the Operatives. When famed eco-warrior More...
‘Downton Abbey’ star Peter Egan joins Queen’s Brian May to protest dog breeding for experiments
Celebrities Brian May and Peter Egan have joined the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in opposing controversial plans to build a facility in Yorkshire to breed beagle dogs for experiments. Queen guitarist More...
Tim Burton hired to direct ‘Dumbo’ film, PETA speaks out
Disney has plans to retell Dumbo with Tim Burton behind the director’s chair, and PETA wasted no time in calling for some changes this time around. Specifically, they want Burton to change the ending to More...
Brian Blessed, voice of Boss Nass in ‘Phantom Menace’ calls for action against circuses
As the political saga surrounding the promised ban on wild animals in circuses continues, legendary actor Brian Blessed has urged the government to “end this circus madness” and finally legislate to ban such More...
Martha Stewart joins Bill Maher in call for Chris Christie to ban pig cages
Martha Stewart is the latest celebrity to stand up for pigs in New Jersey! In a letter that arrived at Gov. Chris Christie’s office Tuesday, Stewart urges him to sign an animal welfare bill that will ban keeping More...
Paul McCartney joins animal experiment protest in UK
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) has welcomed support from Sir Paul McCartney, who has joined the NAVS campaign to end secrecy in animal experiments in the UK. Sir Paul is joined by 24 fellow celebrities More...
Disney’s ‘The Hundred-Year-Old-Man’ faces new animal cruelty accusations
PRESS RELEASE: Animal Defenders International (ADI) has condemned The Walt Disney Company Nordic for its use of an abused circus elephant in upcoming movie ‘The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and More...
Animal Rights Group condemns ‘camel parade’ in Christmas Wonderland Procession
Press Release: ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS CONTROVERSIAL CAMEL PARADE IN SOUTH TYNESIDE Leading animal protection organization Animal Defenders International (ADI) is calling on South Tyneside Council More...
‘X-Men’, ‘Hunger Games’ star Jennifer Lawrence: ‘Screw PETA’
Jennifer Lawrence, the star of the number one movie in America, “The Hunger Games”, has ignited some controversy while discussing the hunting scenes in this week’s Rolling Stone. The “X-Men:First Class” More...
Arizona restaurant serving lion meat burgers
An Arizona restaurant owner dreamed up a novelty meal to give customers a South African experience during the World Cup. But serving burgers made with African lion meat has generated protests. The MSNBC reports More...
