
PETA attacks Groundhog Day Celebrations, wants a robot to be used instead
PETA is calling upon the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to stop using a live groundhog and begin using a robot to predict the weather instead. In a letter released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, More...

Disney’s live-action ‘Dumbo’ is cute, but the Tim Burton ruins a bad script with an even worse ending
As Disney continues to remake their animated classics into live-action adaptations, Dumbo seemed like a doomed project from the beginning. The lovable elephant with giant ears is certainly cute in this new incarnation, More...

Kentucky heartbeat bill prompts PETA billboard ‘Pro-life? Go Vegan’
A federal judge has blocked a new state law that prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected—which typically happens around six weeks into pregnancy—and PETA plans to place a billboard in Frankfort More...

PETA attacks ‘Toy Story 4’: calls for Bo Peep to lose the ‘outdated and cruel crook’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...

Florida Mad Cow disease: PETA responds ‘It’s Mad to Eat Meat’
In response to reports that a 6-year-old cow in Florida tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)—commonly known as “mad cow disease”—PETA plans to place a billboard in Tallahassee 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...

PETA wins as Nabisco’s animal crackers will have redesigned packages to show animals ‘free’
The circus is bad…no, evil. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) can chalk up a victory by getting Nabisco to change the picture on its animal cracker boxes so the animals appear in an uncaged 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...

PETA brings politics to the Super Bowl with religion, James Cromwell and stereotypes
A controversial new PETA ad, featuring actor James Cromwell, will turns some heads during the Super Bowl. The ad features Cromwell, an outspoken vegan, as a priest who listens to the confessions of an lying, 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...

Bill Maher Quotes
Some quotes from uber-liberal and attack dog Bill Maher, enjoy. Talking with Ben Sasse of Nebraska: “Work in the fields?” replied Maher, to Sasse’s invitation to come and work in Nebraska. “Senator, More...

‘Jurassic World 2’ details: ‘Darker’ like ‘ESB’ or ‘Wrath of Khan’ with kids running and a PETA message
Jurassic World 2 may be a long ways off from hitting theaters, but fans can expect a new direction. While writer/producer Colin Trevorrow revealed that Jurassic World 2 would be a parable for animal abuse, and More...

PETA care package for Oregon teen plague victim: ‘Enjoy nature in nonviolent ways’
Last week, Outbreak News Today reported on the country’s 16th human plague case in an Oregon teenager who contracted the serious bacterial infection while on a hunting trip two weeks ago. Flea Image/CDC Fortunately, 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...

Miss Philippines Earth 2009, Sandra Seifert, says ‘Our Bodies Are Temples. Go Vegetarian’ in risque ad
Showing plenty of skin and holding a green apple, Miss Philippines Earth 2009, environmentalist and model, Sandra Seifert quotes 1 Corinthians in an attempt to convince people to “go vegetarian”, More...

Oklahoma: ban of ‘new monuments’ next to Ten Commandments after Satanic Temple plan
The preservation committee for the Oklahoma Capitol passed a temporary ban on new monuments at the state capitol building following requests from several groups (including a Satanic Temple) to donate displays More...

PETA critical of Gov. Chris Christie’s spider squashing
The rough and tough New Jersey Governor has drawn a response from the people over at PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, after a move he made recently in front of some Jersey young-ins. Chris More...

Pamela Anderson asks Philippine President Benigno Aquino to dinner to discuss ‘Mali’ the elephant
The former Baywatch star and Playboy icon, Pamela Anderson, in an effort to have an elephant transferred out of the Manila Zoo in the Philippines, has asks the Philippine President to dinner next time he comes More...

PETA scoops up SeaWorld shares in further effort to ‘free the animals’
PETA has purchased newly issued shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the theme park company often targeted for protests by the animal rights group. PETA spokesman David Perle said Tuesday his group purchased 80 More...

Anjelica Huston named PETA’s ‘Person of the Year 2012’
Anjelica HustonImage/Video Screen Shot Academy Award winning actress Anjelica Huston was named the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) “Person of the Year” for 2012 for her activism More...