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12 Reasons Why Ireland Needs to Ban Fur Farms ASAP 27 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
Compassionate people the world over are dead set against fur. Killing an animal for his or her skin is just inexcusable. But did you know that 73 per cent of fur farms are located here in Europe and t...
Our Appeal to UEFA – Please Keep Ritual Slaughter off the Football Pitch 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
When we heard the disturbing news that a sheep was slaughtered at the stadium of Kazakh football team Shakhter Karagandy ahead of its Champions League match with Celtic on Tuesday, we sprang into acti...
Live-Animal Trauma Training Needs to End 23 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
Did you know that the British Army “trains” personnel by making them shoot, stab and break the bones of live pigs? These barbaric exercises go on despite the fact that humane alternatives exist, and t...
The Secret Cost of Eggs 21 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
Many compassionate people refuse to eat meat because they know that killing an animal for his or her flesh is wrong. They might not realise, however, that eggs, although unfertilised, still come at a ...
Relief in Sight for Animals in Chinese Laboratories 19 Aug 2013 | 02:39 pm
“3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay” might sound like a dry, technical phrase spouted by someone in a lab coat. But for mice and guinea pigs in China, it could mean the difference between life...
Just Another Day in the Office 16 Aug 2013 | 03:22 pm
PETA’s always had a diverse workforce. But one staffer in particular stands out – our campaign goose! You might have seen him before, taking our campaign against foie gras to the streets and standing ...
Fearless PETA Supporters Take the Edinburgh Fringe by Storm 15 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Indian stars Poorna Jagannathan and Sapna Bhavnani are two women to be reckoned with. The renowned actor and celebrity hairstylist have both demonstrated their unerring instinct for justice in the pas...
The Inglorious Twelfth Marks a Season of Shame 11 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm
Monday is the beginning of the annual red grouse shooting season in Scotland: the deceptively named “Glorious Twelfth”. Around half a million of these shy birds will be shot this year, helping to line...
Seal Kept Behind Bars as Abusive Zookeeper Walks Free 8 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
A senior zookeeper at Bristol Zoo last week violently lashed out and punched a fur seal, simply because the animal put a flipper on a set of scales. It’s an upsetting headline, but it shouldn’t really...
Glasgow Named Most Vegan-Friendly City 8 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
Who says that haggis has to start with, of all things, a sheep’s stomach? Certainly not The 78, The 13th Note or The Bungo Bar & Kitchen – all of which offer meat-free versions of Scotland’s national ...
