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Edie Falco Urges Families To Skip The Circus Mar 20, 2013

With Ringling Bros. headed to Brooklyn this week, Emmy-winning actor and Brooklyn native Edie Falco is starring in a new PETA video in the hope that her fellow New York City parents will keep their kids far away from the circus. More →

Jessica Alba Named As Earth Hour Ambassador Mar 19, 2013

Actress and Co-Founder of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba, is the newest global ambassador for Earth Hour, the world’s largest mass participation event that has become the iconic symbol of people’s commitment to protect the planet. More →

Lucy Pinder Highlights Tiger Conservation At Westminster Mar 18, 2013

Glamour model Lucy Pinder was at Westminster on Thursday (March 14th) to support TigerTime's call for more attention to be drawn to the plight of the tiger in the wild and to put an end to the illegal trade in tiger parts. More →

Jenna Dewan Tatum's Call For Charges Against Lake Elsinore Animal Dealer Mar 15, 2013

Actor Jenna Dewan Tatum has joined the more than 30,000 people who have signed PETA's petition calling for criminal charges to be filed against the owner and operators of Global Captive Breeders (GCB), where a PETA undercover investigation led to the largest animal rescue in California history. More →

Pamela Anderson Appeals To UK Store To Stop Selling Foie Gras Mar 12, 2013

Upset that Fortnum & Mason still sells foie gras despite international condemnation, Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson, who is in the U.K. for her appearance on Dancing on Ice, has written on PETA's behalf to the company’s CEO, Ewan Venters, appealing to him to remove cruelly produced foie gras from the store’s shelves. More →

NBA Star Tyson Chandler Speaks Out Against Trade Of Wildlife Products In China Mar 8, 2013

WildAid and NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility program, have announced another step in their partnership promoting wildlife conservation in the United States and aimed at reducing the illegal trade of wildlife products in China. More →

Emily Deschanel Wants To Stop The Slaughter Of Marine Species Mar 7, 2013

Actress Emily Deschanel, star of the popular Fox TV series “Bones,” has taken on a new role as narrator of a powerful video that drives home the real numbers behind the slaughter on the high seas of marine species. More →

Stars Celebrate End Of Cosmetics Testing On Animals In Europe Mar 6, 2013

Cruelty Free International, the global non-profit organization dedicated to ending cosmetics testing on animals worldwide, has been joined by celebrities Chrissie Hynde, Twiggy, Jenny Seagrove, Kimberly Wyatt and Joanna Lumley, to celebrate the end of cosmetics testing on animals in Europe. More →

Uggie Named As Spokesdog For Pets Of Valor Award Mar 5, 2013

The Humane Society of the United States has chosen Uggie, the world famous, scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier from last year’s Academy Award-winning film “The Artist,” to be the spokesdog for its Pets of Valor Award. More →

North Shore Animal League America's Tour For Life Mar 5, 2013

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, North Shore Animal League America will launch its 13th annual Tour For Life (TFL), a national cooperative life-saving adoption event. More →

Stars Respond To SOS For Orangutans Mar 4, 2013

Celebrities from across the globe are responding to a charity’s SOS call to support critically endangered orangutans in Sumatra. More →

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Calls On Fans To Boycott Foie Gras Mar 4, 2013

Black Sabbath bassist Terence "Geezer" Butler has called on his fans to boycott Fortnum & Mason while it shamefully clings to sales of foie gras – a product so vile that it is illegal to produce in the UK and is banned from Royal menus. More →

Taraji P. Henson Is An Angel For Animals Mar 1, 2013

As winter’s cold temperatures continue across the U.S., award-winning actor Taraji P. Henson is heating things up with a steamy new PETA campaign, in which she appears dressed in a short gossamer gown and a pair of synthetic, cruelty-free wings next to the words “Be an Angel for Animals.” More →

Kyle Chandler And Daughter Support Shark Finning Trade Ban‏ Feb 27, 2013

Kyle Chandler, star of “Friday Night Lights,” Oscar-winning “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” and his 11-year-old daughter, Sawyer, will be joining The Humane Society of the United States and other concerned animal welfare advocates to meet with Texas lawmakers and lobby for better protections for sharks. More →

Humane Society Announces Genesis Award Nominations Feb 26, 2013

The Humane Society of the United States has named Universal Picture’s “Big Miracle,” Imax/Warner Bros.’ “To the Arctic” and Sony Pictures’ “Darling Companion” among the diverse selection of nominees in contention for its 2013 Genesis Awards, which honor the news and entertainment media for their role in raising awareness of animal issues. More →

Cheryl Hines Stands Up For Nosey The Elephant Feb 26, 2013

With the UniverSoul Circus headed to Tallahassee next week, Suburgatory star and Emmy nominee Cheryl Hines is turning her attention from Hollywood to her roots in Tallahassee in order to urge the North Florida Fairgrounds to follow the leads of other venues across the country and ensure that the circus does not force Nosey the elephant—who suffers from a painful skin condition—to perform in its shows. More →

Olivia Munn Reveals Shocking Footage Of Chinese Fur Farms Feb 24, 2013

You’ve never seen anything like this before: Shocking new video footage captured by PETA Asia undercover investigators on Chinese fur farms reveals “who’s really paying the ultimate price” for fur, according to The Newsroom star Olivia Munn in PETA’s new video exposé. More →

Meg Mathews Donates Jewellery Profits To PETA UK Feb 22, 2013

When rock-and-roll socialite and jewellery designer Meg Mathews decided to go vegan at the start of 2013, she didn’t just dump meat, eggs and dairy products from her diet – she also shed all the exotic-skins handbags and shoes from her wardrobe. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio - Hands Off My Parts! Feb 20, 2013

This week, actor and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Board Member Leonardo DiCaprio helped launch WWF’s Hands Off My Parts initiative. More →

Wanda Sykes Speaks Out Against Continuous Chaining Of Dogs Feb 18, 2013

In letters sent last week on PETA's behalf, Wanda Sykes urges the mayors and city council members of Suffolk and Newport News to follow the leads of nearby Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and her native Portsmouth and enact legislation that bans or significantly restricts the continuous chaining of dogs. More →

Ke$ha To Be Honored By Humane Society Of The United States Feb 15, 2013

Global pop icon and committed animal advocate Ke$ha will receive the prestigious Wyler Award at The Humane Society of the United States’ 2013 Genesis Awards Benefit Gala on Saturday, March 23, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. More →

Joaquin Phoenix Drowns For PETA Feb 15, 2013

Joaquin Phoenix is drowning. In a rare appearance outside his award-winning films, the Oscar nominee is featured in a brand-new PETA video that shows him underwater, struggling to breathe and panicking. More →

Pamela Anderson Appeals To WTO To Uphold Ban On Seal Fur Imports Feb 14, 2013

Pamela Anderson has made an appeal on PETA's behalf urging the World Trade Organization (WTO) to uphold the EU’s ban on seal-fur imports. More →

Yao Ming's Message To Ivory Buyers Feb 13, 2013

With elephant and rhinoceros poaching in Kenya on the rise, basketball star Yao Ming decided not to focus his energies on supporting conservationists to defeat poaching. Instead, he’s bringing the message to the buyers – the rising wealthy in China. More →

Bob Barker - Don't Let Factory Farms Cover Up Animal Abuse Feb 11, 2013

TV icon Bob Barker has sent a letter on PETA's behalf to Wyoming state senators. In the letter, Barker urges the lawmakers to block “ag-gag” House Bill (H.B.) 126, which would ban undercover cameras on factory farms—and as Barker, who grew up in the neighboring state of South Dakota, explains, video footage from undercover investigations has helped law-enforcement officials across the country prosecute cases of animal abuse. More →

James Cromwell Arrested During Cat Abuse Protest Feb 8, 2013

Academy Award nominee and longtime PETA activist James Cromwell was arrested Thursday morning after interrupting a University of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents meeting to demand an end to cruel and deadly brain experiments on scores of cats at UW-Madison. More →

Tiffani Thiessen emBARKs On Pet Health Feb 8, 2013

There are nearly 70 million dog owners and 74 million cat owners in the United States, and while many of these pet owners know it is important to keep their pets healthy, they don’t necessarily think about the things they should be doing on an ongoing basis to ensure that health. More →

Stars Judge PETA-Approved Vegan Fashion Awards Feb 5, 2013

With consumers becoming more and more concerned about the origins of the products that they buy, pleather, faux fur and other cruelty-free fabrics are more popular than ever – and everyone from high-street retailers such as H&M and Topshop to top designers Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney are meeting consumers’ demand for animal-free fashion. More →

Anjelica Huston Urges Restaurant To Pull Chimp Ad Feb 4, 2013

Anjelica Huston has joined the thousands of PETA supporters who have written to Steak ’n Shake to urge the restaurant to pull an ad that uses a chimpanzee. More →

Carrie Ann Inaba Returns For Humane Society Genesis Awards Jan 30, 2013

“Dancing with the Stars” favorite and life-long animal advocate Carrie Ann Inaba returns for the second year in a row to host the Humane Society of the United States' Genesis Awards Benefit Gala on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills. More →