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  • Blog:Genomes Sequenced: Why it's a Key Breakthrough

    By Ray Greek MD 2 Hours Ago

    On March 10, 2010, it was announced that scientists have sequenced the entire genomes of some patients in order to pinpoint the exact cause of their disease. This is a breakthrough because it means, in part, the cost of such projects has come down considerably and will probably continue to come...

  • Opinion:What Arguments Should Vegans Use to Make Their Case?

    By Gary L. Francione February 01, 2010

    At least five times a week, I get some version of the following question: In arguing for veganism, should we stay with just the moral argument and is it somehow “wrong” or “selling out” to rely on the arguments based on human health and the environment? I am...

  • Research:Global Warming Could Be Killing Off Our Bird Populations

    By Natural Resources Defense Council March 20, 2009

    Last spring, I found myself entranced by a pair of red-tail hawks building a nest in Riverside Park , just a few blocks from my apartment in New York City. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of their parents and the best wishes of many hawk watchers, the three hatchlings didn't survive ...

  • Opinion:Victory! Elephant Rides Banned!

    By PETA March 20, 2009

    After finding out that Renninger's Farmers and Flea Market in Mount Dora, Florida, was offering rides on a female African elephant named Nosey , we immediately contacted the manager and alerted him to the dangers that elephant rides pose to both elephants and the public. After listening to our...

  • Opinion:Canada Sanctions 'Outrageous' Slaughter of 280,000 Seals

    By International Fund for Animal Welfare March 23, 2009

    Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released this year’s total allowable catch for harp seals despite a lack of demand worldwide for seal fur. Experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org ) are appalled that the Canadian government is persisting...

  • Opinion:Humane Society Supporters React to Petland Lawsuit

    By The Humane Society of the United States March 31, 2009

    Two weeks ago we announced a class action lawsuit alleging that retail chain Petland Inc. and the Hunte Corporation, one of the country's largest commercial dog brokers, have conspired to sell unhealthy dogs to unsuspecting consumers. The lawsuit includes claims that these companies have been...

  • Article:Monkeys Shown to Have Complex Grammar Skills

    By PETA January 22, 2010

    Grammar Nazis — *cough* PETA editors *cough* —listen up: It turns out that you might have more in common with monkeys than with your fellow humans. New research suggests that nonhuman animals are capable of communicating not only among their own kind but also with members of...

  • Opinion:Animal Rights Movement Must Avoid Single Issue Campaigns

    By Gary L. Francione January 30, 2010

    Single-issue campaigns convey the false impression that some forms of exploitation are worse than other forms of exploitation. The anti-fur campaign is the prime example. There is no morally significant distinction between or among fur and leather and wool and silk. All SI campaigns are open to...

  • Opinion:Coyote Spotted in Manhattan! Roadrunner Nearby?

    By Natural Resources Defense Council February 09, 2010

    By Scott Dodd Early Sunday morning, a campus security officer at Columbia University saw three unusual animals hanging out in front of Lewisohn Hall, one of the school's classroom buildings. The officer called NYPD, and according to a memo from the school's public safety chief, the responding...

  • Article:The Problem with Seeing Humans as Morally Superior to Animals

    By Gary L. Francione April 16, 2009

    Humans usually seek to justify their oppression and exploitation of nonhumans by pointing to supposed empirical differences. One of the many claimed differences is that nonhumans, unlike humans, are unable to think or act morally. That is, we claim that only those who can recognize and act on...

  • Opinion:Woman Caged in Dungeon for Years Fights Against Circus Abuse

    By PETA June 18, 2009

    Natascha Kampusch made headlines around the world when she was finally able to escape her kidnapper after being held for eight years in a dungeon in Austria. "I suffered from claustrophobia and I thought I was going crazy in there," Kampusch told Austria's ORF television after her escape. "I was...

  • Opinion:Praise for United Airline's New Antler and Animal Horn Policy

    By National Rifle Association December 28, 2009

    FAIRFAX, Virginia --- After months of negotiations, the National Rifle Association and Safari Club International are proud to announce a positive change in the antler and animal horn policy for United Airlines. “We’d like to thank United for their attention to this matter and the...

  • News:PETA Claims Victory as Urban Outfitters Becomes Fur-Free

    By PETA March 23, 2009

    Just a stone's throw away from my favorite New York City restaurant is an Urban Outfitters store, whose aisles I've been known to peruse after a hearty meal of soul "chicken" and homemade "ice cream" (all vegan , of course!). Imagine my shock when, during a recent visit, I spotted fur...

  • Opinion:PETA Killed 95% of Adoptable Pets in Its Care in 2008

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom March 25, 2009

    Animal lovers worldwide now have access to more than a decade’s worth of proof that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of defenseless pets at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. Since 1998, PETA has opted to “put down” 21,339 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies...

  • Opinion:Rejecting Violence Within the Animal Rights Movement

    By Gary L. Francione August 23, 2009

    Dear Colleagues: I am opposed to violence. I regard violence as inherently immoral. I have written about and discussed that issue often, including in essays ( 1 , 2 ) on this site. I recognize that many of you disagree with my opposition to violence. But that is irrelevant. Even if you...

  • Opinion:PETA's Top 5 iPhone Apps for Animals

    By PETA September 14, 2009

    The following is a guest post from peta2's Lara Sanders . The iPhone has paved the way for smart phones, making information, communication and entertainment available at your fingertips. But did you know that the iPhone can also help animals ? Check out the best iPhone apps for animals...

  • Video:"Shocking" Video Shows Brookstone's Animal Cruelty

    By PETA September 17, 2009

    Imagine being sealed inside a clear coffin, bubble-wrapped, packaged in a box and sent through the mail on a terrifying journey to an unknown destination. Jostled around, forced to endure the summer heat while sitting in a delivery truck, and living in your own waste. If you can imagine this, you...

  • Opinion:PETA Demands End to Humiliating Donkey Basketball Games

    By PETA January 17, 2010

    By Logan Scherer There are plenty of movies about basketball that will make any true sports fan groan: BASEketball , Space Jam , The Air Up There … but I'd willingly sit through a marathon of those movies before setting foot into a gymnasium that allows "donkey basketball"...

  • Article:Animal Activist Cynthia Long Killed Helping Cat in Trouble

    By PETA February 02, 2010

    We're saddened to report that a dear friend to both animals and PETA, Cynthia Long, recently passed away after what appears to have been a terrible,  tragic accident . Cynthia and her lifelong friend were returning from a gardening class when they drove past a cat who was stuck on a median...

  • News:PETA Salutes U.S. Military for Cruelty to Animals Stance

    By PETA June 26, 2009

    By Alisa Mullins In a move that is waaaay long past overdue, a military panel has recommended adding cruelty to animals to the Uniform Code of Military Justice , which is the foundation of US military law . Hard to believe it wasn't already in there, but we're just glad it's in the works...

  • Opinion:Petland Where Female Employee Allegedly Drowned Rabbits Closes

    By PETA August 05, 2009

    PETA Files readers were outraged by yesterday's story about an Akron, Ohio, Petland employee who allegedly drowned two rabbits in the store's back room. Our readers are not alone, and thanks to the overwhelming public outcry, the store where Elizabeth Carlisle was photographed holding two...

  • Opinions:When Cat Murders Cause Outrage -- And Abortions Don't

    By Jill Stanek June 17, 2009

    When last we left Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathleen Rundle in February, she was taking her sweet time prosecuting the murder of a baby aborted alive in a Hialeah, Fla., abortion mill almost three years ago, in July 2006. Rundle gave Sunshine State legislators a cold rebuff after they wrote...

  • Opinion:Lobsters "Boiling" Mad at PETA's Planned Humane Dinner

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom November 22, 2009

    When British entrepreneur Simon Buckhaven invented an electric gizmo that kills lobsters and crabs “more humanely” than the traditional method of dispatching the creatures—in a pot of boiling water —no one was surprised to see People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ) jump...

  • News:Gary Francione on Why Animal Rights Groups Don't Go Far Enough

    By Gary L. Francione March 22, 2009

    Home Box Office recently aired a documentary, Death on a Factory Farm . The documentary concerns an undercover investigation of the Wiles Hog Farm in Ohio. The investigator, who worked for the Humane Farming Association, secretly filmed the hideous treatment of the animals and brought his...

  • News:IFAW to Help Animals Affected by North Dakota Flooding

    By International Fund for Animal Welfare March 29, 2009

    The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) announced it is sending an emergency relief team to aid animals affected by record floods in North Dakota. The full team and IFAW’s 36-foot transport trailer are expected to be in Fargo on March 28. The Red River in Fargo...

  • Opinion:PETA Defends Euthanization of Sick, Injured Animals

    By PETA March 30, 2009

    It’s disingenuous, to say the least, for the deceitfully-named Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) to complain about the number of unwanted and suffering animals whom PETA has been forced to euthanize because their guardians requested it, or because no good homes exist for them. CCF is a front...

  • Opinion:Each of the Final Four Schools Employ Cruel Animal Abusers

    By PETA March 31, 2009

    As those of you who have been keeping up with your NCAA "March Madness" brackets will know, this year's college basketball championship series is down to the final four schools , all vying for the top spot. Unfortunately, they're all losers. I say this because, in a tragic irony, the...

  • Opinion:Humane Society Gives Only Small Amount of Budget to Shelters

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom April 07, 2009

    WASHINGTON – According to new research from the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) contributed less than four percent of its $91.5 million budget to hands-on dog and cat shelters in 2007. CCF is criticizing the nation’s largest animal...

  • News:Glenn Beck Breaks Story on Navy SEAL's Dead Dog

    By PETA April 08, 2009

    When Glenn Beck broke the story of retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, whose dog, DASY, was allegedly shot and killed by two men Beck appropriately refers to as "Dirtbag 1" and "Dirtbag 2," PETA's Cruelty Investigations Department leapt into action. PETA immediately offered a reward of up to...

  • Opinion:Don't Worry, Angelina Jolie is Still Fur-Free

    By PETA April 09, 2009

    Yes, Angelina Jolie was spotted wearing what appeared to be a chinchilla-trimmed hat and cape on the set of her latest movie, spurring one of the best blog headlines that we've seen all week . But our L.A. staffers were on it faster than Liza Minelli can open a bottle of Scotch, and they've...