Known as the “Day of Atonement,” Yom Kippur is a sacred time for reflection, charity, and asking forgiveness for past wrongs. But ahead of the holiday, some people use live chickens in kapparot rituals, frightening and hurting them before a slaughterer cuts their throats. Harming an animal has no place in an act of atonement, which is why many Jewish communities ...
Two PETA Asia investigations have exposed the mohair industry for what it is: cruel, violent, and unnecessary. Now, FAO Schwarz has joined major brands—including adidas, Columbia, Gap, UNIQLO, and Zara—in banning mohair. This victory came just hours before PE...
Experimenters in foreign laboratories scald rats in near-boiling water, sicken dogs, mutilate mini-pigs, slice open octopuses, blind animals, and more—and American taxpayers are footing the bill. The U.S. Department of War has squandered more than $21 million since 2019 by bankrolling cruel and deadly experiments on animals overseas.
PETA is calling on Secretary of ...
Legendary artist Peter Max, renowned for his vivid style, distinctive lines, and bold color combinations, was as passionate about animal rights as he was about art. Max, who was born in Germany in 1937, and his family fled the Nazis in 1938 and settled in Shanghai, where they lived for the next 10 years. He later recounted that he became an animal activist when his family...
By Mason Melito
I went to New York Fashion Week to speak up for sheep. I did not expect a fashion executive to try to silence me with force.
On September 13, PETA supporters disrupted COS’ New York Fashion Week runway show to expose how sheep are abused for wool. We peacefully carried signs and chanted for one reason: Sheep can’t walk onto a r...