[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Moira Collie 202-483-7382 Seattle – Today is the honorary director of PETA. Alan Cumming sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, in which he wrote: “[I]It’s been over a year since your company recognized that cow’s milk is the biggest carbon footprint, but you’re still charging more for vegan milk. I urge you to put your words into practice by removing the premium from them. “Cumming’s appeal to PETA comes after Johnson said at a Starbucks investor meeting: “[T]he is the most dominant shift in consumer behavior … towards plant [products]… And it’s a…
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[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:David Pearl 202-483-7382 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – PETA sent a letter to Waccatee Zoo owner Kathleen Futrell asking him to answer a question about the whereabouts of Leela, a sick tiger that was targeted by PETA due to her poor health and is now missing. presumed dead… The group is pushing for the release of its veterinary records and the transfer of the remaining big cats to an accredited sanctuary.“After months of exhaustion, hair loss and endless circulation in her dark cage, Leela disappeared – and PETA asks if she died, from pain and…
[ad_1] Exotic pet distributor near Fort Myers brought animals from a notoriously violent kennelFor immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Moira Collie 202-483-7382 Ft. Myers, Florida. – Following the release of classified footage showing chinchillas suffering from open wounds, a severed limb with exposed bones, chronic eye diseases, severe matting and other painful, untreated conditions at the Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR), PETA sent a letter to the owner of Reptile Express. Today, Donald B. Chilton is asking a Lehigh Akers pet distributor to reconsider its relationship with a large breeding farm near Chatfield, Minnesota.“No reputable business would be associated with a breeding farm…
[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Madison, Wisconsin. – After reports that a woman and her dog had to be rescued from a frozen lake in Madison, PETA shares animal safety tips -especially given the recent increase in reports of dogs falling into partially frozen lakes and ponds.Some of these dogs were rescued, others died, as did some of the guards who tried to rescue them. (Please see these recent stories – from just last week- incident detection in Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.) The following precautions can help dog guards prevent such tragedies:Always keep dogs…
[ad_1] After receiving numerous complaints from neighbors about the terrible stench, authorities raided a Connecticut home belonging to the self-proclaimed “savior” and uncovered a filthy “house of horror.” On site were 26 cats, two squirrels, a blind owl in a tight cage, a dead marmot and six dogs, at least one of which was seriously ill. “It was unsuitable for both humans and animals,” the officer said. “It was so disgusting.”The case, albeit horrific, is part of a growing trend – up to 250,000 animals are collected by gatherers each year. Stockpiling is “the number one animal cruelty crisis facing…
[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Vigo County, Indiana – After reports that the dog had to be rescued from a frozen lake in County Vigo, PETA shares animal safety tips -especially given the recent increase in reports of dogs falling into partially frozen lakes and ponds.Some of these dogs were rescued, others died, as did some of the guards who tried to rescue them. (Please see these recent stories – from just last week- incident detection in Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.) The following precautions can help dog guards prevent such tragedies:Always keep dogs on…
[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Columbus, Indiana. – After reports that the dog had to be rescued from a frozen lake in Columbus, PETA shares animal safety tips -especially given the recent increase in reports of dogs falling into partially frozen lakes and ponds.Some of these dogs were rescued, others died, as did some of the guards who tried to rescue them. (Please see these recent stories – from just last week- incident detection in Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.) The following precautions can help dog guards prevent such tragedies:Always keep dogs on a secure…
[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Hupeston, Illinois. – After reports that the dog had to be rescued from a frozen lake in Hupeston, PETA shares animal safety tips -especially given the recent increase in reports of dogs falling into partially frozen lakes and ponds.Some of these dogs were rescued, others died, as did some of the guards who tried to rescue them. (Please see these recent stories – from just last week- incident detection in Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.) The following precautions can help dog guards prevent such tragedies:Always keep dogs on a secure…
[ad_1] For immediate release:March 1, 2021Contact:But Mbundure 202-483-7382 Lincoln, Nebraska. – PETA would like to thank – and a box of vegan chocolates – Boiler Brewing Company, a brewery known for its rare and exotic craft beers, after agreeing to stop selling beers made with civet coffee, coffee obtained from the excrement of Asian palm civets contained in cages.This decision follows a recent video ad by PETA Asia, which shows civets being kept in small, waste-filled cages with little to no room to move around, and fed a high-content diet or exclusively coffee berries for kopi-luwak, which is sold in…
[ad_1] Walking through a grocery store that is neatly lined with trays of meat, it’s hard not to think of the 9 billion chickens in the United States that are raised and killed for food every year. They spend their entire lives in filthy, overcrowded, ammonia-filled sheds before making a horrific last trip to the slaughterhouse where their throats are slit right before they are completely submerged in the scalding water. This is a far cry from the bucolic packaging used to deceive consumers about the item they are actually buying: the carcass of a tortured animal.Protect chickens that are…