PETA activists dressed as seals to protest hunting arrested in front of Canadian embassy in DCSeptember 16th, 2009 Activists dressed as seals arrested at embassyWASHINGTON — Three animal rights activists protesting seal hunting have been arrested in front of the Canadian embassy in Washington. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says officers arrested three members of PETA Wednesday morning on charges of disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly and failure to obey.
PETA wants to rent Va. prison building and turn it into a chicken empathy museumSeptember 14th, 2009 PETA wants to turn Va. prison into chicken museumTROUTVILLE, Va.
Bob Barker, longtime animal rights activist, asks Cherokees to end NC bear pit attractionsJuly 29th, 2009 Bob Barker asks Cherokee chief to end NC bear pitsASHEVILLE, N.C. — Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos.
PETA favors honoring Michael Jackson with sculpture made of non-dairy spread instead of butterJuly 15th, 2009 PETA suggests nondairy Michael Jackson sculptureDES MOINES, Iowa — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have come up with an idea for sculptor Sarah Pratt and the Iowa State Fair — instead of using butter for a Michael Jackson sculpture, how about a nondairy spread?
Officials with the fair, known for its butter cow, announced days after Jackson's death that they also would display a sculpture of the King of Pop. Last Wednesday, they said they would let the public decide in an online ballot.
Mass. lawmakers vow to restore zoo funding to state budget after animal euthanasia threatJuly 14th, 2009 Boston zoos may get funds after euthanasia scareBOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers said Monday they would try to restore $4 million in state funds for two local zoos after operators suggested that without the money, animals might have to be destroyed — a claim the governor called a scare tactic. Zoo New England, which runs the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and the companion Stone Zoo in suburban Stoneham, warned late last week that if the cuts stood, it would be forced to lay off most of its 165 employees and some of its 1,000 animals could possibly have to be euthanized.
Nearly 500 dogs seized from Texas kennel, authorities say dead animals also foundJuly 8th, 2009 Nearly 500 dogs seized from Texas kennelBOWIE, Texas — Nearly 500 dogs, some with skin conditions and open sores, have been seized from a Texas kennel where the Humane Society says several dead animals also were found. Authorities in Montague County about 90 miles northwest of Dallas took the dogs from Maggic Pets/Heddins Kennel after complaints the animals weren't receiving proper veterinary care.
Medicos asked to vacate hostel for feeding stray dogsJune 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Women post-graduate students of the Motilal Nehru Medical College in Allahabad were Tuesday ordered to vacate their hostel after the administration found them feeding stray dogs in the compound. The hostel administration claimed that the step was taken after the hostel residents - post-graduate students of pathology - refused to stop feeding the dogs that have bitten over a dozen children in the compound in the past few days.
Animal rights group wishes Obama hadn't swatted fly, sends him a catch-and-release deviceJune 18th, 2009 PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that flyWASHINGTON — The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House. PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.
Che's granddaughter slings carrots, not bulletsJune 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Lydia Guevara, granddaughter of the late revolutionary idol Ernesto "Che" Guevara, is set to star in a campaign to encourage a vegetarian diet for the organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Guevara, 24, is set to be photographed with the beret that was her grandfather's trademark.
Obama ensnared in 'flygate'June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It turns out US President Barack Obama's successful swat of a bothersome insect during a taped interview did not fly with animal rights groups. Pressed by journalists, the animal advocates organization PETA decided to react - albeit with some humour - to Obama's quick handed killing of the fly, which was aired on television by CNBC.
Guevara's granddaughter to appear in PETA campaign promoting vegetarianismJune 18th, 2009 Guevara's granddaughter to appear in PETA campaignNEW YORK — The granddaughter of Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara is at the forefront of another revolution — for vegetarianism. Lydia Guevara poses semi-nude in a PETA campaign that tells viewers to "join the vegetarian revolution," said PETA spokesman Michael McGraw.
Veterinary association to go ahead with fish toss team-building event at Seattle conferenceJune 13th, 2009 Fish toss a go for veterinarians visiting SeattleSEATTLE — Despite complaints from an animal-rights group, a national veterinary association says Seattle's famed fishmongers will be tossing dead fish at its Seattle convention next month. American Veterinary Medical Association CEO Ron DeHaven says his organization will proceed with a plan to host a team-building program offered by the famous fish-throwers of Seattle's Pike Place Fish Market.
Veterinary group rethinks fish tossing event in Seattle after carping from animal-rights groupJune 10th, 2009 Veterinary group rethinks fish toss in SeattleSEATTLE — Seattle's famed fishmongers may be tossing rubber fish instead of real ones at a national veterinary association's convention next month following complaints from an animal-rights group. American Veterinary Medical Association chief executive Ron DeHaven said the Schaumburg, Ill.-based organization had thought inviting one of Seattle's top tourist attractions — the fish-throwers at the Pike Place Fish Market — to the event would be a great "team-building experience."
But after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals raised concerns about the ethics of using dead fish as props at a veterinary event, DeHaven said the AVMA would explore other options, including an alternative PETA suggested: using rubber fish.
Animal-rights group denies that it plans public service ads with disgraced quarterbackMay 2nd, 2009 PETA denies that it plans to do ads with VickAn animal-rights group said Friday it has no plans to do public-service advertisements with Michael Vick after the disgraced quarterback is released from prison. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it withdrew any offer about doing the ads after a U.S.
Philippines threatens to deport foreign activists who protest after a PETA demonstrationApril 30th, 2009 Philippines threatens to deport foreign protestersMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine immigration chief warned foreign activists on Thursday that they can be deported for taking part in protests after a demonstration by bikini-clad members of the animal rights group PETA. Protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals went to the Manila Zoo on Tuesday and posed for photographers while wearing heart-shaped signs that read "Have a Heart, Boycott the Zoo" over their bathing suits.
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