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February 27, 2004

When Dan Mathews, vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) delivers a guest lecture March 1 to Harvard University's Religion 1529 class, he won't be bringing lecture notes or PowerPoint presentations. He'll be bringing a bed.

Bay Windows
Thursday, February 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 02:40 PM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is getting involved in the January incident in which a Walnut Ridge city employee allegedly stomped one or more puppies to death while on the job.

ABC/K8
Thursday, February 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:50 AM

PETA MADE ANOTHER welcome appearance on the streets of San Diego, this time with a less light-hearted approach to raising the public’s awareness of animal cruelty.

Fahrenheit
Thursday, February 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:44 AM
February 26, 2004

Pamela Anderson's first nightclub venture in Las Vegas will reflect her personal tastes: a vegetarian menu, soy milk cocktails, no leather or fur on the staff.

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:07 AM

Animal rights activists cram into a cage during an anti-fur protest at Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district.

Reuters
Thursday, February 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:05 AM

In a world with fewer and fewer truly wild places, the country of Gabon, on the west coast of Africa, is about as close as you can get to the Garden of Eden.

60 Minutes II
Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:01 AM

More than a dozen people protested outside the Four Seasons Hotel Monday evening against Columbia's University's use of monkeys for scientific experiments and research.

Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:58 AM

Looks like PETA has, improbably, snagged a bunny.

Associated Press
Monday, February 23, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:31 AM
February 25, 2004

Even dressed as Jesus, Bob Chorush knew he was taking on a challenging task.

Billings Gazette
Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:32 AM

America's most aggressive animal rights organization plans to use Wednesday's premiere of the Mel Gibson-produced "The Passion of the Christ" to urge movie-goers to stop eating meat.

CNSNews
Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:29 AM

An animal rights group is urging Central Square schools to cancel a donkey basketball game Friday, but a school official says the event is a lucrative fund-raiser that aids African wildlife and children.

The Post-Standard
Monday, February 23, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:26 AM

A man who sued his Fountain Valley veterinarian for malpractice has been awarded nearly $39,000 for the death of his dog.

Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, February 24, 2004

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Posted by arz at 11:21 AM
February 23, 2004

Justine and Lisa Bradley, winners of the 'sexiest vegetarian' contest sponsored by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization, pose wearing only lettuce leaves during a photo shoot in this undated publicity photograph.

Reuters
Sunday, February 22, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:48 AM

The Atkins Empire is spooked. Their annual $100 million-plus revenue from books, low-carb foods and food licenses has been threatened by a medical examiner's report stating that founder Dr. Robert Atkins was an obese 6 feet tall, 258 pounds.

Scripps Howard News Service
Thursday, February 19, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:42 AM

Singer Chrissie Hynde and an activist in a chicken outfit hold a poster in front of KFC restaurant in Bangkok on Sunday Feb, 22, 2004, promoting vegetarianism.

Associated Press
Sunday, February 22, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:37 AM

A middle-aged woman came to Dr. Jane Hightower's San Francisco internal medicine practice complaining of hair loss, upset stomach, and difficulty concentrating. Like many professionals in the Bay area, the woman ate a lot of fish.

BusinessWeek
Thursday, February 19, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:31 AM

A Pike County, Ohio, resident reported in mid-December 2003 what she thought was abuse in a herd of approximately 52 horses to Kristen Rohde, DVM. Rohde asked local law enforcement officials to have the horses examined by a veterinarian.

The Horse
Friday, February 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:28 AM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are urging St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney Wendy Wexler Horn to seek the maximum sentence for a woman who has admitted to mistreating animals.

The Daily Journal
Friday, February 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:20 AM
February 20, 2004

For the past month, the nightly television news has been showing us animals being slaughtered. Governments in 10 Asian countries have killed more than 25 million ducks and chickens to stem the spread of avian flu.

Newsday
Sunday, February 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 04:57 PM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been reaching into record racks recently to recruit spokespeople for its cause, and the group can now add the Black Eyed Peas and Pharrell Williams to its A-list supporters.

MTV.com
Friday, February 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 04:35 PM

If all goes as planned, hundreds of nekkid Harvard students will signal their commitment to animal rights with a pajama-free bed-in!

Boston Herald
Friday, February 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:20 AM

Animal rights and vegetarian activists have no beef with eating meat -- as long as its human.

Wireless Flash
Thursday, February 19, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:18 AM

Speaking of Pharrell, he's recorded an answering message on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

MTV.com
Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:16 AM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is intensifying its campaign against Columbia. Undaunted by what they see as an unresponsive administration, activists from the organization continue to protest what they call "grotesque abuses to animals" in laboratories at Columbia.

Columbia Spectator
Thursday, February 19, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:11 AM
February 18, 2004

Australian internet personality and model Sarah Jane, who is acknowledged in the Guiness Book of World Records as 'The world's most downloaded woman,' poses naked for an advertising campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Melbourne.

Reuters
Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:07 PM

A truckload of veggie burgers wasn't enough to get a small Oklahoma town to change its name to Veggieville.

Associated Press
Wednesday, February 18, 2004

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Posted by arz at 12:01 PM
February 17, 2004

Residents of this central Oklahoma community have a beef over an animal rights group's attempt to raise awareness of animal abuse.

Chicago Tribune
Friday, February 13, 2004

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Posted by arz at 10:35 AM

A disturbing anti-meat commercial that shows a chick getting debeaked has run afoul of the organization that clears TV ads for Canada's private broadcasters.

Canoe
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:31 AM

A machine-gun-toting chicken aims to deter Americans from eating meat in the latest national campaign launched Monday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Billings Gazette
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:28 AM

In a letter to District Attorney General Mike McCown, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging him to vigorously prosecute Dennis Ray Price of Flintville.

The Tullahoma News
Monday, February 16, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:50 AM
February 12, 2004

In a pre-Valentine's Day protest, animal rights activists stripped down to their red bikini underpants Thursday on the Champs-Elysees, urging couples not to buy gifts of fur to express their love.

Associated Press
Thursday, February 12, 2004

Posted by arz at 01:36 PM

Showing an adorable baby pig standing in a sun-drenched field of grass - a “ luxury” never afforded to pigs raised on factory farms - with the tagline “Please, Think Before You Eat. Go Vegetarian,” PETA’s new billboard aims to remind consumers that bringing home the bacon and other meats made from pigs not only means daily misery and certain death for lovable, smart, social pigs, but also brings home America’s top killer diseases that cut short human life.

Decatur Tribune
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 01:32 PM

US funnyman Richard Pryor is calling on Americans to boycott fast-food giant KFC for allegedly allowing chicken cruelty, animal rights activists said.

AFP
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 01:29 PM
February 11, 2004

As the shrill call of a hunting horn cut through the roar of traffic on Sixth Avenue Tuesday, six women in long, seemingly bloodied fur coats took up position on the steps leading to the giant tents where the Olympus Fashion Week shows are being staged through Friday.

Orlando Sentinel
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

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Posted by arz at 11:58 AM

MARIO is a full-figured man, but notice how his ensemble provides a slimming effect.

The New York Times
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

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Posted by arz at 11:53 AM

A divorced couple accused of animal cruelty will go before a grand jury which will decide if any charges will be filed Wednesday in Grant County.

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:50 AM
February 10, 2004

Twenty-third Judicial District Judge Ralph Tureau set a date Monday of March 8 to set a trial date for an Ascension Parish man accused of torturing and killing his girlfriend's dog in December 2002.

2TheAdvocate
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:02 PM

Officials with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were in Robeson County this week after receiving complaints about the pound.

The Fayetteville Observer
Saturday, February 7, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:27 AM

A machine-gun-toting chicken aims to deter Americans from eating meat in the latest national campaign launched Monday from Denver by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Denver Post
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:22 AM

A Salt Lake computer programmer is "putting the va-va-va-voom in vegetarianism" as one of 10 male finalists in a nationwide contest sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Deseret Morning News
Monday, February 9, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:16 AM
February 09, 2004

Thank God for PETA.

The Independent
Thursday, February 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 01:58 PM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is asking prosecutors in Hall County to ask for stiff penalties in the case of two men accused of shooting two horses in December.

AccessNorthGa
Thursday, February 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:54 AM


Singer/guitarist Chrissie Hynde of the group The Pretenders campaigns against live sheep exports during a lunchtime protest at Sydney's Circular Quay February 9, 2004. Hynde, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), wore a 'body screen' television on her chest showing a video of live lambs having parts of their rump cut off.

Reuters
Monday, February 9, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:33 AM

LOOKING every bit the animal activist, rock legend Chrissie Hynde today staged a protest in central Sydney over what she called Australia's "barbaric practice" of live sheep exports.

The Australian
Monday, February 9, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:26 AM

They are the true believers. They dream of a vegan future where animals are not used in any way - no milk, no eggs, no wool sweaters, no honey and no silk scarves (remember the silkworms).

San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, February 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:00 AM
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