PETA Media Center: In the News

July 30, 2004

If a call to cancel a circus act at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City goes unheeded, animal-rights activists say they will protest with picket signs, pamphlets and yellow stickers that say "canceled."

The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, July 29, 2004

Posted by arz at 04:29 PM

PETA protestors arrested for public indecency

Two partially nude animal rights activists said they were surprised to be arrested Thursday during a demonstration in downtown Savannah.

Savannah Morning News
Thursday, July 29, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:17 AM

July 29, 2004

Groups use amusing tactics to promote serious issues

Being a campaign manager is a tough job. Just ask Matt Rice.

Indiana Digital Student
Thursday, July 29, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:11 AM

PETA protest causes downtown stir

Exposing her displeasure with animal cruelty, Annie Judah was careful not to expose anything else.

Fort-Worth Star Telegram
Wednesday, July 28, 2004

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Posted by arz at 09:44 AM

PETA demands justice

The world's largest animal rights organization is calling for the "vigorous prosecution" of a North East man accused of beating his puppy in May.

Cecil Whig
Thursday, July 29, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:37 AM

Humanity can't be forgotten, even when slaughtering poultry

If there are two things people shouldn't see being made, it has been observed, they are sausage and legislation.

Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, July 28, 2004

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Posted by arz at 09:30 AM

July 28, 2004

Obesity fuels their fervor

To their critics, they are known as the food police. That's the polite term. Other sobriquets include "the cookie cops," "the grease Gestapo" and, given the times, "the vegetarian Taliban."

Los Angeles Times
Monday, July 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:52 AM

PETA urging a tough sentence in dog sex case vs. Elburn man

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has taken more than a casual interest in the prosecution here of an Elburn man charged with engaging in sexual conduct with a dog.

Courier News
Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:44 AM

PETA brings protest to State House

Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals made a fashion statement near the State House on Tuesday that turned a few heads.

WIStv
Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:42 AM

July 27, 2004

Update 2: Pilgrim's Pride Stock Falls Again

Poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp., which has seen its stock stumble since reports surfaced of animal cruelty at one of its slaughterhouses, is moving quickly to shift attention away from KFC, which bought chicken from the plant.

Associated Press
Monday, July 26, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:03 AM

Echoes of Abu Ghraib in Chicken Slaughterhouse

Last week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an undercover videotape made at the Pilgrim's Pride slaughterhouse, which supplies KFC restaurants.

Los Angeles Times
Sunday, July 25, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:54 AM

July 26, 2004

At Last, a Company Takes PETA Seriously

ANIMAL-RIGHTS activists have a sense of zeal that makes them compare themselves to abolitionists, suffragists and civil-rights marchers.

The New York Times
Sunday, July 25, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:42 AM

The beta-carotene candidate

More than three months until Election Day, the major-party presidential candidates' standard sound bites have become quite familiar -- perhaps even stale.

The Post and Courier
Sunday, July 24, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:40 AM

MAKE-OUT TOUR BEDS DOWN IN BOISE

Ravi Chand of Virginia and Bethany Walker of Ohio kiss on a Boise sidewalk on Friday, July 23, 2004 in Boise, Idaho to promote vegetarian eating.

Associated Press
Friday, July 23, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:37 AM

July 23, 2004

PETA Video Didn't Capture it All

Since allegations of abuse at Moorefield's Pilgrim's Pride plant broke, some have questioned whether video shot by PETA is even real. TV-3 spoke to one woman who used to work at the plant was says it's not only accurate, it didn't capture enough.

WHSV/abc
Friday, July 23, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:56 AM

Playmates Hand Out Veggie Dogs For PETA

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals used two Playboy playmates wearing fake lettuce bikinis to give out veggie hot dogs.

NBC5.com
Thursday, July 22, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:45 AM

July 22, 2004

PETA love-in

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activists Ravi Chand and Bethany Walker take a break from their hour-long public make-out session at the corner of Route 66 and Humphrey's Street Tuesday to talk with Flagstaff police officers Gail Molohon, left, and Ambrose Saganitso and Sgt. Ryan Coons.

Arizona Daily Sun
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:40 AM

PETA and Pam turn up KFC heat

Something you won't be seeing as you cruise along I-4: A Pamela Anderson billboard urging a boycott of KFC, the fried-chicken joint.

Orlando Sentinel
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

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Posted by arz at 09:34 AM

Animal group wants Syracuse zoo to free elephants

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo should follow the lead of zoos in Detroit and San Francisco by closing its elephant exhibit and releasing the animals to a wildlife sanctuary, says a national animal rights group.

Associated Press
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:32 AM

Political Cartoons

The Colonel's secret ingredient

MSN
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:27 AM

Pilgrim's Pride fires 11 workers

Poultry processor Pilgrim's Pride said Wednesday it fired 11 employees at its Moorfield, West Virginia, facility after a video from animal rights group PETA showed cruelty to chickens.

Reuters
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:21 AM

July 21, 2004

KFC responds to secretly taped PETA video

Yum Brands Inc.'s Louisville-based KFC division issued a statement Tuesday that called the actions of workers at one of its chicken suppliers "appalling."

Business Journals
Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:39 AM

Pilgrim's Pride Target of PETA Chicken-Abuse Video

An animal rights group on Tuesday released a video it said it secretly taped showing cruelty at a U.S. poultry plant owned by Pilgrim's Pride Corp., and the company's shares fell as much as 5.7 percent.

Reuters
Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:37 AM

People: Martha's chinchilla was a cuddly fake

Martha Stewart may have a long five months in prison ahead of her, but at least she's been pardoned by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:34 AM

Animal cruelty taped at KFC supplier

An animal rights group released a videotape Tuesday showing slaughterhouse workers with a KFC Corp. supplier jumping on live chickens and slamming them into walls, apparently for fun.

CNN/Money
Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:30 AM

July 20, 2004

Bring Condiments!

Heads-up on the Hill: Wearing only lettuce bikinis, Playboy Playmates and PETA activists Lauren Anderson (July 2002) and Kari Kennell (February 1988) will be passing out veggie dogs tomorrow around lunchtime.

Washington Post
Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:05 AM

KFC Supplier Accused of Animal Cruelty

An animal rights group involved in a long legal dispute with Kentucky Fried Chicken about the treatment of the 700 million chickens it buys each year is to release a videotape today showing slaughterhouse workers for one supplier jumping up and down on live chickens, drop-kicking them like footballs and slamming them into walls, apparently for fun.

The New York Times
Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:52 AM

July 19, 2004

Hip-hop king Andre 3000, Alicia Silverstone voted sexiest vegetarians

US hip-hop king Andre 3000 and actress Alicia Silverstone have been voted the "World's Sexiest Vegetarians" in a poll conducted by an animal rights group, officials said.

AFP
Thursday, July 15, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:20 PM

Former WB vampire is PETA's new angel

David Boreanaz's heart is in the right place.

Philadelphia Inquirer
Sunday, July 18, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:17 PM

Baring her scorn for circus

In shackles and wearing black bikini bottoms, a woman posed at the corner of Milam and Capitol in downtown Houston recently to demonstrate what she considers mistreatment of animals by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Houston Chronicle
Sunday, July 18, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:13 PM

Rodman invited to run nude

Disappointed with Dennis Rodman for his participation in the "Running of the Bulls" recently in Pamplona, Spain, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has invited the former Bull to return to Pamplona for a different kind of event.

ChicagoSports.com
Saturday, July 17, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:10 PM

The County Fair: Life, Death and Really Good Pie

Everyone else was ready. Her younger brother, Ben, had lathered his Black Angus steer with Herbal Essences shampoo, hosed him off and tugged him up onto the trailer.

The New York Times
Friday, July 16, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:06 PM

Circus Lion Dies

The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus is trying to figure out how a lion died on its way to Fresno.

ABC30.com
Friday, July 16, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:01 PM

July 15, 2004

Tiger's owner may lose his other cats

Neighbors in this once-rural community on the outskirts of the booming South Florida suburbs said Wednesday that Bobo the 600-pound tiger lived quietly, like any other pet before he was killed.

Associated Press
Thurday, July 15, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:23 AM

Andre 3000 tops sexy vegetarian poll

Outkast star Andre 3000 has made history by becoming the first hip-hop star to be voted the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) annual poll.

Irish Examiner
Thursday, July 15, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:17 AM

Circus-animal proposal debated

Circus animals are as healthy and well cared for as animals in the best zoos in the world, say opponents of an upcoming ballot initiative that seeks to ban exotic animals from circuses in Denver.

Denver Post
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:15 AM

PETA on cat killing

A letter from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent to Prosecutor Ronald Casella Wednesday called for him to prosecute the three Millville juveniles charged with killing a kitten and then setting its corpse on fire last week.

Bridgeton News
Thursday, July 15, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:13 AM

July 14, 2004

Animal rights group asks for aggressive prosecution in dog-abandonment case

A national animal rights organization has asked for aggressive prosecution and severe sentencing for a former Weld County woman accused of abandoning 84 dogs.

Greeley Tribune
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:57 AM

Activist, 85, starts hunger demo

An 85-year-old activist has started a two-day hunger strike outside the site of a proposed animal research centre.

BBC News
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:42 AM

Ad targeting Earnhardt axed for Daytona

A company that produces official racetrack publications for NASCAR events rejected an advertisement that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had purchased in a recent NASCAR race-week program.

ESPN.com
Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:29 AM

July 13, 2004

Trainer to be arraigned in horse�s death

A national animal rights group is asking for the vigorous prosecution of a Kaplan man accused of causing fatal injuries to a horse by dragging the animal behind his pick-up truck.

The Advertiser
Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:01 PM

July 12, 2004

PETA cries fowl on store's bird idea

An animal-rights group is criticizing what it says is a home-improvement chain's decision to allow the use of a chemical poison to rid its store here of birds.

The Beacon News
Sunday, July 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:49 AM

We should treat animals with dignity and compassion

As more people become aware of the cruelty involved in forcing animals to perform, circuses that use animals are finding fewer places to set up their big tops.

The Miami Herald
Sunday, July 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:46 AM

Cats, PETA, and Animal Rights

I once got a cat from the Humane Society.

The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 10, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:43 AM

July 09, 2004

PETA protests Austin circus

The circus has come to Austin again, but the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals won't be celebrating under the big top.

Austin Business Journal
Thursday, July 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:48 AM

PETA demonstrates against circus

Feet bound, back turned and nude body bared to the harsh rays of the sun, animal-rights activist Annie Judah cowered against a white banner that read, "Shackled, Lonely, Beaten."

The Daily Texan
Thursday, July 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:47 AM

July 08, 2004

Dal bunny-fur hoods

Dalhousie University in Halifax has decided to ditch the bunny fur and go faux.

The Halifax Herald
Thursday, July 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:01 PM

Sheep like smiles say researchers

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered sheep prefer smiling or relaxed human faces, over angry or stressed ones.

BBC News
Friday, June 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 11:40 AM

Dalhousie graduates to don faux fur capes

Fur is flying off graduate hoods at Dalhousie University for the first time in nearly two centuries after some students objected to donning ceremonial rabbit skin to receive their diplomas.

The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:59 AM

Hello, P&G? It's Chrissie

Thousands of Procter & Gamble Co. employees arrived at work Wednesday morning to a voice mail message from Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde.

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Thursday, July 8, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:22 AM

DMX's Animal Cruelty Earns Lawsuit

Rap superstar DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is being sued by a canine clothing company for giving them a bad rap.

Celebrity Justice
Friday, June 11, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:15 AM

July 07, 2004

CONTROVERSY FOLLOWS CIRCUS VISITING BROOKINGS

The circus is coming to Brookings-Harbor Thursday, and along with lions, tigers, elephants and acrobats it's bringing controversy sparked by two open federal investigations, one of which is linked to treatment of an elephant.

Curry Coastal Pilot
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Posted by arz at 01:33 PM

PETA: Prosecute teenager vigorously

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging Harrison County Attorney Judson Frisk to vigorously prosecute Eric Freihage of Pisgah.

Daily Nonpareil
Wednesday, July 7 2004

Posted by arz at 01:09 PM

Protesters strip down to protest bull run

Topless women, some wearing just a G-string, and men in their underpants have marched through Pamplona demanding an end to Spain's renowned fiesta -- the running of the bulls.

UK Reuters
Monday, July 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 12:07 PM

PETA Members 'Make Out' In Baltimore's Broad Daylight

Some members of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals "made out" in Baltimore Tuesday.

WBAL/NBC
Tuesday, July 6, 2004

Posted by arz at 10:00 AM

Freeman wants end of running of bulls

Olympic golden girl Cathy Freeman has written a scathing letter to the mayor of Pamplona calling for an end to the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting in the Spanish town.

The Age
Wednesday, July 7, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:57 AM

Several trampled by Pamplona bulls

Since 1910 at least 13 people have been killed in the festival, in which men run as close as possible ahead of five bulls from the Torre Estrella ranch without being gored.

CNN.com
Wednesday, July 7, 2004

Posted by arz at 09:14 AM

July 06, 2004

Images of Running of the Nudes in Pamplona

AAP
Monday, July 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 05:34 PM

Animal Rights Activists Protest Against the Running of the Bulls

Animal rights activists protest in Pamplona on the eve of the start of the famous running of the bulls 'San Fermin' festival July 5, 2004. Hundreds of activists stripped to their underpants and marched through the city demanding the end of Spain's internationally famous fiesta, the running of the bulls.

Reuters
Monday, July 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 05:26 PM

Running of the Nudes in Pamplona

Seminude members of the animal protection group, PETA, hold a banner reading Stop The Bloody Bullfights during a protest on the eve of the Spanish city's wildly popular running of the bulls, in Pamplona, Spain, Monday July 5, 2004.

Associated Press
Monday, July 5, 2004

Posted by arz at 05:13 PM

July 01, 2004

Local TV stations pull PETA vegetarian ads

A TV ad promoting a vegetarian diet made its national debut in Billings last week � then was promptly pulled.

The Billings Outpost
Thursday, July 1, 2004

Posted by arz at 05:11 PM