PETA AU Global 2021 Issue 2

Global ADVANCING THE ANIMAL RIGHTS REVOLUTION ISSUE 2 | AUTUMN 2021

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13 PAGE Hearty recipes that won’t break the bank Dinner on a Dime

Meet Dogs PETAHas Saved FromButchers, BloodBanks, andBlizzards

Over the past four decades, PETA has saved thousands of dogs and other animals by conducting investigations and raising Cain – among them nearly 250 dogs and cats from a North Carolina testing facility that had to close its doors, six dogs from a Missouri “buncher” en route to being sold to a laboratory, and 151 greyhounds from a dilapidated blood bank in Texas that closed five weeks after a PETA exposé. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Many other wonderful dogs also got to wag their tails as a result of PETA action: It was a PETA investigation that exposed the callous treatment of dogs used in the Iditarod – documenting the chaining, neglect, and killing of dogs by mushers and persuading top sponsors like ExxonMobil, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, and others to end their sponsorship of the infamous dog-sled race. PETA Asia’s exposé of the slaughter of dogs for leather gloves and cat toys in China caused an international outcry. PETA’s video footage of the appalling conditions for dogs in pounds led to Taiwan’s first-ever anti-cruelty law and stopped dog drownings there. Information provided by PETA scientists helped persuade Brazil, Canada, the EU, Japan, South Korea, and the US to abandon year-long pesticide tests on dogs. Then there’s Brioche, a golden retriever born in a Texas A&M University laboratory, where dozens of dogs were bred to develop canine muscular dystrophy or to be carriers of the gene, confined to cages, subjected to

painful experiments, and denied a real life – even a bed to sleep on. Hurting these dogs has never helped a human being, and Brioche’s barren cage wasn’t part of the experiment, but that’s what dogs like her get: nothing.

PETA has campaigned against these crude, pointless experiments with lawsuits, celebrity appeals, disruptions of Texas A&M football games and board meetings, testimonials from physicians and muscular dystrophy patients, and support from PETA members. And Texas A&M has slowly gotten the message. First, it stopped breeding dogs. Then, it allowed a few dogs – including Brioche – to be placed in homes. That leaves 21, and PETA hasn't stopped fighting to get them out .

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Mingo’s Miracle Rescue:

The impact of hundreds of thousands of calls and e-mails by PETA supporters is absolutely key. Thank you!

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J Read on to learn more about those who speak out and the animals you help PETA save.

BECAUSE THEY’RE WORTH IT! L’ORÉAL SPARES BADGERS L’Oréal – the largest cosmetics company in the world – has banned all animal hair after watching PETA Asia’s video that revealed workers beating

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After learning from PETA UK that birds used as lobby decorations are severely stressed by a barrage of loud noises, bright lights, and intrusive strangers, the Rosewood London hotel confirmed that it will no longer keep caged birds on display. PETA UK swooped in and transferred the finches and budgies to a spacious sanctuary. Victory! Caged Birds Finally Check Out of London Hotel

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Drives Exxon Away From the Iditarod

A MESSAGE FROM Ingrid Newkirk PETA’s President

ExxonMobil – the parent company of Esso and a top Iditarod supporter – stopped pumping money into Alaska’s deadly dog-sled race, following an intense PETA campaign. PETA supporters sent nearly 100,000 e-mails to the company and “closed” dozens of Exxon, Mobil, and Esso stations. PETA ran bus ads near Exxon’s headquarters, spoofed the company’s iconic “Tiger in Your Tank” campaign, ran billboards, and submitted a shareholder resolution, which appeared to be the last straw. The Iditarod is running on empty: Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s, Chrysler, Alaska Airlines, and others all dropped their sponsorships after PETA revealed that the Iditarod has killed more than 150 dogs and that dogs are chained in the bitter cold 24/7 between races. Take Action Now Dry up the Iditarod’s remaining fuel sources: Go to PETA.org/Millennium to tell Millennium Hotels and Resorts to stop supporting this deadly spectacle.

C leo was on a mission. She set off from her home in Kansas and headed toward the house she’d lived in two years earlier, 57 miles (92 kilometers) away in Missouri, crossing a rushing river via a heavily traveled bridge to get there. No one knows why she did it. Did she miss the child next door or her dog friend down the street? All we know is that something was on her mind. Since Cleo wasn’t wearing a collar or tag, the new homeowners had no idea who this strange dog on their porch was. Luckily, she had been microchipped, that lifeline for lost animals. She was scanned, and when her frantic guardians got the call that they’d been waiting for, they raced over to pick her up, exclaiming, “She’s everything to us!” In my book Animalkind , I devote a chapter to animals’ amazing navigational skills – from terns, whales, sharks, salmon, and sea turtles to caribou, wildebeests, and even tiny butterflies and dragonflies, all of whommigrate thousands of miles every year, using unerring methods that we only partly understand. Pigeons, for example, are thought to map their surroundings ultrasonically to “hear” their way home. Top that, Siri! Badger: © Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock.com • Wallis Day ad: © Photo – Steve Gripp

badgers over the head and slitting their throats just to make shaving, paint, and make-up brushes out of their hair. L’Oréal joins nearly 100 companies, including Procter & Gamble, that have banned badger hair after hearing from PETA or its affiliates.

Take Action Now Buy binoculars, not birds! Go bird-watching, or

make a garden oasis for feathered friends.

Take Action Now Visit PETAAU.vg/Badger to urge Blick Art Materials and others to drop badger-hair brushes.

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“I’m proud to be a part of the vegan revolution that’s taking place around the world,” says Krypton star Wallis Day, who urges a Wallis Day’s Juiciest Role

PETA SAVES ANIMALS FROM SAFETY TESTING IN TAIWAN!

Even my beloved old dog Ms. Bea (seen here protesting military tests on dogs) had untapped navigational skills, discovered only after she slipped out of a gate while

staying with a friend. Although old and frail, Ms. Bea managed to huff and puff her way through a maze of streets that she’d never seen before, going straight back to my house, some 3 miles (almost 5 kilometers) away. Years earlier, when my husband and I separated amicably, each of us taking “our” dog with us, I failed to realize that Ms. Bea probably worried about where her friend Bruno had gone – and vice versa. When they met up again later, their joy at seeing each other alive and well made me regret my oversight. Every animal is deeply sensitive, and each is on a journey of discovery – watching, listening, thinking, and just trying to get by. We must look out for them all.

PETA’s Sign(s) of the Times: Go Vegan PETA kicked off the new year in style, with a giant billboard in Times Square urging people to ditch meat and dairy like a bad habit. In the run-up to the US presidential inauguration, PETA placed ads all over Washington, D.C., declaring that animals are Americans, too. A PETA UK member pounced on the news of an alleged government leak by stalking Dublin’s streets dressed as a giant leek. To remind everyone that meat kills, PETA Australia supporters staged a meat industry “crime scene” in the middle of Sydney’s famous Pitt Street Mall. Take Action Now Ready to go vegan? Sign up to get one-on-one support from a personal vegan coach at PETA.org/Mentor . Already vegan? Help create a new vegan by “paying forward” your favorite vegan product for someone else to try.

Huge numbers of animals will no longer be force-fed, killed, and dissected in gruesome toxicity experiments because, at PETA’s urging, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has given groundbreaking approval to non-animal health food safety testing methods. PETA is now working to ensure that the final regulation for marketing foods and beverages using anti-fatigue health claims deletes all animal experiments including, drowning and electrocution tests.

“brighter future” (i.e., a vegan one) in a zesty PETA ad. Google search trends about veganism indicate that she’s onto something: Eating vegan is massively popular and shows no signs of slowing down. Take Action Now BOGO (Buy One, Give One): Buy a package of vegan chik’n tenders for someone you know who still eats birds, and tell PETA about your

Take Action Now Please visit PETA.org/TaiwanFDA to urge the TFDA to eliminate cruel arthritis tests on

experience by e-mailing PETAGlobal@PETA.org .

animals from another draft regulation.

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DEAR FAMOUS PEOPLE, STOP BUYING DOGS

Horseracing Heavyweight Teams UpWith PETA to Stop the Slaughter

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PETA Sends Canada Goose a Moving Message

Cristin Milioti ad: © Photo – Amy Lombard | Art director – Greg Garry • Will Poulter: © Starmaxinc.com • Forced-swim test: © Fst Exhibition (bit.ly/2VMJoSk) | charcoalnih (bit.ly/2HlHijf) | CC BY 3.0 (bit.ly/1E6HPMf) Milioti supported the campaign with a glamorous PETA ad starring her adopted dog, Rupert, and railed against “buying a dog when there are millions out there in need of homes.”

After noticing that clueless celebrities were showing off purebred “pandemic puppies” on social

After viewing PETA’s sad and startling exposé of horse slaughter in South Korea – and learning that Kentucky Derby racer Private Vow was recently slaughtered there – The Stronach Group, a major player in the North American horseracing industry, is supporting PETA’s call to ban the sale of Thoroughbreds to South Korea. PETA’s investigation revealed horses being beaten in the face with metal pipes and, trembling with fear, forced into the chutes and killed in front of other horses at South Korea’s largest horse slaughterhouse. It caused such an outcry that authorities filed the country’s first-ever cruelty charges against horse slaughterhouse workers.

PETA ruffled Canada Goose’s feathers by running ads on buses that travel past the retailer’s Vancouver store, urging shoppers to shun its cruelly produced fur trimmed and down-filled parkas. Top brands that have recently banned fur at PETA’s request include Monique Lhuillier, Alice + Olivia, and Winners. After hearing from PETA, Harper Coats also banned fur and started using exclusively all-vegan materials, and Ann Taylor, Lou & Grey, Lane Bryant, Next, New Look, Ted Baker, and Matalan banned alpaca fleece. Take Action Now Visit PETAAU.vg/CanadaGooseDown to urge the out-of-touch outerwear maker to drop fur and down, and shop for animal-friendly fashions

VICTORY! Karl Lagerfeld Scales Back Cruelty

media, PETA ran ads with a plea from “Max the shelter dog” to “adopt a homeless dog like me and influence … others to do the same.” Palm Springs star Cristin

After hearing from PETA about wildlife experts’ warnings that the trade in snakes, crocodiles, and other exotic animals killed for fashion could fuel the spread of diseases like COVID-19, Karl Lagerfeld has stopped using exotic skins. A PETA Asia undercover investigation reveals how cold-blooded the exotic skins industry is. The footage shows that workers in Vietnam use rubber bands to seal shut snakes’ mouths and anuses and then inflate their bodies with an air compressor, causing them intense pain. A snake’s tail can be seen moving during the lethal inflation, indicating that the pythons may still be alive as workers tear their skin off and disembowel them.

Take Action Now Visit PETAAu.vg/HorseSlaughter to urge the Korea Racing Authority to implement a retirement plan that horses can live with.

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Take Action Now Always adopt animals – don’t buy them. Watch Cristin’s video at PETA.org/Cristin .

Take Action Now Tell LVMH to give snakes a break at PETAAU.vg/ShedExoticSkins .

PETA India Gets Online Marketplaces to Stop Selling Animals

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“I don’t want to imagine the panic the animals must feel as they are dropped into an inescapable cylinder filled with water and furiously try to climb up the sides and dive down to the bottom to look for an escape,” wrote actor and University of Bristol alum Will Poulter in a letter urging his alma mater to ban forced swim Maze Runner Star Blasts Forced Swim Tests

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Bow-WOW! PETA Prompts 15,000 Stores to Save Dogs

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P ETA Asia uncovered forced Oh, No, You Don’t: Monkey Labor Cover-Up Exposed!

Thanks to PETA, major US chains – including CVS, Albertsons, and AutoZone – have taken action to

monkey labor on Thai coconut farms, prompting Costco and more than 28,000 stores around the world to cut ties with Thai coconut milk brands such as Chaokoh. Some manufacturers and government officials denied that such cruel methods were being used, so PETA Asia exposed the lie. FromMelbourne to Manila, determined PETA members dressed as chained monkeys in protests at Thai embassies. In the US, PETA “monkeys” dumped truckloads of coconuts at the headquarters of Kroger and Publix and in front of retail chains they operate. Take Action Now Please watch and share the exposé at PETAAu.vg/Coconuts , and urge Kroger, Walmart, and Publix to reconsider their relationship with Chaokoh.

tests on small mammals like rats. Over a dozen companies and universities – including the University of Adelaide, King’s College London, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca – have already done so after hearing from PETA or its affiliates.

Homeless animals in India have a better chance at adoption now that PETA India, with the help of John Abraham, has persuaded popular classified ad website Quikr to end live

prevent dogs from dying in hot cars, such as posting signs or playing in-store announcements. Some of the largest property management companies in the US have also posted warnings. Take Action Now If you see a dog in a hot car, call 911, and if there are signs of heatstroke (e.g., rapid panting, dizziness, or vomiting), get the animal out of the car and to a veterinarian immediately. Ask local businesses to display signs warning about the dangers of leaving animals unattended. Urge Walmart to follow the lead of other kind retailers at PETA.org/Walmart .

animal sales. PETA India has also persuaded OLX India to do so. Buying animals from breeders and pet stores online means taking potential homes away from dogs and cats living on the street or in shelters. Take Action Now If you’re committed to caring for an animal for life, please adopt – don’t shop for one. Visit your local shelter.

Take Action Now Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has conducted similar tests – urge it to ban them and instead to use humane, human

relevant methods at PETA.org/EliLilly .

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Harvey’s Road to Recovery One morning, Harvey was able to eat without Helga’s help. After that, he improved every day. She started teaching him how to walk – strolling with him during her lunch breaks, holding his head up, and talking to him. At first, he turned in circles so small that one of his back legs just stayed put. Without Helga’s guiding hand, he always ended up banging into a wall. Then one afternoon, while they were walking along as usual, Harvey suddenly became very excited, lifting his head high and running in circles. The circles grew bigger and bigger until he was racing around the pasture. Exhausted, he plopped down and fell asleep. When he woke up, he’d regained his sight. The Calves’ Uncertain Future Was Looming Although Helga was elated over Harvey’s recovery, she knew that the calves

Rescued! Annabelle and Sophie share a secret.

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would be fully grown by the next year and would then be sent to the slaughterhouse. She kept feeding them, hugging them, and singing to them, but one day, she cried so hard that she couldn’t sing anymore. Finally, she decided that she could either sit around crying – or she could do something. So she started a “cow saving(s) account,” putting half her wages into a wooden box and sewing life-size cow shaped beanbag “ cow ches” to sell. Finally, she had saved enough money to buy all the calves and rent a patch of land – and The Cow Sanctuary was born. Take Action Now If you know anyone who isn’t vegan yet, take them to a farmed

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Helga’s newest resident, Daisy, settles in for a beautiful life.

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O ver the years, many animals rescued by PETA have found their way to The Cow Sanctuary – including Beatrice, a “4-H project” whose young human caretaker ran away with her to save her from slaughter; Jerry, a disabled calf rescued by a PETA investigator from a filthy dairy farm; and the “Doughnut Boys,” two starving cows who subsisted on stale doughnuts when the farmer who owned themwent bankrupt. Here’s how the whole thing began: Helga Tacreiter stopped eating animals when she was 21, but it wasn’t until she settled in rural New Jersey in 1988 that she did something truly extraordinary and unexpected. She founded The Cow Sanctuary, one of the first sanctuaries for farmed animals in the US.

thunderstorm, the mother cows were all found dead under a tree where they

MozzaRisella at PETAMall.com .

had sought shelter, every one of them killed by lightning. Miraculously, all six of their calves had survived. Helga named them Apple, Buffalo Bill, Burr-Head, Crooked Ear, Harvey, and Mary. Harvey had been temporarily blinded and could only walk in circles, repeatedly banging into the barn walls, so Helga started affectionately calling him “Harvey Wallbanger.” Every day, she picked fresh grass and patiently fed it to him one handful at a time. He was so debilitated that it sometimes took him all day to go through a bucket of grass. Cows are social animals, and Harvey craved companionship, so Helga stayed with him after her work was done, leaning against him as she read a book or ate a sandwich.

animal sanctuary to visit with the animals. There are vegan options for everything from milk to cheese to ice cream. ‘De calf’ your coffee by ordering plant milk at Philz Coffee, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Panera Bread, and other cafés and coffee shops, including Costa Coffee and Pret a Manger in the UK. And support the care of animals like Harvey by making a monthly pledge to PETA’s Investigations & Rescue Fund at PETA.org/RescueFund .

It Started With a Storm Helga took a job on a farm, caring for a small herd of “beef cattle.” One morning, after a severe

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For her family’s weekly Zoom trivia night, Jessica P. submitted questions about Eli Lilly’s “forced swim tests” on mice and Johns Hopkins University’s invasive brain experiments on owls. Afterward, she sent participants a link to PETA’s website to take action. (See PETAAU.vg/ForcedSwimTest and PETA.org/Owls .)

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Lori K. outfits her Airbnb rental with vegan starter kits, animal rights books, and PETA literature. There’s also soy creamer in the fridge.

Posing as the CEO of pig-killing company Smithfield,

Howto Seize Lisa J. and friends drove home their point to thousands of motorists by draping a huge banner from a busy highway overpass in Seattle. Looking for more inspiration? Check out PETA.org/BannerHangs . Every Opportunity for Animals! Bridging the Gap

Matt J. managed to get an on-air TV interview with Fox News! He informed thousands of viewers that “his” industry is a serious pandemic threat because conditions on factory farms are “petri dishes for new diseases.”

Supermarket Swap

People behind her in line at the grocery store were trying to decide who would pay for their Slim Jims, so Zeynep G. offered to buy them vegan sausages if they put back the meat. They agreed! Heather M. introduced her Instacart shopper to Beyond Sausages by giving her one of the packages from her order, plus a tip.

It’s in the Bag

New York real estate broker

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Opportunities to informpeople, inspire empathy, and liberate animals are everywhere, just waiting for us to seize them! Please, don’t let a day go bywithout doing so. Need inspiration? Here are some ideas.

Jannette P. turned her backpack into a mobile billboard, which sparks conversations wherever she goes.

Viola player Galahad S. proudly wore PETA’s “Vegan Power” hat during a Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra virtual performance and received thank-you letters from people around the world. Katrin B. had the perfect accessory when she posed for photos after winning a golf tournament – a PETA “End Speciesism” mask! Get both at PETA.org/Store .

Show and Tell While walking along the

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waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk came across a woman fishing. Having once seen a barbed hook like the woman was using tear out an eel’s throat, Ingrid stopped to talk and described having a squamous cell carcinoma removed fromher lip. She shared how badly it had hurt, even with painkillers, and expressed concern about the hook, explaining that fish have far more nerve endings in their lips than humans do. The woman said, “But what can I eat? I love fish!”

Teresa C. agreed to cat-sit for her neighbors if they would

go vegan for a week. They broke their promise in the best way: They’re still vegan months later. In exchange for a large purchase of animal feed, waterfowl rescuer John D. negotiated a written commitment from the feed store to stop selling ducklings for Easter.

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Adrianne B.’s dating profile comes with

this warning: “If you are holding a fish you have caught, please do not message me.” That has sparked lively conversations about fishing (fish feel pain!) and speciesism. She introduces her dates to animal rights by sharing pro-animal videos with them online and by suggesting that they cook a vegan meal together or that they order the same vegan takeout and eat it together while Zooming.

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Ask, and You Shall Receive

Kimberly W. asks salespeople to show her which sweaters are wool-free, which shoes are made with vegan leather, and which brands of makeup are cruelty-free. Other shoppers overhear her conversation, and the salesperson learns something, too.

Jeff Z. pulled out all the “stops” when he wore his PETA tee from PETA.org/Store near

Ingrid hurried to the nearby supermarket and returned with a package of Gardein Fishless Filets. The woman thanked her for the gift, agreed to try them, and put them in her cooler. Who knows howmany people she later shared this story with? One thing is clear: She never would have tried faux fishwithout an activist’s intervention.

Global 9 After hosting a vegan food giveaway outside a Florida live market where customers can buy chickens for slaughter on the spot, Shannon B. asked for – and was given – a hen (shown left, held by an activist), who is now safe at a sanctuary. It can't hurt to ask!

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a stop sign, causing passersby to take a second look. He also designed a magnet through Vistaprint to take his lifesaving

Joanie L. shares PETA’s campaign videos on social media, and so far, three friends have pledged to stop shopping at Urban Outfitters until it drops all wool.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Hekmat K. bought a copy of Animalkind for every school and library in Gloucestershire, England!

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Shop to Stop Cruelty at PETA.org/Store

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It bears repeating: Liberate animals!

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Gray C. put posters in her car windows protesting Starbucks’ upcharge on vegan milk and parked it in front of one of the chain’s locations, leaving leaflets under her windshield wipers for passersby to take.

Tracy R. and her son, Jack, protested KFC when he was just days old – 17 years later, they’re celebrating the restaurant’s vegan chicken together! Simon K. pays for an extra order of a vegan item at any fast food outlet and asks the cashier to give it to the next car or customer. Gaby S.’s “Vegan Strong” shirt sparked a conversation with a postal worker who said he wanted to go vegan “someday.” Gaby made someday that day , by buying him vegan sweet and spicy wings. Tattoo art: © Seth Wood • Background: © iStock.com/Nayanba Jadeja • Woman praying: © iStock.com/Prostock-Studio • Trisha Bickerton: © Trisha Bickerton • Refrigerator: © Eloísa Trinidad and Power Malu/IG: @OverthrowCommunityFridge • Torn paper: © iStock.com/yasinguneysu Chrissy W. discovered that if you ask, Billy Graham prayer line staff at 1-888-388-2683 will pray with you for animals, including coyotes killed for the trim on Canada Goose jackets and alpacas hit, kicked, tied down, and mutilated for fleece sold by Anthropologie and Free People. Pay It Forward

c I always take a bag when I go for a walk on the beach or boulevard and use it to collect fishing tackle, balloons, straws, broken glass, and other trash that can injure and kill animals. c When I treat myself to a luxury – whether a vacation or a soy latte – I think of those who have no luxuries at all and pay an “animal tax” by donating 10% of the cost to PETA or to an open-admission animal shelter. (Visit PETAAU.vg/Tax .)

Spread the word about bean curd with this tofu rrific candle.

Check, Please! Money talks – and so do

PETA’s exclusive leaping bunny necklace shows everyone you’re a bunny’s honey.

c I pop into hotel lobbies and travel centers to replace SeaWorld leaflets with animal rights literature. c When someone asks why I’m vegan, instead of mumbling that it’s my “personal choice,” I explain that I’ve seen inside a slaughterhouse and won’t pay for such cruelty to animals. Then, I help the person along the same path by giving them vegan food to try. c I call in to radio shows and share facts about animal suffering in laboratories and the food, clothing, and entertainment industries. I also mention modern, humane choices, and urge listeners to boycott zoos, shop cruelty-free, or take other specific actions.

Laura S.’ checks, which are personalized

with animal rights messages. (See more at PETA.org/Checks .)

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It’s the cat’s meow: Sponsor a cat or dog rescued by PETA’s fieldworkers.

People browsing magazine racks get food for thought, courtesy of the PETA vegan starter kits that Kara W. places prominently in front. Kristi F. and Stacy D. spotted these stickers warning people what they’re really paying for. Brianna M. started a virtual book club during the pandemic. She chose Animalkind (available at PETAAU.vg/Animalkind ) for club members to read and discuss with each other over Zoom. “Feed two birds with one scone.” Amanda S. uses her body ink to make people think. For more animal friendly idioms, visit PETAAU.vg/WordsMatter . Advocate from home, as this family did, by posting a sign in a window or on your lawn, door, or mailbox – or by writing in chalk on the sidewalk.

Turn dog walks into dog talks with an awareness-raising PETA tee and yard sign.

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The most talked-about play during the Texas A&M–Mississippi State game was made by two women who raced onto the field to protest Texas A&M’s cruel muscular dystrophy experiments on dogs.

Eloísa T. and Power M. set up a vegan community refrigerator outside a boxing gym in New York that was visited by 500 people in just one week. Cool Idea

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Anybody can be a spider savior with PETA’s humane bug catcher.

High school student Presley H. argued against experimenting on animals for a National Institutes of Health neuroethics essay contest, writing, “Science cannot progress if we continue to rely on outdated, unethical methods.” Library science student Robyn W. created an annotated

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bibliography of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and a LibGuide (an online library resource) primer on animal rights. And if animal issues are in the newspaper, you can bet Joel F. will write about them! He has reached thousands of people with his published letters to the editor.

Trisha B. posted a video on YouTube of having all of her hair shaved off to raise money for PETA UK’s work!

Make two dogs’ day: When you buy a BOGO toy, another toy is donated to a dog in need.

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Putting Your Money Where Your Heart Is Being Vegan Means ...

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I grew up on government-issued food stamps in the US and frequented food pantries. After my dad died and we lost our house, my mom and I moved into a trailer. We struggled – often having no water or heat when my mother couldn’t pay the bills on time, try as she might. But that wasn’t as important as the fact that she taught me to be bold and speak up for what I believe is right. By Rachelle Owen, Director of PETA’s Students Opposing Speciesism Campaign So when I went vegan as a teenager, I was following her advice. My mom let me use her food stamps to buy vegan food. The idea that people with fewer resources can’t be vegan is offensive to me – whatever our income, we all should feel empowered to make kind choices. It’s easy to feel that we have little control over our lives, but we’re all in a position of power when it comes to our treatment of animals. We may have very little at times, but we always have compassion and empathy, and we should use them to fight injustice in every way we can.

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Thank you to Toni Okamoto, author of Plant-Based on a Budge t, for sharing her wallet friendly recipes, which these are based on.

“… dogs are meant to be loved.”

In a new PETA video, NFL star Robby Anderson tells fans that “dogs are meant to be loved,” as he plays with his dog, Fendi. “How would you feel to be left on a chain all day long, stuck outside when it’s extremely hot outside, extremely cold, [or] raining,” he asks, “on a piece of concrete or old grass and dirt?” He concludes, “Please don’t leave your dog outside on a chain.” Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is known to his opponents as “Enes the Menace,” but off the court, he’s a friend to animals. The NBA standout went vegan because “the more I read and the more I watched and learned and educated myself, my heart was just shattering.” In addition to attending PETA’s 40 th anniversary online gala, he helped produce a new PETA ad by wrapping his nearly 7-foot (2.1-meter) frame in a suit made of lettuce, saying that “change cannot wait anymore.” “…my heart was just shattering.”

Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta Makes 9 servings

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• Place the chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor and blend for 20 seconds. • Add all the remaining ingredients and blend until the texture is doughy. • Using an ice cream scoop or a spoon, scoop out golf ball–size portions and space them out on a parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Flatten slightly. • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until firm. Do not flip while cooking. • Serve immediately, alone or in a pita pocket with lettuce, tomato, and tahini dressing. Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark Makes 6 servings YOU’LL NEED 170 g vegan semisweet chocolate chips 3 METHOD • Using a double boiler or microwave, melt the chocolate and peanut butter and stir until smooth. • Remove from the heat or microwave. Gently mix in the peanuts and pretzel pieces until evenly coated. • Pour onto a parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for one hour or until solid. • Use a knife to crack the bark into small pieces. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 3 Tbsp peanut butter 150 g salted peanuts 120 g pretzels, broken into small pieces

• Spread 250 ml of the passata evenly across the bottom of a 23-cm-by-33-cm baking dish. Follow with a layer of 4 overlapping lasagna sheets and then a layer of half the tofu mixture. Repeat with 250 ml of the passata, another layer of 4 lasagna sheets, and the remainder of the tofu mixture. Top with another 250 ml of the passata followed by the remaining lasagna sheets and then spread the remaining passata over the top. • Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake for 20 more minutes.

YOU’LL NEED 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 /2 large brown onion, diced 1 small courgette, diced

125 g sliced button mushrooms 4 large cloves garlic, minced 170 g fresh spinach 2 450-g blocks extra-firm tofu, patted dry 60 ml unsweetened soy milk 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp dried basil 2 tsp salt 1 litre passata 12 lasagna sheets

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Baked Falafel Makes 10–12 falafel balls

“… I couldn’t imagine.”

YOU’LL NEED 1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 50 g chopped fresh parsley Juice of 1 /2 lemon 1 tsp olive oil 1 tsp coriander 1 Tbsp cumin 1 /2 tsp crushed red pepper

Dont’a Hightower may be Anderson’s rival on the field, but he’s on the same side when it comes to protecting dogs. Last winter, Hightower and his canine buddy, Meko, released a PETA ad warning about cold-weather dangers. “[I]t’s seriously too cold for me,” he admitted, so he “couldn’t imagine” leaving his dog outside.

METHOD • Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, courgette, mushrooms, and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat. Stir in the spinach, cover, and set aside to allow to wilt. • Place the tofu, soy milk, lemon juice, basil, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse, stirring often, until the mixture has a crumbly consistency. Transfer to a large bowl and fold in the sautéed vegetables. • Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C.

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C ornelius has spent his entire life in a laboratory. Taken from his mother, who was herself likely stressed and deprived of nurturing, he was raised without love. Now, he stays constantly locked in a small steel cage inside a windowless room, with nothing to do or see. He sleeps, if he can, on metal bars – without even a blanket for comfort. With no control over anything in his life, he’s at the mercy of merciless people. If Cornelius were in his natural home, he’d be living in a large, loving family group and have forests to wander. But he has never felt the earth beneath his feet. Although 10 years old, he doesn’t even know what a tree is. What he does know is never-ending isolation, human callousness, and pain. At one point, he was used as “a semen donor” – a deliberate misnomer. He was strapped into a crude restraint chair, and experimenters electroshocked his penis until he ejaculated. Monkeys continue to endure this terrifying practice. Cornelius Has Given Up A decade of horrific procedures and mostly solitary confinement – a form of torture that the United Nations considers as cruel as waterboarding – has broken Cornelius’ spirit. He has suffered from extensive stress-related hair loss. When PETA’s undercover investigator met him last year at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC), he sat slumped over and looking down, with his head against the cage door. He had simply lost the will to live. Our investigator got permission to give Cornelius a simple cardboard tube filled with shredded paper to occupy his mind for a while, but the supervisor said, “Just know that when you’re not in there, it’s probably not gonna happen.” PETA also carefully documented other monkeys driven insane by extreme confinement. Panic-stricken mothers and infants cry and cling to one another as workers pry them apart. Monkeys circle in their prison cages, rock back and forth, tear out their own hair

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Cocoa: Attacked by a severely stressed adult monkey, she suffered deep, painful cuts to her face.

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until they’re nearly bald, and mutilate themselves – all signs of severe psychological distress. One frustrated monkey maimed his own leg down to the muscle and compulsively picked at the open wound. That was the only control he had over his own body and life. It’s what institutionalized humans used to do, too, when confined to notoriously cruel insane asylums. No Escape From the Grim Keepers How PETA wishes this were the only research center where monkeys suffer! But WNPRC is one of seven federally funded so-called “pork barrel project” national primate research centers (NPRCs) across the US. PETA has repeatedly exposed such facilities, including the Oregon NPRC, which starves monkeys to make them “voluntarily” consume alcohol and then kills them to record the effects on their organs. At the Washington NPRC, experimenters cut holes in

monkeys’ skulls, insert electrodes into their brains, and surgically implant wire coils in their eyes in neuroscience “tests.” The NPRCs rack up dozens of animal welfare law violations and are repeatedly fined. Monkeys have died of strangulation, starvation, dehydration, choking on their own vomit, blood loss, veterinary errors, and even being boiled alive in high temperature cage washers. National Institutes of Hell “Overseen” by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NPRCs were created to develop vaccines for HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, Zika, and other diseases. In six decades, experiments on monkeys have failed to produce any effective vaccines or treatments for humans, yet NIH still squanders hundreds of millions

of dollars each year warehousing and conducting cruel and pointless tests on primates. Tens of thousands of monkeys have been killed in NIH-funded experiments. This senseless cruelty must stop. PETA is calling on NIH to shut down every NPRC and send all the monkeys in the facilities to accredited sanctuaries, starting with Cornelius – who would no doubt find life worth living again if he could finally have some friends and freedom. Help PETA help him. Please. Take Action Now One down, seven to go! In 2015, the New England NPRC – embroiled in controversy over monkey abuse – closed down. Let’s put the remaining NPRCs out of the monkey business, too: Visit PETAAU.vg/WNPRC and PETAAU.vg/EndExperiments to demand change.

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Let Them Sniff, Dig, and Bark By Ingrid Newkirk

DRAWN TO ANIMAL RIGHTS A Conversation With the Cartoonist

Dogs’ wild relatives lead full lives: They solve problems, find their own food, play, and raise families they love. By contrast, humans control every aspect of domesticated dogs’ existence – from what and how often they eat to when they can relieve themselves. Even in many well-intentioned homes, dogs’ needs and preferences aren’t respected. Guardians often treat their dogs – even dearly loved ones – as accessories to their lives. Many people briskly drag their dogs around the block – impatiently pulling them away when they try to sniff or socialize with other dogs. Dogs’ noses are so sensitive that one whiff can tell them who has passed by and what kind of health they were in. Stopping to sniff is as important to them as checking our e-mail is to us. Some people lock dogs in crates like prisoners inside their own homes. Their minds and muscles atrophy, and they must either endure the discomfort of “holding it” (seriously, try that for nine hours!) or lie in their own waste. Crated dogs and cats are also unable to escape, which has caused some to suffer and die in house fires. While humans talk a blue streak, dogs get shushed. They have a right to use their voices – and if we don’t pay attention, we’ll miss what they’re trying to tell us. As I write in Animalkind , dogs alter the pitch, timing, and volume of their barks to convey different messages. Many have warned of fires, intruders, gas leaks, and other dangers, saving their guardians’ lives – so there’s even a selfish reason to let them speak and to listen when they do! Let’s make our dogs’ lives more interesting and give them the freedom to do some digging, barking, and running. Let’s allow them to set the pace on walks and linger over interesting scents as long as they like. Let’s toss out the crate and arrange for a trusted person to give them exercise, fun, and companionship when we’re away from home. The past year has shed light on the burden of confinement – no one should have to spend their entire life in lockdown, silenced and mostly ignored.

F or New Yorker cartoonist and author Harry Bliss, animal rights is a black-and-white issue. Over the last 20 years, he has illustrated several covers for PETAmagazines and designed PETA statues of an injured chicken and a crying baby elephant named Ella Phantzperil that have toured the US. He collaborated on a new book, AWealth of Pigeons , with comedian Steve Martin. PETA: We love pigeons for their fidelity, parenting skills, and smarts. Your book is titled A Wealth of Pigeons , but it actually has all sorts of animals in it. Harry: Well, I’ve been fascinated by birds my entire life. In fact, I think I did a drawing of a bird while in utero . I feel a connection to all living beings. But there’s more about my dog, Penny, in this book, which is not unusual. She’s 16 years old, and I fear she’s not long for this life – but she has brought me so much joy, as all animals do.

PETA: Why do you feel so strongly about protecting animals?

PETA: Do you have humans you look up to?

Harry: Absolutely. I look up to those who give of themselves to ease the suffering of helpless beings. That’s a beautiful thing, and I respect that way of being in the world. My mantra is “Be kind.”

Harry: We are all animals. I think that’s something we need to take seriously. Some of us take animals for granted, and that’s not right. All I know is that when I look into the eyes of an animal, I see the universe. PETA: A cartoon in your new book shows a dog panhandling next to a sign that says, “I have no thumbs.” As funny as that is, it makes one realize that animals are at all kinds of disadvantages yet somehow manage to communicate with us. Harry: Yes. My dog is very communicative. She is virtually blind, but when she needs to go out, she smells me near and moves her head toward the door to let me know. That’s very impressive. All dogs are different, and each one is nuanced in their own way, just as we are. That’s true of all animals. It’s really fascinating.

PETA: What do you say to people who want to help animals?

Harry: My advice is to give of your time and attention – and donate money. Animals should not have to suffer. Donate to nonprofits that ease suffering – it’s a no-brainer.

Take Action Now Follow Harry’s bliss: Please visit PETAAU.vg/HelpAnimals to donate.

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PETA: How was it working with Steve Martin?

“All I know is that when I look into the eyes of an animal, I see the universe.”

Harry: Steve and I both adore animals, and he’ll often insert Penny into a comic script he submits to me unsolicited. We’re both vegetarians, and I feel that’s a visceral connection we have.

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Dr. Rally’s documentation of Nosey’s deteriorating health bolstered the case for her to be confiscated and her abusers arrested. Nosey now lives at The Elephant Sanctuary.

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“At SeaWorld, I documented animal suffering: orcas with teeth worn down to the nubs from biting the gates and the sides of their tanks in frustration.”

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My Adventures as PETA’s Chief Veterinarian By Dr. Heather Rally BANNEDME FOR LIFE

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SeaWorld’s Marine Jail Makes Me See Red Before that, I researched whales in Argentina, investigated coral reef health with the US Geological Survey in Honolulu, and assisted on expeditions to assess bottlenose dolphins’ well being in the Indian River Lagoon. Ultimately, my goal of freeing marine mammals from abuse led me to PETA, where I set my sights on the biggest exploiter of them all: SeaWorld. At SeaWorld, I documented animal suffering: orcas with teeth worn down to nubs from biting the gates and the sides of their tanks in frustration, animals covered with scars from attacks by stressed-out and aggressive tankmates, animals floating listlessly at the surface of their tanks because of captivity induced distress, and more. When PETA continually protested these abysmal conditions, SeaWorld banned me for life. Years later, I coauthored a scientific paper concluding that the extreme stress of constant

confinement may even cause orcas’ brains to shrink .

When I presented my findings, did SeaWorld improve conditions? No. But PETA pressure prevailed, and SeaWorld ultimately had to end its orca-breeding program. The current generation of orcas imprisoned there will be the last. I’m now a veterinary adviser to The Whale Sanctuary Project as it works to establish seaside sanctuaries – so that when (not if ) PETA liberates the remaining animals, they can live out their lives in their rightful ocean homes.

Busting the Whalers The summer before I entered veterinary school, I attended a screening of The Cove , which exposed the barbaric slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan, driven primarily by the captivity trade. I went on to volunteer for the movie’s production company, and we got a tip-off that a famous sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California, was quietly selling whale meat to VIP customers. With federal agents, we orchestrated an undercover operation in which a friend and I posed as customers to collect samples of the meat for genetic testing. We had the parking lot staked out and watched the chef leave the building and pull the meat from a chest in his car. The restaurant was nailed for violations of the US Marine Mammal Protection and Endangered Species acts and later shut down.

From California Fires to Chinese Farms My work with the PETA Foundation has taken me around the world. When wildfires came within miles of my home in California, I provided veterinary care to animals who’d sustained burns and other injuries, including Goose, a badly burned dog I later adopted. I flew with representatives from one of the world’s largest retailers to China to inspect the farms that supplied its angora. To this day, I feel ill about what I saw. Rabbits, suffering greatly, were housed in filthy cages that were stacked up in row after row. But that trip led to big changes. It showed the company what PETA has been saying all along – that there’s no “humane” way to steal from animals – and the retailer banned angora from its stores worldwide.

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M y mother says I was born caring showed up on our doorstep. Thanks to my family’s tolerance of endless vet bills, I learned the basics of wildlife rehabilitation early on. Growing up in both California and Hawaii, I developed a special passion for the ocean and the animals who live in it. I always knew I wanted to help marine mammals, but I could never have predicted where my dream would lead me. about animals, including all manner of sick or injured wildlife who

Take Action Now Invite everyone you know to stream Blackfish with you on Netflix or another

service. Share the facts with them, including that SeaWorld sexually abuses and drugs its aquatic prisoners. And turn your passion for protecting animals into a career: Visit PETAAU.vg/JoinOurTeam to see how your skills can help advance animal rights.

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