PETA AU Global 2021 Issue 2

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DEAR FAMOUS PEOPLE, STOP BUYING DOGS

Horseracing Heavyweight Teams UpWith PETA to Stop the Slaughter

Snake ad: © Buckle photo – iStock.com/Verity Johnson | Snake photo – iStock.com/Stéphane Bidouze • Cat: © iStock.com/Carlo de Ruiter • Dog in car: © iStock.com/Prystai • Sign: © iStock.com/JohnnyWalker61

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

UK

“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

USA

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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