PETA AU Global Issue 3 2020

J

USA

GLOBAL

AUSTRALIA

A MESSAGE FROM Ingrid Newkirk PETA’s President

M y new book, Animalkind , was getting a great reception. I was taking it on tour and all set to fly into Toronto, when COVID-19 sent us to our rooms and said, “Stay there!” The virus has been blamed on bats, snakes, and pangolins – those sweet, gentle beings who look like elongated artichokes. But the blame rests squarely on human beings who capture, cage, and kill animals. After all, filthy meat markets and factory farms are petri dishes for dangerous viruses that can jump the species barrier, mutating as they travel from host to host, and knock us down or even kill us. We say that we “share our planet” with the other animals. In reality, though, they can only attempt to hide from our dominant species in the little patches of land left in “the wild,” meaning their natural habitat. And often, we don’t tolerate even that. Closer to home, think about the tiny snails so often poisoned by gardeners. As I write in Animalkind , if you take snails away from their garden location (and I’m definitely not recommending that!), they will work hard to return – it is home, after all – at a top speed of 0.029 mph (0.047 kph) … even if it takes a couple of years. So, who is the real “pest”? Isn’t it the humans who think that only they should be permitted to eat those tasty veggies planted right in the snail’s own garden?

Come Together: Alicia and Bear Recreate Iconic Paul and Linda Ad PETA Honorary Director Alicia Silverstone and her son, Bear, offer two clear signs pointing people in the right direction: to go vegan and to stop eating animals. Their ad pays tribute to Paul and Linda McCartney’s iconic PETA campaign from 1992. Paul loved it, saying, “The meat trade’s threat to our health can be halted, and there are hopeful signs that people are starting to realize that this must be done to secure a brighter future for our children and theirs.”

You Did It! Chrysler Rams Iditarod

Paul and Linda ad: © MPL • Alicia and Bear ad: © Photo: Brian Bowen Smith | Makeup: Christopher Ardoff | Hair: Ericka Verrett • Lamb with mother: © Shutterstock.com/NataliaPaklina

Snail: © iStock.com/jimfeng • Bunny: © Vasyl Helevachuk | Dreamstime.com

Sheep Shearer Guilty!

PETA supporters worldwide sent more than 250,000 e-mails, flooded Chrysler’s social media, handcuffed themselves to Chryslers, smashed donated cars – and got results: Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Center ended its sponsorship of the deadly Iditarod! Alaska Airlines did, too, after hearing from PETA supporters and meeting with PETA representatives, as did Baird Private Wealth Management. It’s a howling shame to force dogs to run the equivalent of 38 marathons over snow and ice while hauling heavy sleds – especially when they’re exhausted, vomiting, frostbitten, and suffering from pneumonia and bloody paws. More than 150 dogs have died as a result of this wretched race.

A shearer pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals after PETA Asia caught him on camera punching sheep and beating them in the face with electric clippers during an undercover investigation into shearing sheds in South Australia and Victoria. The exposé marks the 13 th time since 2014 that PETA or its international affiliates have revealed appalling cruelty to sheep exploited by the global wool industry. Take Action Now Never buy wool. Check the labels when you’re shopping – and if an item uses animal-derived materials, leave it on the shelf.

Take Action Now Please visit PETA.org/Millennium to urge Millennium Hotels and Resorts to

Take Action Now You’ve got the green light to head straight to PETA.org/Store and order Alicia and Bear’s traffic-stopping tees.

Please go to PETA.org/Wool to urge J.Crew to shed all wool.

stop supporting the Iditarod.

USA

INDIA

Boom! TigerMill Closes: Big Relief for Big Cats

A+! Medical College Stops Using Animals Talk about a quick study. A student at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College in Haryana contacted PETA India to report that rabbits being used to train undergraduates were denied food for days and crowded into wire cages that cut their paws and were spattered with waste and urine. PETA India immediately contacted the school’s director, who agreed to end animal use, teaching students that animals don’t belong in the classroom.

Each of us must stick up for the “underdogs,” showing others who animals are and helping them see that even the smallest,

Longtime target Dade City’s Wild Things (DCWT) closed its doors just days after PETA obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction in a lawsuit against it. The sleazy Florida roadside zoo violated US federal law by prematurely separating tiger cubs from their mothers and forcing them to swimwith the public. Over the years, PETA has rescued 27 tigers once held at DCWT – including 19 who were sent on a grueling 18-hour trip to a roadside zoo in Oklahoma owned by so-called

the most misunderstood, and the least liked – for whatever arbitrary reason – deserve respect.

As for my book tour, I switched to radio programs and online appearances. You can see a clip at PETA.org/BookTour and order the book at PETA.org.au/AnimalkindBook . Thanks for reading!

Hop on over to PETA.org/Store to collar Ingrid’s bunny bling.

“Tiger King” Joe Exotic in violation of two court orders. He is currently serving 22 years in prison for murder-for-hire and wildlife crimes, including killing five endangered tigers.

SAVED! REMINGTON & BRUTUS

Take ActionNow Tiger exploitation is terrifying. Raise awareness with PETA’s “Tiger Killer” Halloween costume, available at PETA.org/Store (mullet included!). Learn more

ways to help captive big cats at PETA.org/RoadsideZoos .

Global 3

2 GLOBAL NEWS