PETA AU Global Issue 3

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Star Photographer Makes Viewers’ Skin Crawl USA

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SAVED! Monkeys Rescued From Abusive Coconut Industry

Betta fish: © iStock.com/Mongkolchon Akesin • Blank card: © iStock.com/mattjeacock • Chariot: © Desmania/www.Desmania.com • Elephants: © iStock.com/NNehring

Alan Cumming: © Starmaxinc.com • Mike Ruiz ad: © Photo – Cinava Photography • Mouse: © Vadimrysev/Dreamstime.com

Celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz – who’s been behind the camera for many a PETA celebrity ad – was photographed

Alan Cumming to Starbucks: Drop the Vegan Surcharge

Fin Win! Hotel Grants Fish’s Wishes

After years of being abusively trained to pick coconuts, Odd (above) had become too aggressive to be handled and was relegated to a chain. But Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand and PETA Asia rescued the 12-year-old monkey and transferred him to a PETA-supported sanctuary where he can spend time with other monkeys. He’s one of 12 monkeys liberated from the cruel industry so far. Learning from PETA about Odd and others like him persuaded Kroger (the largest supermarket chain in the US), Albertsons, Raley’s, SuperValu, and Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market to stop carrying Chaokoh coconut milk – joining more than 33,000 stores worldwide that have banned monkey-exploiting brands. Take Action Now Visit PETA.org/Publix to urge Publix to drop Chaokoh. Find cruelty-free coconut brands at PETAAU.vg/SafeCoconuts .

himself for a 70-foot-tall

Appealing to Starbucks to “wake up and smell the coffee,” PETA Honorary Director Alan Cumming has urged the company to drop the vegan milk surcharge. The star of Schmigadoon! pointed out that Starbucks has already admitted that cow’s milk is its biggest source of CO 2 emissions, so it needs to stop penalizing consumers for choosing humane, eco-friendly vegan milks. So what’s the hold-up?

billboard outside New York City’s

Welcome to the Pearl Hotel California. … You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave happier – now that PETA has persuaded the San Diego landmark to stop using live betta fish as room “decorations.” The Pearl joins the GrandLife and Kimpton hotel chains in sparing sensitive bettas stress, illness, and a premature death. Take Action Now Never buy bettas or any other fish – and visit PETA.org/Bettas to urge Petco to stop selling them.

bustling Penn Station that’s getting under commuters’ skin – and for good reason.

Take Action Now Urge Starbucks to drop the upcharge at PETA.org/Starbucks . Staying at home? Go to PETA.org/Coffee to find your next favorite

Take Action Now Save animals’ skin – always choose vegan leather (see page 20 to learn more).

store-bought vegan creamer.

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The (Victoria’s) Secret is out – of the alpaca business, that is. The company dropped products made with alpaca fleece after PETA shared footage from its exposé in which alpacas were thrown to the floor, vomited in fear as they were violently shorn, and endured workers crudely stitching up their deep wounds without anesthetics. Victoria’s Secret joins UNIQLO, Overstock, Marks & Spencer, and other brands in being “angels” to alpacas. Success! PETA Persuades Victoria’s Secret to Ban Alpaca Fleece

Clownish, demeaning images of our primate cousins may increase the likelihood of their being captured and sold on the black market, and PETA’s found many housed in grossly inhumane conditions. After hearing Chains Pull Great Ape Greeting Cards

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Victory! PETA Push Ends Cruel Tests Thanks to the hard work of PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department – and the 73,000-plus supporters who e-mailed the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) – scores of animals will no longer endure cruel drowning and electroshock tests to establish anti-fatigue health marketing claims for food and beverages. The TFDA stipulated that companies must now base their statements on good science: safe and effective human studies.

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PETA India Says, ‘Replace Elephant RidesWith Vintage Cars’

from PETA, Rite Aid, with 2,450 drugstores in the US – and Boots, with more than 2,300 stores in the UK – stopped selling greeting cards featuring chimpanzees and other great apes.

Years of campaigning by PETA India against cruel elephant rides at Amber Fort have finally paid off. A government committee has now recommended replacing the elephants with electric vehicles. PETA India immediately got to work with a top design company to create the “Maharaja,” an elegant electric car that looks like a royal chariot. The proposed design would allow tourists to ride in style while sparing elephants.

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

Take Action Now If you see these cards, ask the store manager to remove them from the shelves, and visit PETA.org/Cards to urge American Greetings

Take Action Now Visit PETA.org/Travel for tips on being kind to animals when you’re going places.

Take Action Now Sleep better: Always wear vegan! Visit PETAAU.vg/UrbanOutfitters to urge Anthropologie to drop alpaca fleece and other animal-derived fibers, too.

draft regulation on health claims.

to stop selling them.

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