PETA Global AU 2022 Issue 2

Jennifer

California teenager Simone S. learned from PETA that goldfish and bettas are roughly handled and often die prematurely in cramped bowls. She helped pass an ordinance against giving away fish as "prizes"! Simone

Fifteen-year-old California student Jennifer G. sued her school district for not allowing her to complete an alternative project instead of dissecting an animal. Her lawsuit resulted in the first dissection-choice law in the US.

Jessica

University of Wisconsin Madison student Erin W. informed others about cruelty at the school’s national primate research center, where PETA revealed that monkeys were deprived of food, fatally overdosed, and denied pain relief. Erin

Laura-Ann C. and Jeff S. are leaving a legacy for animals by naming PETA in their wills. You can join them by visiting www.peta.org.au/Legacy . Laura-Ann & Jeff

Jessica W. paid to place this ad near a university that experiments on animals to alert locals to cruelty in their own backyard. You can, too! Visit PETA.org/Billboard to sponsor a billboard or newspaper or radio ad.

Evelyn

Dr. Poulton

Lynn

The late Tom Poulton, M.D ., once experimented on dogs but later quit. He spoke out in PETA’s groundbreaking #IStoppedYouCanToo short-video series, explaining, “I felt ethically compromised and morally soiled by the process. Less than 5% of studies result in any altered trials, even for humans, much less clinical breakthroughs.”

Baggage handler Lynn J. was fired for refusing to load an emaciated dog covered with sores onto a plane. Finally, airport police called animal control, and the dog received veterinary care. “My

Woman with arms up: © iStock.com/:Deagreez • Summer S: © Summer S • Dog with Petaluma bag: © Uri Guzman • Crab: © Victor Photo Stock/Shutterstock.com

Laura-Ann C and Jeff S with donkeys: © Laura-Ann C and Jeff S • Frog: © Jmrocek /Dreamstime.com • Man with dog: © iStock.com/:Oleh_Slobodeniuk • Cat: © Susan H

Samantha S. and David P. rename their Wi-Fi networks with animal rights messages like "DissectionKills" and "GoVegan," and Ken P. named his Venmo account "$EndSpeciesism." Samantha & David

supervisor said it wasn’t my concern, but animal abuse is everyone’s concern,” said

Neighbors of notorious

For her bat mitzvah, Summer S. chose PETA to receive her tzedakah (money to a righteous cause), explaining, “Animals should be treated with the same amount of respect as we are.” Summer

Lynn. She was rehired after a public outcry.

experimenter Elisabeth Murray learned that she terrorizes monkeys with fake snakes and spiders, thanks to Evelyn W.’s door hangers.

Jason B. and Steve K. show the way to kindness on Google Maps, by posting photos of animal rights landmarks

and messages. You can, too: In Google Maps, click on a location’s icon, choose “Add a Photo,” and upload your image. Steve’s photo has been seen 20,000 times! Jason & Steve

Martina B. bought vegan kibble for a friend’s dogs, which cleared up their skin Martina

Katie

YOU

When a restaurant server commented that her son loved animals and that they had chickens at home, Katie L. returned with A Chicken’s Life comic book (available at PETALiterature.com ) and a pack of vegan chicken for the family.

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problems and allergies. The dogs are now vegan!

Dress to grill : Get your apron at PETA.org/Store .

A PETA supporter tried to help a chained dog next door, but the dog’s owners refused his offers to make her life better. Just before he moved, the dog broke free and ran to his door, so he took her to his new home, where she enjoyed the rest of her life.

Eilene & Devante

Susan H. humanely trapped cats Susan san trying to survive behind a motel. She got them sterilized and placed and also adopted this handsome boy!

Instead of: "Bring home the bacon." Say:

After Eilene C. gave the manager of a Middle

Jen Let your tote do the talking - available at PETA.org/Store . Jen O. shares

Eastern restaurant some vegan meat

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crumbles, he added them to the menu. Devante J. took vegan cheese to a new pizza restaurant and helped the manager create a vegan stuffed-crust pizza.

Ingrid N. checks traps to make sure no one is inside. Once she found a live crab and released him into the sea, sparing him starvation and being boiled to death. Ingrid

"Bring home the bagels." animal– friendly idioms on social media and in the comments sections of national newspapers.

They didn’t say, “ Someone should do something.” They said, “ I’m going to do something!” And here’s how they’re changing the world for animals in ways big and small. How many of these actions will you take in 2022? Tell us how you are making a difference at PETAGlobal@peta.org.au , and your name may be in the next feature on fabulous “ordinary” activism.

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