PETA Global AU 2023 Issue 3

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Get the Feathers Out, H&M

For using cutting-edge computer-generated imagery rather than a real bear in the blockbuster film Cocaine Bear , PETA gave director Elizabeth Banks a “Beary Best” Award. PETA investigations reveal that animals used in movies and TV are deprived of a real life and are routinely whipped, shocked, starved, and abused in other ways to force them to perform. Be Part of It! Spot an animal used for film or television? Go to PETA.org/Report or call our whistleblower hotline at 323-210-2233. Thanks to Banks for Sparing Bears

PETA supporters flew to H&M’s flagship store in Tokyo to warn shoppers about down from ducks who suffer from gaping and bloody wounds, languish in dirty sheds, and are stabbed in the neck while conscious. PETA Asia’s investigation revealed that’s what birds endure on Vietnamese duck farms and in slaughterhouses that sell “responsible” down – including a producer that confirmed it supplied to H&M.

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Elizabeth Banks: © Sbukley/Dreamstime.com • Woman with toothbrush: © iStock.com/hundreddays

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TAIWAN

Mike Posner veg ad: © Photo – Ryan Schude | Photo Assistant – Joshua Culler | Art Director – Greg Garry | Special Effects Makeup – Monique Paredes and Eric Yoder

Be Part of It! Ducks are individuals who value their lives and love their families. Please ditch down, and tell H&M to do the same by visiting PETA.org/VietnamDown .

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In 2021, PETA submitted public records requests to find out who sits on the Animal Oversight Board Has No First Amendment Right to Anonymity

WIN!

PETA teamed up with singer-songwriter Mike Posner, who is using his clout – and sprouts – to promote the power of plants. “There’s a lot of different reasons to eat vegan, and they’re all good!” says the environmentally conscious, Grammy-nominated artist, who walked across the US and climbed Mount Everest before releasing the moving “I’m Not Dead Yet.” In addition to reducing their risk of heart disease and diabetes, each vegan saves nearly 200 animals a year. Mike Posner: Let Vegan Grow On You

University of Washington (UW) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) – the group that rubber-stamps experiments at UW’s notorious primate research center. UW IACUC members filed a lawsuit to block disclosure, PETA appealed, and in a historic victory, a circuit court agreed that IACUC members have no right under the US Constitution to keep their identities secret. Be Part of It! Visit PETA.org/WaNPRC to call for the immediate closure of the Washington National Primate Research Center.

WIN!

More than 52,000 PETA supporters spoke out when we reported that food and beverage companies in Taiwan fed sugar water and bacteria to rats and then killed them and dissected their mouths. Why? To make dental health claims about their products. All those e-mails convinced the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to end the experiments and require only safe and effective human tests. Reason to Smile! Animals Saved From Dental Tests

Playing on the nostalgia of childhood puppet shows, PETA UK’s new sing-along video reveals the horrors of using animals for clothing. Harry Potter actor and comedian Jessie Cave joins Sheepy, Goosey, Cowey, and Snakey, who sing in graphic detail about how their real-life counterparts are treated for clothing. Be Part of It! Tell everyone you know never to buy shoes, belts, bags, sweaters, or anything else made from animals. Clothe yourself in compassion with a message tee or bag from PETA.org/Store . PETA UK’s Singing Puppets: Animals Aren’t Fabric!

Be Part of It! Power up on animal-free foods. Visit PETA.org.au/VSK for your free vegan starter kit. And find out about Mike’s

inspiration for going vegan at PETA.org/Posner .

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WALMART PULLS ‘RAPE RACKS’

VICTORY!

After a push from PETA, Walmart stopped selling dog-breeding immobilizing stands. These “rape racks” restrain distressed female dogs so that they can’t flee or fight back when they’re mounted.

Be Part of It! Visit PETA.org.uk/Taiwan to urge Taiwanese food and beverage

Be Part of It! Mother dogs are treated as puppy-making machines in the cruel breeding industry. Always adopt animal companions – never buy them. Learn more at PETA.org/Adopt .

companies to end all animal tests.

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