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ISSUE 3 | WINTER 2019

ADVANCING THE ANIMAL RIGHTS REVOLUTION

12 PAGE Easy, Breezy Al Fresco Feast Put some panache in your picnic basket

14 Pamela Anderson PAGE Saving animals one lettuce bikini at a time

21 Cashmere Exposé How to dress without it PAGE

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PETA: Swapping out Guinea Pigs for Computer Chips “I feel like a guinea pig!”

Picnic: © iStock.com/nd3000 • Pamela Anderson: © Pamela Anderson by Robert Sebree • Goat: © iStock.com/ImPerfectLazybones • Guinea pig: © Charles Long/CharlesLongPhotography.com

With the support of members of the US Congress, PETA compelled the US military to reduce animal use by 95% and persuaded the US Coast Guard to halt horrific trauma training exercises in which animals were shot and mutilated. Thanks to PETA campaigns, NASA no longer straps monkeys into restraint devices for space studies, the National Institutes of Health no longer terrorizes baby monkeys in maternal deprivation experiments, and the US government has stopped funding experiments on chimpanzees. PETA and its affiliates are knocking out animal experiments fast and furiously. Doing so is a monumental task, but science and ethics are on the side of animals. Please spread the word: Animal studies fail to lead to treatments for humans more than 90% of the time, and an astounding 95% of new drugs that test safe and effective in animals fail in human trials. The bottom line is that all animals, no matter how seemingly useful to us or different from us, have a right not to be treated “like a guinea pig.” J

It's not just a figure of speech for actual guinea pigs and other animals confined to barren metal cages in laboratories – and put through painful and terrifying experiments in which they’re mutilated, infected with pathogens, and exposed to toxins. PETA has already knocked out scores of animal experiments and is hell-bent on stopping them all sooner or later. It has conducted more than 20 groundbreaking eyewitness laboratory investigations and is the only organization that has shut down entire testing facilities – getting the animals seized and placed in loving homes. Scientists with the PETA International Science Consortium are working day and night to replace animal tests with cell-based methods in areas like antitoxin production, eye irritation testing, and inhalation toxicity testing, and they’re helping to end cosmetics tests on animals all over the world. The Dutch government is planning to stop all tests on animals by 2025 and has asked PETA’s experts to help guide the way.

No one is working harder than PETA and its international affiliates to shut down cruel experiments. Read on for some exciting examples.

USA Rat Torturer Gets Wake-Up

British Footballer Gets a Kick out of Eating Vegan Since going vegan about a year ago, Manchester United center back Chris Smalling has become a defender off the field, too. The star of a dynamic new PETA UK ad, he realized how cruel animal agriculture “is to animals, how unnecessary it is to us, and how damaging it is to the environment,” facts he says are impossible to ignore “once your eyes are open to what is going on.” Curious to know how PETA UK captured that impressive action shot? Visit PETA.org.uk/Smalling for a peek behind the scenes.

A MESSAGE FROM Ingrid Newkirk PETA’s President W hen I ran the District of Columbia animal shelter, my dog, Ms. Bea, came to work with me every day. She was a shepherd mix who acted a little like the imposing grand dame in the old Marx Brothers movies. She “worked” long hours and loved every second of it. She ate what we ate – Indian takeout was her favorite – and she rode in the van to the most troubled neighborhoods (once sleeping right through an attempted mugging).

Call From Edie Falco

PETA called, and Edie Falco answered: The award-winning actor recorded a phone message on the organization’s behalf that went to thousands of University of Delaware (UD) staffers. She urged them to help end vivisector Tania Roth’s cruel “child abuse” experiments, in which rats are forced to swim for their lives in beakers of water, electro-shocked, stuffed into tubes, and blasted with strobe lights.

Fox: © Erica Ruch Photography • Goose: © iStock.com/578foot • Edie Falco:© Starmaxinc.com

Take Action Now Tell UD to end Tania Roth’s cruel rat experiments – visit PETA.org/UD .

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Chris Smalling: © Tony Craig • Pig: © iStock.com/FooTToo • Chicken: © iStock.com/DebbiSmirnoff • Cow: © iStock.com/legna69 • Stadium: © iStock.com/efks • Dog: © iStock.com/DanBrandenburg • Joe Exotic: © Santa Rosa County Jail • Whale: © iStock.com/Atlantagreg • Cat: © iStock.com/Lightspruch

Wildlife Pimp Joe Exotic Jailed! Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Joe Exotic” – a sleazy character who ran a tiger-breeding mill and roadside zoo that PETA has been tenaciously pursuing for years – is now in jail and will likely be staying there for a long time. He was found guilty of two counts of murder-for-hire (for attempting to have an animal protectionist killed) and 17 US federal wildlife charges, including killing five endangered tigers for convenience’ sake. Before his conviction, PETA succeeded in getting 39 tigers, three bears, two baboons, and two chimpanzees out of his hands and into reputable sanctuaries like The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, where they are now thriving.

Ms. Bea was 17 years old when she died. She had lived a full life and brought much joy to the world. She is my litmus test when it comes to conduct toward animals. She had individuality, life, and love inside her. No one could ever persuade me that it would have been OK to burn her, shock her, or sink electrodes into her head. If “might does not make right,” as we teach our children, then we cannot possibly justify exploiting other living beings in pursuit of our own gain. We cannot suddenly suspend our belief in such a fundamental tenet simply because we find it difficult to relate to the victims or because we feel superior to them.

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When the executive director of a Louisiana animal shelter found out that live dogs from her facility were being sent to Louisiana State University (LSU) for use in deadly veterinary school anatomy exercises, she refused to allow the practice to continue and was subsequently terminated. So she contacted the group that she was sure would do something about it: PETA. Knowing that such a shady arrangement violates the federal Animal Welfare Act, PETA submitted a complaint to the US Department of Agriculture, which launched an investigation. The shelter immediately suspended the practice. LSU is also in hot water and under pressure for hiring notorious bird experimenter Christine Lattin. Take Action Now Visit PETA.org/LSU to urge the university to stop using dogs in deadly training exercises and to end Lattin’s

“Fan art” of Ms. Bea

More formerly exhausted and dispirited bullocks are now living the good life, thanks to PETA India’s Delhi Mechanisation Project – which gets overworked bullocks, donkeys, ponies, and horses off hideously congested streets by replacing them with battery operated e-rickshaws. Families credit the vehicles with improving their livelihoods. SAVED! BULLOCKS OUT, E-RICKSHAWS IN

Because might does not make right, we have condemned experimenters for using poor Irish women to practice gynecological surgeries, for giving LSD to enlisted men without their knowledge, for secretly exposing Asian women to chemical warfare agents, and for feeding disabled schoolboys cereal laced with radioactive isotopes. But if might truly doesn’t make right, that principle must also include our fellow animals. The only obstacle standing between an end to cruel animal experiments and the beginning of humane research is the continued acceptance of the unacceptable. PETA’s job is to say, “You have no right to experiment on anyone without consent. An animal is someone, not something.” Please join PETA in helping to ensure that every animal is treated with respect, just like Ms. Bea.

Victory! Russia Agrees to Free Captive Orcas andWhales An outcry from animal rights supporters around the world – including PETA honorary director Pamela Anderson, Jean Michel Cousteau, and Dr. Jane Goodall – paid off: Russia signed an agreement with international scientists to release back into the sea the 10 orcas and more than 80 beluga whales it captured last year. It had been holding them in severely crowded enclosures, seemingly in preparation to send them to marine parks in China. Please urge SeaWorld to follow suit – visit PETA.org/SeaWorld . GLOBAL

From the slopes to the streets, fashion just got more animal-friendly: At PETA France’s urging, winter sports ‘Non’ to Fur and Feathers clothing giant Rossignol will stop selling fur, and French fashion house Zadig & Voltaire went fur-free. In addition, after some “PETA persuasion,” Spanish retailer Ecoalf is dropping down feathers from all its designs by 2020 and has also debuted a line of “PETA-Approved Vegan” environmentally friendly jackets! French Retail Giants Say

cruel bird experiments.

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After talks with PETA Netherlands, Amsterdam Fashion Week has agreed to go 100% fur-free. The anti-fur movement is strong in the Netherlands, once the world’s fourth largest fur producer. The country passed a ban on mink farming that takes effect in 2024, and Amsterdam refuses to subsidize the fur industry. Helsinki, Melbourne, Oslo, and Perth fashion weeks have also banned fur, and the last one in London was fur-free as well. VICTORY! AMSTERDAM FASHIONWEEK GOES FUR-FREE

Victory! Cats Saved From Cruel Medical Training For approximately 20 years, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center used hundreds of live cats in cruel pediatric intubation training, during which bronchoscope cables were forced down their throats and into their lungs – putting them in danger of respiratory distress, collapsed lungs, and cardiac arrest. A cat named Biscuit died after suffering from a reaction to the anesthetics. Less than three weeks after PETA contacted the hospital, it stopped using animals for this procedure, joining the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, and other organizations that use superior human simulators in medical training of this kind.

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PETA’S EJIAO CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR

PETA is upping the pressure on retailers that still sell wool, including Forever 21. Former Forever 21 pitchwoman Sofia Sisniega, star of Club de Cuervos and La Casa de las Flores , drew a crowd when she unveiled her riveting new PETA ad outside one of the retail giant’s stores in Mexico City. Workers kick, punch, and beat sheep during shearing, leaving sick and injured animals to die without care. WOOL BELONGS ON EWE, NOT YOU

Donkey: © iStock.com/Gooddenka • Cow: © iStock.com/FooTToo • Elephants: © iStock.com/Nilesh Shah

Sofia Sisniega: Photo: © Robert Sebree • Hair: Sean James • Makeup: Justin Mayfield • Painted man: © iStock.com/triloks

Following a PETA Asia investigation revealing that donkeys in China are hit in the head with a sledgehammer and their throats are cut so that their skin can be made into a traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao , a new PETA Asia exposé has found horrific abuse inside Kenya’s donkey slaughter industry, which exists only to supply ejiao. Frightened donkeys were trucked long distances to slaughter without being given any food or water. Some were gravely injured or dead on arrival. Workers were caught on film violently beating them. Thanks to PETA pressure, numerous companies – including, Jet.com, eBay, VitaminLife, and HerbalShop – stopped selling ejiao. PETA Campus Mobilization representatives are reaching out to Chinese students on US campuses about this cruelty and urging them to spread the word at home.

Hey, Levi’s: Take the ‘Blue’ out of Your Blue Jeans Levi’s claims that it’s committed to sustainable, progressive practices – so why, in this day and age, does it still sew cruelly produced, environmentally destructive leather labels onto its jeans? PETA has purchased just enough shares in the company to submit shareholder resolutions and speak at its annual meetings to persuade the retailer to stop “waisting” cows’ lives and replace the leather with a vegan alternative.

From college campuses to concert venues, PETA and its international affiliates are getting to people’s hearts through their stomachs by giving away samples of vegan cheese and other vegan foods. For example, PETA has distributed vegan cheese to over 20,000 young people attending the High School Nation music festival. And PETA India teamed up with Pinkathon, India’s largest marathon for women, to distribute free literature and samples of plant-derived milk and meat to participants, in addition to ensuring that the race served only vegan food. PETA’s grassroots activism has helped persuade numerous restaurant chains to add vegan burgers and other items to their menus, including Del Taco, Burger King, Qdoba, Blade Pizza, Live Nation, Panda Express, and Starbucks. In addition, Morningstar Farms is making all its faux meats vegan, which will eliminate over 300 million egg whites annually! Weaning theWorld off Dairy

Take Action Now Visit PETA.org.au/KenyaDonkeys to ask the Australian government to prohibit live donkeys from being sent to China for slaughter.

Take Action Now Visit PETA.org/Forever21 to urge the retailer to protect sheep and ban wool, and please show PETA’s video to everyone you know.

Take Action Now Tell Levi’s to use vegan leather by visiting PETA.org/Levi’s .

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Historic! Racing Abuse Stopped in Its Tracks When nearly 30 horses died at California’s Santa Anita Park in six months, PETA raised the hue and cry, conducting a noisy protest at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and working with the track’s owners to enact new rules to protect horses. Even California governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Dianne Feinstein got involved, calling on the track to suspend racing. As a result of PETA pressure, the DA launched an investigation and the track closed temporarily before enacting sweeping reforms, including banning all whipping and the use of more than a dozen drugs, increasing veterinary inspections, phasing out a controversial and debilitating diuretic administered to nearly every horse, and more. These historic changes make California’s horseracing rules the most progressive in the U.S., but PETA remains determined to end all horseracing cruelty worldwide.

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Tim Burton Gives Dumbo aHappy Ending

SUCCESS! SUPREME COURT STOPS BULL TORTURE For nearly 500 years, during the Toro de la Vega festival in Tordesillas, Spain, young bulls were tortured with darts and spears, their tails were cut off, and then they were stabbed to death. But no more. Following pressure from animal protection groups, including PETA UK, Spain’s Supreme Court upheld a decision by the regional government outlawing the cruel spectacle. This victory is part of a wider push: To date, over 100 Spanish towns have banned bullfighting, and a recent poll showed that more than 80% of Spaniards oppose it.

Elephants don’t belong in circuses, and Disney’s classic Dumbo says so. When Tim Burton signed on to direct the live-action version of the film, PETA asked him to make it elephant-friendly by using only computer-generated elephants and letting Dumbo fly free. He did both. “I truly never liked the circus. … You’ve got animals being tortured,” he said. “It’s like a horror show. What’s to like?” PETA presented him with a Compassion in Film Award for giving Dumbo the “happily ever after” that all captive animals deserve.

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I n his groundbreaking novel that became the basis for the filmThe Secret of NIMH, Robert C. O’Brien wrote about secret experiments on animals at the National Institute ofMental Health. Now, PETA has obtained never-before-seen footage from inside those very laboratories. In these “off-limits” facilities, rats andmice are tormented and badly hurt, mentally and physically, in experiments designed to induce and crudely “measure” extreme panic, terror, trauma, and despair. 1. The Foot Shock Test: The footage shows rats and mice locked in a chamber with an electrified grid floor. Experimenters deliver shocks to their feet at unpredictable intervals, leaving them anxious, depressed, and overcome by a sense of helplessness. They jump and scramble around the chamber, often colliding with walls. Some of them freeze in place, terrified to move a muscle after receiving a shock, not knowing where the next one will come from. 2. The Tail Suspension Test: Animals’ full bodyweight is dangled by only their sensitive tail. Deeply distressed, they labor to right themselves but can’t, so they drop down for a moment then try again – and again. The experimenters time how long the frantic animals struggle. 3. Social Defeat Experiments: Animals are forced into stressful situations from which there is no escape – for example, a submissive male may be placed in the cage of an aggressive and dominant one. In addition to inducing Here are four of the horrors revealed by the footage.

The Real Secret of Rubbish ‘Research’ Exploits Rats andMice NIMH

“These crude, cruel tests don’t improve human health in the slightest. There’s no excuse for their use, and they should

anxiety and depression, the trauma can devastate an animal’s immune function, cardiac and circadian rhythms, and metabolism. 4. The Forced Swim Test: Mice who have been dosed with an experimental substance are dropped into water-filled, escape-proof beakers and observed as they paddle frantically, trying not to drown. They try to climb up the sheer sides and dive underwater, desperately seeking some way out, and they keep swimming for as long as they can – until finally, they give up and float. They are so frightened that they often defecate or cry out. Long used by drugmakers to “test” antidepressants and other drugs, these procedures are notoriously unreliable – less predictive of a drug’s efficacy in humans than a coin toss – and AbbVie, DSM Nutritional Products, and Johnson & Johnson agreed to halt their use of them after discussions with PETA. “Cruel experimentation is not a boon to science. It’s an impediment – a giant, expensive roadblock to real treatments and cures – and it needs to end now,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. Taxpayer funds must be redirected into effective and relevant epidemiological, clinical, and in vitro studies.

be banned outright.” – PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo

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Take Action Now Please watch PETA’s video, share it with others, and urge NIMH to stop financing

these cruel experiments – visit PETA.org/NIMH . Ask Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly and Company, and Pfizer to follow Johnson & Johnson’s example and ban the cruel forced swim test at PETA.org/ForcedSwim .

“As a practicing physician, I am baffled by the resistance to compassion and the reluctance to modernize medicine that I see so commonly.” – Dr. Neal Barnard

Ratsky was saved by a student.

She and the other rats in the college psychology course had been denied water for days and put in a cage that delivered only a few drops when they pressed a bar. At the end of this “learning” experiment, they were to be killed by being put in a trash can and doused with chloroform. But Ratsky escaped that fate when then-student Neal Barnard, the doctor who went on to found the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, took the little white rat home. After a few cautious days, she ventured out of her cage and was soon perched on his chest, waiting to be petted. If she didn’t get enough attention, she would playfully nip his nose and scamper away, inviting him, much like the dogs we know and love, to “come and get me!”

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PETA IS COMING FOR CANADA GOOSE “I’mwriting to urge Canada Goose

Sarah Jeffery: Photo: © Elisabeth Caren • Makeup and special effects:Alisa Chompupong • Hair: Christopher Marrero

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Breakthrough! China Adopts PETA-Supported Cosmetics Tests

Torn paper: © iStock.com/yasinguneysu • Bunny: © iStock.com/MediaProduction

Thousands of rabbits, mice, and other sensitive animals will no longer endure the agony of tests in which toxic substances are dripped into their eyes or rubbed onto their raw skin, thanks to the Chinese government’s acceptance of two important testing methods that don’t harm animals. This significant progress came about as a result of pressure from PETA and the groundbreaking work of the Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), which PETA provided with funding to introduce Chinese government officials to modern, non-animal cosmetics testing methods and train Chinese scientists in them. Avon, Estée Lauder, Mary Kay Caught Red-Handed PETA started targeting animal testing in China after uncovering the fact that supposedly cruelty-free companies – including Avon, Estée Lauder, and Mary Kay – were paying the Chinese government to test their products on animals. At that time, animal tests were required for any cosmetics sold in China.

to act more like its namesake (e.g., smart, brave, and willing to fly off in a new direction) by making the bold ethical choice to remove coyote fur and down feathers from its parkas.” – Morrissey, in a letter sent on PETA’s behalf to Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss

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The perfect combo: a fur- and feather-free NOIZE parka and an anti-Canada Goose tee. Find them at PETA.org/Shop .

The PETA-funded IIVS scientists got cracking, training Chinese scientists on the use of superior, non-animal tests.

J ust because it’s summer doesn’t mean that PETA is taking a break from telling the world to give Canada Goose the cold shoulder. Here’s why. The fur trim on Canada Goose coats is taken from coyotes caught in steel traps that slam down on their legs, often cutting through their skin and even breaking their bones. When the trappers return, they shoot, stomp, or bludgeon the terrified animals to death. Mothers with young pups have tried to bite off their own feet in order to escape back to their dens to feed their starving youngsters, only to die later of gangrene or blood loss. As for the down filler, PETA eyewitnesses at a former Canada Goose supplier in Manitoba filmed workers rounding up geese for slaughter by herding them into pens, where they panicked and trampled each other in a frantic effort to escape. Observers saw one goose die and get tossed over a fence, and they videotaped workers stepping on geese and carrying them by their fragile necks. The gentle birds were jammed into cages so small that they couldn’t even hold their heads up – and were left there without food or water for up to 24 hours before being slaughtered. Billboards, Protests, and … Discounts PETA has erected impossible-to-ignore ads from New York City to Chicago, as well as holding protests

outside Canada Goose stores all over the US, Canada, and Europe – and in front of CEO Dani Reiss’ home! The group teamed up with Canadian Charmed actor Sarah Jeffery to plaster bike racks outside Vancouver’s busy transit stations with ads, and online PETA constantly reminds millions of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram followers to shun the cruel brand and let everyone know why. Among the many popular brands selling warm, stylish coats that no animal had to suffer and die for – such as Hoodlamb, Save the Duck, and Wuxly Movement – is high-tech parka maker NOIZE, the thousandth company to display the “PETA-approved Vegan” logo. NOIZE feels so strongly about wearing cruelty-free clothing that it offers a special discount to shoppers who swear off Canada Goose. (Use the coupon code MakeNOIZEwithPETA at PETAMall.com .)

One Giant Leap for Rabbits and Other Animals The Chinese government’s first move was to waive the requirement to test cosmetics on animals for some products if they were manufactured within the country. However, animal tests are still required for all imported and special-use cosmetics, regardless of where they’re manufactured.

Now, the Chinese government has added two more procedures – the direct peptide reaction assay for skin sensitization and the short time exposure assay for eye irritation – to its list of accepted non-animal tests. This development allows companies to sell their products in China without ever harming animals. Take Action Now Spare rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, and other sensitive beings a lifetime of suffering – buy only from companies that don’t test on animals. You’ll find more than 3,800 cruelty-free brands in PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies database at PETA.org/Bunnies .

Take Action Now If you spot someone wearing a Canada Goose parka, explain the cruelty involved

and ask the person to remove the detachable fur trimmed hood. Take a photo of your interaction and post it on social media with #FurChallenge . Tag PETA and several friends, and ask them to take the challenge as well. And please, show PETA’s eyewitness video at PETA.org.au/CanadaGoose to everyone you know!

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Q & A

Jerome Flynn Real-Life Animal Rights Warrior Game of Thrones Star

“For me, lions are like the true royal family of the animal kingdom, humans included. How sickly ironic that we are now farming, enslaving, and slaughtering them.”

Torn paper: © iStock.com/yasinguneysu • Lion: © iStock.com/GlobalP

Jerome Flynn is about as similar to his mercenary Game of Thrones character, Bronn, as a dragonfly is to a dragon, but he’s definitely a real-life swashbuckler for animals. He has starred in PETA videos urging fans not to support the exploitation of farmed animals or to buy direwolf-like huskies. A vegetarian (now vegan) for nearly 40 years, he reflects here on the far-reaching effects of a compassionate lifestyle. Jerome Flynn: For me, lions are like the true royal family of the animal kingdom, humans included. How sickly ironic that we are now farming, enslaving, and slaughtering them, for petting, hunting trophies, and aphrodisiac potions. The King of the Jungle has become a resource for us: There are more farmed lions in Africa than wild. But I sense we are beginning to see that the so-called profit at the heart of our cruel and ruthless exploitation of all living things is, in truth, just a tragic loss for us all. PETA UK: What turned you vegan? Jerome Flynn: I had a crush on someone at college who happened to be a vegan. She kinda growled at me if I sat next to her with a sausage. I started to ask questions, and she brought in educational leaflets – some I think were from PETA – and that was all I needed. PETA UK: If an animal were to win the Game of Thrones, who would it be?

orphaned: fox cubs, kestrels, a stoat, or a donkey. Cats, too. We lived in the beautiful Kentish countryside and took in fox cubs whose parents had been killed by farmers. We once took in four fox cubs from one family and, after a year or so, slowly introduced them back to the wild. At first, they would disappear for days and then turn up for some food. To this day, when I visit my mum, I walk those woods and fields and sometimes glimpse or smell a fox and consider the likelihood of them being great-grandchildren of our beloved clan. My animal friends were not only a source of delight and playful companionship, they taught me about love and letting go and they helped me understand my connection to and place in nature. After way too long living in London, I’ve returned to the country and live with two cats I found as tiny kittens abandoned in an Irish graveyard. Their companionship and presence is as precious and valuable to me now as it was when I was a kid. And I am lucky enough to have wild creature companions on my coastal doorstep: sea birds, peregrines and buzzards, the occasional porpoise or dolphin, and seals. Encounters with wild animals are precious gifts. PETA UK: There are other vegans in the Game of Thrones cast, including Nathalie Emmanuel and Peter Dinklage. What was the vegan food like on set? Jerome Flynn: Nathalie and I have spoken quite a bit about being vegan and swapped notes on favourite restaurants. The food on set started off pretty dodgy

for everyone but definitely improved as the show went on. Plant milk is now pretty much accepted as cool to have around, which is something that’s definitely changed since GoT started 10 years ago. PETA UK: Why do you think we don’t yet live in a vegan world? Jerome Flynn: The corrupt and dysfunctional system our leaders are embroiled in means that very few with authority will call out our fishing and farming industries as the main culprits for pollution and climate change – in fact, they are still subsidising them. We surely have to be encouraging and subsidising locally owned, organic, cruelty-free, plant-based farming – the science is overwhelming. JeromeFlynn: I like “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Also, “I love you. Please forgive me. I’m sorry. Thank you,” is a powerful, ancient Hawaiian healing tool called “Ho’oponopono” that can be used for any situation of inner and outer conflict, anything that feels like it needs fixing or healing. It’s based on taking responsibility for everything that we have drawn into our lives, from a domestic squabble to animal cruelty. It’s great to do at night if you’re troubled or just can’t sleep. PETA UK: Do you have a favourite saying or something that motivates you?

Hoof it on over to PETA.org/Store to buy Jerome’s divine bovine T-shirt.

Take Action Now Visit PETA.org/JeromeFlynn to watch and share Jerome’s videos on saving animals.

PETA UK: You grew up with animals, didn’t you? Jerome Flynn: My mum rescued the injured and

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GOT COMPASSION

Kirin, Sapporo, Other Beer Giants Halt Animal Tests

By Shalin Gala and Dr. Frances Cheng, PETA Laboratory Investigations Department Chickens Are ‘Flock Stars,’ Not Food

Chicken: © iStock.com/TomasSereda • Meteor: © iStock.com/a-r-t-i-s-t

The Perfect Vegan Picnic

What’s so great about chickens? Um… only everything.

the Arctic, and points beyond, as plucky Monique paddleboarded and windsurfed her way into people’s hearts. • Sammi loves to go everywhere with her guardian, Dave – whether it’s shopping, to the beach, or on weekend road trips to see the sights. “I will talk to her, and she’ll talk right back to me,” Dave says. • Everymorning, Bennie, a rescued rooster, waits by the door to join his young guardian on the ride to school. They’ve even been seen sharing a banana on the way. • Frog, another companion rooster, runs out to greet his favorite human, Savannah, when she gets home from school. Her mom always knows when the bus is coming because he crows to announce its arrival.

2. Vegetable Pan Bagnat Makes 6 servings

1. One-Pot Sicilian Couscous Makes 4 servings

• Use a serrated knife to cut the bread in half lengthwise. Remove some of the soft bread inside to make room for the filling. • Spread half of the white bean mixture over both halves of the bread. Remove half of the mushrooms from the marinade and layer on the bottom half of the loaf, followed by half of the roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, spinach, tomato, and olives. Repeat the layers, starting with the white bean mixture, then drizzle with the remaining marinade and season with additional salt and pepper. Replace the top half of the loaf and wrap the entire sandwich tightly in plastic. Place on a large plate with a heavy plate, pan, or book on top. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 12 hours. When ready to serve, unwrap and cut with a serrated knife into 6 wedges. 3. Easy As Chocolate Pie Makes 8 servings YOU’LL NEED 350 g vegan dark chocolate chips 60 ml non-dairy milk 1 Tbsp. coconut oil 70 g chopped nuts, optional 50 g sweetened dried cranberries, cherries, or blueberries, optional 1 vegan pastry case Chocolate curls or chopped nuts, for garnish METHOD • In a saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, nondairy milk, and coconut oil. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat until the chocolate and coconut oil are melted. Stir in the nuts and dried fruit, if using. • Pour into the vegan pastry case then refrigerate for at least 3 hours to firm up before serving. Garnish with the chocolate curls or chopped nuts.

They’re inquisitive and intelligent, and they also form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another, dream, and have unique personalities, just like humans. Take Margaret, for example. She lives at a sanctuary in Ohio with some other PETA rescues: Seamus the rooster, clever Constance, and sweet Molly Malone. Her guardian describes her as a “pure firecracker” with a “big, big personality” whose sassy attitude has earned her the affectionate sobriquet “Land Shark.” Margaret, whose pastimes include sunbathing, snacking on peanut butter sandwiches, and keeping the rest of the flock in check, is always first in line for treats. She loves having her chest and neck scratched – and coos and clucks softly in response. While some of the other hens are camera-shy, Margaret always moves in for her close-up and stares straight into the lens when her guardian says, “Smile!” A Star Is Hatched Every chicken is a star, but some are also internet celebrities: • Monique sailed around the world with her human companion, Guirec. They started out in the Canary Islands then headed for the Caribbean,

Picnic: © iStock.com/nd3000 • Vegan Without Borders : © Sara Remington • Sicilian couscous: © Alison Bickel • Pan bagnat: © Zsu Dever • Easy as chocolate pie: © Annie Oliverio

YOU’LL NEED 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 large Portobello mushroom caps, with gills scraped out and thinly sliced

YOU’LL NEED 1 Tbsp. olive oil or 50 ml water

1 onion, finely chopped 1 carrot, thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 plum tomatoes, chopped, or 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 tsp. dried basil 1 /2 tsp. ground saffron or turmeric

Salt and pepper, to taste 2 Tbsp. sherry vinegar 1 Tbsp. soy sauce or tamari 1 /2 tsp. Dijon mustard

90 g cooked white beans 3 cloves garlic, crushed 70 g tahini 2 Tbsp. minced reconstituted or oil-packed sundried tomatoes 3 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 Tbsp. water 1 large loaf crusty bread 2 red bell peppers, roasted and cut into strips 1 tin marinated artichoke hearts, drained and sliced 30 g packed baby spinach or kale leaves METHOD • Warm 1 tablespoonful of the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add half the mushroom slices and sear on both sides. Season with the salt and pepper. Transfer to a shallow dish then repeat with the remaining olive oil and mushrooms. • In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, and mustard. Pour the mixture over the mushrooms, turning to coat. Set aside. • In a food processor, combine the white beans and garlic and blend to a paste. Add the tahini, sun dried tomatoes, lemon juice, and water, along with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Process until smooth. Set aside. 1 large tomato, thinly sliced 60 g chopped Kalamata olives

1 /4 tsp. paprika 1 /2 tin chickpeas 210 g uncooked Israeli (pearl) couscous

Delicious food, good company, and a sunny spot in the great outdoors are essential ingredients for a pleasant summertime picnic. We’ve got the food part covered with the recipes below, which have been adapted from vegan chef and longtime PETA friend Robin Robertson. Hearty sandwiches and one-pot meals that only get better the longer the flavors mingle are simple to make and perfectly portable. And no picnic would be complete without a decadent – but easy-as-pie – dessert! Find more recipes at RobinRobertson.com .

Chickens are inquisitive, intelligent animals who form friendships and social hierarchies.

500 ml vegetable broth 1 /4 tsp. red pepper flakes Salt, to taste 1 tin marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped 90 g Kalamata olives, halved and pitted 2 Tbsp. lemon juice Pepper, to taste 2 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley or basil METHOD • Warm the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the tomatoes, dried basil, saffron, paprika, chickpeas, couscous, broth, and red pepper flakes. Season with the salt. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. • Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes longer, or until all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the artichoke hearts, olives, and lemon juice. Just before serving, season with the pepper and sprinkle with the parsley.

For billions of other chickens, though, life with a loving guardian is only a pipe dream. Chickens raised for meat are crowded into fetid sheds and fed growth-promoting drugs. In the egg industry, they’re confined to battery cages that rub their feathers off and cripple their feet. Chickens can live more than a decade, but in the meat industry, they’re slaughtered before they’re even 2 months old.

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Take Action Now Be a superstar to your feathered friends by choosing vegan chicken and egg

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products. Visit PETA.org.uk/Living (UK readers) or PETA.org.au/Food (Australian readers) for recipes, cooking tips, and product suggestions.

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P E T A ’ S W E A P O N O F M A S S D I S T R A C T I O N

A s a little girl, she sent PETA quarters. Today, she’s a powerhouse for animal rights and PETA’s honorary director. She’s also one of the most recognizable people in the world. And wherever her work takes her, from the Vienna Opera House (where she protested fur) to Vladivostok (where she helped persuade Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, to free captive orcas), Pamela Anderson asks PETA what she can do there to advocate for animals. The Animals’ Lifeguard When asked to host a large international music festival in Finland, Pamela made sure that as she landed, her letter to the country’s president was released to the media, calling on him to stop 5 million foxes a year from being killed on Finnish fur farms. When Comedy Central asked if it could “roast” her, she agreed to an evening of jokes at her own expense on one condition: The station had to donate to PETA and air its ads during the special. It did. When she left the Big Brother house in Australia, knowing that reporters were following, she raced to KFC to hold a demonstration. “I’m known for posing for PETA, but I’m really energized by public speaking,” she remembers. “Everyone should learn how to use their voice for animals.” She launched her Alfred Hitchcock–inspired vegan ad on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss the negative environmental consequences of the meat and dairy industries. And when she appeared on The View, she called out Colgate-Palmolive for its experiments on animals. The CEO’s wife saw the segment and talked to her husband about it, and a week later, he was flying to PETA’s headquarters to discuss ending animal tests by his company. Now, Colgate is cruelty-free. Pamela has always been keenly aware of reporters’ preoccupation with everything she does and the platform that gives her. She said as much when she first reached out to PETA in 1997, not through a publicist or manager but in a sweet letter handwritten on lilac stationery.

Dear PETA, I’m in a TV show called “Baywatch” and the press is obsessed with my personal life. I’d really like to divert some of the attention to things more important than my boobs or my boyfriends. Can we join forces? I’ve been an animal lover and a PETA member since I was a kid, sending in rolled up quarters, and I’ve always wanted to get more involved. Please use me. Love, Pamela Anderson

Pamela and her famed vegetarian figure soon were gracing PETA’s first-ever Times Square billboard, urging New Yorkers to “Give Fur the Cold Shoulder.” She unveiled it on the Late ShowWith David Letterman and parlayed her Baywatch fame into a veritable media junket, flying all over the country to promote PETA’s ad, even though she was six months pregnant at the time. We knew then that the soft-spoken Canadian with the lilac stationery was a force to be reckoned with. For more than two decades, animals have been able to count on Pamela to help evacuate them during natural disasters, spend “an incredibly meaningful Thanksgiving” serving vegan meals to homeless people, or turn down modeling offers from companies that aren’t cruelty-free. One of the most recent notches in her belt: Prada committed to no longer using fur in its collections after Pamela wrote to the design house on PETA’s behalf. Since childhood, she’s never stopped offering to do more. Take Action Now Like Pamela, seize every opportunity to help animals, from distributing leaflets and writing letters to cruel companies to organizing protests. Join PETA’s Action Team at PETA.org.au/Action .

Pam rocked the world’s first lettuce bikini as PETA’s original “Lettuce Lady.” Since then, numerous Lettuce Ladies have followed in her footsteps, traveling the globe to promote compassionate vegan eating.

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Pamela in retro PETA tee: © Mike Stotts, Las Vegas • Pamela at gala: © Courtesy of Todd Williamson/Getty Images • Pamela SeaWorld ad: © Robert Sebree • Pamela shower ad: © Pamela Anderson by David LaChapelle • Pamela fur ad: Photo: © William Hawkes • Hair: Christophe • Makeup:Ashley Shandera • Pamela lettuce lady ad: © Pamela Anderson by Richard McLaren

Since the media are constantly commenting on Pamela’s body, she gave them something to talk about. “This ad was banned in Montréal as ‘sexist,’” she recalls. “I hate when people confuse ‘sexy’ with ‘sexist. ’ We should use our own bodies however we like.”

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BlackWidow Spider Venom Injected Into Horses – PETA Scientists Are Working to Stop It A bite from a black widow spider can cause difficulty breathing, vomiting, tremors, abdominal pain, and a long list of other painful complications. What most people don’t realize is that the treatment for these bites is derived from

Busted! PETA Exposes Illegal Experiments on Crows

E xperimenters at Colorado State University (CSU), led by Gregory Ebel, have been using millions of US tax dollars to capture healthy wild crows, robins, and sparrows; infect themwith the deadlyWest Nile virus, which makes them feel wretched as it attacks their organs; and then kill them. Not only are these experiments unethical, they’re also bad science – and now, PETA has revealed that they’re illegal as well. In response to a PETA complaint, the National Institutes of Health – which has given Ebel more than US$4.2 million since 2007 – confirmed that he did indeed capture and experiment on dozens of wild crows illegally. The university was further forced to admit that he failed to apply for a state permit, as required by Colorado law, before trapping crows in 2018.

(Scientists already know that West Nile virus can be controlled by eliminating mosquito breeding sites.) And it’s not to develop a vaccine or treatment for the virus. Instead, these are just curiosity-driven experiments, aimed at understanding the behavior of the virus in different host species purely as a matter of academic interest. Crows are extremely intelligent and profoundly social beings. They can use tools and solve complex problems. They also mate for life and form deep familial bonds, and related groups of crows often “check in” with each other throughout the day. These birds and the others who were caught, tormented, and killed by CSU experimenters value their freedom, families, and lives – just as we do.

Coming to Their Rescue Together with the Center for Contemporary Equine Studies, the PETA International Science Consortium is funding a project that will use human cells instead of horses’ blood as a source of antivenom. The research is being carried out by the Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics at the Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany, which specializes in human antibodies, and by the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, a laboratory in Mexico that specializes in spider venom.

the Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics to create human antibodies that can replace the use of horses’ blood in the treatment of diphtheria. Lab-Produced Antitoxins Are a Win-Win Proposition In addition to being humane, creating antibodies from human cells instead of horses’ blood is safer and more efficient. Take Action Now Visit PETA.org.au/Antitoxin to watch PETA’s video, urge the Indian government to revoke the licenses of abusive horse-serum facilities, and help fund animal-free alternatives. “Their dedication to rigorous science and quality work has earned the Science Consortium a well-deserved reputation as an organization at the forefront of changing the way toxicology testing is done: significantly reducing animal testing while improving human health relevance.” – Dr. Warren Casey, Executive Director, Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of AlternativeMethods

horse blood, which can itself transmit viral and bacterial illnesses to humans and cause severe or even fatal allergic reactions. All over the world, horses are being exploited as living factories, injected with venom so that their blood will produce antibodies that can be extracted and used to treat spider bites. Imagine what they endure as the venom courses through their veins, making them sick. And it takes a strong stomach to watch PETA India’s video of the horrific conditions in which they’re factory-farmed for their blood. Hell for Horses On filthy farms in India, thousands of horses, mules, and donkeys are kept in appalling conditions for the sole purpose of producing antibodies, which are isolated from their blood after they’re injected with toxins, venoms, and other harmful substances over and over again. Painful needles – larger than those recommended in government guidelines – are often used for convenience’ sake, because they can withdraw blood quickly. The horses are physically restrained, and up to 15% of their total blood volume is drawn all at one time from a vein in the neck – as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters). They’re subjected to this frightening and painful ordeal as frequently as every other week. A PETA India exposé of these facilities revealed that many horses were suffering from anemia, diseased hooves, eye abnormalities, infections, parasites, and malnutrition – without receiving any veterinary care. Fearful and anxious when approached, many struggled to get away but were tied up too tightly to escape.

Take Action Now Please visit PETA.org/CSU to urge university officials to pull the plug on Ebel’s cruel and worthless experiments – and get friends,

Caught, tormented, and killed by CSU experimenters

neighbors, and coworkers to do the same. Let’s save the crows!

This isn’t the first time the Consortium has funded pioneering work. It also has a project underway with

PETA is demanding that any surviving birds be released and no future permits be issued. It also filed a complaint with the US Department of Agriculture after determining that CSU failed to include the birds trapped and killed by Ebel in its reports to the federal government, as required by law.

Crows Endure Agonizing Multiple Organ Failure The birds in Ebel’s laboratory go through a terrible ordeal. First, they lose their appetite and have difficulty controlling their bodily movements. Then, some go on to experience systemic infection throughout their bodies, followed by multiple organ failure and, finally, death.

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The purpose of the experiments isn’t to gain new insights into preventive strategies.

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By Nikki Ford, Campaigner, PETA International Grassroots Campaigns Compassion FromConception: My Vegan Pregnancy

A s it is with many moms-to-be, once people heard that I was expecting, the flood of well wishes – and questions – started pouring in. I got the usual ones, like “When are you due?” and “Boy or girl?” But my favorite to answer was “Are you going to stay vegan?” My response? “Of course!” Being vegan is an important part of who I am – and I’d done enough research to know that having a healthy vegan pregnancy is one of the best ways to give your little one a strong start in life. The “results” spoke for themselves: On December 26, 2018, I gave birth to a healthy, beautiful, 8-pound (3.6-kilo) vegan baby girl named Keeli Ann. Pregnancy was a wonderful experience for me. I had no health issues and hardly any morning sickness. It turns out that being vegan probably had something to do with that: Scientists at Cornell University who studied

were toward meat and eggs. That makes sense, because those are the foods most likely to harbor bacteria and parasites that could harm a vulnerable fetus. I didn’t have any food aversions, but I did crave rice, beans, and potatoes – and ate a ton of burritos. I tried to keep things balanced, though, by making sure I got in some greens every day. Smoothies with fruit and almond milk were my go-to breakfast, and I ate lots of fresh fruits in the summer. During the colder months, I gravitated toward carbs. I also enjoyed delicious herbal teas and drank tons of water. My advice for others wanting to have a healthy vegan pregnancy is to know that your baby will get everything he or she needs from you. So eat as healthfully as you can, but don’t beat yourself up if you give in to a craving once in a while. Your body is changing, and your hormones are all over the place. Be kind to yourself – you’re creating life inside you! Breastfeeding has been such a beautiful bonding experience. It’s one of the things I’ve enjoyed the most with my daughter, and it connects me to my mom, too –

even though she passed away six years before Keeli was born. Early in my pregnancy, I dreamed I was sitting on my bed with my mom. I was holding my baby girl, and my mother was helping me breastfeed by showing me how I should cradle the baby. She was smiling and laughing. When I woke up, I cried tears of joy. The mother-child bond is universal, so it breaks my heart to think of the mother cows on dairy farms who don’t get to have that experience because their babies are torn away from them so that humans can steal their milk. Cow’s milk is meant only for calves, not humans of any age. In fact, experts advise against giving babies less than a year old cow’s milk at all, because it can overtax their kidneys, lacks vital nutrients they need in order to grow (including vitamin E and zinc), and could leave themwith an iron deficiency. Right now, Keeli is breastfeeding exclusively, but when she’s old enough, I’ll start introducing her to yummy fruits and veggies. I want her to have compassion for animals, too, so I’ll raise her to be vegan. I’m savoring every moment of watching my baby grow up healthy, happy, and kind.

Vegan parenting: Alicia Silverstone has been there, done that. And she’s shared her (and other experts’) wisdom about everything from disposable diapers to organic veggies in her best- selling book The Kind Mama . Learn more at TheKindLife.com .

Take Action Now Do you know a vegan mom who needs help explaining to friends and family

why she’s raising her baby vegan? Are your vegan kids experiencing peer pressure at school? What do you say to grandparents who want to give vegan grandkids “just a little meat”? PETA can help! Visit PETA.org/MommyMentor to get paired with an experienced vegan parent.

morning sickness found that the most common aversions pregnant women had

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Keeli Ann sports a onesie from Nikki’s vegan apparel line, Plant Based Drippin.

It’s a girl!

Vegan moms have more fun.

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