PETA Global 2018 Issue 3

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VICTORY! Fur Out at Versace, Michael Kors, and More – Is the UK Next?

VICTORY! Victoria to Ban Platypus Drowning Traps After pressure from PETA Australia and the Victorian Alliance for Platypus Safe Yabby Traps, Australia’s Victorian government agreed to ban all use of

Platypus: © iStock.com/leonello • Orca: © iStock.com/Lazareva

Cereal: © iStock.com/chrisbence • Mouse: © iStock.com/CreativeNature_nl • Chicken: © Yves Lanceau/Minden Pictures

underwater yabby traps by 2019. Not only do these devices catch yabbies (crayfish), they also drown platypuses, rakali (water rats), turtles, aquatic birds, and other victims – as PETA Australia made clear.

Queen guitarist Brian May delivered more than 400,000 petition signatures to 10 Downing Street, calling on UK Prime Minister Theresa May to introduce a fur import ban. The signatures were collected as part of the Fur Free Britain campaign, which includes PETA UK and other animal charities. Fur’s demise is occurring at breakneck speed. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur, InStyle magazine neither photographs fur nor accepts fur advertising, and John Galliano, Versace, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, and other major designer holdouts have recently dropped fur from their collections. PETA is keeping the pressure on by sharing eyewitness footage that shows minks crammed into small cages on Canadian fur factory farms. Pools of waste crawling with maggots decay below them, and the severe crowding leads to fighting, injuries, and even death. Take Action Now Go to PETA.org/BanFur today to tell Dolce & Gabbana – which sells mink bags and coats – to ditch fur.

“Treat your dog how you’d like to be treated,” says T-Pain, a two-time Grammy winner, in a video that he and Sixx Mann made for PETA. “They need love, too. …Make ’em feel special,” adds Sixx Mann, who records on T-Pain’s label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. T-Pain’s roomies include dog Rollo and cat Stewie, so take his good-natured advice to heart: “[B]e prepared. It’s pretty much like having a baby.” Remember that being a good animal guardian is a lifelong commitment. And please, save a life and adopt – don’t shop. Visit PETA.org/Loyalty to watch the video and sign a pledge to help end animal homelessness today. Rappers Strike a Chord in PETA Video

INDIA

PETA India members delivered that powerful message on International Women’s Day by cramming themselves into cages to make the point that hens spend their entire Egg-Eating Is a Feminist Issue

VICTORY! Food and Vitamin Giants Ban Cruel Tests Following talks with PETA, Fortune 500 food industry leader General Mills banned all experiments on animals that are conducted for the purpose of making health claims about its foods. This decision will prevent countless sentient beings from enduring cruel experiments, such as one in which mice were fed a diet enriched with either prebiotics or probiotics and then their necks were broken and their heads cut off. PETA also persuaded international vitamin and food-ingredient company Riken Vitamin to ban health tests on animals. Previously, the company had commissioned experiments in which mice were force-fed seaweed and saffron extracts and then injected with chemicals or else the blood supply to their retinas was cut off while they were kept in complete darkness. These companies join a growing list of brands that have eliminated experiments on animals after pressure from PETA, including Yakult Honsha, House Foods, Kikkoman, Barilla, ITO EN, Coca-Cola, Lipton, POM Wonderful, Welch’s, and Ocean Spray.

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McDonald’s Gets Sandwiched From Washington, D.C., to Little Rock, Arkansas, PETA’s bus shelter ads – strategically placed outside (and in one case on both sides of) fast-food restaurants and in other busy locations – helped commuters pause beneath the golden arches and realize that there’s a being inside that bun. Fast food chains seem to be getting the message: KFC is planning to test-market vegan fried chicken in the UK later this year, and McDonald’s has debuted a new vegan burger in Sweden and Finland.

lives in such cramped conditions that they can’t even spread a wing – all because they have a reproductive system that humans can exploit. Just as you can’t be a meat-eating environmentalist, you can’t be an egg-eating feminist.

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Chinese Artists Take On Bear Abuse Eighty-two artists and celebrities participated in PETA Asia’s traveling exhibit to draw attention to the suffering of bears in circuses in China by drawing their own designs on bear-shaped cards. Famed artist Xie Yong also created three stunning “bears in cages” out of needles. Contributors included Zhou Song, whose work (shown opposite) is also featured in the Grand Palais in Paris; Cui Zimo, who created calligraphic works for the Vatican at Pope Francis’ invitation; and Xiao Yong, whose company is one of the most influential design firms in China. Visitors watched PETA Asia’s circus video and learned about the harrowing lives of bears who are forced to perform.

Chinese trendsetters are spreading the word about the cruelty behind donkey gelatin or ejiao – which is made by bludgeoning donkeys, slitting their throats, and extracting the gel from their hides. They’re sporting PETA Asia’s temporary donkey tattoos that say, “Cute Donkey ≠ Ejiao.” Some are even getting permanently inked: Celebrity tattoo artist Wang Ke tattooed animal rights activist Leonard Qi with the pro-donkey message. PETA Asia filmed the process and is using the footage to raise awareness. Also, more companies, including Beijing Tong Ren Tang Ming Qi Clinic and Wabbo, have now agreed to stop selling ejiao. Please keep an eye out for this cruelly produced ingredient, and alert PETA if you spot it in any Chinese face creams, sports drinks, teas, or supplements. Young People Get Edgy, Not Ejiao

PETA UK Shames Thomas Cook: SeaWorld Promotions Cut SeaWorld is in hot water with one of Britain’s largest travel agencies following months of campaigning by PETA UK, including protests outside agency offices and 22,000 e-mails from PETA UK supporters. Thomas Cook suspended its online promotions of SeaWorld and began a review of its position on selling tickets to SeaWorld Orlando after the park failed an animal-welfare audit.

Take Action Now Urge Thomas Cook to sever all ties with SeaWorld at PETA.org.uk/ThomasCook .

Media ran glowing reviews about the installation, and it is now in high demand by major Chinese cities.

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