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  • 09
  • Dec

Lettuce Ladies Take On Gaga

PETA’s lovely Lettuce Ladies were very visible outside Madame Tussauds today, handing out tasty vegan sausages to people queuing up for the unveiling of the new Lady Gaga wax figure. To celebrate the event, the famous wax museum offered free admission to the first 100 people who showed up to the event dressed like the rocker.

Expecting to see some attendees emulating Lady Gaga’s notorious meat dress, which she wore at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Lettuce Ladies decided to head on over to the event and… Read more.


  • 15
  • Jun

Ireland’s Suzanne McCabe Sticks To Her Anti-Fur Principles

Beautiful Suzanne McCabe may be one of Ireland’s most sought-after models, but she’s not prepared to compromise when it comes to her anti-fur principles.

You may remember that Suzanne starred in PETA’s first Irish “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad, which was released last year to coincide with the announcement that fur farming will be banned in the Republic of Ireland within three years. The ad was jointly released by PETA and the wonderful Animal Rights Action Network.

Well, vegetarian Suzanne has been Read more.


  • 07
  • Jun

BAFTA winner Simon Cowell is anything but ‘Mr Nasty’ when it comes to animals!

Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor judge Simon Cowell collected a well deserved British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Special Award on Sunday for his ‘outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and the development of new talent.’Far from being ‘Mr Nasty’ as he is often portrayed in the media for his ‘tell it like it is’ attitude towards people auditioning on his talent shows, Simon is a big softie when it comes to animals.

For several years, PETA and PETA affiliates have been fortunate enough to have Simon’s support

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  • 24
  • May

Kid Sister Says, ‘Fur? I Don’t Think So’

Chicago electro-rapper Kid Sister is getting rave reviews for her debut album, Ultraviolet. She’s been described as everything from the “saviour of female hip-hop” to the “hip-hop messiah” and is generally considered to be one of the coolest people on the planet. It’s only natural then that not only is she anti-fur, she’s also a big PETA supporter.

Kid Sister posed for this PETA ad because she knows that the fur industry is responsible for the horrific abuse of animals and that refusing to wear fur should be a “no-brainer”.
In… Read more.


  • 19
  • May

Mike Tyson Goes Vegan

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It should hardly come as a surprise that more and more people are choosing to adopt a vegan diet. Many are going vegan because of the violent slaughter of billions of animals every year for their flesh, the devastating impact that producing animal-derived products has on the environment, or the fact that vegans are slimmer and healthier than their carnivorous counterparts. But the news that notorious heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson… Read more.


  • 08
  • May

Corrie’s Kate Ford Bares All For Bears!

If, like me, you are a massive Coronation Street fan you will have been thrilled when it was announced that the evil Tracy Barlow was set to return to cause more chaos for the residents of Weatherfield.  In real life, the actress Kate Ford really is the extreme opposite of Tracy – especially when it comes to animals. Kate first supported PETA back in 2005 when she starred in an anti-fur ad for us. Not long afterwards Kate left Corrie to pursue various… Read more.


  • 19
  • Apr

Kate Winslet Against Foie Gras

Kate Winslet Against Foie Gras

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Within just 24 hours of its release, Kate Winslet’s foie gras narration for PETA had been viewed by more than 230,000 people. This astonishing fact is a perfect example of why we here at PETA so greatly value the support of the wonderful celebrities who back our campaigns on behalf of animals. 

The footage that you see in Kate’s narration is not something that anyone would actually want to watch – it is extremely distressing. Foie gras is French for “fatty liver”, and… Read more.


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