By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsJan 16, 2017
Activists see the announcement as "a sign that any industry—including farms, labs, and circuses—that commits violence against animals is destined to fail." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2016
Does being vegan brand you as elitist? "Days of Revolt" host Chris Hedges and longtime animal rights activist Gary Francione discuss that question, as well as the impact of the animal agriculture industry on the ecosystem, animal suffering versus human suffering and how Whole Foods CEO John Mackey can be both vegan and anti-union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2015
In a new lawsuit, the animal rights organization claims that Whole Foods is peddling "misleading" information on the treatment of animals whose meat it sells. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 5, 2015
As long as animals are commodities in our society, nothing but property to be funneled into vast industrial slaughterhouses, it will be easy to treat our fellow humans in a similar manner. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 28, 2012
Their missions are aligned in many ways, but WikiLeaks and the group of international cyberpunks known collectively as Anonymous made it official in a joint effort, posted by WikiLeaks late on Sunday, consisting of quite a few internal emails from an intelligence company Anonymous targeted over the holidays last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 2, 2010
It's a tad goofy, this Groundhog Day tradition -- and PETA, campaigning for an animatronic Punxsutawney Phil, would even say it's inhumane -- but if weather forecasts by clairvoyant rodents are your thing, we, who just spent part of the morning researching the origins of Groundhog Day, certainly aren't going to judge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 1, 2009
Dutch scientists are doing their bit to address the food crisis, the climate crisis and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals by growing pork meat from muscle cells harvested from a live pig. Their hope is to turn the cells from one animal into the meat from a million without killing any. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 2, 2009
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently announced that they've gone insane. Of course, that isn't exactly how they worded it. What they say on their Web site, www.peta.org, is that from now on we should all refer to fish as "sea kittens." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 12, 2008
Why settle for a mere lifetime membership when you can take your favorite cause all the way to the Great Beyond? That appears to be the logic behind People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' startling new marketing strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 13, 2007
The Navy is hoping to deploy a group of dolphins and sea lions to protect a base on the Puget Sound from the risk of scuba-diving terrorists. Seriously. Not surprisingly, PETA thinks it's a bad plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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