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Daniel Henney Fights Against Animal Homelessness in New PETA Ads

Actor and model Daniel Henney has recently taken on a very different kind of role: helping to end the homeless dog and cat crisis. The heartthrob stars in two …

A Call to Arms for Octopuses

We all know that eating animals is bad for our health, but eating octopuses takes this problem to an all-new level. That’s because some restaurants are chopping up and …

Surabaya ‘Death’ Zoo Kills Again

An endangered female Bornean orangutan is dead, the latest victim of the notoriously cruel Surabaya Zoo. Nanik apparently suffered for weeks before dying at the tender age of 12 years …

Mixed Message at School Celebration

PETA Asia representatives were recently invited to a school in Manila to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi—the patron saint of animals—as well as the anniversary of …

Mauritius Steps Backward: The Country’s First Animal Welfare Bill Legalizes Vivisection

The fact that the European Union, India, and Israel have banned animal testing for cosmetics gives us hope that dripping chemicals into rabbits’ eyes and force-feeding them to rats …

U.K.’s Fortnum & Mason Continues to Sell ‘Torture in a Tin’

With stores located in the U.K. and Japan, retailer Fortnum & Mason prides itself on luxury, class, and a royal standard—but the conditions for geese and ducks raised on …

A Tribute to Grace

It’s with sadness (but no regret) that we had to have Grace euthanized earlier this week because of a fatal heart condition. Many of you will have read her …

Strike a Chord for Animal Rights

Many notable public figures have spoken out for animals, and a lot of them have been musicians. It’s not just their lyrics that are important. Here are a few …

Vegan Eats Take Over Taipei

The sea, the flowers, the mountains, one of the tallest buildings in the world—there are a lot of reasons to visit Taipei, but the best reason to board a …

Kisschasy Lead Singer Darren Cordeux Says, ‘Do It for the Chicks’

Darren Cordeux is in it for the chicks—and we’re not talking about the flocks of female fans he’s attracted with his plaintive voice and boyish good looks. Nope—Darren is …