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When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak
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Mountain lions seem to actively seek out mule deer infected with chronic wasting disease.
To Track Tigers, Software That Knows Them by Their Stripes
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Using software they originally developed to identify gray seals, researchers have come up with a system that can match stripe patterns of tigers, living or dead.

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I don't know about you, but I'm full after all that soup—and guac. This Special K needs a siesta. Until next time … Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(55) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/internet_soup.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(55) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/internet_soup.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(11) "environment" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:12 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2386) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Soup" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Tasty_Internet_Soup.jpg" /></td></tr></table>It's so hot in the city, you'd think I'd be making another batch of lemonade—but I've got a hankering for some Internet Soup. It's been a while since the last batch, so dig in! <ul> <li>Scientists know that pigs prefer a life like <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ziffel>Arnold Ziffel's</a>—full of Green Acres and some "<a target="_blank" href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298226/Pigs-feelings-prefer-bit-luxury.html>luxuries</a>" …</li> <li>… but this pug is partial to that other 60s hit, <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5592930/pug-singing-batman-pug-singing-batman>Batman</a>.</li> <li>This <a target="_blank" href=http://vimeo.com/11122912>video by Frank Strick</a> has it all: A catchy song, an important question, and a big dash of cute—i.e., kid hugs turkey. </li> <li>Fisher nets baby black bear—but never fear! <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10798508>Mama to the rescue!</a> </li> <li>We've said it before, but it bears repeating: <a target="_blank" href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment>Meat is never "green." </a></li> <li>Sure, beefcakes might make women swoon for a moment, but <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5585080/out+of+breath-broccoli+costumed-man-proposes-to-lady-at-minor-league-game>broccoli wins love</a> for a lifetime.</li> <li>We know that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_birds.asp>Polly wants to fly.</a> I'm guessing that <a target="_blank" href=http://deepdivecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/07/331-pauley-in-cage.html>Pauley wants to run</a>.</li> <li>"<a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q>Hummus: The Rap</a>" has inspired me to finish my own masterpiece, Guacamole, A Concerto.</li> <li>Professor Turtle weighs in on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/heroic-tortoise-saves-fri_n_611564.html?ref=twitter>how to be a hero</a>.</li> </ul> Oof! I don't know about you, but I'm full after all that soup—and guac. This Special K needs a siesta. Until next time … Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(11) "environment" } ["category@term"]=> string(11) "environment" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280526612) } [1]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(18) "Question McCruelty" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2078) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bloody McDonald's Sign" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/BloodyMcCrueltySign.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Note to bigwigs at animal-abusing companies: Don't <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php>offer to answer questions</a> unless you're prepared to sit in the hot seat! When PETA learned that McDonald's vice president Bob Langert is taking questions from stakeholders—people who are affected by McDonald's actions—on McDonald's "corporate responsibility" <a target="_blank" href=http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/csr/blog.10829.3022998.html>blog</a>, PETA Senior V.P. Dan Mathews sent in this query, which is sure to make Langert squirm: <blockquote> Chickens who are killed by McDonald's suppliers have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and many suffer broken limbs or are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. As the leading U.S. purchaser of chicken meat, your company has the ability and the market power to end these abuses. When will McDonald's become a leader in animal welfare by requiring your U.S. suppliers to switch to a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/cak/>less cruel slaughter method</a> that's approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is already used by McDonald's suppliers in Europe? </blockquote> After all, who is more affected by McDonald's actions than the nearly 300 million chickens who are slaughtered for the chain each year? It's unlikely that Langert will respond, even though PETA is not only a stakeholder but also a company shareholder. You can give <a target="_blank" href=http://www.mccruelty.com/why.aspx>McCruelty</a> an earful about its abusive methods by leaving a stakeholder comment of your own or by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1696>urging the company</a> to adopt that less cruel slaughter method, which is called "controlled-atmosphere killing." Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/question_mccruelty.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/question_mccruelty.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:13:24 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2078) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bloody McDonald's Sign" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/BloodyMcCrueltySign.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Note to bigwigs at animal-abusing companies: Don't <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php>offer to answer questions</a> unless you're prepared to sit in the hot seat! When PETA learned that McDonald's vice president Bob Langert is taking questions from stakeholders—people who are affected by McDonald's actions—on McDonald's "corporate responsibility" <a target="_blank" href=http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/csr/blog.10829.3022998.html>blog</a>, PETA Senior V.P. Dan Mathews sent in this query, which is sure to make Langert squirm: <blockquote> Chickens who are killed by McDonald's suppliers have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and many suffer broken limbs or are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. As the leading U.S. purchaser of chicken meat, your company has the ability and the market power to end these abuses. When will McDonald's become a leader in animal welfare by requiring your U.S. suppliers to switch to a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/cak/>less cruel slaughter method</a> that's approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is already used by McDonald's suppliers in Europe? </blockquote> After all, who is more affected by McDonald's actions than the nearly 300 million chickens who are slaughtered for the chain each year? It's unlikely that Langert will respond, even though PETA is not only a stakeholder but also a company shareholder. You can give <a target="_blank" href=http://www.mccruelty.com/why.aspx>McCruelty</a> an earful about its abusive methods by leaving a stakeholder comment of your own or by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1696>urging the company</a> to adopt that less cruel slaughter method, which is called "controlled-atmosphere killing." Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" } ["category@term"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280524404) } [2]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(31) "Ex-NASA Engineer on HLN Tonight" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2058) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg">Patrick Gijsbers</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Spider Monkey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg" /></td></tr></table>TiVo alert: April Evans, my nominee for Gutsiest Animal Defender of the Year, is scheduled to appear on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/issues.with.jane/>Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell</a> tonight. Evans, who is also featured in today's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7131351.html>Houston Chronicle</a>, is the NASA engineer who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/nasa_engineer_q.php>walked away from her dream job</a> working on development of the International Space Station to take a stand against NASA's cruel and pointless <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>radiation experiments on monkeys</a>. "I began to feel guilty that I was part of an organization doing this," she told the Chronicle. "I've dedicated myself to trying to stop these experiments." And she means it: Evans now spends her days working to halt NASA's misguided monkey radiation project and campaigning for an international treaty to end space experiments on primates. You can support PETA's and April's efforts to stop these experiments by <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>sending an e-mail</a> to the Brookhaven National Laboratory, where a portion of these experiments are set to take place. (And don't forget to join <a target="_blank" href=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117335924961210&ref=mf>PETA's NASA Facebook group</a>.) Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(58) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ex-nasa_engineer.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(58) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ex-nasa_engineer.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(4) "NASA" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2058) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg">Patrick Gijsbers</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Spider Monkey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg" /></td></tr></table>TiVo alert: April Evans, my nominee for Gutsiest Animal Defender of the Year, is scheduled to appear on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/issues.with.jane/>Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell</a> tonight. Evans, who is also featured in today's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7131351.html>Houston Chronicle</a>, is the NASA engineer who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/nasa_engineer_q.php>walked away from her dream job</a> working on development of the International Space Station to take a stand against NASA's cruel and pointless <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>radiation experiments on monkeys</a>. "I began to feel guilty that I was part of an organization doing this," she told the Chronicle. "I've dedicated myself to trying to stop these experiments." And she means it: Evans now spends her days working to halt NASA's misguided monkey radiation project and campaigning for an international treaty to end space experiments on primates. You can support PETA's and April's efforts to stop these experiments by <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>sending an e-mail</a> to the Brookhaven National Laboratory, where a portion of these experiments are set to take place. (And don't forget to join <a target="_blank" href=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117335924961210&ref=mf>PETA's NASA Facebook group</a>.) Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(4) "NASA" } ["category@term"]=> string(4) "NASA" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280523610) } [3]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "Pamela Anderson Aids Victims of Oil Disaster" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2772) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/editorial/pamela-anderson-peta/image/848912?term=pamela+anderson+PETA" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/848912/pamela-anderson-peta/pamela-anderson-peta.jpg?size=234&imageId=848912" border="0" width="200" title="Pamela Anderson & PETA Report To Capital Hill To Target Animal Tests" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Pamela Anderson makes an appearance on behalf of PETA in front of the Department of Health and Human Services April 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. Anderson appealed to officials at the department to replace outdated animal testing procedures with new technology. (Photo by Melissa Golden/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>The Gulf oil catastrophe has been hard on all animals, including the countless dogs and cats who have been surrendered at Louisiana animal shelters because their guardians have lost their jobs or left the area. But thanks to the generosity of our very own <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/pamela_anderson/>Pamela Anderson</a>, dozens of dogs will be getting a lift from crowded shelters in Louisiana to Virginia this weekend. Pamela has paid for the dogs' local adoption, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_spay.asp>spay or neuter</a> surgery, and flea treatment costs and will be helping <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/volunteer.asp>volunteers</a> walk the dogs before their journey north. Once the dogs arrive in Virginia, PETA will be holding an adopt-a-thon with the Virginia Beach SPCA in order to place the dogs in loving new homes. Special thanks also go out to American Airlines and Southwest Airlines for flying in PETA volunteers free of charge from both sides of the country to help with the dogs' move. Want to help? The most important action we can take is to have our animals <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-overpop5.asp>spayed or neutered</a> in order to prevent more animals from ending up homeless and to help ensure that animal shelters have room to accommodate animals who are victims of disasters. Louisiana residents who are ready to open their hearts and homes to one of these dogs can learn about adopting at <a target="_blank" href=http://www.humanela.org/>HumaneLA.org</a>, and Virginia residents can visit <a target="_blank" href=http://vbspca.com/modules/vbspcainfo/category.php?categoryid=1>VBSPCA.com</a>. Stay tuned for photos of Pamela and the dogs! Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/pamela_anderson_gulf.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/pamela_anderson_gulf.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:47:46 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2772) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/editorial/pamela-anderson-peta/image/848912?term=pamela+anderson+PETA" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/848912/pamela-anderson-peta/pamela-anderson-peta.jpg?size=234&imageId=848912" border="0" width="200" title="Pamela Anderson & PETA Report To Capital Hill To Target Animal Tests" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Pamela Anderson makes an appearance on behalf of PETA in front of the Department of Health and Human Services April 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. Anderson appealed to officials at the department to replace outdated animal testing procedures with new technology. (Photo by Melissa Golden/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>The Gulf oil catastrophe has been hard on all animals, including the countless dogs and cats who have been surrendered at Louisiana animal shelters because their guardians have lost their jobs or left the area. But thanks to the generosity of our very own <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/pamela_anderson/>Pamela Anderson</a>, dozens of dogs will be getting a lift from crowded shelters in Louisiana to Virginia this weekend. Pamela has paid for the dogs' local adoption, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_spay.asp>spay or neuter</a> surgery, and flea treatment costs and will be helping <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/volunteer.asp>volunteers</a> walk the dogs before their journey north. Once the dogs arrive in Virginia, PETA will be holding an adopt-a-thon with the Virginia Beach SPCA in order to place the dogs in loving new homes. Special thanks also go out to American Airlines and Southwest Airlines for flying in PETA volunteers free of charge from both sides of the country to help with the dogs' move. Want to help? The most important action we can take is to have our animals <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-overpop5.asp>spayed or neutered</a> in order to prevent more animals from ending up homeless and to help ensure that animal shelters have room to accommodate animals who are victims of disasters. Louisiana residents who are ready to open their hearts and homes to one of these dogs can learn about adopting at <a target="_blank" href=http://www.humanela.org/>HumaneLA.org</a>, and Virginia residents can visit <a target="_blank" href=http://vbspca.com/modules/vbspcainfo/category.php?categoryid=1>VBSPCA.com</a>. Stay tuned for photos of Pamela and the dogs! Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" } ["category@term"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280522866) } [4]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(34) "Spain's News of the Week: Take Two" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2324) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/image/8014953?term=Adolfo+Dominguez" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8014953/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles.jpg?size=234&imageId=8014953" border="0" width="177" title="Adolfo Dominguez: Cibeles Fashion Week A/W 2010" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Models walk the runway during the Adolfo Dominguez show during Cibeles Fashion Week at Ifema on February 19, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>As if Wednesday's historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/catalan_parliam.php>ban bullfighting</a> wasn't enough to make you scream "Olé," we've just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house <a target="_blank" href=http://www.answers.com/topic/adolfo-dom-nguez-s-a>Adolfo Dominguez S.A.</a> has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/05/the_really_low-down.php>down</a> plucked from live birds, or wool from Australian sheep who have endured the painful <a target="_blank" href=http://www.savethesheep.com/default.asp>mulesing mutilation</a>—meaning that they've have chunks of flesh cut off their backsides. Adolfo Dominguez's aggressive animal welfare policy places the company waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the ethical fashion curve. For our friends in Spain, this news might warrant a spending spree. For everyone else, why not treat yourself to some fashion-forward outfits from other helpful retailers such as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/victory_gap.php>Gap Inc.</a>, Timberland, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/exotic_skins_hm.php>H&M</a>, Liz Claiborne, HUGO BOSS, and Perry Ellis International, who have all taken action by banning fur, exotic skins, and/or wool from mulesed sheep. Posted by Jennifer O'Connor " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/spains_news_of_the_week.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/spains_news_of_the_week.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:00 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2324) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/image/8014953?term=Adolfo+Dominguez" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8014953/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles.jpg?size=234&imageId=8014953" border="0" width="177" title="Adolfo Dominguez: Cibeles Fashion Week A/W 2010" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Models walk the runway during the Adolfo Dominguez show during Cibeles Fashion Week at Ifema on February 19, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>As if Wednesday's historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/catalan_parliam.php>ban bullfighting</a> wasn't enough to make you scream "Olé," we've just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house <a target="_blank" href=http://www.answers.com/topic/adolfo-dom-nguez-s-a>Adolfo Dominguez S.A.</a> has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/05/the_really_low-down.php>down</a> plucked from live birds, or wool from Australian sheep who have endured the painful <a target="_blank" href=http://www.savethesheep.com/default.asp>mulesing mutilation</a>—meaning that they've have chunks of flesh cut off their backsides. Adolfo Dominguez's aggressive animal welfare policy places the company waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the ethical fashion curve. For our friends in Spain, this news might warrant a spending spree. For everyone else, why not treat yourself to some fashion-forward outfits from other helpful retailers such as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/victory_gap.php>Gap Inc.</a>, Timberland, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/exotic_skins_hm.php>H&M</a>, Liz Claiborne, HUGO BOSS, and Perry Ellis International, who have all taken action by banning fur, exotic skins, and/or wool from mulesed sheep. Posted by Jennifer O'Connor " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" } ["category@term"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280518740) } [5]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(20) "'Entourage' Goes XXX" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(905) "Starting this Sunday night, HBO's Entourage gets a whole lot sexier: Adult film star and PETA supporter <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/Featuresashagrey.asp>Sasha Grey</a> starts her <a target="_blank" href=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/07/sasha-grey-entourage/>recurring role</a>, playing herself and cozying up to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/adrian_grenier.php>Adrian Grenier</a>'s character, Vince. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Sasha Grey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/600SashaGrey.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> With this ad, Sasha Grey has turned on countless audiences to the importance of spaying and neutering. Now's your chance to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.hbo.com/entourage/episodes/7/83-83-bottoms-up/index.html>turn her on</a>. Will you? Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/entourage_goes_xxx.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/entourage_goes_xxx.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:51:42 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(905) "Starting this Sunday night, HBO's Entourage gets a whole lot sexier: Adult film star and PETA supporter <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/Featuresashagrey.asp>Sasha Grey</a> starts her <a target="_blank" href=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/07/sasha-grey-entourage/>recurring role</a>, playing herself and cozying up to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/adrian_grenier.php>Adrian Grenier</a>'s character, Vince. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Sasha Grey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/600SashaGrey.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> With this ad, Sasha Grey has turned on countless audiences to the importance of spaying and neutering. Now's your chance to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.hbo.com/entourage/episodes/7/83-83-bottoms-up/index.html>turn her on</a>. Will you? Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" } ["category@term"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280515902) } [6]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(47) "Consumer Advisory on Miracle-Gro Mouse Mischief" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2157) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Dead Mouse" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/mousedead.png" /></td></tr></table>Countless consumers, knowing little to nothing about how to deal humanely with mice, buy the Ortho Home Defense MAX Kill & Contain Mouse Trap because it promises a quick, out-of-sight death, with "no mess." But not so fast! PETA is hearing that numerous people have been <a target="_blank" href=http://www.amazon.com/Scotts-0320110-Ortho-Defense-Contain/product-reviews/B002YF91AE/ref=cm_rdphist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar>horrified</a> to discover squeaking mice inside the traps, alive and conscious but bloody and writhing from their injuries. After Scotts Miracle-Gro Company refused to respond to our letter detailing our concerns with these cruel devices, PETA <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=14932>filed a formal complaint</a> with the Federal Trade Commission seeking action against the company for its misleading claims—and we've asked Scotts Miracle-Gro chair and CEO James Hagedorn to pull the traps from store shelves, as we believe that the company is violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. "Scotts' deceptive advertising is fooling people into thinking that they are buying a humane mousetrap when what they are actually getting is a miniature torture chamber," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Indeed, mice who become caught in these traps die slowly from stress-induced struggling, dehydration, heat prostration, or starvation. So until further notice, put Scotts Miracle-Gro with that other company that <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/05/lowes_annual_me.php>Lowes</a>balls both truth in advertising and compassion for mice. We promise to keep you updated on developments regarding this case—and we ask that you promise to always be kind to mice by using this <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Humane_Smart_Mousetrap-117-0.html>humane, effective trap</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/consumer_advisory.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/consumer_advisory.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(4) "mice" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2157) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Dead Mouse" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/mousedead.png" /></td></tr></table>Countless consumers, knowing little to nothing about how to deal humanely with mice, buy the Ortho Home Defense MAX Kill & Contain Mouse Trap because it promises a quick, out-of-sight death, with "no mess." But not so fast! PETA is hearing that numerous people have been <a target="_blank" href=http://www.amazon.com/Scotts-0320110-Ortho-Defense-Contain/product-reviews/B002YF91AE/ref=cm_rdphist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar>horrified</a> to discover squeaking mice inside the traps, alive and conscious but bloody and writhing from their injuries. After Scotts Miracle-Gro Company refused to respond to our letter detailing our concerns with these cruel devices, PETA <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=14932>filed a formal complaint</a> with the Federal Trade Commission seeking action against the company for its misleading claims—and we've asked Scotts Miracle-Gro chair and CEO James Hagedorn to pull the traps from store shelves, as we believe that the company is violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. "Scotts' deceptive advertising is fooling people into thinking that they are buying a humane mousetrap when what they are actually getting is a miniature torture chamber," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Indeed, mice who become caught in these traps die slowly from stress-induced struggling, dehydration, heat prostration, or starvation. So until further notice, put Scotts Miracle-Gro with that other company that <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/05/lowes_annual_me.php>Lowes</a>balls both truth in advertising and compassion for mice. We promise to keep you updated on developments regarding this case—and we ask that you promise to always be kind to mice by using this <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Humane_Smart_Mousetrap-117-0.html>humane, effective trap</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(4) "mice" } ["category@term"]=> string(4) "mice" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280501023) } [7]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(21) "NYC: Drop Dead (Meat)" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1822) "We've always said that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cafepress.com/petastore/193121>meat is murder</a>, but our demonstration in New York City this week literally turned that message into flesh and blood. Well, OK, the blood was fake, but the point was genuine: All meat comes from somebody. And when you show human bodies in those neatly plastic-wrapped supermarket packages, the point hits home and it begins to look like a grisly scene from Dexter. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> The thought of chewing and swallowing the skin and muscle of a murder victim surely ruined some viewers' appetites for flesh food. It's the appropriate response to witnessing a gruesome display of the corpses of those who have been tormented and killed—you know, like in the butcher department of your supermarket. Let's face it, every piece of meat comes from an individual who <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp>suffered miserably</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/slaughterhouse_excerpts.asp>died violently</a>. In other words, meat is … yup … murder. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> Tired of being an accessory to a violent crime? Get your copy of our vegan/vegetarian starter kit <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>here</a>. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/nyc_drop_dead_meat.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/nyc_drop_dead_meat.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(6) "Dexter" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1822) "We've always said that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cafepress.com/petastore/193121>meat is murder</a>, but our demonstration in New York City this week literally turned that message into flesh and blood. Well, OK, the blood was fake, but the point was genuine: All meat comes from somebody. And when you show human bodies in those neatly plastic-wrapped supermarket packages, the point hits home and it begins to look like a grisly scene from Dexter. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> The thought of chewing and swallowing the skin and muscle of a murder victim surely ruined some viewers' appetites for flesh food. It's the appropriate response to witnessing a gruesome display of the corpses of those who have been tormented and killed—you know, like in the butcher department of your supermarket. Let's face it, every piece of meat comes from an individual who <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp>suffered miserably</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/slaughterhouse_excerpts.asp>died violently</a>. In other words, meat is … yup … murder. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> Tired of being an accessory to a violent crime? Get your copy of our vegan/vegetarian starter kit <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>here</a>. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(6) "Dexter" } ["category@term"]=> string(6) "Dexter" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280436523) } [8]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(27) "Ask Michael Kors a Question" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2538) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/38th-annual-fifi-awards/image/9082451?term=michael+kors" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9082451/38th-annual-fifi-awards/38th-annual-fifi-awards.jpg?size=234&imageId=9082451" border="0" width="161" title="38th Annual FiFi Awards" height="225" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Designer Michael Kors poses for photos at the 2010 Fifi Awards at the New York State Armory on June 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Project Runway's eighth season premieres tonight, and coincidentally I just heard about an opportunity to let judge <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>Michael Kors</a> know what we think of his designs—which include <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>real fur</a>. Kors <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/MichaelKors/status/18461533669>tweeted</a> that he will be answering questions from his fans in a Facebook video on August 4. Let's take him up on his offer and flood him with questions, such as "Did you know that animals are skinned alive for their fur?" and "With all the luxurious faux furs that are available, why do you continue to kill animals?" or maybe "Would you submit to a brain scan to see if your empathy neurons are underdeveloped?" Perhaps your question will be the nudge that Kors needs to get him to follow the lead of Runway star and PETA's <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/ellen_and_tim_gunn.php>2009 Man of the Year</a> Tim Gunn. Tim narrated <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/tim_gunn.php>PETA's video</a> exposing what animals endure for fashion, he ensures that Project Runway's challenges are never fur-related, and he has worked to make a fur-free zone out of Liz Claiborne, where he is chief creative officer. Let's all <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>urge Michael Kors to say "auf Wiedersehen" to fur</a>! E-mail your questions to: <a href=mailto:events@michaelkors.com>events@michaelkors.com</a> Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "project runway" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:50 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2538) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/38th-annual-fifi-awards/image/9082451?term=michael+kors" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9082451/38th-annual-fifi-awards/38th-annual-fifi-awards.jpg?size=234&imageId=9082451" border="0" width="161" title="38th Annual FiFi Awards" height="225" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Designer Michael Kors poses for photos at the 2010 Fifi Awards at the New York State Armory on June 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Project Runway's eighth season premieres tonight, and coincidentally I just heard about an opportunity to let judge <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>Michael Kors</a> know what we think of his designs—which include <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>real fur</a>. Kors <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/MichaelKors/status/18461533669>tweeted</a> that he will be answering questions from his fans in a Facebook video on August 4. Let's take him up on his offer and flood him with questions, such as "Did you know that animals are skinned alive for their fur?" and "With all the luxurious faux furs that are available, why do you continue to kill animals?" or maybe "Would you submit to a brain scan to see if your empathy neurons are underdeveloped?" Perhaps your question will be the nudge that Kors needs to get him to follow the lead of Runway star and PETA's <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/ellen_and_tim_gunn.php>2009 Man of the Year</a> Tim Gunn. Tim narrated <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/tim_gunn.php>PETA's video</a> exposing what animals endure for fashion, he ensures that Project Runway's challenges are never fur-related, and he has worked to make a fur-free zone out of Liz Claiborne, where he is chief creative officer. Let's all <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>urge Michael Kors to say "auf Wiedersehen" to fur</a>! E-mail your questions to: <a href=mailto:events@michaelkors.com>events@michaelkors.com</a> Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "project runway" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "project runway" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280435210) } [9]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(35) "Does That Chicken Make Me Look Fat?" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(3053) "If you don't want people to start chanting, "Fatty, fatty two-by-four, can't fit through <a target="_blank" href=http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/>KFC's</a> door," you might want to put down that drumstick and pick up some <a target="_blank" href=http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=frozen>Gardein buffalo wings</a> instead. A recent study of hundreds of thousands of Europeans revealed that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38329749/ns/health/>the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained over time</a>—and chicken is the big culprit. <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/oktoberfest-2009-opening/image/6553122?term=chicken" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/6553122/oktoberfest-2009-opening/oktoberfest-2009-opening.jpg?size=380&imageId=6553122" border="0" width="380" title="Oktoberfest 2009 - Opening" height="250" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: A waitress carries a tray with chicken on September 20 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> This is important to tell everyone: Researchers found that the people who were most likely to gain weight were also those who ate the most <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/eggs_kids_and_arsenic.php>chicken</a>, followed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/whats_in_a_hot_dog.php>processed meats</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/get_a_whiff_of_this.php>red meat</a>. Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. found that people who ate more meat gained about a pound a year on average, even if they consumed the same amount of calories as people who ate less meat. And most meat-eaters eat far more calories than do vegetarians or vegans. And predictably, the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained. For every additional 8.8 ounces of meat that people ate daily, they packed on about four and a half extra pounds over five years. "Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/obesity.asp>improve weight management</a>," wrote the study's authors in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hurry—surf on over to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>GoVeg.com</a> and order a copy of our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp?c=pfvskvp09>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today, before you end up looking like <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/ads/obeseusabb_LO%20REZ.pdf>this</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(76) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/does_that_chicken_make_me_look_fat.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(76) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/does_that_chicken_make_me_look_fat.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "vegan" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(3053) "If you don't want people to start chanting, "Fatty, fatty two-by-four, can't fit through <a target="_blank" href=http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/>KFC's</a> door," you might want to put down that drumstick and pick up some <a target="_blank" href=http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=frozen>Gardein buffalo wings</a> instead. A recent study of hundreds of thousands of Europeans revealed that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38329749/ns/health/>the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained over time</a>—and chicken is the big culprit. <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/oktoberfest-2009-opening/image/6553122?term=chicken" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/6553122/oktoberfest-2009-opening/oktoberfest-2009-opening.jpg?size=380&imageId=6553122" border="0" width="380" title="Oktoberfest 2009 - Opening" height="250" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: A waitress carries a tray with chicken on September 20 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> This is important to tell everyone: Researchers found that the people who were most likely to gain weight were also those who ate the most <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/eggs_kids_and_arsenic.php>chicken</a>, followed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/whats_in_a_hot_dog.php>processed meats</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/get_a_whiff_of_this.php>red meat</a>. Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. found that people who ate more meat gained about a pound a year on average, even if they consumed the same amount of calories as people who ate less meat. And most meat-eaters eat far more calories than do vegetarians or vegans. And predictably, the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained. For every additional 8.8 ounces of meat that people ate daily, they packed on about four and a half extra pounds over five years. "Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/obesity.asp>improve weight management</a>," wrote the study's authors in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hurry—surf on over to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>GoVeg.com</a> and order a copy of our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp?c=pfvskvp09>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today, before you end up looking like <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/ads/obeseusabb_LO%20REZ.pdf>this</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "vegan" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "vegan" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280432530) } [10]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "10% Wool, by Jeff Corriveau: Tag and Release" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1549) "It's time for another "Tag and Release" contest! Here's how it works: You submit the caption for this week's comic in the comment section below. The person whose caption best complements the strip will receive a prize. This week's winner will walk away with a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Elephants_Never_Forget_Standard_T_Shirt_by_Glamour_Kills-448-50.html>PETA "Born Free" T-shirt</a> designed by Glamour Kills. <center><a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif"><img alt="10% Wool" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83sm.gif" /> <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif">Click for a larger version</a></center> The contest ends at 12 noon on August 3, 2010, and we'll announce the winner and showcase the winning comment in a blog post on August 5, 2010. Be sure to read our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/priv.asp>privacy policy</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/terms_conditions.asp>terms and conditions</a>, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. Good luck! Don't forget to check out the archive of past 10% Wool comic strips <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/10_wool/>here</a>. Get more information on the series and the writer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.deflocked.com>here</a>, and learn how to get Jeff's other comic, DeFlocked, into your local paper <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/06/deflocked_by_je_1.php>here</a>. " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/10_wool_by_jeff58.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/10_wool_by_jeff58.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(8) "10% wool" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:23:47 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1549) "It's time for another "Tag and Release" contest! Here's how it works: You submit the caption for this week's comic in the comment section below. The person whose caption best complements the strip will receive a prize. This week's winner will walk away with a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Elephants_Never_Forget_Standard_T_Shirt_by_Glamour_Kills-448-50.html>PETA "Born Free" T-shirt</a> designed by Glamour Kills. <center><a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif"><img alt="10% Wool" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83sm.gif" /> <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif">Click for a larger version</a></center> The contest ends at 12 noon on August 3, 2010, and we'll announce the winner and showcase the winning comment in a blog post on August 5, 2010. Be sure to read our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/priv.asp>privacy policy</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/terms_conditions.asp>terms and conditions</a>, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. Good luck! Don't forget to check out the archive of past 10% Wool comic strips <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/10_wool/>here</a>. Get more information on the series and the writer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.deflocked.com>here</a>, and learn how to get Jeff's other comic, DeFlocked, into your local paper <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/06/deflocked_by_je_1.php>here</a>. " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(8) "10% wool" } ["category@term"]=> string(8) "10% wool" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280427827) } [11]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(26) "It's a Dog-Eat-Dogma World" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2264) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EucharistELCA.JPG">Jonathunder</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Communion" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/EucharistELCA.jpg" /></td></tr></table>A priest at an Anglican church in Toronto found herself at the center of a very unchristian row over the concept of human supremacy after allowing a dog named Trapper to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10774706>eat communion bread</a>. When Trapper and his guardian, Donald Keith, visited the church last month, the Rev. Marguerite Rea invited Keith to take communion; while conducting the rite, Rea gave Trapper a communion wafer as well. While to Keith and many of the church's parishioners this was simply a kind and inclusive gesture, one upset observer left the church after filing a complaint with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Rea has since apologized, but she shouldn't have to! She should be applauded for recognizing that animals are included in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11198.html>God's infinite love</a>—something that compassionate people of faith <a target="_blank" href=http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default.htm>already understand</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/questions.asp?ID=28>others should hear</a>. As another Anglican priest, the Rev. Andrew Linzey, has said, "Animals are God's creatures, not human <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11298.html>property</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.islamicconcern.org/vivisection.asp>utilities</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.furisdead.com/feat-religionandfur2.asp>resources</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/07/meat_stands_for_1.php>commodities</a>, but precious beings in God's sight." If you're a practicing Christian, please show respect for all God's creatures and order a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/its_a_dog-eat-dogma.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/its_a_dog-eat-dogma.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(9) "Christian" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:32 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2264) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EucharistELCA.JPG">Jonathunder</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Communion" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/EucharistELCA.jpg" /></td></tr></table>A priest at an Anglican church in Toronto found herself at the center of a very unchristian row over the concept of human supremacy after allowing a dog named Trapper to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10774706>eat communion bread</a>. When Trapper and his guardian, Donald Keith, visited the church last month, the Rev. Marguerite Rea invited Keith to take communion; while conducting the rite, Rea gave Trapper a communion wafer as well. While to Keith and many of the church's parishioners this was simply a kind and inclusive gesture, one upset observer left the church after filing a complaint with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Rea has since apologized, but she shouldn't have to! She should be applauded for recognizing that animals are included in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11198.html>God's infinite love</a>—something that compassionate people of faith <a target="_blank" href=http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default.htm>already understand</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/questions.asp?ID=28>others should hear</a>. As another Anglican priest, the Rev. Andrew Linzey, has said, "Animals are God's creatures, not human <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11298.html>property</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.islamicconcern.org/vivisection.asp>utilities</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.furisdead.com/feat-religionandfur2.asp>resources</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/07/meat_stands_for_1.php>commodities</a>, but precious beings in God's sight." If you're a practicing Christian, please show respect for all God's creatures and order a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Christian" } ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Christian" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280419172) } [12]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(38) "Corazon Aquino 'Speaks' From the Grave" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2182) "A <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaasiapacific.com/>PETA Asia</a> public service announcement (PSA) that's currently airing on prime time TV in the Philippines is generating quite a bit of buzz (you'll get the pun when you watch the PSA) because it features the late Philippine president Corazon Aquino—along with other world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/02/black_history_month.php>Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/10/gandhi_birthday.php>Mohandas Gandhi</a>—"speaking" about peace and justice. But there's a twist. Check it out: <center> <a name="video"></a><iframe style="width: 335px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.mediapeta.com/videoplayer/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" name="videoFrame" id="videoFrame" frameborder="0"> </iframe> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap" target="_blank">Viewing Options</a> Embed <textarea cols="40" rows="4" onClick="this.select()"><embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></textarea></center> The ad was released in observance of <a target="_blank" href=http://internationaljusticeday2010.wordpress.com/>International Justice Day</a> and will be airing in the Philippines through the end of July. PETA Asia hopes that it will inspire viewers to give a voice to the voiceless. What do you think? Does this PSA leave you howling or hooting or ...? Please show it to everyone you know. You can show it in a classroom, in an office, or online (by putting <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap>a link</a> to it on your e-mail). Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:34:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2182) "A <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaasiapacific.com/>PETA Asia</a> public service announcement (PSA) that's currently airing on prime time TV in the Philippines is generating quite a bit of buzz (you'll get the pun when you watch the PSA) because it features the late Philippine president Corazon Aquino—along with other world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/02/black_history_month.php>Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/10/gandhi_birthday.php>Mohandas Gandhi</a>—"speaking" about peace and justice. But there's a twist. Check it out: <center> <a name="video"></a><iframe style="width: 335px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.mediapeta.com/videoplayer/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" name="videoFrame" id="videoFrame" frameborder="0"> </iframe> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap" target="_blank">Viewing Options</a> Embed <textarea cols="40" rows="4" onClick="this.select()"><embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></textarea></center> The ad was released in observance of <a target="_blank" href=http://internationaljusticeday2010.wordpress.com/>International Justice Day</a> and will be airing in the Philippines through the end of July. PETA Asia hopes that it will inspire viewers to give a voice to the voiceless. What do you think? Does this PSA leave you howling or hooting or ...? Please show it to everyone you know. You can show it in a classroom, in an office, or online (by putting <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap>a link</a> to it on your e-mail). Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280349283) } [13]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "The Time to Help Animals Used in Chemical Testing Is Now" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1793) "<img align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/tcsa_dog.jpg">Congress is considering a bill to reform the way that this country tests and manages toxic chemicals, and PETA has <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TCSA_House_Hearing.pdf>submitted testimony</a>.Because the legislation seeks to require more chemical testing, it will lead to vastly increased suffering of animals in laboratories if it's passed. That's why it's vitally important that you <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>tell your congressional representative</a> to make sure that the final bill requires the use of modern, effective non-animal research methods and scraps cruel and archaic chemical tests on animals. The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, H.R. 5820, incorporates some major reforms. Even though the EPA has acknowledged that non-animal testing methods <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/new_epa_report.php>provide more accurate results</a>, the current bill would force the agency to run plans to implement non-animal tests by a committee of government officials that is widely recognized as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/04/us_lags_waaaaaa.php>a major obstacle to the development and use of new non-animal methods</a> in the U.S. We need reform, but it must be the right kind of reform—change that improves public safety and protects animals against unnecessary suffering. Animals in laboratories have no time to lose—please <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>speak up right now</a> to save their lives! Posted by Jeff Mackey" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/the_time_to_hel.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/the_time_to_hel.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "animal testing" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:17:47 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1793) "<img align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/tcsa_dog.jpg">Congress is considering a bill to reform the way that this country tests and manages toxic chemicals, and PETA has <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TCSA_House_Hearing.pdf>submitted testimony</a>.Because the legislation seeks to require more chemical testing, it will lead to vastly increased suffering of animals in laboratories if it's passed. That's why it's vitally important that you <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>tell your congressional representative</a> to make sure that the final bill requires the use of modern, effective non-animal research methods and scraps cruel and archaic chemical tests on animals. The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, H.R. 5820, incorporates some major reforms. Even though the EPA has acknowledged that non-animal testing methods <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/new_epa_report.php>provide more accurate results</a>, the current bill would force the agency to run plans to implement non-animal tests by a committee of government officials that is widely recognized as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/04/us_lags_waaaaaa.php>a major obstacle to the development and use of new non-animal methods</a> in the U.S. We need reform, but it must be the right kind of reform—change that improves public safety and protects animals against unnecessary suffering. Animals in laboratories have no time to lose—please <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>speak up right now</a> to save their lives! Posted by Jeff Mackey" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "animal testing" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "animal testing" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280348267) } [14]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(35) "Canadians: Cancel Your Other Plans!" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1900) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliche/3389160060>cliche</a> / <a target="_blank" href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en>CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/cutechick_ca.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Tonight, our northern neighbors will get a big dose of animal rights when No Country for Animals airs on television. We haven't seen it yet, but we're optimistic that the documentary, which was cowritten, coproduced, and narrated by Global National anchor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/840295--kevin-newman-tackles-animal-rights>Kevin Newman</a>, will give Canadians valuable information about cruelty to animals in their country and the many ways that they can <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>alleviate it</a>. I'm hoping for <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Inc.>Food, Inc.</a> meets <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com//products/I_Am_an_Animal_DVD-215-30.html>I Am an Animal</a> with a Canadian flair. What do you think? Regarding No Country for Animals, Newman says, "We looked at the percentage of animal abuse cases that get convicted in Canada: 0.01 per cent. I can't think of another crime where 99.9 per cent of people charged with it get off. So, something is wrong with the law. It hasn't changed since the Criminal Code was written in the 19th century and it treats animals as property, as having no more rights than a table." The documentary airs today at 10 p.m. Eastern time, so check your local listings! Watch it tonight with friends and family or anyone else you can find—and then share your review in the comments section below. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/canadians_cance.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/canadians_cance.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(6) "canada" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:55:09 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1900) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliche/3389160060>cliche</a> / <a target="_blank" href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en>CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/cutechick_ca.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Tonight, our northern neighbors will get a big dose of animal rights when No Country for Animals airs on television. We haven't seen it yet, but we're optimistic that the documentary, which was cowritten, coproduced, and narrated by Global National anchor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/840295--kevin-newman-tackles-animal-rights>Kevin Newman</a>, will give Canadians valuable information about cruelty to animals in their country and the many ways that they can <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>alleviate it</a>. I'm hoping for <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Inc.>Food, Inc.</a> meets <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com//products/I_Am_an_Animal_DVD-215-30.html>I Am an Animal</a> with a Canadian flair. What do you think? Regarding No Country for Animals, Newman says, "We looked at the percentage of animal abuse cases that get convicted in Canada: 0.01 per cent. I can't think of another crime where 99.9 per cent of people charged with it get off. So, something is wrong with the law. It hasn't changed since the Criminal Code was written in the 19th century and it treats animals as property, as having no more rights than a table." The documentary airs today at 10 p.m. Eastern time, so check your local listings! Watch it tonight with friends and family or anyone else you can find—and then share your review in the comments section below. 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{ [0]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(13) "Internet Soup" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2386) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Soup" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Tasty_Internet_Soup.jpg" /></td></tr></table>It's so hot in the city, you'd think I'd be making another batch of lemonade—but I've got a hankering for some Internet Soup. It's been a while since the last batch, so dig in! <ul> <li>Scientists know that pigs prefer a life like <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ziffel>Arnold Ziffel's</a>—full of Green Acres and some "<a target="_blank" href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298226/Pigs-feelings-prefer-bit-luxury.html>luxuries</a>" …</li> <li>… but this pug is partial to that other 60s hit, <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5592930/pug-singing-batman-pug-singing-batman>Batman</a>.</li> <li>This <a target="_blank" href=http://vimeo.com/11122912>video by Frank Strick</a> has it all: A catchy song, an important question, and a big dash of cute—i.e., kid hugs turkey. </li> <li>Fisher nets baby black bear—but never fear! <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10798508>Mama to the rescue!</a> </li> <li>We've said it before, but it bears repeating: <a target="_blank" href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment>Meat is never "green." </a></li> <li>Sure, beefcakes might make women swoon for a moment, but <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5585080/out+of+breath-broccoli+costumed-man-proposes-to-lady-at-minor-league-game>broccoli wins love</a> for a lifetime.</li> <li>We know that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_birds.asp>Polly wants to fly.</a> I'm guessing that <a target="_blank" href=http://deepdivecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/07/331-pauley-in-cage.html>Pauley wants to run</a>.</li> <li>"<a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q>Hummus: The Rap</a>" has inspired me to finish my own masterpiece, Guacamole, A Concerto.</li> <li>Professor Turtle weighs in on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/heroic-tortoise-saves-fri_n_611564.html?ref=twitter>how to be a hero</a>.</li> </ul> Oof! I don't know about you, but I'm full after all that soup—and guac. This Special K needs a siesta. Until next time … Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(55) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/internet_soup.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(55) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/internet_soup.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(11) "environment" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:12 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2386) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Soup" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Tasty_Internet_Soup.jpg" /></td></tr></table>It's so hot in the city, you'd think I'd be making another batch of lemonade—but I've got a hankering for some Internet Soup. It's been a while since the last batch, so dig in! <ul> <li>Scientists know that pigs prefer a life like <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ziffel>Arnold Ziffel's</a>—full of Green Acres and some "<a target="_blank" href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298226/Pigs-feelings-prefer-bit-luxury.html>luxuries</a>" …</li> <li>… but this pug is partial to that other 60s hit, <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5592930/pug-singing-batman-pug-singing-batman>Batman</a>.</li> <li>This <a target="_blank" href=http://vimeo.com/11122912>video by Frank Strick</a> has it all: A catchy song, an important question, and a big dash of cute—i.e., kid hugs turkey. </li> <li>Fisher nets baby black bear—but never fear! <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10798508>Mama to the rescue!</a> </li> <li>We've said it before, but it bears repeating: <a target="_blank" href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment>Meat is never "green." </a></li> <li>Sure, beefcakes might make women swoon for a moment, but <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5585080/out+of+breath-broccoli+costumed-man-proposes-to-lady-at-minor-league-game>broccoli wins love</a> for a lifetime.</li> <li>We know that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_birds.asp>Polly wants to fly.</a> I'm guessing that <a target="_blank" href=http://deepdivecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/07/331-pauley-in-cage.html>Pauley wants to run</a>.</li> <li>"<a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q>Hummus: The Rap</a>" has inspired me to finish my own masterpiece, Guacamole, A Concerto.</li> <li>Professor Turtle weighs in on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/heroic-tortoise-saves-fri_n_611564.html?ref=twitter>how to be a hero</a>.</li> </ul> Oof! I don't know about you, but I'm full after all that soup—and guac. This Special K needs a siesta. Until next time … Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(11) "environment" } ["category@term"]=> string(11) "environment" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280526612) } [1]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(18) "Question McCruelty" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2078) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bloody McDonald's Sign" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/BloodyMcCrueltySign.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Note to bigwigs at animal-abusing companies: Don't <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php>offer to answer questions</a> unless you're prepared to sit in the hot seat! When PETA learned that McDonald's vice president Bob Langert is taking questions from stakeholders—people who are affected by McDonald's actions—on McDonald's "corporate responsibility" <a target="_blank" href=http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/csr/blog.10829.3022998.html>blog</a>, PETA Senior V.P. Dan Mathews sent in this query, which is sure to make Langert squirm: <blockquote> Chickens who are killed by McDonald's suppliers have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and many suffer broken limbs or are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. As the leading U.S. purchaser of chicken meat, your company has the ability and the market power to end these abuses. When will McDonald's become a leader in animal welfare by requiring your U.S. suppliers to switch to a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/cak/>less cruel slaughter method</a> that's approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is already used by McDonald's suppliers in Europe? </blockquote> After all, who is more affected by McDonald's actions than the nearly 300 million chickens who are slaughtered for the chain each year? It's unlikely that Langert will respond, even though PETA is not only a stakeholder but also a company shareholder. You can give <a target="_blank" href=http://www.mccruelty.com/why.aspx>McCruelty</a> an earful about its abusive methods by leaving a stakeholder comment of your own or by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1696>urging the company</a> to adopt that less cruel slaughter method, which is called "controlled-atmosphere killing." Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/question_mccruelty.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/question_mccruelty.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:13:24 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2078) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bloody McDonald's Sign" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/BloodyMcCrueltySign.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Note to bigwigs at animal-abusing companies: Don't <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php>offer to answer questions</a> unless you're prepared to sit in the hot seat! When PETA learned that McDonald's vice president Bob Langert is taking questions from stakeholders—people who are affected by McDonald's actions—on McDonald's "corporate responsibility" <a target="_blank" href=http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/csr/blog.10829.3022998.html>blog</a>, PETA Senior V.P. Dan Mathews sent in this query, which is sure to make Langert squirm: <blockquote> Chickens who are killed by McDonald's suppliers have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and many suffer broken limbs or are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. As the leading U.S. purchaser of chicken meat, your company has the ability and the market power to end these abuses. When will McDonald's become a leader in animal welfare by requiring your U.S. suppliers to switch to a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/cak/>less cruel slaughter method</a> that's approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is already used by McDonald's suppliers in Europe? </blockquote> After all, who is more affected by McDonald's actions than the nearly 300 million chickens who are slaughtered for the chain each year? It's unlikely that Langert will respond, even though PETA is not only a stakeholder but also a company shareholder. You can give <a target="_blank" href=http://www.mccruelty.com/why.aspx>McCruelty</a> an earful about its abusive methods by leaving a stakeholder comment of your own or by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1696>urging the company</a> to adopt that less cruel slaughter method, which is called "controlled-atmosphere killing." Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" } ["category@term"]=> string(10) "McDonald's" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280524404) } [2]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(31) "Ex-NASA Engineer on HLN Tonight" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2058) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg">Patrick Gijsbers</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Spider Monkey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg" /></td></tr></table>TiVo alert: April Evans, my nominee for Gutsiest Animal Defender of the Year, is scheduled to appear on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/issues.with.jane/>Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell</a> tonight. Evans, who is also featured in today's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7131351.html>Houston Chronicle</a>, is the NASA engineer who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/nasa_engineer_q.php>walked away from her dream job</a> working on development of the International Space Station to take a stand against NASA's cruel and pointless <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>radiation experiments on monkeys</a>. "I began to feel guilty that I was part of an organization doing this," she told the Chronicle. "I've dedicated myself to trying to stop these experiments." And she means it: Evans now spends her days working to halt NASA's misguided monkey radiation project and campaigning for an international treaty to end space experiments on primates. You can support PETA's and April's efforts to stop these experiments by <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>sending an e-mail</a> to the Brookhaven National Laboratory, where a portion of these experiments are set to take place. (And don't forget to join <a target="_blank" href=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117335924961210&ref=mf>PETA's NASA Facebook group</a>.) Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(58) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ex-nasa_engineer.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(58) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ex-nasa_engineer.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(4) "NASA" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2058) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg">Patrick Gijsbers</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Spider Monkey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Zwarthandslingeraap-12.jpg" /></td></tr></table>TiVo alert: April Evans, my nominee for Gutsiest Animal Defender of the Year, is scheduled to appear on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/issues.with.jane/>Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell</a> tonight. Evans, who is also featured in today's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7131351.html>Houston Chronicle</a>, is the NASA engineer who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/nasa_engineer_q.php>walked away from her dream job</a> working on development of the International Space Station to take a stand against NASA's cruel and pointless <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>radiation experiments on monkeys</a>. "I began to feel guilty that I was part of an organization doing this," she told the Chronicle. "I've dedicated myself to trying to stop these experiments." And she means it: Evans now spends her days working to halt NASA's misguided monkey radiation project and campaigning for an international treaty to end space experiments on primates. You can support PETA's and April's efforts to stop these experiments by <a target="_blank" href=http://www2.peta.org/site/PageNavigator/Action%20Alerts/Brookhaven_National_Lab>sending an e-mail</a> to the Brookhaven National Laboratory, where a portion of these experiments are set to take place. (And don't forget to join <a target="_blank" href=http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117335924961210&ref=mf>PETA's NASA Facebook group</a>.) Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(4) "NASA" } ["category@term"]=> string(4) "NASA" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280523610) } [3]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "Pamela Anderson Aids Victims of Oil Disaster" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2772) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/editorial/pamela-anderson-peta/image/848912?term=pamela+anderson+PETA" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/848912/pamela-anderson-peta/pamela-anderson-peta.jpg?size=234&imageId=848912" border="0" width="200" title="Pamela Anderson & PETA Report To Capital Hill To Target Animal Tests" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Pamela Anderson makes an appearance on behalf of PETA in front of the Department of Health and Human Services April 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. Anderson appealed to officials at the department to replace outdated animal testing procedures with new technology. (Photo by Melissa Golden/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>The Gulf oil catastrophe has been hard on all animals, including the countless dogs and cats who have been surrendered at Louisiana animal shelters because their guardians have lost their jobs or left the area. But thanks to the generosity of our very own <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/pamela_anderson/>Pamela Anderson</a>, dozens of dogs will be getting a lift from crowded shelters in Louisiana to Virginia this weekend. Pamela has paid for the dogs' local adoption, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_spay.asp>spay or neuter</a> surgery, and flea treatment costs and will be helping <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/volunteer.asp>volunteers</a> walk the dogs before their journey north. Once the dogs arrive in Virginia, PETA will be holding an adopt-a-thon with the Virginia Beach SPCA in order to place the dogs in loving new homes. Special thanks also go out to American Airlines and Southwest Airlines for flying in PETA volunteers free of charge from both sides of the country to help with the dogs' move. Want to help? The most important action we can take is to have our animals <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-overpop5.asp>spayed or neutered</a> in order to prevent more animals from ending up homeless and to help ensure that animal shelters have room to accommodate animals who are victims of disasters. Louisiana residents who are ready to open their hearts and homes to one of these dogs can learn about adopting at <a target="_blank" href=http://www.humanela.org/>HumaneLA.org</a>, and Virginia residents can visit <a target="_blank" href=http://vbspca.com/modules/vbspcainfo/category.php?categoryid=1>VBSPCA.com</a>. Stay tuned for photos of Pamela and the dogs! Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/pamela_anderson_gulf.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/pamela_anderson_gulf.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:47:46 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2772) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/editorial/pamela-anderson-peta/image/848912?term=pamela+anderson+PETA" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/848912/pamela-anderson-peta/pamela-anderson-peta.jpg?size=234&imageId=848912" border="0" width="200" title="Pamela Anderson & PETA Report To Capital Hill To Target Animal Tests" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Pamela Anderson makes an appearance on behalf of PETA in front of the Department of Health and Human Services April 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. Anderson appealed to officials at the department to replace outdated animal testing procedures with new technology. (Photo by Melissa Golden/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>The Gulf oil catastrophe has been hard on all animals, including the countless dogs and cats who have been surrendered at Louisiana animal shelters because their guardians have lost their jobs or left the area. But thanks to the generosity of our very own <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/pamela_anderson/>Pamela Anderson</a>, dozens of dogs will be getting a lift from crowded shelters in Louisiana to Virginia this weekend. Pamela has paid for the dogs' local adoption, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_spay.asp>spay or neuter</a> surgery, and flea treatment costs and will be helping <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/volunteer.asp>volunteers</a> walk the dogs before their journey north. Once the dogs arrive in Virginia, PETA will be holding an adopt-a-thon with the Virginia Beach SPCA in order to place the dogs in loving new homes. Special thanks also go out to American Airlines and Southwest Airlines for flying in PETA volunteers free of charge from both sides of the country to help with the dogs' move. Want to help? The most important action we can take is to have our animals <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-overpop5.asp>spayed or neutered</a> in order to prevent more animals from ending up homeless and to help ensure that animal shelters have room to accommodate animals who are victims of disasters. Louisiana residents who are ready to open their hearts and homes to one of these dogs can learn about adopting at <a target="_blank" href=http://www.humanela.org/>HumaneLA.org</a>, and Virginia residents can visit <a target="_blank" href=http://vbspca.com/modules/vbspcainfo/category.php?categoryid=1>VBSPCA.com</a>. Stay tuned for photos of Pamela and the dogs! Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" } ["category@term"]=> string(15) "Pamela Anderson" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280522866) } [4]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(34) "Spain's News of the Week: Take Two" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2324) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/image/8014953?term=Adolfo+Dominguez" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8014953/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles.jpg?size=234&imageId=8014953" border="0" width="177" title="Adolfo Dominguez: Cibeles Fashion Week A/W 2010" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Models walk the runway during the Adolfo Dominguez show during Cibeles Fashion Week at Ifema on February 19, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>As if Wednesday's historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/catalan_parliam.php>ban bullfighting</a> wasn't enough to make you scream "Olé," we've just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house <a target="_blank" href=http://www.answers.com/topic/adolfo-dom-nguez-s-a>Adolfo Dominguez S.A.</a> has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/05/the_really_low-down.php>down</a> plucked from live birds, or wool from Australian sheep who have endured the painful <a target="_blank" href=http://www.savethesheep.com/default.asp>mulesing mutilation</a>—meaning that they've have chunks of flesh cut off their backsides. Adolfo Dominguez's aggressive animal welfare policy places the company waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the ethical fashion curve. For our friends in Spain, this news might warrant a spending spree. For everyone else, why not treat yourself to some fashion-forward outfits from other helpful retailers such as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/victory_gap.php>Gap Inc.</a>, Timberland, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/exotic_skins_hm.php>H&M</a>, Liz Claiborne, HUGO BOSS, and Perry Ellis International, who have all taken action by banning fur, exotic skins, and/or wool from mulesed sheep. Posted by Jennifer O'Connor " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/spains_news_of_the_week.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/spains_news_of_the_week.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:00 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2324) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/image/8014953?term=Adolfo+Dominguez" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8014953/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles/adolfo-dominguez-cibeles.jpg?size=234&imageId=8014953" border="0" width="177" title="Adolfo Dominguez: Cibeles Fashion Week A/W 2010" height="300" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Models walk the runway during the Adolfo Dominguez show during Cibeles Fashion Week at Ifema on February 19, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>As if Wednesday's historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/catalan_parliam.php>ban bullfighting</a> wasn't enough to make you scream "Olé," we've just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house <a target="_blank" href=http://www.answers.com/topic/adolfo-dom-nguez-s-a>Adolfo Dominguez S.A.</a> has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/05/the_really_low-down.php>down</a> plucked from live birds, or wool from Australian sheep who have endured the painful <a target="_blank" href=http://www.savethesheep.com/default.asp>mulesing mutilation</a>—meaning that they've have chunks of flesh cut off their backsides. Adolfo Dominguez's aggressive animal welfare policy places the company waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the ethical fashion curve. For our friends in Spain, this news might warrant a spending spree. For everyone else, why not treat yourself to some fashion-forward outfits from other helpful retailers such as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/victory_gap.php>Gap Inc.</a>, Timberland, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/exotic_skins_hm.php>H&M</a>, Liz Claiborne, HUGO BOSS, and Perry Ellis International, who have all taken action by banning fur, exotic skins, and/or wool from mulesed sheep. Posted by Jennifer O'Connor " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" } ["category@term"]=> string(16) "Adolfo Dominguez" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280518740) } [5]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(20) "'Entourage' Goes XXX" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(905) "Starting this Sunday night, HBO's Entourage gets a whole lot sexier: Adult film star and PETA supporter <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/Featuresashagrey.asp>Sasha Grey</a> starts her <a target="_blank" href=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/07/sasha-grey-entourage/>recurring role</a>, playing herself and cozying up to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/adrian_grenier.php>Adrian Grenier</a>'s character, Vince. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Sasha Grey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/600SashaGrey.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> With this ad, Sasha Grey has turned on countless audiences to the importance of spaying and neutering. Now's your chance to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.hbo.com/entourage/episodes/7/83-83-bottoms-up/index.html>turn her on</a>. Will you? Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/entourage_goes_xxx.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/entourage_goes_xxx.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:51:42 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(905) "Starting this Sunday night, HBO's Entourage gets a whole lot sexier: Adult film star and PETA supporter <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/Featuresashagrey.asp>Sasha Grey</a> starts her <a target="_blank" href=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/07/sasha-grey-entourage/>recurring role</a>, playing herself and cozying up to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/adrian_grenier.php>Adrian Grenier</a>'s character, Vince. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Sasha Grey" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/600SashaGrey.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> With this ad, Sasha Grey has turned on countless audiences to the importance of spaying and neutering. Now's your chance to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.hbo.com/entourage/episodes/7/83-83-bottoms-up/index.html>turn her on</a>. Will you? Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" } ["category@term"]=> string(10) "Sasha Grey" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280515902) } [6]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(47) "Consumer Advisory on Miracle-Gro Mouse Mischief" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2157) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Dead Mouse" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/mousedead.png" /></td></tr></table>Countless consumers, knowing little to nothing about how to deal humanely with mice, buy the Ortho Home Defense MAX Kill & Contain Mouse Trap because it promises a quick, out-of-sight death, with "no mess." But not so fast! PETA is hearing that numerous people have been <a target="_blank" href=http://www.amazon.com/Scotts-0320110-Ortho-Defense-Contain/product-reviews/B002YF91AE/ref=cm_rdphist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar>horrified</a> to discover squeaking mice inside the traps, alive and conscious but bloody and writhing from their injuries. After Scotts Miracle-Gro Company refused to respond to our letter detailing our concerns with these cruel devices, PETA <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=14932>filed a formal complaint</a> with the Federal Trade Commission seeking action against the company for its misleading claims—and we've asked Scotts Miracle-Gro chair and CEO James Hagedorn to pull the traps from store shelves, as we believe that the company is violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. "Scotts' deceptive advertising is fooling people into thinking that they are buying a humane mousetrap when what they are actually getting is a miniature torture chamber," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Indeed, mice who become caught in these traps die slowly from stress-induced struggling, dehydration, heat prostration, or starvation. So until further notice, put Scotts Miracle-Gro with that other company that <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/05/lowes_annual_me.php>Lowes</a>balls both truth in advertising and compassion for mice. We promise to keep you updated on developments regarding this case—and we ask that you promise to always be kind to mice by using this <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Humane_Smart_Mousetrap-117-0.html>humane, effective trap</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/consumer_advisory.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/consumer_advisory.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(4) "mice" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2157) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Dead Mouse" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/mousedead.png" /></td></tr></table>Countless consumers, knowing little to nothing about how to deal humanely with mice, buy the Ortho Home Defense MAX Kill & Contain Mouse Trap because it promises a quick, out-of-sight death, with "no mess." But not so fast! PETA is hearing that numerous people have been <a target="_blank" href=http://www.amazon.com/Scotts-0320110-Ortho-Defense-Contain/product-reviews/B002YF91AE/ref=cm_rdphist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar>horrified</a> to discover squeaking mice inside the traps, alive and conscious but bloody and writhing from their injuries. After Scotts Miracle-Gro Company refused to respond to our letter detailing our concerns with these cruel devices, PETA <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=14932>filed a formal complaint</a> with the Federal Trade Commission seeking action against the company for its misleading claims—and we've asked Scotts Miracle-Gro chair and CEO James Hagedorn to pull the traps from store shelves, as we believe that the company is violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. "Scotts' deceptive advertising is fooling people into thinking that they are buying a humane mousetrap when what they are actually getting is a miniature torture chamber," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. Indeed, mice who become caught in these traps die slowly from stress-induced struggling, dehydration, heat prostration, or starvation. So until further notice, put Scotts Miracle-Gro with that other company that <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/05/lowes_annual_me.php>Lowes</a>balls both truth in advertising and compassion for mice. We promise to keep you updated on developments regarding this case—and we ask that you promise to always be kind to mice by using this <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Humane_Smart_Mousetrap-117-0.html>humane, effective trap</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(4) "mice" } ["category@term"]=> string(4) "mice" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280501023) } [7]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(21) "NYC: Drop Dead (Meat)" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1822) "We've always said that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cafepress.com/petastore/193121>meat is murder</a>, but our demonstration in New York City this week literally turned that message into flesh and blood. Well, OK, the blood was fake, but the point was genuine: All meat comes from somebody. And when you show human bodies in those neatly plastic-wrapped supermarket packages, the point hits home and it begins to look like a grisly scene from Dexter. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> The thought of chewing and swallowing the skin and muscle of a murder victim surely ruined some viewers' appetites for flesh food. It's the appropriate response to witnessing a gruesome display of the corpses of those who have been tormented and killed—you know, like in the butcher department of your supermarket. Let's face it, every piece of meat comes from an individual who <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp>suffered miserably</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/slaughterhouse_excerpts.asp>died violently</a>. In other words, meat is … yup … murder. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> Tired of being an accessory to a violent crime? Get your copy of our vegan/vegetarian starter kit <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>here</a>. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/nyc_drop_dead_meat.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/nyc_drop_dead_meat.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(6) "Dexter" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1822) "We've always said that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.cafepress.com/petastore/193121>meat is murder</a>, but our demonstration in New York City this week literally turned that message into flesh and blood. Well, OK, the blood was fake, but the point was genuine: All meat comes from somebody. And when you show human bodies in those neatly plastic-wrapped supermarket packages, the point hits home and it begins to look like a grisly scene from Dexter. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray4sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> The thought of chewing and swallowing the skin and muscle of a murder victim surely ruined some viewers' appetites for flesh food. It's the appropriate response to witnessing a gruesome display of the corpses of those who have been tormented and killed—you know, like in the butcher department of your supermarket. Let's face it, every piece of meat comes from an individual who <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp>suffered miserably</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/slaughterhouse_excerpts.asp>died violently</a>. In other words, meat is … yup … murder. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a target=”_blank” href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2.jpg><img alt="Meat Tray Demonstration" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/TimesSquaremeattray2sm.jpg" /></td></tr></table></a></center> Tired of being an accessory to a violent crime? Get your copy of our vegan/vegetarian starter kit <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>here</a>. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(6) "Dexter" } ["category@term"]=> string(6) "Dexter" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280436523) } [8]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(27) "Ask Michael Kors a Question" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2538) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/38th-annual-fifi-awards/image/9082451?term=michael+kors" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9082451/38th-annual-fifi-awards/38th-annual-fifi-awards.jpg?size=234&imageId=9082451" border="0" width="161" title="38th Annual FiFi Awards" height="225" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Designer Michael Kors poses for photos at the 2010 Fifi Awards at the New York State Armory on June 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Project Runway's eighth season premieres tonight, and coincidentally I just heard about an opportunity to let judge <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>Michael Kors</a> know what we think of his designs—which include <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>real fur</a>. Kors <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/MichaelKors/status/18461533669>tweeted</a> that he will be answering questions from his fans in a Facebook video on August 4. Let's take him up on his offer and flood him with questions, such as "Did you know that animals are skinned alive for their fur?" and "With all the luxurious faux furs that are available, why do you continue to kill animals?" or maybe "Would you submit to a brain scan to see if your empathy neurons are underdeveloped?" Perhaps your question will be the nudge that Kors needs to get him to follow the lead of Runway star and PETA's <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/ellen_and_tim_gunn.php>2009 Man of the Year</a> Tim Gunn. Tim narrated <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/tim_gunn.php>PETA's video</a> exposing what animals endure for fashion, he ensures that Project Runway's challenges are never fur-related, and he has worked to make a fur-free zone out of Liz Claiborne, where he is chief creative officer. Let's all <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>urge Michael Kors to say "auf Wiedersehen" to fur</a>! E-mail your questions to: <a href=mailto:events@michaelkors.com>events@michaelkors.com</a> Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/ask_michael_kors_a_question.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "project runway" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:50 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2538) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/38th-annual-fifi-awards/image/9082451?term=michael+kors" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9082451/38th-annual-fifi-awards/38th-annual-fifi-awards.jpg?size=234&imageId=9082451" border="0" width="161" title="38th Annual FiFi Awards" height="225" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Designer Michael Kors poses for photos at the 2010 Fifi Awards at the New York State Armory on June 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Project Runway's eighth season premieres tonight, and coincidentally I just heard about an opportunity to let judge <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>Michael Kors</a> know what we think of his designs—which include <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>real fur</a>. Kors <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/MichaelKors/status/18461533669>tweeted</a> that he will be answering questions from his fans in a Facebook video on August 4. Let's take him up on his offer and flood him with questions, such as "Did you know that animals are skinned alive for their fur?" and "With all the luxurious faux furs that are available, why do you continue to kill animals?" or maybe "Would you submit to a brain scan to see if your empathy neurons are underdeveloped?" Perhaps your question will be the nudge that Kors needs to get him to follow the lead of Runway star and PETA's <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/ellen_and_tim_gunn.php>2009 Man of the Year</a> Tim Gunn. Tim narrated <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/tim_gunn.php>PETA's video</a> exposing what animals endure for fashion, he ensures that Project Runway's challenges are never fur-related, and he has worked to make a fur-free zone out of Liz Claiborne, where he is chief creative officer. Let's all <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1181>urge Michael Kors to say "auf Wiedersehen" to fur</a>! E-mail your questions to: <a href=mailto:events@michaelkors.com>events@michaelkors.com</a> Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "project runway" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "project runway" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280435210) } [9]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(35) "Does That Chicken Make Me Look Fat?" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(3053) "If you don't want people to start chanting, "Fatty, fatty two-by-four, can't fit through <a target="_blank" href=http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/>KFC's</a> door," you might want to put down that drumstick and pick up some <a target="_blank" href=http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=frozen>Gardein buffalo wings</a> instead. A recent study of hundreds of thousands of Europeans revealed that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38329749/ns/health/>the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained over time</a>—and chicken is the big culprit. <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/oktoberfest-2009-opening/image/6553122?term=chicken" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/6553122/oktoberfest-2009-opening/oktoberfest-2009-opening.jpg?size=380&imageId=6553122" border="0" width="380" title="Oktoberfest 2009 - Opening" height="250" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: A waitress carries a tray with chicken on September 20 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> This is important to tell everyone: Researchers found that the people who were most likely to gain weight were also those who ate the most <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/eggs_kids_and_arsenic.php>chicken</a>, followed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/whats_in_a_hot_dog.php>processed meats</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/get_a_whiff_of_this.php>red meat</a>. Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. found that people who ate more meat gained about a pound a year on average, even if they consumed the same amount of calories as people who ate less meat. And most meat-eaters eat far more calories than do vegetarians or vegans. And predictably, the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained. For every additional 8.8 ounces of meat that people ate daily, they packed on about four and a half extra pounds over five years. "Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/obesity.asp>improve weight management</a>," wrote the study's authors in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hurry—surf on over to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>GoVeg.com</a> and order a copy of our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp?c=pfvskvp09>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today, before you end up looking like <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/ads/obeseusabb_LO%20REZ.pdf>this</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(76) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/does_that_chicken_make_me_look_fat.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(76) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/does_that_chicken_make_me_look_fat.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "vegan" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(3053) "If you don't want people to start chanting, "Fatty, fatty two-by-four, can't fit through <a target="_blank" href=http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/>KFC's</a> door," you might want to put down that drumstick and pick up some <a target="_blank" href=http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=frozen>Gardein buffalo wings</a> instead. A recent study of hundreds of thousands of Europeans revealed that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38329749/ns/health/>the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained over time</a>—and chicken is the big culprit. <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/oktoberfest-2009-opening/image/6553122?term=chicken" target="_blank"><img src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/6553122/oktoberfest-2009-opening/oktoberfest-2009-opening.jpg?size=380&imageId=6553122" border="0" width="380" title="Oktoberfest 2009 - Opening" height="250" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: A waitress carries a tray with chicken on September 20 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> This is important to tell everyone: Researchers found that the people who were most likely to gain weight were also those who ate the most <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/eggs_kids_and_arsenic.php>chicken</a>, followed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/whats_in_a_hot_dog.php>processed meats</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/get_a_whiff_of_this.php>red meat</a>. Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. found that people who ate more meat gained about a pound a year on average, even if they consumed the same amount of calories as people who ate less meat. And most meat-eaters eat far more calories than do vegetarians or vegans. And predictably, the more meat people ate, the more weight they gained. For every additional 8.8 ounces of meat that people ate daily, they packed on about four and a half extra pounds over five years. "Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/obesity.asp>improve weight management</a>," wrote the study's authors in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hurry—surf on over to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>GoVeg.com</a> and order a copy of our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp?c=pfvskvp09>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today, before you end up looking like <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/ads/obeseusabb_LO%20REZ.pdf>this</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "vegan" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "vegan" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280432530) } [10]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "10% Wool, by Jeff Corriveau: Tag and Release" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1549) "It's time for another "Tag and Release" contest! Here's how it works: You submit the caption for this week's comic in the comment section below. The person whose caption best complements the strip will receive a prize. This week's winner will walk away with a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Elephants_Never_Forget_Standard_T_Shirt_by_Glamour_Kills-448-50.html>PETA "Born Free" T-shirt</a> designed by Glamour Kills. <center><a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif"><img alt="10% Wool" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83sm.gif" /> <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif">Click for a larger version</a></center> The contest ends at 12 noon on August 3, 2010, and we'll announce the winner and showcase the winning comment in a blog post on August 5, 2010. Be sure to read our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/priv.asp>privacy policy</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/terms_conditions.asp>terms and conditions</a>, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. Good luck! Don't forget to check out the archive of past 10% Wool comic strips <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/10_wool/>here</a>. Get more information on the series and the writer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.deflocked.com>here</a>, and learn how to get Jeff's other comic, DeFlocked, into your local paper <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/06/deflocked_by_je_1.php>here</a>. " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/10_wool_by_jeff58.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(59) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/10_wool_by_jeff58.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(8) "10% wool" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:23:47 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1549) "It's time for another "Tag and Release" contest! Here's how it works: You submit the caption for this week's comic in the comment section below. The person whose caption best complements the strip will receive a prize. This week's winner will walk away with a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Elephants_Never_Forget_Standard_T_Shirt_by_Glamour_Kills-448-50.html>PETA "Born Free" T-shirt</a> designed by Glamour Kills. <center><a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif"><img alt="10% Wool" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83sm.gif" /> <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/DFPETA83.gif">Click for a larger version</a></center> The contest ends at 12 noon on August 3, 2010, and we'll announce the winner and showcase the winning comment in a blog post on August 5, 2010. Be sure to read our <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/priv.asp>privacy policy</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/terms_conditions.asp>terms and conditions</a>, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. Good luck! Don't forget to check out the archive of past 10% Wool comic strips <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/10_wool/>here</a>. Get more information on the series and the writer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.deflocked.com>here</a>, and learn how to get Jeff's other comic, DeFlocked, into your local paper <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/06/deflocked_by_je_1.php>here</a>. " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(8) "10% wool" } ["category@term"]=> string(8) "10% wool" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280427827) } [11]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(26) "It's a Dog-Eat-Dogma World" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2264) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EucharistELCA.JPG">Jonathunder</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Communion" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/EucharistELCA.jpg" /></td></tr></table>A priest at an Anglican church in Toronto found herself at the center of a very unchristian row over the concept of human supremacy after allowing a dog named Trapper to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10774706>eat communion bread</a>. When Trapper and his guardian, Donald Keith, visited the church last month, the Rev. Marguerite Rea invited Keith to take communion; while conducting the rite, Rea gave Trapper a communion wafer as well. While to Keith and many of the church's parishioners this was simply a kind and inclusive gesture, one upset observer left the church after filing a complaint with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Rea has since apologized, but she shouldn't have to! She should be applauded for recognizing that animals are included in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11198.html>God's infinite love</a>—something that compassionate people of faith <a target="_blank" href=http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default.htm>already understand</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/questions.asp?ID=28>others should hear</a>. As another Anglican priest, the Rev. Andrew Linzey, has said, "Animals are God's creatures, not human <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11298.html>property</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.islamicconcern.org/vivisection.asp>utilities</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.furisdead.com/feat-religionandfur2.asp>resources</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/07/meat_stands_for_1.php>commodities</a>, but precious beings in God's sight." If you're a practicing Christian, please show respect for all God's creatures and order a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/its_a_dog-eat-dogma.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/its_a_dog-eat-dogma.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(9) "Christian" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:32 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2264) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EucharistELCA.JPG">Jonathunder</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="Communion" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/EucharistELCA.jpg" /></td></tr></table>A priest at an Anglican church in Toronto found herself at the center of a very unchristian row over the concept of human supremacy after allowing a dog named Trapper to <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10774706>eat communion bread</a>. When Trapper and his guardian, Donald Keith, visited the church last month, the Rev. Marguerite Rea invited Keith to take communion; while conducting the rite, Rea gave Trapper a communion wafer as well. While to Keith and many of the church's parishioners this was simply a kind and inclusive gesture, one upset observer left the church after filing a complaint with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Rea has since apologized, but she shouldn't have to! She should be applauded for recognizing that animals are included in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11198.html>God's infinite love</a>—something that compassionate people of faith <a target="_blank" href=http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default.htm>already understand</a> and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/questions.asp?ID=28>others should hear</a>. As another Anglican priest, the Rev. Andrew Linzey, has said, "Animals are God's creatures, not human <a target="_blank" href=http://www.jesusveg.com/qow11298.html>property</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.islamicconcern.org/vivisection.asp>utilities</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.furisdead.com/feat-religionandfur2.asp>resources</a>, nor <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/07/meat_stands_for_1.php>commodities</a>, but precious beings in God's sight." If you're a practicing Christian, please show respect for all God's creatures and order a <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/order.asp>vegetarian/vegan starter kit</a> today. Posted by Jeff Mackey " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Christian" } ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Christian" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280419172) } [12]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(38) "Corazon Aquino 'Speaks' From the Grave" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2182) "A <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaasiapacific.com/>PETA Asia</a> public service announcement (PSA) that's currently airing on prime time TV in the Philippines is generating quite a bit of buzz (you'll get the pun when you watch the PSA) because it features the late Philippine president Corazon Aquino—along with other world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/02/black_history_month.php>Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/10/gandhi_birthday.php>Mohandas Gandhi</a>—"speaking" about peace and justice. But there's a twist. Check it out: <center> <a name="video"></a><iframe style="width: 335px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.mediapeta.com/videoplayer/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" name="videoFrame" id="videoFrame" frameborder="0"> </iframe> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap" target="_blank">Viewing Options</a> Embed <textarea cols="40" rows="4" onClick="this.select()"><embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></textarea></center> The ad was released in observance of <a target="_blank" href=http://internationaljusticeday2010.wordpress.com/>International Justice Day</a> and will be airing in the Philippines through the end of July. PETA Asia hopes that it will inspire viewers to give a voice to the voiceless. What do you think? Does this PSA leave you howling or hooting or ...? Please show it to everyone you know. You can show it in a classroom, in an office, or online (by putting <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap>a link</a> to it on your e-mail). Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:34:43 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2182) "A <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaasiapacific.com/>PETA Asia</a> public service announcement (PSA) that's currently airing on prime time TV in the Philippines is generating quite a bit of buzz (you'll get the pun when you watch the PSA) because it features the late Philippine president Corazon Aquino—along with other world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy, <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/02/black_history_month.php>Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, and <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/10/gandhi_birthday.php>Mohandas Gandhi</a>—"speaking" about peace and justice. But there's a twist. Check it out: <center> <a name="video"></a><iframe style="width: 335px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.mediapeta.com/videoplayer/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" name="videoFrame" id="videoFrame" frameborder="0"> </iframe> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/corazon_aquino.php" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap" target="_blank">Viewing Options</a> Embed <textarea cols="40" rows="4" onClick="this.select()"><embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></textarea></center> The ad was released in observance of <a target="_blank" href=http://internationaljusticeday2010.wordpress.com/>International Justice Day</a> and will be airing in the Philippines through the end of July. PETA Asia hopes that it will inspire viewers to give a voice to the voiceless. What do you think? Does this PSA leave you howling or hooting or ...? Please show it to everyone you know. You can show it in a classroom, in an office, or online (by putting <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=give_animals_a_voice_09_pap>a link</a> to it on your e-mail). Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "Corazon Aquino" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280349283) } [13]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "The Time to Help Animals Used in Chemical Testing Is Now" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1793) "<img align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/tcsa_dog.jpg">Congress is considering a bill to reform the way that this country tests and manages toxic chemicals, and PETA has <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TCSA_House_Hearing.pdf>submitted testimony</a>.Because the legislation seeks to require more chemical testing, it will lead to vastly increased suffering of animals in laboratories if it's passed. That's why it's vitally important that you <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>tell your congressional representative</a> to make sure that the final bill requires the use of modern, effective non-animal research methods and scraps cruel and archaic chemical tests on animals. The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, H.R. 5820, incorporates some major reforms. Even though the EPA has acknowledged that non-animal testing methods <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/new_epa_report.php>provide more accurate results</a>, the current bill would force the agency to run plans to implement non-animal tests by a committee of government officials that is widely recognized as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/04/us_lags_waaaaaa.php>a major obstacle to the development and use of new non-animal methods</a> in the U.S. We need reform, but it must be the right kind of reform—change that improves public safety and protects animals against unnecessary suffering. Animals in laboratories have no time to lose—please <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>speak up right now</a> to save their lives! Posted by Jeff Mackey" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/the_time_to_hel.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/the_time_to_hel.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "animal testing" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:17:47 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1793) "<img align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/tcsa_dog.jpg">Congress is considering a bill to reform the way that this country tests and manages toxic chemicals, and PETA has <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/TCSA_House_Hearing.pdf>submitted testimony</a>.Because the legislation seeks to require more chemical testing, it will lead to vastly increased suffering of animals in laboratories if it's passed. That's why it's vitally important that you <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>tell your congressional representative</a> to make sure that the final bill requires the use of modern, effective non-animal research methods and scraps cruel and archaic chemical tests on animals. The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, H.R. 5820, incorporates some major reforms. Even though the EPA has acknowledged that non-animal testing methods <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/new_epa_report.php>provide more accurate results</a>, the current bill would force the agency to run plans to implement non-animal tests by a committee of government officials that is widely recognized as <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/04/us_lags_waaaaaa.php>a major obstacle to the development and use of new non-animal methods</a> in the U.S. We need reform, but it must be the right kind of reform—change that improves public safety and protects animals against unnecessary suffering. Animals in laboratories have no time to lose—please <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3234>speak up right now</a> to save their lives! Posted by Jeff Mackey" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "animal testing" } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "animal testing" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1280348267) } [14]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(35) "Canadians: Cancel Your Other Plans!" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1900) "<table align="right" cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliche/3389160060>cliche</a> / <a target="_blank" href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en>CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/cutechick_ca.jpg" /></td></tr></table>Tonight, our northern neighbors will get a big dose of animal rights when No Country for Animals airs on television. We haven't seen it yet, but we're optimistic that the documentary, which was cowritten, coproduced, and narrated by Global National anchor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/840295--kevin-newman-tackles-animal-rights>Kevin Newman</a>, will give Canadians valuable information about cruelty to animals in their country and the many ways that they can <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>alleviate it</a>. I'm hoping for <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Inc.>Food, Inc.</a> meets <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com//products/I_Am_an_Animal_DVD-215-30.html>I Am an Animal</a> with a Canadian flair. What do you think? Regarding No Country for Animals, Newman says, "We looked at the percentage of animal abuse cases that get convicted in Canada: 0.01 per cent. I can't think of another crime where 99.9 per cent of people charged with it get off. So, something is wrong with the law. It hasn't changed since the Criminal Code was written in the 19th century and it treats animals as property, as having no more rights than a table." The documentary airs today at 10 p.m. Eastern time, so check your local listings! Watch it tonight with friends and family or anyone else you can find—and then share your review in the comments section below. 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We haven't seen it yet, but we're optimistic that the documentary, which was cowritten, coproduced, and narrated by Global National anchor <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/840295--kevin-newman-tackles-animal-rights>Kevin Newman</a>, will give Canadians valuable information about cruelty to animals in their country and the many ways that they can <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/>alleviate it</a>. I'm hoping for <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Inc.>Food, Inc.</a> meets <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com//products/I_Am_an_Animal_DVD-215-30.html>I Am an Animal</a> with a Canadian flair. What do you think? Regarding No Country for Animals, Newman says, "We looked at the percentage of animal abuse cases that get convicted in Canada: 0.01 per cent. I can't think of another crime where 99.9 per cent of people charged with it get off. So, something is wrong with the law. 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It's been a while since the last batch, so dig in! <ul> <li>Scientists know that pigs prefer a life like <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ziffel>Arnold Ziffel's</a>—full of Green Acres and some "<a href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298226/Pigs-feelings-prefer-bit-luxury.html>luxuries</a>" …</li> <li>… but this pug is partial to that other 60s hit, <a href=http://deadspin.com/5592930/pug-singing-batman-pug-singing-batman>Batman</a>.</li> <li>This <a href=http://vimeo.com/11122912>video by Frank Strick</a> has it all: A catchy song, an important question, and a big dash of cute—i.e., kid hugs turkey. </li> <li>Fisher nets baby black bear—but never fear! <a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10798508>Mama to the rescue!</a> </li> <li>We've said it before, but it bears repeating: <a href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment>Meat is never "green." </a></li> <li>Sure, beefcakes might make women swoon for a moment, but <a href=http://deadspin.com/5585080/out+of+breath-broccoli+costumed-man-proposes-to-lady-at-minor-league-game>broccoli wins love</a> for a lifetime.</li> <li>We know that <a href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_birds.asp>Polly wants to fly.</a> I'm guessing that <a href=http://deepdivecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/07/331-pauley-in-cage.html>Pauley wants to run</a>.</li> <li>"<a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q>Hummus: The Rap</a>" has inspired me to finish my own masterpiece, Guacamole, A Concerto.</li> <li>Professor Turtle weighs in on <a href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/heroic-tortoise-saves-fri_n_611564.html?ref=twitter>how to be a hero</a>.</li> </ul> Oof! 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It's been a while since the last batch, so dig in! <ul> <li>Scientists know that pigs prefer a life like <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ziffel>Arnold Ziffel's</a>—full of Green Acres and some "<a target="_blank" href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298226/Pigs-feelings-prefer-bit-luxury.html>luxuries</a>" …</li> <li>… but this pug is partial to that other 60s hit, <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5592930/pug-singing-batman-pug-singing-batman>Batman</a>.</li> <li>This <a target="_blank" href=http://vimeo.com/11122912>video by Frank Strick</a> has it all: A catchy song, an important question, and a big dash of cute—i.e., kid hugs turkey. </li> <li>Fisher nets baby black bear—but never fear! <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10798508>Mama to the rescue!</a> </li> <li>We've said it before, but it bears repeating: <a target="_blank" href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment>Meat is never "green." </a></li> <li>Sure, beefcakes might make women swoon for a moment, but <a target="_blank" href=http://deadspin.com/5585080/out+of+breath-broccoli+costumed-man-proposes-to-lady-at-minor-league-game>broccoli wins love</a> for a lifetime.</li> <li>We know that <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/animalsHome_birds.asp>Polly wants to fly.</a> I'm guessing that <a target="_blank" href=http://deepdivecartoons.blogspot.com/2010/07/331-pauley-in-cage.html>Pauley wants to run</a>.</li> <li>"<a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q>Hummus: The Rap</a>" has inspired me to finish my own masterpiece, Guacamole, A Concerto.</li> <li>Professor Turtle weighs in on <a target="_blank" href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/heroic-tortoise-saves-fri_n_611564.html?ref=twitter>how to be a hero</a>.</li> </ul> Oof! 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