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The good news is that this despicable pastime is now <a href=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/penning-32483-bans-pensacola.html>banned in Florida</a>, thanks to the efforts of <a href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>PETA members and other concerned citizens</a>, including <a href=http://humaneeducatorsreachingout.com/newsletter.htm#cso>several youngsters</a> who were among 80 people who testified on the issue at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. <center><table cellpadding=\"5\"><tr><td> <img alt=\"FWC Fox kids\" src=\"http://blog.peta.org/archives/Victory%20Against%20Fox%20Penning.jpg\" /></td></tr></table></center> \"I am an athlete, a swimmer, and a basketball player,\" stated one 10-year-old girl. \"If fox penning is a sport, I would be ashamed to call myself an athlete.\" Meeting attendee Susan Hargreaves reports that the \"[c]ommissioners were captivated by the children\'s eloquence and courage as they advocated on behalf of the foxes and coyotes who are chased by packs of dogs with no hope of escape and a certain, bloody death.\" The commissioners voted to permanently prohibit fox penning earlier this week. 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Like their cousins who are used in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=65>thoroughbred racing</a>, many horses who are used in harness racing are treated as if they were equipment, and most "losers" are sent to slaughter. Thanks to everyone who took action, and hats off to the <a target="_blank" href=http://chrb.ca.gov/staff_directory.htm>CHRB</a> for doing the right thing! 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But this year he's one-upped himself by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2055>vowing</a> to be vegan—at least through this month. Perhaps <a target="_blank" href=http://robertstjohn.com/2010/08/30/veganism-2010/>his decision</a> was in response to a little playful nudging from PETA President <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/ingridnewkirk>Ingrid E. Newkirk</a>. Maybe he ruminated over the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/theissues.asp>many reasons</a> why a vegan diet is best for every living being and the Earth. Or maybe he just wanted to drop some weight. (As Newkirk said, "You might as well staple all that cheese to your stomach and thighs and use a brush to coat your arteries with it.") He's a brave man, given his really bad, bad, bad dietary addictions, but I bet that St. John will find that vegan living is a piece of mouthwatering <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/egg_farms_health_hazards.php>salmonella</a>-free <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/recipeshow.asp?RequestID=920&Search=cake>cake</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/robert_st_john_vegan.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/robert_st_john_vegan.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:32:38 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1670) " <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Robert St John" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/robertstjohn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> That's right: Robert St. John is giving up meat, eggs, and dairy products. He stopped eating meat for a month <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/08/robert_st_john.php>last year in September</a>—but, he admits, he still consumed lots of cheese, milk, and cholesterol bombs (eggs to you). But this year he's one-upped himself by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2055>vowing</a> to be vegan—at least through this month. Perhaps <a target="_blank" href=http://robertstjohn.com/2010/08/30/veganism-2010/>his decision</a> was in response to a little playful nudging from PETA President <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/ingridnewkirk>Ingrid E. Newkirk</a>. Maybe he ruminated over the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/theissues.asp>many reasons</a> why a vegan diet is best for every living being and the Earth. Or maybe he just wanted to drop some weight. (As Newkirk said, "You might as well staple all that cheese to your stomach and thighs and use a brush to coat your arteries with it.") He's a brave man, given his really bad, bad, bad dietary addictions, but I bet that St. John will find that vegan living is a piece of mouthwatering <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/egg_farms_health_hazards.php>salmonella</a>-free <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/recipeshow.asp?RequestID=920&Search=cake>cake</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" } ["category@term"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283549558) } [3]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "Meet Chance and Scout, Two Dogs Sold for Experimentation" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1655) "Remember the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/selling_out_homeless_animals.php>North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)</a>? You know, the only animal shelter in Utah that still betrays dogs and cats by selling them to the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/FeatureUtahLabs.asp>University of Utah</a> for invasive, painful, and deadly experiments? PETA recently obtained photos of <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>nearly 50 dogs</a> whom NUVAS had sold for experiments, and here are two of them: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Chance" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%233.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Scout" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%2314.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> These sweet dogs, who were probably once someone's companions, may have ended up like other dogs who were recently purchased from NUVAS: killed and dissected after having holes cut into their necks and chests and pacemakers implanted in their hearts in order to induce an irregular heartbeat. How many more animals like Chance and Scout will NUVAS betray? Perhaps none—if we all <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>share these dogs' photos</a> online and <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3155>call for an end</a> to NUVAS' shameful practice of selling animals for experiments—and get our Facebook friends and Twitter tweeps to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(63) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/meet_chance_and_scout.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(63) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/meet_chance_and_scout.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:29:41 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1655) "Remember the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/selling_out_homeless_animals.php>North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)</a>? You know, the only animal shelter in Utah that still betrays dogs and cats by selling them to the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/FeatureUtahLabs.asp>University of Utah</a> for invasive, painful, and deadly experiments? PETA recently obtained photos of <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>nearly 50 dogs</a> whom NUVAS had sold for experiments, and here are two of them: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Chance" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%233.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Scout" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%2314.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> These sweet dogs, who were probably once someone's companions, may have ended up like other dogs who were recently purchased from NUVAS: killed and dissected after having holes cut into their necks and chests and pacemakers implanted in their hearts in order to induce an irregular heartbeat. How many more animals like Chance and Scout will NUVAS betray? Perhaps none—if we all <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>share these dogs' photos</a> online and <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3155>call for an end</a> to NUVAS' shameful practice of selling animals for experiments—and get our Facebook friends and Twitter tweeps to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283542181) } [4]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(23) "Puppy-Hurling Teen ID'd" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1160) "Shortly after PETA's German affiliate received information from a Bosnian whistleblower who claimed to have identified the girl caught on video hurling puppies into a river, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/03/2010-09-03_puppy_drowning_girl_found_by_bosnian_police_after_disturbing_video_released_.html>Bosnian police</a> reportedly also identified the girl, whose actions had prompted an international outcry. In the video (which was allegedly shot by the girl's brother), she can be seen cheerfully chucking the whimpering puppies to an almost certain death. Earlier this week, <a target"_blank" href+http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>PETA offered a $2,000 reward</a>—and film director <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php>Michael Bay</a> offered a $50,000 reward—for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this heinous act. If convicted, the puppy abuser would face a fine of $6,400 under a newly adopted Bosnian animal-protection law. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/puppy_hurler_id.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/puppy_hurler_id.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "abuse" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:09:36 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1160) "Shortly after PETA's German affiliate received information from a Bosnian whistleblower who claimed to have identified the girl caught on video hurling puppies into a river, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/03/2010-09-03_puppy_drowning_girl_found_by_bosnian_police_after_disturbing_video_released_.html>Bosnian police</a> reportedly also identified the girl, whose actions had prompted an international outcry. In the video (which was allegedly shot by the girl's brother), she can be seen cheerfully chucking the whimpering puppies to an almost certain death. Earlier this week, <a target"_blank" href+http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>PETA offered a $2,000 reward</a>—and film director <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php>Michael Bay</a> offered a $50,000 reward—for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this heinous act. If convicted, the puppy abuser would face a fine of $6,400 under a newly adopted Bosnian animal-protection law. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "abuse" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "abuse" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283533776) } [5]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(29) "What Are These Cops Thinking?" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(901) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="body parts demo" src= "http://blog.peta.org/archives/Butcher_diagram_demo_SK.JPG" /></td></tr></table></center> Six police officers facing two PETA girls armed with a … paper sign? This photo screams "caption contest," so that's exactly what we are doing with it. The person who leaves the caption that best complements the photo will win a poster of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/montreal_bans_pam.php>Pamela Anderson's newest PETA ad.</a> The contest ends on September 7, 2010, and we'll announce the winning comment in a blog post on September 10, 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!" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/what_are_they_thinking.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/what_are_they_thinking.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(7) "caption" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:02 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(901) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="body parts demo" src= "http://blog.peta.org/archives/Butcher_diagram_demo_SK.JPG" /></td></tr></table></center> Six police officers facing two PETA girls armed with a … paper sign? This photo screams "caption contest," so that's exactly what we are doing with it. The person who leaves the caption that best complements the photo will win a poster of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/montreal_bans_pam.php>Pamela Anderson's newest PETA ad.</a> The contest ends on September 7, 2010, and we'll announce the winning comment in a blog post on September 10, 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!" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(7) "caption" } ["category@term"]=> string(7) "caption" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283472962) } [6]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(37) "Victory! Raccoons 1, Mean Rednecks 0 " ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2412) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg">Harlequeen</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.creativecommons.org">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="cute raccoon" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg " /></td></tr></table></center> Late last week, our on-call caseworker was paged by a whistleblower who reported that a "coon-on-a-log" event was scheduled to take place at a campground in Louisiana, the next day. Believe it or not, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/magazines/images/1953-look-magazine/look-531102-raccoon.jpg>"coon on a log"</a> is an old Southern "sport"—you've read about others in history books, but we won't discuss those here—during which participants chain a raccoon to a small (about 2-foot-long) log and toss the log and animal in the middle of a lake. The participants then sic dogs on the raccoon, and the dog who can knock the raccoon off the log first "wins." Some sources say that the first dog to rip the raccoon apart wins. Obviously, both the raccoon and <a target="_blank" href=http://books.google.com/books?id=mVIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=coon+on+a+log&source=bl&ots=9sfRcnqrKV&sig=YF1RTvUNUOeGDbDKbu8LIBLKQSA&hl=en&ei=bcl3TLzMMcP98Absv6zSBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=coon%20on%20a%20log&f=false>the dogs</a> are put in great danger. Our caseworker immediately reached a lieutenant in the law-enforcement division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) and provided him with all the information that he needed, including the exact location where the raccoons were being caged prior to the event. The DWF sent officers to the site to investigate, and the officers found that the event coordinators didn't have the permits required to keep raccoons in captivity. DWF officials immediately seized all the raccoons and issued citations, so the event—which we strongly believe would have violated state anti-cruelty statutes—never even got off the ground! If an animal is in imminent danger, you should know that we are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/c-report_cruelty.asp>on call</a> 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please, pick up the phone! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:40 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2412) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg">Harlequeen</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.creativecommons.org">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="cute raccoon" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg " /></td></tr></table></center> Late last week, our on-call caseworker was paged by a whistleblower who reported that a "coon-on-a-log" event was scheduled to take place at a campground in Louisiana, the next day. Believe it or not, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/magazines/images/1953-look-magazine/look-531102-raccoon.jpg>"coon on a log"</a> is an old Southern "sport"—you've read about others in history books, but we won't discuss those here—during which participants chain a raccoon to a small (about 2-foot-long) log and toss the log and animal in the middle of a lake. The participants then sic dogs on the raccoon, and the dog who can knock the raccoon off the log first "wins." Some sources say that the first dog to rip the raccoon apart wins. Obviously, both the raccoon and <a target="_blank" href=http://books.google.com/books?id=mVIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=coon+on+a+log&source=bl&ots=9sfRcnqrKV&sig=YF1RTvUNUOeGDbDKbu8LIBLKQSA&hl=en&ei=bcl3TLzMMcP98Absv6zSBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=coon%20on%20a%20log&f=false>the dogs</a> are put in great danger. Our caseworker immediately reached a lieutenant in the law-enforcement division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) and provided him with all the information that he needed, including the exact location where the raccoons were being caged prior to the event. The DWF sent officers to the site to investigate, and the officers found that the event coordinators didn't have the permits required to keep raccoons in captivity. DWF officials immediately seized all the raccoons and issued citations, so the event—which we strongly believe would have violated state anti-cruelty statutes—never even got off the ground! If an animal is in imminent danger, you should know that we are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/c-report_cruelty.asp>on call</a> 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please, pick up the phone! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" } ["category@term"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283461120) } [7]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(61) "Transformers Director Offers $50K to Find Puppy-Drowning Girl" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2104) " <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/premiere-dreamworks/image/5021530?term=michael+bay+director" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5021530/premiere-dreamworks/premiere-dreamworks.jpg?size=380&imageId=5021530" border="0" width="380" title="Premiere Of DreamWorks "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" - Arrivals" height="274" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 23: Director Michael Bay arrives at the premiere Of DreamWorks 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' at Mann Village Theatre on June 22, 2009 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> Director and producer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/>Michael Bay</a> is famous for blowing things up in Transformers and Armageddon as well as for remaking horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but when it comes to violence against animals, Michael yells, "Cut!" Michael pledged $50,000 on his website for the arrest and "successful prosecution" of the person who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>threw puppies into a river</a> and the person who recorded the footage, which was posted online. Let's hope that Michael's reward—along with PETA's—brings everyone who was involved in this horrifying act to justice. People who are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_humanAbuse.asp>cruel to animals</a> often commit acts of violence against their fellow humans as well, so it's crucial that we <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_reportCruelty.asp>report</a> known or suspected cruelty to animals to police and animal control officials immediately. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(12) "Transformers" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:24:29 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2104) " <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/premiere-dreamworks/image/5021530?term=michael+bay+director" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5021530/premiere-dreamworks/premiere-dreamworks.jpg?size=380&imageId=5021530" border="0" width="380" title="Premiere Of DreamWorks "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" - Arrivals" height="274" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 23: Director Michael Bay arrives at the premiere Of DreamWorks 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' at Mann Village Theatre on June 22, 2009 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> Director and producer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/>Michael Bay</a> is famous for blowing things up in Transformers and Armageddon as well as for remaking horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but when it comes to violence against animals, Michael yells, "Cut!" Michael pledged $50,000 on his website for the arrest and "successful prosecution" of the person who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>threw puppies into a river</a> and the person who recorded the footage, which was posted online. Let's hope that Michael's reward—along with PETA's—brings everyone who was involved in this horrifying act to justice. People who are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_humanAbuse.asp>cruel to animals</a> often commit acts of violence against their fellow humans as well, so it's crucial that we <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_reportCruelty.asp>report</a> known or suspected cruelty to animals to police and animal control officials immediately. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(12) "Transformers" } ["category@term"]=> string(12) "Transformers" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283459069) } [8]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(39) "Eatery Agrees to Stop Torturing Animals" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1680) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.JPG">syrist</a> / <a target="_blank" href=" http://creativecommons.org">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="live prawn" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Crustaceans can't <a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzgtLVzbI>moonwalk</a>, and they don't dance the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/dancing_with_the_stars.php>cha-cha</a>, so when we received complaints from horrified diners about "dancing" prawns at Sacramento's Nishiki Sushi, we knew it was something that we needed to look into. Turns out that the restaurant was peeling the skin off live prawns and encouraging patrons to squeeze acidic lemon juice all over the conscious animals' exposed flesh, causing them to writhe in pain (or "dance") before they were eaten alive. We reached out to Nishiki Sushi and let it know that while <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn>prawns</a> may not be able to scream, they feel pain just as any animal does. The owners responded by swiftly 86ing the "dancing prawns" from Nishiki Sushi's menu! That's something that makes us kick up our <a target="_blank" href=http://charmone.com/catalog/69e4ede9-1793-4ae0-8ca5-341ed3e51dde.aspx>vegan heels</a>. Now to get other restaurants to take a stand for <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/featureLobsterZone.asp>crustaceans</a> and remove their Lobster Zone machines. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/dancing_prawns_victory.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/dancing_prawns_victory.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(6) "prawns" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:02:21 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1680) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.JPG">syrist</a> / <a target="_blank" href=" http://creativecommons.org">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="live prawn" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Crustaceans can't <a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzgtLVzbI>moonwalk</a>, and they don't dance the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/dancing_with_the_stars.php>cha-cha</a>, so when we received complaints from horrified diners about "dancing" prawns at Sacramento's Nishiki Sushi, we knew it was something that we needed to look into. Turns out that the restaurant was peeling the skin off live prawns and encouraging patrons to squeeze acidic lemon juice all over the conscious animals' exposed flesh, causing them to writhe in pain (or "dance") before they were eaten alive. We reached out to Nishiki Sushi and let it know that while <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn>prawns</a> may not be able to scream, they feel pain just as any animal does. The owners responded by swiftly 86ing the "dancing prawns" from Nishiki Sushi's menu! That's something that makes us kick up our <a target="_blank" href=http://charmone.com/catalog/69e4ede9-1793-4ae0-8ca5-341ed3e51dde.aspx>vegan heels</a>. Now to get other restaurants to take a stand for <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/featureLobsterZone.asp>crustaceans</a> and remove their Lobster Zone machines. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(6) "prawns" } ["category@term"]=> string(6) "prawns" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283454141) } [9]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(33) "Kardashians' Faux-Bulous Fashions" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1720) "If you fashion junkies out there can't wait until the debut of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/chrissies_got_a.php>Chrissie Hynde's new clothing line</a>, you can get your fix on September 10, when the <a target="_blank" href=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/31/people.kardashians.qvc/#fbid=ufOB0rP_o5c&wom=false>Kardashian</a> family unveils its new K-Dash line at QVC's Fashion's Night Out event. The line, designed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/03/tommy_hilfiger_1.php>Tommy Hilfiger's</a> sister <a target="_blank" href=http://www.ginnyh.com/>Ginny</a>, will feature faux fur and pleather, as modeled by Kim Kardashian on <a target="_blank" href=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/30/kardashian-clan-to-launch-k-dash-for-qvc/>People.com.</a> Of course, the paucity of pelts in the K-Dash line should come as no surprise after <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/khloe_kardashian.php>Khloe</a> wore, ahem, no clothing line at all in this sexy ad for PETA: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Khloe ad" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Khloe-Kardashian.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> We've sent a thank you to the K-ladies and to QVC (which has a no-fur policy). Need a reminder of why faux is the only way to go? <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=tim_gunn_fashion_victims_peta>This</a> ought to do it. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Kardashian Card" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/kardashiancard300.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/kardashians_faux_clothing.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/kardashians_faux_clothing.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(8) "pleather" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:05 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1720) "If you fashion junkies out there can't wait until the debut of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/chrissies_got_a.php>Chrissie Hynde's new clothing line</a>, you can get your fix on September 10, when the <a target="_blank" href=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/31/people.kardashians.qvc/#fbid=ufOB0rP_o5c&wom=false>Kardashian</a> family unveils its new K-Dash line at QVC's Fashion's Night Out event. The line, designed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/03/tommy_hilfiger_1.php>Tommy Hilfiger's</a> sister <a target="_blank" href=http://www.ginnyh.com/>Ginny</a>, will feature faux fur and pleather, as modeled by Kim Kardashian on <a target="_blank" href=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/30/kardashian-clan-to-launch-k-dash-for-qvc/>People.com.</a> Of course, the paucity of pelts in the K-Dash line should come as no surprise after <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/khloe_kardashian.php>Khloe</a> wore, ahem, no clothing line at all in this sexy ad for PETA: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Khloe ad" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Khloe-Kardashian.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> We've sent a thank you to the K-ladies and to QVC (which has a no-fur policy). Need a reminder of why faux is the only way to go? <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=tim_gunn_fashion_victims_peta>This</a> ought to do it. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Kardashian Card" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/kardashiancard300.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(8) "pleather" } ["category@term"]=> string(8) "pleather" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283382245) } [10]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(46) "'Win It' Wednesday: Wildlife-Friendly ChicoBag" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2403) "Did you know that the average person uses 500 plastic bags every year? Yeah, me either, but <a target="_blank" href=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/debra-bass/article_c4b22822-b22d-11df-ac97-0017a4a78c22.html>Andy Keller</a> knows. The founder of reusable-tote company <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/>ChicoBag</a> is currently touring the country dressed as his alter ego, the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/>Bag Monster</a>, in order to educate people about the enormous number of plastic bags that we thoughtlessly consume—and discard—every day. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bag Monster" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/bagmonster.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> A man/monster who puts his money where his mouth is, Keller has provided PETA with stash of his popular <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/p-42-chicobag-sling-repete.aspx>Sling rePETe</a> bags to give away to 10 lucky PETA Files readers. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="ChicoBag" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/chicobag.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Not only are plastic bags monstrously <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/p/photos.html>ugly</a>, they can also be deadly to wildlife, including birds who become entangled in them and sea animals who ingest them after mistaking them for jellyfish or other food sources. (You can read about BBC wildlife documentary filmmaker <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/midway_atoll.php>Rebecca Hosking's</a> campaign to ban plastic bags in the current issue of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Animal_Times_Magazine-352-39.html>Animal Times</a>). Post a comment below telling us how you're battling the plastic plague. The commenters that most inspire us to reduce, reuse, and recycle will be toting home their tofu in a stylish Sling bag. The contest ends on September 15, 2010, and we'll select the winners on September 17, 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. Remember, don't feed the Bag Monster. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/win_it_wednesday_chicobag.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/win_it_wednesday_chicobag.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:49:12 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2403) "Did you know that the average person uses 500 plastic bags every year? Yeah, me either, but <a target="_blank" href=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/debra-bass/article_c4b22822-b22d-11df-ac97-0017a4a78c22.html>Andy Keller</a> knows. The founder of reusable-tote company <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/>ChicoBag</a> is currently touring the country dressed as his alter ego, the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/>Bag Monster</a>, in order to educate people about the enormous number of plastic bags that we thoughtlessly consume—and discard—every day. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bag Monster" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/bagmonster.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> A man/monster who puts his money where his mouth is, Keller has provided PETA with stash of his popular <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/p-42-chicobag-sling-repete.aspx>Sling rePETe</a> bags to give away to 10 lucky PETA Files readers. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="ChicoBag" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/chicobag.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Not only are plastic bags monstrously <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/p/photos.html>ugly</a>, they can also be deadly to wildlife, including birds who become entangled in them and sea animals who ingest them after mistaking them for jellyfish or other food sources. (You can read about BBC wildlife documentary filmmaker <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/midway_atoll.php>Rebecca Hosking's</a> campaign to ban plastic bags in the current issue of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Animal_Times_Magazine-352-39.html>Animal Times</a>). Post a comment below telling us how you're battling the plastic plague. The commenters that most inspire us to reduce, reuse, and recycle will be toting home their tofu in a stylish Sling bag. The contest ends on September 15, 2010, and we'll select the winners on September 17, 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. Remember, don't feed the Bag Monster. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" } ["category@term"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283366952) } [11]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(24) "Family of Four Eats $200" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(907) "It's happened again. After forking over a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a Ringling Bros. Circus performance in Everett, Washington, a lovely family had a change of heart after talking to PETA demonstrators outside the arena. Rather than watching trainers whip tigers and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com>smack elephants</a> with bullhooks, the entire family decided that it was worth it to sacrifice the money! (The venue refused to give them a refund.) Gotta love 'em. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Family leaves circus" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/family.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> If the circus is coming to your town, remember that leafleting can and does change minds. <a href=mailto:ATeam@peta.org>Contact us</a> and we'll help you convince people never to buy tickets! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/family_of_four.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/family_of_four.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(907) "It's happened again. After forking over a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a Ringling Bros. Circus performance in Everett, Washington, a lovely family had a change of heart after talking to PETA demonstrators outside the arena. Rather than watching trainers whip tigers and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com>smack elephants</a> with bullhooks, the entire family decided that it was worth it to sacrifice the money! (The venue refused to give them a refund.) Gotta love 'em. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Family leaves circus" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/family.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> If the circus is coming to your town, remember that leafleting can and does change minds. <a href=mailto:ATeam@peta.org>Contact us</a> and we'll help you convince people never to buy tickets! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283344690) } [12]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(38) "Dancing With the (Compassionate) Stars" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1483) "There has never been a shortage of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/04/pamelas_breathtaking_moves.php>animal rights supporters</a> on ABC's hit show <a target="_blank" href=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/slideshow/photos-dancing-stars-season-11-cast-announced-11517031>Dancing With the Stars</a>, and season 11 will be no exception. Vegetarian singer <a target="_blank" href=http://vegetarianstar.com/2008/10/22/that-pesky-michael-bolton-eating-lobster-gossip/>Michael Bolton</a> is as easy on animals as he is on the ears, and funny lady <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaindia.com/cquotes.html>Margaret Cho</a> told the audience at PETA's Millennium <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/peta30/Default.aspx>Gala</a> in Hollywood, "[Fur] is really ridiculous. It's outrageous. We're not living in igloos. We don't need to trade pelts anymore." As for what The Hills' <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/audrina_patridg.php>Audrina Patridge</a> thinks about buying animals from pet shops, we'll let her tell you herself: <center> <embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=audrina_patridge_abc_peta_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </center> Which animal-friendly hoofer will get your vote? Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(74) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/dancing_with_the_stars_season_11.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(74) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/dancing_with_the_stars_season_11.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:58:22 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1483) "There has never been a shortage of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/04/pamelas_breathtaking_moves.php>animal rights supporters</a> on ABC's hit show <a target="_blank" href=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/slideshow/photos-dancing-stars-season-11-cast-announced-11517031>Dancing With the Stars</a>, and season 11 will be no exception. Vegetarian singer <a target="_blank" href=http://vegetarianstar.com/2008/10/22/that-pesky-michael-bolton-eating-lobster-gossip/>Michael Bolton</a> is as easy on animals as he is on the ears, and funny lady <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaindia.com/cquotes.html>Margaret Cho</a> told the audience at PETA's Millennium <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/peta30/Default.aspx>Gala</a> in Hollywood, "[Fur] is really ridiculous. It's outrageous. We're not living in igloos. We don't need to trade pelts anymore." As for what The Hills' <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/audrina_patridg.php>Audrina Patridge</a> thinks about buying animals from pet shops, we'll let her tell you herself: <center> <embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=audrina_patridge_abc_peta_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </center> Which animal-friendly hoofer will get your vote? Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" } ["category@term"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283291902) } [13]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(28) "Minks Set Free From Fur Farm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1237) "Approximately 50,000 minks got a taste of freedom after someone apparently <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2010/08/075750000-minks-set-loose-from-greek.html>broke into two fur farms</a> in Greece last weekend and released the animals from their hideous, cramped, filthy little cages. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for freeing the minks, but you only need to watch a few seconds of this undercover footage, which was shot on a mink farm in Sweden, to understand why minks are best left in the wild. <center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13930829" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/13930829">Horror revealed on Swedish fur farms</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2671649">Djurrättsalliansen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</center> We can all <a target="_blank" href=http://furisdead.com/getActive.asp>emancipate minks</a> and other animals who are imprisoned, trapped, electrocuted, gassed, stomped on, and skinned alive for their fur. All we have to do is pledge never to buy or wear even a tuft of real fur and urge everyone we know to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/minks_set_free.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/minks_set_free.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(3) "Fur" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:41:08 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1237) "Approximately 50,000 minks got a taste of freedom after someone apparently <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2010/08/075750000-minks-set-loose-from-greek.html>broke into two fur farms</a> in Greece last weekend and released the animals from their hideous, cramped, filthy little cages. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for freeing the minks, but you only need to watch a few seconds of this undercover footage, which was shot on a mink farm in Sweden, to understand why minks are best left in the wild. <center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13930829" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/13930829">Horror revealed on Swedish fur farms</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2671649">Djurrättsalliansen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</center> We can all <a target="_blank" href=http://furisdead.com/getActive.asp>emancipate minks</a> and other animals who are imprisoned, trapped, electrocuted, gassed, stomped on, and skinned alive for their fur. All we have to do is pledge never to buy or wear even a tuft of real fur and urge everyone we know to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(3) "Fur" } ["category@term"]=> string(3) "Fur" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283290868) } [14]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(32) "'The Apprentice' Goes Vegetarian" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1611) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/miss-universe-2010-red/image/9599126?term=donald+trump" target="_blank"><img src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9599126/miss-universe-2010-red/miss-universe-2010-red.jpg?size=234&imageId=9599126" border="0" width="122" title="Miss Universe 2010 Red Carpet" height="188" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="23 August 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Donald Trump. 2010 Miss Universe Pageant Red Carpet at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino. Photo Credit: MJT/AdMedia" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Darn my dyslexia! Make that: A vegetarian is going to appear on NBC's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/>The Apprentice</a>. Brainy <a target="_blank" href=http://thetvrealist.com/gossip/Apprentice-Brandy-Kuentzel-Vegetarian-Cupcake-Shop-CoFounder-3405240.html>Brandy Kuentzel</a> went from corporate law to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/vegan_cupcakes_take_over_the_capital.php>cupcakes</a>—and now the vegetarian animal rights supporter is ready to vie for the top spot next to Donald Trump. Will The Donald comb over Brandy's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/>animal-friendly</a> views in the boardroom? Will Brandy convince him to tell his own Trump Steaks, "You're fired"? Answers are coming soon: The new season starts September 16. Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/the_apprentice.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/the_apprentice.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Brandy Kuentzel" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:54:24 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1611) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/miss-universe-2010-red/image/9599126?term=donald+trump" target="_blank"><img src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9599126/miss-universe-2010-red/miss-universe-2010-red.jpg?size=234&imageId=9599126" border="0" width="122" title="Miss Universe 2010 Red Carpet" height="188" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="23 August 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Donald Trump. 2010 Miss Universe Pageant Red Carpet at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino. Photo Credit: MJT/AdMedia" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script>Darn my dyslexia! Make that: A vegetarian is going to appear on NBC's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/>The Apprentice</a>. Brainy <a target="_blank" href=http://thetvrealist.com/gossip/Apprentice-Brandy-Kuentzel-Vegetarian-Cupcake-Shop-CoFounder-3405240.html>Brandy Kuentzel</a> went from corporate law to <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/vegan_cupcakes_take_over_the_capital.php>cupcakes</a>—and now the vegetarian animal rights supporter is ready to vie for the top spot next to Donald Trump. Will The Donald comb over Brandy's <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/>animal-friendly</a> views in the boardroom? Will Brandy convince him to tell his own Trump Steaks, "You're fired"? Answers are coming soon: The new season starts September 16. 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{ [0]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(29) "Victory! Kids Help Save Foxes" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2009) "You think <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php>"coon on a log"</a> is bad? Allow me to introduce you to the delightful sport of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.trainingnottorture.org/>"fox penning,"</a> in which dogs are set loose on a fox or coyote confined to a pen and allowed to tear the animal to shreds. The good news is that this despicable pastime is now <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/penning-32483-bans-pensacola.html>banned in Florida</a>, thanks to the efforts of <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>PETA members and other concerned citizens</a>, including <a target="_blank" href=http://humaneeducatorsreachingout.com/newsletter.htm#cso>several youngsters</a> who were among 80 people who testified on the issue at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="FWC Fox kids" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Victory%20Against%20Fox%20Penning.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> "I am an athlete, a swimmer, and a basketball player," stated one 10-year-old girl. "If fox penning is a sport, I would be ashamed to call myself an athlete." Meeting attendee Susan Hargreaves reports that the "[c]ommissioners were captivated by the children's eloquence and courage as they advocated on behalf of the foxes and coyotes who are chased by packs of dogs with no hope of escape and a certain, bloody death." The commissioners voted to permanently prohibit fox penning earlier this week. I hope this inspires everyone to speak up for animals. If a 10-year-old can do it, so can those of us who are all growed up! You can get started by contacting the wildlife departments in states where fox penning is <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>still legal</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_kids_help_foxes.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(65) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_kids_help_foxes.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(27) "Fish and Wildlife Commision" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:26:13 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2009) "You think <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php>"coon on a log"</a> is bad? Allow me to introduce you to the delightful sport of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.trainingnottorture.org/>"fox penning,"</a> in which dogs are set loose on a fox or coyote confined to a pen and allowed to tear the animal to shreds. The good news is that this despicable pastime is now <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/penning-32483-bans-pensacola.html>banned in Florida</a>, thanks to the efforts of <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>PETA members and other concerned citizens</a>, including <a target="_blank" href=http://humaneeducatorsreachingout.com/newsletter.htm#cso>several youngsters</a> who were among 80 people who testified on the issue at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="FWC Fox kids" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Victory%20Against%20Fox%20Penning.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> "I am an athlete, a swimmer, and a basketball player," stated one 10-year-old girl. "If fox penning is a sport, I would be ashamed to call myself an athlete." Meeting attendee Susan Hargreaves reports that the "[c]ommissioners were captivated by the children's eloquence and courage as they advocated on behalf of the foxes and coyotes who are chased by packs of dogs with no hope of escape and a certain, bloody death." The commissioners voted to permanently prohibit fox penning earlier this week. I hope this inspires everyone to speak up for animals. If a 10-year-old can do it, so can those of us who are all growed up! You can get started by contacting the wildlife departments in states where fox penning is <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>still legal</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(27) "Fish and Wildlife Commision" } ["category@term"]=> string(27) "Fish and Wildlife Commision" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283552773) } [1]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(55) "Victory! Horse Trainer Barred From Racing in California" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1256) " <center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arravani-Stuten.jpg">Pottok</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="horses in pasture" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/horses.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Earlier this week, we asked you to urge the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to terminate harness racer Christopher Lefebvre's license to race in the state because of his deplorable track record—he has a criminal conviction for cruelty to animals in Maine, among other charges. Thanks to all of you who responded to our action alert, the board has now done just that! Like their cousins who are used in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=65>thoroughbred racing</a>, many horses who are used in harness racing are treated as if they were equipment, and most "losers" are sent to slaughter. Thanks to everyone who took action, and hats off to the <a target="_blank" href=http://chrb.ca.gov/staff_directory.htm>CHRB</a> for doing the right thing! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_horse_racer_revoked.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(69) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_horse_racer_revoked.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(20) "Christopher Lefebvre" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:58:22 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1256) " <center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arravani-Stuten.jpg">Pottok</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="horses in pasture" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/horses.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Earlier this week, we asked you to urge the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to terminate harness racer Christopher Lefebvre's license to race in the state because of his deplorable track record—he has a criminal conviction for cruelty to animals in Maine, among other charges. Thanks to all of you who responded to our action alert, the board has now done just that! Like their cousins who are used in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=65>thoroughbred racing</a>, many horses who are used in harness racing are treated as if they were equipment, and most "losers" are sent to slaughter. Thanks to everyone who took action, and hats off to the <a target="_blank" href=http://chrb.ca.gov/staff_directory.htm>CHRB</a> for doing the right thing! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(20) "Christopher Lefebvre" } ["category@term"]=> string(20) "Christopher Lefebvre" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283551102) } [2]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(51) "Robert St. John: Chef, Author, Restaurateur, Vegan " ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1670) " <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Robert St John" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/robertstjohn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> That's right: Robert St. John is giving up meat, eggs, and dairy products. He stopped eating meat for a month <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/08/robert_st_john.php>last year in September</a>—but, he admits, he still consumed lots of cheese, milk, and cholesterol bombs (eggs to you). But this year he's one-upped himself by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2055>vowing</a> to be vegan—at least through this month. Perhaps <a target="_blank" href=http://robertstjohn.com/2010/08/30/veganism-2010/>his decision</a> was in response to a little playful nudging from PETA President <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/ingridnewkirk>Ingrid E. Newkirk</a>. Maybe he ruminated over the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/theissues.asp>many reasons</a> why a vegan diet is best for every living being and the Earth. Or maybe he just wanted to drop some weight. (As Newkirk said, "You might as well staple all that cheese to your stomach and thighs and use a brush to coat your arteries with it.") He's a brave man, given his really bad, bad, bad dietary addictions, but I bet that St. John will find that vegan living is a piece of mouthwatering <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/egg_farms_health_hazards.php>salmonella</a>-free <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/recipeshow.asp?RequestID=920&Search=cake>cake</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/robert_st_john_vegan.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(62) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/robert_st_john_vegan.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:32:38 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1670) " <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Robert St John" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/robertstjohn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> That's right: Robert St. John is giving up meat, eggs, and dairy products. He stopped eating meat for a month <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/08/robert_st_john.php>last year in September</a>—but, he admits, he still consumed lots of cheese, milk, and cholesterol bombs (eggs to you). But this year he's one-upped himself by <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2055>vowing</a> to be vegan—at least through this month. Perhaps <a target="_blank" href=http://robertstjohn.com/2010/08/30/veganism-2010/>his decision</a> was in response to a little playful nudging from PETA President <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/ingridnewkirk>Ingrid E. Newkirk</a>. Maybe he ruminated over the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.goveg.com/theissues.asp>many reasons</a> why a vegan diet is best for every living being and the Earth. Or maybe he just wanted to drop some weight. (As Newkirk said, "You might as well staple all that cheese to your stomach and thighs and use a brush to coat your arteries with it.") He's a brave man, given his really bad, bad, bad dietary addictions, but I bet that St. John will find that vegan living is a piece of mouthwatering <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/egg_farms_health_hazards.php>salmonella</a>-free <a target="_blank" href=http://www.vegcooking.com/recipeshow.asp?RequestID=920&Search=cake>cake</a>. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" } ["category@term"]=> string(15) "Robert St. John" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283549558) } [3]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "Meet Chance and Scout, Two Dogs Sold for Experimentation" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1655) "Remember the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/selling_out_homeless_animals.php>North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)</a>? You know, the only animal shelter in Utah that still betrays dogs and cats by selling them to the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/FeatureUtahLabs.asp>University of Utah</a> for invasive, painful, and deadly experiments? PETA recently obtained photos of <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>nearly 50 dogs</a> whom NUVAS had sold for experiments, and here are two of them: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Chance" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%233.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Scout" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%2314.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> These sweet dogs, who were probably once someone's companions, may have ended up like other dogs who were recently purchased from NUVAS: killed and dissected after having holes cut into their necks and chests and pacemakers implanted in their hearts in order to induce an irregular heartbeat. How many more animals like Chance and Scout will NUVAS betray? Perhaps none—if we all <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>share these dogs' photos</a> online and <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3155>call for an end</a> to NUVAS' shameful practice of selling animals for experiments—and get our Facebook friends and Twitter tweeps to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(63) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/meet_chance_and_scout.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(63) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/meet_chance_and_scout.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:29:41 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1655) "Remember the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/06/selling_out_homeless_animals.php>North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)</a>? You know, the only animal shelter in Utah that still betrays dogs and cats by selling them to the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/FeatureUtahLabs.asp>University of Utah</a> for invasive, painful, and deadly experiments? PETA recently obtained photos of <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>nearly 50 dogs</a> whom NUVAS had sold for experiments, and here are two of them: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Chance" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%233.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="dog Scout" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/%2314.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> These sweet dogs, who were probably once someone's companions, may have ended up like other dogs who were recently purchased from NUVAS: killed and dissected after having holes cut into their necks and chests and pacemakers implanted in their hearts in order to induce an irregular heartbeat. How many more animals like Chance and Scout will NUVAS betray? Perhaps none—if we all <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/NUVAS/default.asp>share these dogs' photos</a> online and <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3155>call for an end</a> to NUVAS' shameful practice of selling animals for experiments—and get our Facebook friends and Twitter tweeps to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "NUVAS" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283542181) } [4]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(23) "Puppy-Hurling Teen ID'd" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1160) "Shortly after PETA's German affiliate received information from a Bosnian whistleblower who claimed to have identified the girl caught on video hurling puppies into a river, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/03/2010-09-03_puppy_drowning_girl_found_by_bosnian_police_after_disturbing_video_released_.html>Bosnian police</a> reportedly also identified the girl, whose actions had prompted an international outcry. In the video (which was allegedly shot by the girl's brother), she can be seen cheerfully chucking the whimpering puppies to an almost certain death. Earlier this week, <a target"_blank" href+http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>PETA offered a $2,000 reward</a>—and film director <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php>Michael Bay</a> offered a $50,000 reward—for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this heinous act. If convicted, the puppy abuser would face a fine of $6,400 under a newly adopted Bosnian animal-protection law. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/puppy_hurler_id.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(57) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/puppy_hurler_id.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(5) "abuse" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:09:36 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1160) "Shortly after PETA's German affiliate received information from a Bosnian whistleblower who claimed to have identified the girl caught on video hurling puppies into a river, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/03/2010-09-03_puppy_drowning_girl_found_by_bosnian_police_after_disturbing_video_released_.html>Bosnian police</a> reportedly also identified the girl, whose actions had prompted an international outcry. In the video (which was allegedly shot by the girl's brother), she can be seen cheerfully chucking the whimpering puppies to an almost certain death. Earlier this week, <a target"_blank" href+http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>PETA offered a $2,000 reward</a>—and film director <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php>Michael Bay</a> offered a $50,000 reward—for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this heinous act. If convicted, the puppy abuser would face a fine of $6,400 under a newly adopted Bosnian animal-protection law. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(5) "abuse" } ["category@term"]=> string(5) "abuse" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283533776) } [5]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(29) "What Are These Cops Thinking?" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(901) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="body parts demo" src= "http://blog.peta.org/archives/Butcher_diagram_demo_SK.JPG" /></td></tr></table></center> Six police officers facing two PETA girls armed with a … paper sign? This photo screams "caption contest," so that's exactly what we are doing with it. The person who leaves the caption that best complements the photo will win a poster of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/montreal_bans_pam.php>Pamela Anderson's newest PETA ad.</a> The contest ends on September 7, 2010, and we'll announce the winning comment in a blog post on September 10, 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!" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/what_are_they_thinking.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/what_are_they_thinking.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(7) "caption" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:02 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(901) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="body parts demo" src= "http://blog.peta.org/archives/Butcher_diagram_demo_SK.JPG" /></td></tr></table></center> Six police officers facing two PETA girls armed with a … paper sign? This photo screams "caption contest," so that's exactly what we are doing with it. The person who leaves the caption that best complements the photo will win a poster of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/07/montreal_bans_pam.php>Pamela Anderson's newest PETA ad.</a> The contest ends on September 7, 2010, and we'll announce the winning comment in a blog post on September 10, 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!" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(7) "caption" } ["category@term"]=> string(7) "caption" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283472962) } [6]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(37) "Victory! Raccoons 1, Mean Rednecks 0 " ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2412) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg">Harlequeen</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.creativecommons.org">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="cute raccoon" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg " /></td></tr></table></center> Late last week, our on-call caseworker was paged by a whistleblower who reported that a "coon-on-a-log" event was scheduled to take place at a campground in Louisiana, the next day. Believe it or not, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/magazines/images/1953-look-magazine/look-531102-raccoon.jpg>"coon on a log"</a> is an old Southern "sport"—you've read about others in history books, but we won't discuss those here—during which participants chain a raccoon to a small (about 2-foot-long) log and toss the log and animal in the middle of a lake. The participants then sic dogs on the raccoon, and the dog who can knock the raccoon off the log first "wins." Some sources say that the first dog to rip the raccoon apart wins. Obviously, both the raccoon and <a target="_blank" href=http://books.google.com/books?id=mVIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=coon+on+a+log&source=bl&ots=9sfRcnqrKV&sig=YF1RTvUNUOeGDbDKbu8LIBLKQSA&hl=en&ei=bcl3TLzMMcP98Absv6zSBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=coon%20on%20a%20log&f=false>the dogs</a> are put in great danger. Our caseworker immediately reached a lieutenant in the law-enforcement division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) and provided him with all the information that he needed, including the exact location where the raccoons were being caged prior to the event. The DWF sent officers to the site to investigate, and the officers found that the event coordinators didn't have the permits required to keep raccoons in captivity. DWF officials immediately seized all the raccoons and issued citations, so the event—which we strongly believe would have violated state anti-cruelty statutes—never even got off the ground! If an animal is in imminent danger, you should know that we are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/c-report_cruelty.asp>on call</a> 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please, pick up the phone! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:40 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2412) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg">Harlequeen</a> / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.creativecommons.org">CC by 2.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="cute raccoon" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Raccoon_Cute_Pose.jpg " /></td></tr></table></center> Late last week, our on-call caseworker was paged by a whistleblower who reported that a "coon-on-a-log" event was scheduled to take place at a campground in Louisiana, the next day. Believe it or not, <a target="_blank" href=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/magazines/images/1953-look-magazine/look-531102-raccoon.jpg>"coon on a log"</a> is an old Southern "sport"—you've read about others in history books, but we won't discuss those here—during which participants chain a raccoon to a small (about 2-foot-long) log and toss the log and animal in the middle of a lake. The participants then sic dogs on the raccoon, and the dog who can knock the raccoon off the log first "wins." Some sources say that the first dog to rip the raccoon apart wins. Obviously, both the raccoon and <a target="_blank" href=http://books.google.com/books?id=mVIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=coon+on+a+log&source=bl&ots=9sfRcnqrKV&sig=YF1RTvUNUOeGDbDKbu8LIBLKQSA&hl=en&ei=bcl3TLzMMcP98Absv6zSBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=coon%20on%20a%20log&f=false>the dogs</a> are put in great danger. Our caseworker immediately reached a lieutenant in the law-enforcement division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) and provided him with all the information that he needed, including the exact location where the raccoons were being caged prior to the event. The DWF sent officers to the site to investigate, and the officers found that the event coordinators didn't have the permits required to keep raccoons in captivity. DWF officials immediately seized all the raccoons and issued citations, so the event—which we strongly believe would have violated state anti-cruelty statutes—never even got off the ground! If an animal is in imminent danger, you should know that we are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/about/c-report_cruelty.asp>on call</a> 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please, pick up the phone! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" } ["category@term"]=> string(46) "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283461120) } [7]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(61) "Transformers Director Offers $50K to Find Puppy-Drowning Girl" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2104) " <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/premiere-dreamworks/image/5021530?term=michael+bay+director" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5021530/premiere-dreamworks/premiere-dreamworks.jpg?size=380&imageId=5021530" border="0" width="380" title="Premiere Of DreamWorks "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" - Arrivals" height="274" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 23: Director Michael Bay arrives at the premiere Of DreamWorks 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' at Mann Village Theatre on June 22, 2009 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> Director and producer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/>Michael Bay</a> is famous for blowing things up in Transformers and Armageddon as well as for remaking horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but when it comes to violence against animals, Michael yells, "Cut!" Michael pledged $50,000 on his website for the arrest and "successful prosecution" of the person who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>threw puppies into a river</a> and the person who recorded the footage, which was posted online. Let's hope that Michael's reward—along with PETA's—brings everyone who was involved in this horrifying act to justice. People who are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_humanAbuse.asp>cruel to animals</a> often commit acts of violence against their fellow humans as well, so it's crucial that we <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_reportCruelty.asp>report</a> known or suspected cruelty to animals to police and animal control officials immediately. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(60) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/michael_bay_reward.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(12) "Transformers" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:24:29 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2104) " <div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/premiere-dreamworks/image/5021530?term=michael+bay+director" target="_blank"><img src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5021530/premiere-dreamworks/premiere-dreamworks.jpg?size=380&imageId=5021530" border="0" width="380" title="Premiere Of DreamWorks "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" - Arrivals" height="274" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 23: Director Michael Bay arrives at the premiere Of DreamWorks 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' at Mann Village Theatre on June 22, 2009 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js"></script> Director and producer <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/>Michael Bay</a> is famous for blowing things up in Transformers and Armageddon as well as for remaking horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but when it comes to violence against animals, Michael yells, "Cut!" Michael pledged $50,000 on his website for the arrest and "successful prosecution" of the person who <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/girl_throws_puppies_in_river.php>threw puppies into a river</a> and the person who recorded the footage, which was posted online. Let's hope that Michael's reward—along with PETA's—brings everyone who was involved in this horrifying act to justice. People who are <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_humanAbuse.asp>cruel to animals</a> often commit acts of violence against their fellow humans as well, so it's crucial that we <a target="_blank" href=http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_reportCruelty.asp>report</a> known or suspected cruelty to animals to police and animal control officials immediately. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(12) "Transformers" } ["category@term"]=> string(12) "Transformers" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283459069) } [8]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(39) "Eatery Agrees to Stop Torturing Animals" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1680) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.JPG">syrist</a> / <a target="_blank" href=" http://creativecommons.org">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="live prawn" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Crustaceans can't <a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzgtLVzbI>moonwalk</a>, and they don't dance the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/dancing_with_the_stars.php>cha-cha</a>, so when we received complaints from horrified diners about "dancing" prawns at Sacramento's Nishiki Sushi, we knew it was something that we needed to look into. Turns out that the restaurant was peeling the skin off live prawns and encouraging patrons to squeeze acidic lemon juice all over the conscious animals' exposed flesh, causing them to writhe in pain (or "dance") before they were eaten alive. We reached out to Nishiki Sushi and let it know that while <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn>prawns</a> may not be able to scream, they feel pain just as any animal does. The owners responded by swiftly 86ing the "dancing prawns" from Nishiki Sushi's menu! That's something that makes us kick up our <a target="_blank" href=http://charmone.com/catalog/69e4ede9-1793-4ae0-8ca5-341ed3e51dde.aspx>vegan heels</a>. Now to get other restaurants to take a stand for <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/featureLobsterZone.asp>crustaceans</a> and remove their Lobster Zone machines. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/dancing_prawns_victory.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(64) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/dancing_prawns_victory.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(6) "prawns" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:02:21 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1680) "<center><table cellpadding="5"><caption align="bottom"><a target="_blank" href=" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.JPG">syrist</a> / <a target="_blank" href=" http://creativecommons.org">CC by 3.0</a></caption><tr><td> <img alt="live prawn" src=" http://blog.peta.org/archives/Giant_Malaysian_Prawn.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Crustaceans can't <a target="_blank" href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzgtLVzbI>moonwalk</a>, and they don't dance the <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/03/dancing_with_the_stars.php>cha-cha</a>, so when we received complaints from horrified diners about "dancing" prawns at Sacramento's Nishiki Sushi, we knew it was something that we needed to look into. Turns out that the restaurant was peeling the skin off live prawns and encouraging patrons to squeeze acidic lemon juice all over the conscious animals' exposed flesh, causing them to writhe in pain (or "dance") before they were eaten alive. We reached out to Nishiki Sushi and let it know that while <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn>prawns</a> may not be able to scream, they feel pain just as any animal does. The owners responded by swiftly 86ing the "dancing prawns" from Nishiki Sushi's menu! That's something that makes us kick up our <a target="_blank" href=http://charmone.com/catalog/69e4ede9-1793-4ae0-8ca5-341ed3e51dde.aspx>vegan heels</a>. Now to get other restaurants to take a stand for <a target="_blank" href=http://www.peta.org/featureLobsterZone.asp>crustaceans</a> and remove their Lobster Zone machines. Posted by Karin Bennett" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(6) "prawns" } ["category@term"]=> string(6) "prawns" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283454141) } [9]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(33) "Kardashians' Faux-Bulous Fashions" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1720) "If you fashion junkies out there can't wait until the debut of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/chrissies_got_a.php>Chrissie Hynde's new clothing line</a>, you can get your fix on September 10, when the <a target="_blank" href=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/31/people.kardashians.qvc/#fbid=ufOB0rP_o5c&wom=false>Kardashian</a> family unveils its new K-Dash line at QVC's Fashion's Night Out event. The line, designed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/03/tommy_hilfiger_1.php>Tommy Hilfiger's</a> sister <a target="_blank" href=http://www.ginnyh.com/>Ginny</a>, will feature faux fur and pleather, as modeled by Kim Kardashian on <a target="_blank" href=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/30/kardashian-clan-to-launch-k-dash-for-qvc/>People.com.</a> Of course, the paucity of pelts in the K-Dash line should come as no surprise after <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/khloe_kardashian.php>Khloe</a> wore, ahem, no clothing line at all in this sexy ad for PETA: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Khloe ad" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Khloe-Kardashian.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> We've sent a thank you to the K-ladies and to QVC (which has a no-fur policy). Need a reminder of why faux is the only way to go? <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=tim_gunn_fashion_victims_peta>This</a> ought to do it. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Kardashian Card" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/kardashiancard300.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/kardashians_faux_clothing.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/kardashians_faux_clothing.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(8) "pleather" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:05 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1720) "If you fashion junkies out there can't wait until the debut of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/chrissies_got_a.php>Chrissie Hynde's new clothing line</a>, you can get your fix on September 10, when the <a target="_blank" href=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/31/people.kardashians.qvc/#fbid=ufOB0rP_o5c&wom=false>Kardashian</a> family unveils its new K-Dash line at QVC's Fashion's Night Out event. The line, designed by <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/03/tommy_hilfiger_1.php>Tommy Hilfiger's</a> sister <a target="_blank" href=http://www.ginnyh.com/>Ginny</a>, will feature faux fur and pleather, as modeled by Kim Kardashian on <a target="_blank" href=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/30/kardashian-clan-to-launch-k-dash-for-qvc/>People.com.</a> Of course, the paucity of pelts in the K-Dash line should come as no surprise after <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/khloe_kardashian.php>Khloe</a> wore, ahem, no clothing line at all in this sexy ad for PETA: <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Khloe ad" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Khloe-Kardashian.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> We've sent a thank you to the K-ladies and to QVC (which has a no-fur policy). Need a reminder of why faux is the only way to go? <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=tim_gunn_fashion_victims_peta>This</a> ought to do it. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Kardashian Card" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/kardashiancard300.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(8) "pleather" } ["category@term"]=> string(8) "pleather" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283382245) } [10]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(46) "'Win It' Wednesday: Wildlife-Friendly ChicoBag" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(2403) "Did you know that the average person uses 500 plastic bags every year? Yeah, me either, but <a target="_blank" href=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/debra-bass/article_c4b22822-b22d-11df-ac97-0017a4a78c22.html>Andy Keller</a> knows. The founder of reusable-tote company <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/>ChicoBag</a> is currently touring the country dressed as his alter ego, the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/>Bag Monster</a>, in order to educate people about the enormous number of plastic bags that we thoughtlessly consume—and discard—every day. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bag Monster" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/bagmonster.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> A man/monster who puts his money where his mouth is, Keller has provided PETA with stash of his popular <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/p-42-chicobag-sling-repete.aspx>Sling rePETe</a> bags to give away to 10 lucky PETA Files readers. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="ChicoBag" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/chicobag.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Not only are plastic bags monstrously <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/p/photos.html>ugly</a>, they can also be deadly to wildlife, including birds who become entangled in them and sea animals who ingest them after mistaking them for jellyfish or other food sources. (You can read about BBC wildlife documentary filmmaker <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/midway_atoll.php>Rebecca Hosking's</a> campaign to ban plastic bags in the current issue of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Animal_Times_Magazine-352-39.html>Animal Times</a>). Post a comment below telling us how you're battling the plastic plague. The commenters that most inspire us to reduce, reuse, and recycle will be toting home their tofu in a stylish Sling bag. The contest ends on September 15, 2010, and we'll select the winners on September 17, 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. Remember, don't feed the Bag Monster. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/win_it_wednesday_chicobag.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(67) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/win_it_wednesday_chicobag.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:49:12 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(2403) "Did you know that the average person uses 500 plastic bags every year? Yeah, me either, but <a target="_blank" href=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/debra-bass/article_c4b22822-b22d-11df-ac97-0017a4a78c22.html>Andy Keller</a> knows. The founder of reusable-tote company <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/>ChicoBag</a> is currently touring the country dressed as his alter ego, the <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/>Bag Monster</a>, in order to educate people about the enormous number of plastic bags that we thoughtlessly consume—and discard—every day. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Bag Monster" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/bagmonster.bmp" /></td></tr></table></center> A man/monster who puts his money where his mouth is, Keller has provided PETA with stash of his popular <a target="_blank" href=http://www.chicobag.com/p-42-chicobag-sling-repete.aspx>Sling rePETe</a> bags to give away to 10 lucky PETA Files readers. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="ChicoBag" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/chicobag.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> Not only are plastic bags monstrously <a target="_blank" href=http://www.bagmonster.com/p/photos.html>ugly</a>, they can also be deadly to wildlife, including birds who become entangled in them and sea animals who ingest them after mistaking them for jellyfish or other food sources. (You can read about BBC wildlife documentary filmmaker <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/midway_atoll.php>Rebecca Hosking's</a> campaign to ban plastic bags in the current issue of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Animal_Times_Magazine-352-39.html>Animal Times</a>). Post a comment below telling us how you're battling the plastic plague. The commenters that most inspire us to reduce, reuse, and recycle will be toting home their tofu in a stylish Sling bag. The contest ends on September 15, 2010, and we'll select the winners on September 17, 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. Remember, don't feed the Bag Monster. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" } ["category@term"]=> string(13) "reusable tote" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283366952) } [11]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(24) "Family of Four Eats $200" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(907) "It's happened again. After forking over a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a Ringling Bros. Circus performance in Everett, Washington, a lovely family had a change of heart after talking to PETA demonstrators outside the arena. Rather than watching trainers whip tigers and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com>smack elephants</a> with bullhooks, the entire family decided that it was worth it to sacrifice the money! (The venue refused to give them a refund.) Gotta love 'em. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Family leaves circus" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/family.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> If the circus is coming to your town, remember that leafleting can and does change minds. <a href=mailto:ATeam@peta.org>Contact us</a> and we'll help you convince people never to buy tickets! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/family_of_four.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/family_of_four.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:10 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(907) "It's happened again. After forking over a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a Ringling Bros. Circus performance in Everett, Washington, a lovely family had a change of heart after talking to PETA demonstrators outside the arena. Rather than watching trainers whip tigers and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com>smack elephants</a> with bullhooks, the entire family decided that it was worth it to sacrifice the money! (The venue refused to give them a refund.) Gotta love 'em. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="Family leaves circus" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/family.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> If the circus is coming to your town, remember that leafleting can and does change minds. <a href=mailto:ATeam@peta.org>Contact us</a> and we'll help you convince people never to buy tickets! Posted by Jennifer O'Connor" ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." } ["category@term"]=> string(14) "ringling bros." 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It's outrageous. We're not living in igloos. We don't need to trade pelts anymore." As for what The Hills' <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/audrina_patridg.php>Audrina Patridge</a> thinks about buying animals from pet shops, we'll let her tell you herself: <center> <embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=audrina_patridge_abc_peta_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </center> Which animal-friendly hoofer will get your vote? Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(74) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/dancing_with_the_stars_season_11.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(74) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/dancing_with_the_stars_season_11.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:58:22 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1483) "There has never been a shortage of <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/04/pamelas_breathtaking_moves.php>animal rights supporters</a> on ABC's hit show <a target="_blank" href=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/slideshow/photos-dancing-stars-season-11-cast-announced-11517031>Dancing With the Stars</a>, and season 11 will be no exception. Vegetarian singer <a target="_blank" href=http://vegetarianstar.com/2008/10/22/that-pesky-michael-bolton-eating-lobster-gossip/>Michael Bolton</a> is as easy on animals as he is on the ears, and funny lady <a target="_blank" href=http://www.petaindia.com/cquotes.html>Margaret Cho</a> told the audience at PETA's Millennium <a target="_blank" href=http://features.peta.org/peta30/Default.aspx>Gala</a> in Hollywood, "[Fur] is really ridiculous. It's outrageous. We're not living in igloos. We don't need to trade pelts anymore." As for what The Hills' <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/04/audrina_patridg.php>Audrina Patridge</a> thinks about buying animals from pet shops, we'll let her tell you herself: <center> <embed src="http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=audrina_patridge_abc_peta_high" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="335" height="255" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </center> Which animal-friendly hoofer will get your vote? Posted by Alisa Mullins " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" } ["category@term"]=> string(22) "dancing with the stars" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283291902) } [13]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(28) "Minks Set Free From Fur Farm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1237) "Approximately 50,000 minks got a taste of freedom after someone apparently <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2010/08/075750000-minks-set-loose-from-greek.html>broke into two fur farms</a> in Greece last weekend and released the animals from their hideous, cramped, filthy little cages. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for freeing the minks, but you only need to watch a few seconds of this undercover footage, which was shot on a mink farm in Sweden, to understand why minks are best left in the wild. <center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13930829" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/13930829">Horror revealed on Swedish fur farms</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2671649">Djurrättsalliansen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</center> We can all <a target="_blank" href=http://furisdead.com/getActive.asp>emancipate minks</a> and other animals who are imprisoned, trapped, electrocuted, gassed, stomped on, and skinned alive for their fur. All we have to do is pledge never to buy or wear even a tuft of real fur and urge everyone we know to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/minks_set_free.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/minks_set_free.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(3) "Fur" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:41:08 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1237) "Approximately 50,000 minks got a taste of freedom after someone apparently <a target="_blank" href=http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2010/08/075750000-minks-set-loose-from-greek.html>broke into two fur farms</a> in Greece last weekend and released the animals from their hideous, cramped, filthy little cages. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for freeing the minks, but you only need to watch a few seconds of this undercover footage, which was shot on a mink farm in Sweden, to understand why minks are best left in the wild. <center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13930829" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/13930829">Horror revealed on Swedish fur farms</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2671649">Djurrättsalliansen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</center> We can all <a target="_blank" href=http://furisdead.com/getActive.asp>emancipate minks</a> and other animals who are imprisoned, trapped, electrocuted, gassed, stomped on, and skinned alive for their fur. All we have to do is pledge never to buy or wear even a tuft of real fur and urge everyone we know to do the same. Posted by Lindsay Pollard-Post " ["dc"]=> array(2) { ["subject#"]=> int(1) ["subject"]=> string(3) "Fur" } ["category@term"]=> string(3) "Fur" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1283290868) } [14]=> array(17) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(32) "'The Apprentice' Goes Vegetarian" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(1611) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/miss-universe-2010-red/image/9599126?term=donald+trump" target="_blank"><img src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9599126/miss-universe-2010-red/miss-universe-2010-red.jpg?size=234&imageId=9599126" border="0" width="122" title="Miss Universe 2010 Red Carpet" height="188" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="23 August 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Donald Trump. 2010 Miss Universe Pageant Red Carpet at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino. 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Posted by Karin Bennett " ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/the_apprentice.php" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid"]=> string(56) "http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/the_apprentice.php" ["category#"]=> int(1) ["category"]=> string(15) "Brandy Kuentzel" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:54:24 -0500" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(1611) "<div style="float:right;margin-left:5px;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/miss-universe-2010-red/image/9599126?term=donald+trump" target="_blank"><img src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9599126/miss-universe-2010-red/miss-universe-2010-red.jpg?size=234&imageId=9599126" border="0" width="122" title="Miss Universe 2010 Red Carpet" height="188" oncontextmenu="return false;" ondrag="return false;" onmousedown="return false;" alt="23 August 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Donald Trump. 2010 Miss Universe Pageant Red Carpet at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino. 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The good news is that this despicable pastime is now <a href=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/penning-32483-bans-pensacola.html>banned in Florida</a>, thanks to the efforts of <a href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>PETA members and other concerned citizens</a>, including <a href=http://humaneeducatorsreachingout.com/newsletter.htm#cso>several youngsters</a> who were among 80 people who testified on the issue at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="FWC Fox kids" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Victory%20Against%20Fox%20Penning.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> "I am an athlete, a swimmer, and a basketball player," stated one 10-year-old girl. "If fox penning is a sport, I would be ashamed to call myself an athlete." Meeting attendee Susan Hargreaves reports that the "[c]ommissioners were captivated by the children's eloquence and courage as they advocated on behalf of the foxes and coyotes who are chased by packs of dogs with no hope of escape and a certain, bloody death." The commissioners voted to permanently prohibit fox penning earlier this week. I hope this inspires everyone to speak up for animals. If a 10-year-old can do it, so can those of us who are all growed up! You can get started by contacting the wildlife departments in states where fox penning is <a href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>still legal</a>. Posted by Alisa Mullins" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(2009) "You think <a target="_blank" href=http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/09/victory_raccoon_on_log.php>"coon on a log"</a> is bad? Allow me to introduce you to the delightful sport of <a target="_blank" href=http://www.trainingnottorture.org/>"fox penning,"</a> in which dogs are set loose on a fox or coyote confined to a pen and allowed to tear the animal to shreds. The good news is that this despicable pastime is now <a target="_blank" href=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/penning-32483-bans-pensacola.html>banned in Florida</a>, thanks to the efforts of <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>PETA members and other concerned citizens</a>, including <a target="_blank" href=http://humaneeducatorsreachingout.com/newsletter.htm#cso>several youngsters</a> who were among 80 people who testified on the issue at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. <center><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td> <img alt="FWC Fox kids" src="http://blog.peta.org/archives/Victory%20Against%20Fox%20Penning.jpg" /></td></tr></table></center> "I am an athlete, a swimmer, and a basketball player," stated one 10-year-old girl. "If fox penning is a sport, I would be ashamed to call myself an athlete." Meeting attendee Susan Hargreaves reports that the "[c]ommissioners were captivated by the children's eloquence and courage as they advocated on behalf of the foxes and coyotes who are chased by packs of dogs with no hope of escape and a certain, bloody death." The commissioners voted to permanently prohibit fox penning earlier this week. I hope this inspires everyone to speak up for animals. If a 10-year-old can do it, so can those of us who are all growed up! You can get started by contacting the wildlife departments in states where fox penning is <a target="_blank" href=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1401>still legal</a>. 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