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November 2008
- PETA Video Shows W.Va. Workers Abusing Turkeys
  
  Associated Press | Nov 19, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Just ahead of Thanksgiving, workers at a West Virginia farm are shown stomping turkeys and twisting their necks to kill them in an undercover video released by PETA, AP reports. The employee who filmed the stomach-turning scenes says the birds are kept in overcrowded barns and that employees brag about their abuses. More »
October 2008
- Animal Rights Lover Goes for the Throat
  
  New York Times | Oct 26, 08 4:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Humane Society has turned into an aggressive political player with a mainstream message, the New York Times reports. The group's head, Wayne Pacelle, just shut down a $100 million slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif., and is pushing for a ballot measure that would require a certain amount of room for farm animals. But he's also made concessions in deals with other states. More »
- Teen Has Big Heart, New Name: CutoutDissection.com
  
  Asheville Citizen-Times | Oct 14, 08 6:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A 19-year-old girl in Asheville, NC, has legally changed her name to CutoutDissection.com (call her Cutout for short) to protest animal dissection in the classroom, the Citizen-Times reports. The former Jennifer Thornburg’s name is the address for PETA's web site on the practice. Cutout is now a PETA intern and hopes her decision (Dad is on board after a little convincing) won't one day hurt her job prospects. More »
August 2008
- 32 Research Monkeys Die in Overheated Lab
  
  Associated Press | Aug 8, 08 6:15 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Thirty-two research monkeys at a Nevada laboratory died because their human handlers left the room fatally hot, said officials for the drug company that runs the facility. Charles River Laboratories representatives have met with USDA officials to discuss new measures to avoid a repeat of the accident that involved a faulty heating system, according to the company. The USDA reportedly cited the lab for dozens of violations of the Animal Welfare Act the last three years. More »
June 2008
- Paris Denied New Pup
  
  New York Post | Jun 17, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Paris Hilton went “ballistic” over the weekend when an LA pet store refused to sell her a Yorkie, telling the celebutante the purchase was clearly “an impulse buy,” the New York Post reports. Hilton was on her way to a photo shoot and "wanted a puppy in the picture with her so it would look cuter,” says a spy. More »
- Mexican-Style Rodeo Riles Activists
  
  New York Times | Jun 14, 08 9:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It's about equestrian skill, machismo, tradition, and, of course, sombreros: It's charreria, and it might be endangered. The centuries-old Mexican activity that mixes rodeo and fiesta is coming under fire in the US, where animal-rights activists have rallied for laws against practices like steer tailing and horse tripping. The New York Times visits California's Central Valley to check it out. More »
- PETA Targets Fur-Wearing Olsen Twins
  
  Sydney Morning Herald | Jun 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - PETA is trying to make life hairy for the Olsen twins, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The animal rights group, noting that the sisters are still fond of fur, is urging activists to cut off their own locks and send them to the twins for their 22nd birthday today, "since they seem to be in such dire need of extra hair on their bodies." More »
May 2008
- Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges
  
  Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | May 9, 08 5:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Police arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix. More »
- Lohan Lifts Mink, Returns Under Pressure
  
  New York Post | May 6, 08 9:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Columbia student wants answers—and $10,000—from Lindsay Lohan after the actress "borrowed" her beloved mink coat, the New York Post reports. Two weeks after losing the one-of-a-kind fur, the 22-year-old spotted a photograph in OK! magazine of Lohan leaving that exact party sporting the $11,000 luxury outerwear. More »
- PETA Cries Foul Over Filly's Death
  
  Lexington Herald-Leader | May 5, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - PETA is calling for broad reforms in horse racing after the second-place finisher in Saturday's Kentucky Derby broke her two front legs and was immediately euthanized, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader. PETA is calling for horses to begin training at their third birthdays, rather than their second, and also for synthetic surfaces on all racetracks, which offer less of a pounding to the animals' legs. More »
April 2008
- Favorite Celeb Companions
  
  Nerve | Apr 28, 08 8:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The death this month of Martha Stewart's beloved canine Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow (just Paw Paw to his pals) got Nerve's Nicole Pasulka ruminating on her top celeb best friends. A sampling: Millie, First Dog for the first President Bush: "Pet lovers that we are, we’d much rather have Bush dog as prez than Bush son," Pasulka writes. More »
- PETA Offering $1M Prize for Test Tube Meat
  
  New York Times | Apr 21, 08 10:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - PETA is offering a $1 million reward to the first researchers who can figure out a commercially viable artificial meat-production system, the New York Times reports. Scientists have been working on in vitro meat for years, hoping to grow edible tissue cultures that could replace slaughtered livestock. But there was a “near civil war” within the animal-rights group over the reward. More »
March 2008
- PETA Goes After NYC Carriages
  
  New York | Mar 19, 08 3:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Animal-rights activists have long been champing at the bit to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City, and a PETA publicity strongman is in town to do just that, New York magazine reports. Though Michael Bloomberg and others in City Hall support the trade, PETA's Dan Mathews—legendary for his anti-fur tactics—has been crusading to ramp up attention since a Queens councilman proposed a ban in December. More »
February 2008
- Animal-Rights Violence Has Schools Turning to Courts
  
  Newsweek | Feb 28, 08 3:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In recent months, animal-rights activists have strapped a firebomb under a UCLA professor’s car and flooded another’s home in a campaign to intimidate the school into ending experiments on primates. A judge has issued several restraining orders as the university tries to protect researchers, Newsweek reports, while protesters think their right to free speech is being attacked. More »
- Eva's Dress Sense Slammed by PETA
  
  Stuff.co.nz | Feb 22, 08
  
  In their annual online list, Peta also slammed supermodel Kate Moss as a "super tramp". Singers Aretha Franklin, Kylie Minogue and Marilyn Manson, and actress Lindsay Lohan, were criticised for wearing fur and leather.
- PETA Demonstrates Against International Leather Fair
  
  NDTV.com | Feb 22, 08
  
  People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) staged a demonstration in Kolkata as the International Leather Goods Fair was kicked off in the city on Friday.
- PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha
  
  Access Hollywood | Feb 21, 08 8:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Queen of Soul's fondness for fur means she isn't getting any R-E-S-P-E-C-T from PETA, Access Hollywood reports. Aretha Franklin has topped the animal rights organization's latest worst-dressed list after wearing a fur coat to the Grammys. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester," wrote PETA's vice president. More »
- Am. Fork PETA Protestors Target KFC
  
  Daily Herald (Utah) | Feb 3, 08
  
  In their annual online list, Peta also slammed supermodel Kate Moss as a "super tramp". Singers Aretha Franklin, Kylie Minogue and Marilyn Manson, and actress Lindsay Lohan, were criticised for wearing fur and leather.
December 2007
- PETA Card Lets You 'Give Vick a Good Shake'
  
  Associated Press | Dec 19, 07 2:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has released a series of online holiday cards that strike back at celebrities on their naughty list, including dogfighter Michael Vick. The card features the former Falcons quarterback dragging a ball and chain around a prison yard, surrounded by guards and, of course, their dogs, AP reports. When viewers shake the globe, things get rough for Vick. More »
October 2007

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PETA Video Shows W.Va. Workers Abusing Turkeys

Animal Rights Lover Goes for the Throat

Teen Has Big Heart, New Name: CutoutDissection.com

32 Research Monkeys Die in Overheated Lab

Paris Denied New Pup

Mexican-Style Rodeo Riles Activists

PETA Targets Fur-Wearing Olsen Twins

Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

Lohan Lifts Mink, Returns Under Pressure

PETA Cries Foul Over Filly's Death

Favorite Celeb Companions

PETA Offering $1M Prize for Test Tube Meat

PETA Goes After NYC Carriages

Animal-Rights Violence Has Schools Turning to Courts

Eva's Dress Sense Slammed by PETA

PETA Demonstrates Against International Leather Fair

PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha

Am. Fork PETA Protestors Target KFC

PETA Card Lets You 'Give Vick a Good Shake'