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Cher Helps Release Animals From Islamabad Zoo
(Updated May 26, 2020) | Cher took to Twitter last week to express her excitement at the release of Kavaan—Pakistan's "loneliest elephant"—from the Islamabad Zoo. The Pakistani court ordered the release of Kaavan following a...
11 Fierce Female Activists Changing the World
The meat, dairy, and egg industries are highly exploitative. They cause immense suffering to millions of factory-farmed animals each year. Animal agriculture also contributes to a multitude of environmental problems, including high greenhouse gas...
Is Ryan Gosling Secretly a Vegan Animal Rights Activist?
From brooding romantic Noah Calhoun in 2004's "The Notebook," to the nearly mute stuntman/getaway driver in 2011's "Drive," to his most recent role as Neil Armstrong in the 2018 Academy Award-winning biopic "First Man,"...
Vegan Food Empowerment Project Founder Lauren Ornelas Becomes First Woman of Color in Animal...
Lauren Ornelas, the founder and executive director of Food Empowerment Project and VeganMexicanFood.com, recently became the first woman of color to be inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. At the Animal Rights 2018 National...
11 Vegan LGBTQIA+ Activists You Need to Know About
(Updated June 19, 2020) June is Pride Month, a celebration of the extended LGBTQIA+ community to recognize their identities and stand up to bigotry against this group of people. The month-long celebration marks the...
McDonald’s Ex ‘Poster Boy’ Turned Vegan Says It’s Never Too Late for Change
Ben Williamson was just 7 years old when he won a school competition that landed him in the local newspaper promoting McDonald's. Now Senior International Media Director at PETA Williamson has reflected on his...
“Factory Farming Is Hell for Animals” says The Walking Dead’s Rosita Espinosa
The latest season of The Walking Dead is back on our screens and people can't wait to get back into the plot that left viewers with a few surprises in Season 7. The post-apocalyptic American...
From Criminal Activity to Vegan Activist | An Interview with Joey Carbstrong
Joey Carbstrong is an Animal Liberation Activist from Australia, determined to help pave the way for a more compassionate, vegan future. Formerly part of a criminal gang and addicted to drugs such as meth...