Recently, a powerful lobby spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat a bill that would have enhanced public safety, safeguarded the environment and curtailed cruelty to animals. Who is this giant wielding such influence? BP? The NRA? Halliburton? Nope, it's none other than the U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers, which fought a bill that would …

When Doin' It for Love hits Los Angeles for shows at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 9 and 10,  headliners Kaye Ballard, Liliane Montevecchi, and Lee Roy Reams will be doin' it for animals. That's because the profits from both performances of the Broadway-style revue's Southwest tour will be donated to PETA's …

Why would a nation where the majority of people are lactose intolerant want to increase its dairy consumption?

It seems perplexing, but that's exactly what's happening in China, a country that's quickly expanding factory farming operations. According to the BBC, China wants to nearly double its …

This is the second of two posts about visiting Las Vegas from PETA Prime contributor Robin Soslow.

Las Vegas is associated more often with consumption than with conservation and with sin instead of ethics. But conservation and preservation are figuring more prominently in the famous valley metropolis.

Inspired by the region's growing commitment to expanding bicycle infrastructure, I …

My husband, David, and I are really big on chocolate. So when Valentine's Day rolls around, I am the first one to go out and buy a big box of vegan chocolates or try a new chocolate dessert for that oh-so-special day of chocolate celebrations.

The …

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We Southerners aren't exactly known for our health-conscious cuisine. Our fried-chicken-with-mashed-potatoes-and-gravy habit has been making headlines since First Lady of Butter Paula Deen recently announced that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) reached out to Deen offering to help her control her …

As if there weren't already enough reasons not to eat meat, researchers have found high levels of MRSA—an antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus bacterium that now kills more than 19,000 Americans each year—in pork sold in supermarkets in Iowa, Minnesota, and New Jersey. The bacterium was found in pork from conventionally raised pigs as well as pork from pigs who weren't given …