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PETA Wants O.J. Simpson's Home For Meat Is Murder Museum

Erin Bishop — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:45:07 +0000

Are you ready for PETA's latest request? They want O.J. Simpson's home so they can turn it into a Meat Is Murder Museum. His home is in foreclosure so they have asked the bank to hand over the keys.

Janet Jackson Dubbed 'Grinch of the Year' by PETA

Cristin Maher — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:08 +0000

Even though Janet Jackson is inspiring people to be healthier with her NutriSystem campaign, the singer has a lot of animal rights activists shaking their heads in disapproval. The ‘Rhythm Nation’ singer has been named the 2011 ‘Grinch of the Year’ by PETA for choosing to wear animal products such as leather and fur.

PETA Targets City of Turkey for a Vegan-Friendly Name Change [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:00:53 +0000

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, does some good work, but it’s the organization’s more absurd stunts that often make headlines — and this one is a prime example.

Citing the suffering of turkeys during the Thanksgiving season, PETA sent a letter to the mayor of Turkey, Texas and asked him to change the town’s name to the tofu-based meat alternative “Tofurky” instead.

PETA Attacks Mario's 1988 Tanooki Suit [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:22:08 +0000

As the owner of a rescue dog, I truly understand and appreciate the idea of protecting animal rights. However, I think the latest efforts from PETA make their entire organization look like a joke.

The video game Super Mario Bros. 3 was released in 1988 in Japan and 1990 in the United States, but apparently it took more than 21 years to get the attention of PETA.

PETA Tells Kids To Skip The Turkey

Erin Bishop — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:05:36 +0000

Well PETA is at it again and this time they're going after the kids. They're telling kids to avoid eating turkey next week with a new slogan that says "Kids: If you wouldn't eat your dog, why eat a turkey?" PETA says they're trying to get kids to feel the pain of killing a turkey, comparing them to their household pets, according to The Huffington Post.

PETA Offers to Pay Montrose Schools for Anti-Dissection Ads

Erin Bishop — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:47:20 +0000

Montrose School District was in the news last week for adding more layoffs and planning to get rid of the bus system in order to salvage their budget. Now, PETA has made them an offer, where they would place ads in the school to stop dissection of animals and in return they would pay the district money that could help with their budget problem.