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Stop the Massacre of Dogs and Cats in Ukraine

Kriti-S — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT

Srimati 2011 Winner In Coat Made Of 'Baby' Parts To Urge Kolkatans To Go Leather-Free

PETA — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:29:00 GMT

PETA, FDCI And Bollywood Team Up For 'Fashion For Freedom – Boycott Zoo's Campaign

PETA — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:58:00 GMT

PETA's 'Valentine Angel' Descends To Earth With A Message Of Compassion

PETA — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:22:00 GMT

Blog Post: PETA Finds a Use for Mayawati's Covered Statues

Kriti-S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:00 GMT

PETA India has written to Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi asking him to allow us to put the covered Uttar Pradesh elephant statues to good use. While the statues are covered, PETA India would like to put banners on them that read, "Cover-Up by the Big Top: Elephants in the Circus Are Beaten and Shackled". Here is a mock-up of what the banner would look like on a covered elephant statue.

This high-profile "cover-up" would help expose the cruelty to animals that circuses work hard to cover up. When they're not being forced to perform meaningless tricks that are confusing to them, elephants used in circuses are kept shackled. These majestic creatures are trained through beatings and the fear of physical punishment. Circuses are no fun for other animals either. Birds used in circuses often have their wings clipped, which prevents them from engaging in their most important natural behaviour: flying. Horses are often kept tethered with short ropes, and dogs are locked in cages.

PETA India Chief Functionary Poorva Joshipura wrote, "The covering of the statues and party symbols has caught the attention of people around the globe. By allowing us to place these banners on the elephant statues, you would help us encourage people worldwide to boycott circuses, thereby helping countless animals whose pain goes unnoticed. Supporting us in this good deed may also help to quiet those who have criticised the move to cover the statues. It would be a win-win situation".

Would you like to see the elephant statues being used this way?

Hottest Vegetarians of 2011

Kriti-S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:26:00 GMT

Victory! Government Stops the Use of Bulls to Transport Kerosene in Mumbai

Kriti-S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:35:00 GMT

Following PETA Campaign, Maharashtra Government Stops Use Of Bullock Carts To Transport Kerosene

PETA — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:22:00 GMT

Victory! Government Stops the Use of Bulls to Transport Kerosene in Mumbai

Kriti-S — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:12:00 GMT

Penelope Gives Fur the Cold Shoulder

Kriti-S — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:38:00 GMT

Stella McCartney Sheds Light on Leather's Truth

Kriti-S — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:33:00 GMT

Stop Plans to Imprison Sea Life

Kriti-S — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:28:00 GMT

Taj and Oberoi Hotels: Please Ditch Foie Gras

Kriti-S — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:27:00 GMT

Blog Post: Animal Rahat Team Rescues a Hyena

Kriti-S — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Late one evening in a village in Maharashtra, a terrified hyena was running to escape a pack of street dogs when she tumbled into a well that was not visible to her in the darkness and plunged 50 feet down to the bottom. She had evaded the dogs, but now she was banged up and hopelessly trapped.

A man happened to witness the hyena's fall, and he jumped into action, calling Animal Rahat, our affiliate working in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, for help. Animal Rahat promptly sent a rescue team, which quickly hatched a plan. The team lowered a large net and, after several tries, was able to scoop up the hyena and pull the scared little animal to safety.

Members of the team took the hyena to the Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Centre to be checked for injuries and treated. After nearly two months of rehabilitation, the rescued hyena ate her last meal in captivity and was released back into the jungle. The area where she stepped out of her transfer cage was close to where she was found. The local forest department reported that more than a dozen hyenas—possibly from the rescued hyena's clan—are known to live in the area.

Hyenas can hear the calls of their clan from more than 2 miles away when they become separated, so it's possible that her family members heard her cries and were anxious for her safe return.

Well done, Animal Rahat! If you would like to support their hard work for animals, please visit AnimalRahat.com and make a donation to help them help animals.

Blog Post: Incredible India or Incredible Cruelty?

Kriti-S — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:12:00 GMT

Bulls who are punched, wrestled to ground and hit with fists during the cruel sport of jallikattu have found new friends in the Irish animal rights group Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN).

After learning that despite the Indian government's ban on the use of bulls as performing animals, the Madras High Court Bench gave permission for the cruel bull-abusing contact game jallikattu to be held in Tamil Nadu, the founder of ARAN fired off a letter to the Indian Minister of Tourism. In the letter, he said that ARAN plans to place "Incredible Cruelty" advertisements across European cities calling for a boycott of Indian tourism until the cruel bull-abusing contact game jallikattu is put to an end.

John Carmody, the founder of ARAN, wrote: "India's reputation for treating animals with the utmost compassion and care is a major draw for almost everyone who is considering visiting your beautiful country. How can that image endure when a state government endorses an activity in which terrified bulls are surrounded by hundreds of shouting men, are hit with fists, have their tails twisted and pulled – and some even snapped and broken – and are jumped on and wrestled to the ground?"

PETA India and its affiliates around the world have been protesting against the cruelty of jallikattu and urging the Ministry of Environment and Forests to enforce the ban on jallikattu.

So, what do you think about ARAN's campaign?

Cruel Bullfights Cancelled

PETA — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:00 GMT

Chained 'Elephant' Asks Bangalore Parents To Boycott Abusive Circus

PETA — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:00 GMT

PETA's Humane Education Kits Launch In 2,000 Indore District Schools

PETA — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:37:00 GMT

Model In Coat Made Of 'Baby' Parts Urges Shoppers To Give Leather The Boot

PETA — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:24:00 GMT

Blog Post: petaDishoom at the Submerge Goa Project

Kriti-S — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:20:00 GMT

Were you a part of the most happening and animal-friendly new year's party in Goa? If not, here's what you missed: mind-blowing music played by the likes of Nikhil Chinnapa and DJ Pearl, a mad crowd dancing their backsides off, DJs throwing petaDishoom's stylish and super-cool T-shirts and people vying to grab them. Wow! It was awesome.

The three-day party madness took off with sundown sessions at the Zanzi Bar by the Baga Beach, where the mind-blowing psychedelic and electro-music played by the DJs made people go wild, forget all inhibitions and just dance. To keep the party spirit high, this was followed by trance music parties at the best clubs in Goa, Tito's and then Red Square, on New Year's Eve.

The party animals poured in to check out petaDishoom's information table to help animals in need. Besides signing our petition to get the draft Animal Welfare Act passed, many of them made a new year's resolution to help animals.

Thank you, Submerge Goa Project, for combining fun with helping animals. This was definitely the best way to kick start 2012.