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Death to the house cat!
Every few months, the fact that domestic cats are ruthless killers hits the news. This past summer it was the Kitty Cam, memorably explained by webcomic The Oatmeal, which saw nearly one-third of cats...
View ArticleE.U. bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
The European Union Monday announced a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals. The move by regulators builds on legislation already in place that bans the...
View ArticlePETA: Eating buffalo wings could affect your unborn’s penis size
PETA is no longer just concerned for the ethical treatment and well-being of animals; they're now also worried about your unborn son's man parts. With the intention of saving two birds with one stone,...
View ArticleConnecticut prison to vegetarian inmate: Fish doesn’t count as meat
A Connecticut inmate is complaining that prison officials are feeding him seafood for dinner three times a week, telling the practicing Buddhist and vegetarian that fish doesn't count as meat.Does fish...
View ArticlePETA’s trolling hurts animals
In a world where only the shocking, salacious and downright scandalous get airtime, it’s easy to see why people believe that’s what they need to get attention. But somewhere, we need to draw a...
View ArticleDIY remote-controlled cockroach kits definitely not ethical, says PETA
It's not illegal to crush or gas a cockroach, but according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, shocking it with electric volts in order to take over its brain should be a felony. The...
View ArticleThe Macy’s Parade’s animal cruelty problem
As a general rule of thumb, if PETA and Alec Baldwin – two great American institutions of exploitation and hypocrisy -- are in a froth over something, it's perfectly acceptable to roll your eyes and...
View ArticlePETA’s ridiculous new birth control stunt
Oh, is PETA pulling some sexist, obnoxious stunt again? You don't say! To their credit, this time, they've rather ingeniously managed to find a link between reproductive rights issues and veganism. And...
View ArticleTell us your thoughts on the top discussions of the week
This week the most popular discussions on Salon ran the gamut from PETA's questionable ethics to the GOP on food stamps.On Monday we published a story on three white classmates at Minneapolis Community...
View ArticleJoan Jett orders SeaWorld to stop torturing whales with “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”
SeaWorld's lacking in celebrity love these days: Willie Nelson, Heart and Barenaked Ladies all canceled performances at the Orlando water park in the wake of the controversial documentary "Blackfish,"...
View ArticleAppalachian community fights PETA over annual New Year’s “Possum Drop”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals took a small North Carolina community to court Thursday in an attempt to stop them from carrying out their two decade-long New Year's tradition: lowering a...
View ArticleSurprise, PETA! Sex doesn’t sell
It's a conventionally accepted notion that any attention is good attention, and that brazen tactics are justified if they're in the name of a good cause. But new research says that may not be true....
View ArticleBest of the worst: Corporate America’s most cringe-inducing MLK tweets
It seems like every year we are reminded of the lengths corporations will go to get a little street credibility and build more of a following. Yesterday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was no...
View ArticleConfessions of a part-time vegan: How changing my diet changed my life
I think a roast chicken is proof of heaven. If I were on death row, my last meal would involve unlimited melted cheese. And you'll have to pry the butter out of my cold, dead, incredibly greasy hands....
View ArticleE.U. bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
The European Union Monday announced a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals. The move by regulators builds on legislation already in place that bans the...
View ArticlePETA: Eating buffalo wings could affect your unborn’s penis size
PETA is no longer just concerned for the ethical treatment and well-being of animals; they're now also worried about your unborn son's man parts. With the intention of saving two birds with one stone,...
View ArticleConnecticut prison to vegetarian inmate: Fish doesn’t count as meat
A Connecticut inmate is complaining that prison officials are feeding him seafood for dinner three times a week, telling the practicing Buddhist and vegetarian that fish doesn't count as meat.Does fish...
View ArticlePETA’s trolling hurts animals
In a world where only the shocking, salacious and downright scandalous get airtime, it’s easy to see why people believe that’s what they need to get attention. But somewhere, we need to draw a...
View ArticleDIY remote-controlled cockroach kits definitely not ethical, says PETA
It's not illegal to crush or gas a cockroach, but according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, shocking it with electric volts in order to take over its brain should be a felony. The...
View ArticleThe Macy’s Parade’s animal cruelty problem
As a general rule of thumb, if PETA and Alec Baldwin – two great American institutions of exploitation and hypocrisy -- are in a froth over something, it's perfectly acceptable to roll your eyes and...
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