Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.
It's time for the State Department to permanently change its official policy to allow all members of U.S. citizens' families - no matter what size they are or how many legs they have - to evacuate together when disaster strikes.
Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
Animal hoarding was a dirty secret until hoarders appeared on our TV screens and showed how they are compelled to collect so many dogs, cats or parrots that the animals end up in cages only inches bigger than their own bodies. For life.
It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind.
It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.
Whether or not we are religious, respecting others should be seen as just as important as looking out for ourselves, yet it requires discipline to change our bad habits that cause pain to animals.
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and runs up our health-care costs. The last thing a poor person can afford is a heart attack or cancer or a stroke. And that's all linked to a meat-based diet. I think animal liberation is human liberation.
To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.
