Kategorie: Animals

You don’t need tickets to Funny Girl to see Lea Michele in New York City. That’s because the Broadway star is hitting the streets in can’t-be-missed taxi-top ads calling for an end to horse-drawn carriages. The PETA campaign is in support of a proposed ban on the horse-drawn carriage industry, which causes horses to suffer as they pull oversized loads in heavy traffic and all weather extremes.

“Ryder’s Law,” named for the horse who collapsed on Ninth Avenue this summer, would replace the carriages with eco-friendly electric vehicles. Michele is one of numerous celebrities who are speaking out against the cruelty of the carriage industry, many of whom sprang into action after seeing the footage of Ryder after he collapsed. For over an hour—with no veterinary care—his driver slapped him, whipped him, and screamed at him to get up. Hundreds of millions of people have now seen the horrifying video, and more than 100,500 PETA supporters have petitioned New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to pass Ryder’s Law.

“Funny Girl’s Lea Michele knows that forcing horses to toil on crowded city streets is no laughing matter,” says PETA Director Ashley Byrne. “PETA is pushing for a ban on horse-drawn carriages and asking compassionate New Yorkers and tourists to say neigh to carriage rides.”

In an exclusive PETA video, Michele exposes the harsh conditions that these overworked horses are subjected to daily—from inhaling exhaust fumes to pounding the hard pavement—leading to respiratory ailments and debilitating injuries. Impatient and careless drivers have also caused multiple incidents in which carriages have been hit, injuring and killing both horses and humans.

Michele’s message will run throughout December, during New York City’s busy holiday season.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment or abuse in any other way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

For promoting meat-free eating, speaking out against cruel animal experiments, and urging fans to adopt animals from shelters, Harry Styles, Daisy Ridley, and Nicola Peltz Beckham are all winners of PETA’s 2022 Libby Awards. “Libby” is short for “liberation”—as in “animal liberation”—and the awards, which are given out by PETA’s youth division, recognize the individuals, brands, and products that go above and beyond for animals.

• Harry Styles won “Best Viral Moment for Animals” for rejecting a chicken nugget thrown onto the stage during his performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, telling thousands of screaming fans that he doesn’t eat meat. Each person inspired to go vegan by the superstar will save the lives of nearly 200 animals per year.
• Daisy Ridley is the winner of “Favorite PETA Collab” for sending a letter to the University of Massachusetts–Amherst calling for an end to useless experiments on marmosets, after learning that the school tormented and killed monkeys it named after Star Wars characters—including Rey, her on-screen alter ego.
• Nicola Peltz Beckham won “Pawsome Adoption Advocate” for sharing with her 2.7 million followers that she and husband Brooklyn Beckham “adopted our baby today and named her Lamb … I’m so grateful for this love. Please adopt or foster if you can the love it brings to your family is like nothing else.” Fans who follow the Beckhams’ lead will be helping one or more of the estimated 70 million homeless dogs and cats who are struggling to survive in the U.S. on any given day.

“These compassionate celebrities prove that helping animals can be as simple as leaving chickens off their plates, speaking out against cruel experimentation, or adopting from shelters,” says PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange. “It’s a ‘Sign of the Times’ that these entertainers and influencers are advocating for animals, and PETA is honoring Harry, Daisy, and Nicola for leading by example.”

Other 2022 nominees included Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, Bella Hadid, the Jonas Brothers, Hailey Bieber, Jimmy Fallon, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Drew Barrymore, and Janel Parrish.

PETA—whose motto reads, “Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.