Kategorie: Animals

The music industry’s biggest names were making some noise for Noize vegan leather jackets at the GRAMMY^®Gift Lounge this year! PETA partnered with Noize to dress stars in animal-friendly jackets, making them cool without the cruel.

Every year, the global fashion industry kills billions of animals and wreaks havoc on the environment. Vegan jackets and accessories—which are free of leather, wool, and other animal-derived materials—are better for animals, the planet, and you.

Noize helps consumers shop kindly with PETA-approved, high-quality, innovative outerwear designed to last many seasons. Noize’s collection for 2024’s GRAMMY^® stars features supple, durable, water-resistant vegan leather as well as wind-resistant, itch-free vegan wool fabrics.

Leather is a coproduct of the viciously cruel meat industry. Workers often brand cows with hot metal, cut off their tails, and cut out bulls’ testicles—all without any pain relief. At the slaughterhouse, workers skin and dismember them—even though they may still be conscious. Cows are extremely intelligent animals who develop complex relationships, can perform difficult tasks, and even mourn the deaths of their loved ones. They’re known to go to extraordinary lengths to escape from slaughterhouses.

Left alone, sheep grow just enough wool to protect themselves from extreme temperatures. But those that humans have selectively bred produce an excessive coat, which workers violently cut away from their bodies, often wounding them in the process. Shearing is far from being “just a haircut”: Workers have been repeatedly documented punching, kicking, and stomping on terrified, sensitive sheep.

These animals experience fear when they’re separated from their social groups or approached by strangers. They can recognize the faces of at least 50 other sheep and can remember 50 different images for up to two years.

Love Animals—Don’t Wear Them

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Rep. Jim Olsen has introduced a bill in the Oklahoma House of Representatives that would require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all Oklahoma public school classrooms, so today PETA sent him a letter proposing that he file similar legislation to request that public schools display the group’s Ten Vegan Commandments, which encourage people to lead moral, principled lives and practice nonviolence by ditching meat, eggs, and dairy and otherwise refraining from exploiting or mistreating individuals of any species.

The Ten Vegan Commandments. Credit: PETA

“The unnecessary violence inflicted on the billions of animals tormented and slaughtered every year in archaic experiments and for food, clothing, and entertainment depends on a simple lack of empathy for others who may appear different from us but nonetheless share humans’ interest in enjoying life without experiencing undue fear, pain, or violence,” writes PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Displaying PETA’s Ten Vegan Commandments in public schools would be a simple way to promote peace, understanding, empathy, and compassion.”

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

PETA’s letter to Olsen follows.

February 2, 2024

The Honorable Jim Olsen
Oklahoma House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Olsen:

I’m writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals—PETA entities have more than 9 million members and supporters globally, including thousands in Oklahoma—with a request: Having filed House Bill 2962, would you also consider filing a bill to request that all public schools display the “Ten Vegan Commandments,” an ethical set of principles designed to encourage individuals from all backgrounds to practice nonviolence and lead moral, principled lives? Please allow me to elaborate.

While many of us were raised to believe that slaughtering animals for food or clothing is somehow acceptable, when we reflect, we can come to the realization that none of this violence is necessary and that all killing is reprehensible. Genesis 1:29 teaches us that Eden was vegan and that humans flourished in harmony with animals. Surely, God created us to be caretakers, not killers. As you have said, “None of us would like to be killed,” and we believe that extends to all species—sentient individuals who experience pleasure, loneliness, grief, and fear yet are subjected to horrific abuse and slaughter at human hands.

The Ten Vegan Commandments—which include principles such as “Thou shalt always come to the aid of an animal in need”—would instill good values in today’s students. At a time when Oklahoma ranks 50^th out of 50 in a study of state school systems, partially based on an assessment of the rate of violence or disciplinary actions, fostering empathy in young people for all those we share the planet with would really pay off as they grow up in a diverse society. The unnecessary violence inflicted on the billions of animals tormented and slaughtered every year for food, clothing, and entertainment depends on a simple lack of empathy for others who may appear different from us but nonetheless share our interest in enjoying life without experiencing undue fear, pain, or violence.

Prominently displaying these principles in all public schools would be a simple way to promote peace, understanding, empathy, and compassion. We’d love to work with you to make this happen. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Very truly yours,
Ingrid Newkirk
President

In honor of the birds who burned to death in a massive fire that broke out at Feather Crest Farms in Kurten on Monday, PETA plans to place a sky-high memorial in the area pointing out who’s responsible for their deaths: everyone who isn’t vegan.

“Each of these chickens was an individual who died in terror and pain, engulfed by smoke and flames,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA urges everyone to prevent birds from being crammed into flammable warehouses in the first place by taking the easy step of going vegan.”

Hens used for egg production are confined to cramped wire-floored cages, in which they don’t even have enough room to spread their wings. When hens’ bodies wear out and they’re no longer considered profitable, egg producers stuff them into metal boxes and crudely gas them with carbon dioxide, which is distressing and painful—or send them to slaughterhouses, where workers cut their throats, often while they’re still conscious, and scald many to death in defeathering tanks.

Each person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year; reduces their own risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and obesity; and dramatically shrinks their carbon footprint. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

Please see the following statement from neuroscientist and PETA Director of Scientific Advancement and Outreach Dr. Emily Trunnell regarding the National Institutes of Health’s release of its new “Statement on Catalyzing the Development of Novel Alternative Methods”:

NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli’s plan to prioritize non-animal research methods could eventually save millions of lives—both human and animal. Scientists at PETA are relieved to see many of our recommendations reflected in the steps outlined by the director, and we look forward to seeing them speedily implemented.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information on PETA’s investigative newsgathering and reporting, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.