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2021-05-07

Man Shoots His Dog, Then Barbecues the Body on His Front Lawn

When police were alerted to an unattended fire in the front yard of a home in Northampton Township, Pennsylvania, they surely never expected to find what they did: A man had apparently shot his dog in the eye, then barbecued the animal’s body over a firepit, reportedly using $100 bills as kindling.

According to MailOnline, the man was “incredibly intoxicated” and sitting on a couch, unable to speak, when officers arrived. His roommate apparently told police that she’d heard gunshots from his room earlier on. Bullet holes in a bedroom, “blood and gore” in the hallway, and a handgun found at the scene seemed to confirm the roommate’s report.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the dog was an 8-year-old greyhound named Bonanza, whom the man adopted in 2019. Bonanza had reportedly been rescued from The Macau Canidrome Club in China, a now-defunct greyhound racetrack that closed in 2018.

Asia's only #greyhound racetrack, Macau's Canidrome, is set to close.
Please urge #Macau officials to award custody of all the dogs to local animal-protection groups so that they can be adopted into loving homes.
TAKE ACTION: https://t.co/0Po6Ms0Up0 pic.twitter.com/pOgyZzfEms

— PETA Asia (@PETAAsia) July 12, 2018

The Northampton Township Police Department has charged Bonanza’s alleged killer with aggravated cruelty to animals, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, possessing instruments of crime, cruelty to animals, and recklessly endangering another. Prosecutors were apparently granted their $1 million bail request, and the defendant is reportedly still in police custody. PETA is looking to officials to protect all community members by throwing the book at the man if he’s convicted, including by assigning him the maximum duration of incarceration allowable as well as prohibiting him from owning or residing with animals for as long as possible.

What if This Dog Had Been a Pig?

This act is heinous, and the details probably turn your stomach—but if this dog had been a chicken, would Bonanza’s owner have been charged with cruelty to animals? Surely not. If it were a fish who’d been barbecued, would the incident have made news headlines? Definitely not. And if this dog had been a pig—an animal who shares many personality traits with “man’s best friend”—would you think twice about it?

man "grills" a dog prop with a sign in the background that says "all animals deserve respect. go vegan!"

In cities around the world, PETA activists have asked passersby what it is that makes the pig on a person’s plate different from the dog in their backyard.

So, if you wouldn’t eat one, why eat the other? It’s because of speciesism. Most humans are conditioned to view certain species as worthy of care and compassion and others as less important or unworthy. As with other forms of prejudice, we’re conditioned to accept this toxic mindset—it’s engrained in us. It leads us to ignore our own conscience, which tells us that it’s wrong to mistreat all other beings. But addressing speciesism and acknowledging other animals’ rights is as simple as respecting their needs or leaving them in peace. Accepting that all animals are deserving of being left off our plates is a great place to start.

Dog, pig, or human—no animal belongs on a grill.

After you pledge to end speciesism, order yourself a free vegan starter kit—it’s chock-full of recipes, tips on proper nutrition, and more. And click below to spark an important conversation about speciesism among your friends and acquaintances:

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2021-05-07

This Mother’s Day, Help Mothers Like Princess Imprisoned at the WNPRC

Mother’s Day is a time to recognize all mothers. While we spend this holiday (May 9) cherishing moms for all the important work they do, let’s also think about those, like Princess, who are deprived of the opportunity to hold and nurture their babies. This mother macaque has been imprisoned at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) since at least 2014.

Princess didn’t get her name from the WNPRC, where, in her despair, she apparently pulled out her own hair, leaving her body nearly bald for at least six years. In the laboratory where she’s held, she’s referred to as a number—rh2519—and treated that way, too. Princess received her fitting name—and likely the first kindness she’d ever experienced—from a PETA investigator who went undercover at the WNPRC. The investigator named her Princess to reflect her sweet-natured personality and gentle way of accepting treats.

Trapped in a lab. Skulls cut open. Restrained. Eyes clamped open. Forced to look at screens for hours.

This isn't a horror movie — it's a real life experiment that owls at @JohnsHopkins are forced to endure. pic.twitter.com/P8dDZ7dRlS

— PETA (@peta) October 31, 2020

Despite her obvious misery, experimenters forcibly bred Princess and made her give birth alone in a wire-bottomed cage. At the WNPRC, workers typically separate babies from their mothers when they’re only a year old. Experimenters would eventually take all of Princess’ babies from her so that they could torment and kill them in tests. The baby she gave birth to at the WNPRC in May 2020 will turn 1 year old just before Mother’s Day (if she’s still alive). If lab workers haven’t separated them yet, they likely will soon.

When their beloved babies are snatched away, it’s deeply traumatic for animals like Princess. Macaques are devoted, protective mothers who show affection to their young by lovingly gazing into their eyes, kissing them, and using special vocalizations to speak to them (aka “baby talk”). In nature, when a mother monkey’s infant dies, her grief can be so devastating that she may carry the limp body around for days. Princess, who has been forcibly bred at the WNPRC for years, has likely gone through this pain multiple times.

The depth of Princess’ heartbreak and misery has been obvious for all to see: Over the years, workers reported that hair was missing from all over her body, including her head, shoulders, back, arms, legs, hips, and rump. Workers gave her wooden logs and coconuts to pick at, in an attempt to stop her self-mutilation. But a log isn’t enough to take away the monotony, deprivation, and stress of a life sentence in a cage. On numerous occasions, PETA’s investigator also noted that Princess had diarrhea. And by the time her baby was 2 months old, she, too, was missing patches of hair from her back.

This suffering isn’t isolated. PETA’s investigation revealed a consistent pattern of injuries caused by animals to each other and to themselves at the WNPRC, likely as a result of the severely stressful conditions in the lab. Workers confined monkeys to barren metal cages every day and night, sometimes alone or with an incompatible cagemate—both of which have caused these highly social, intelligent animals frustration and psychological distress. PETA investigators found one monkey who had lost part of an ear in a fight with her cagemate. Another imprisoned monkey had picked compulsively at a wound on his leg, mutilating it down to the muscle.

Don’t Let the WNPRC Keep Up This Cruelty—Take Action for Animals Like Princess This Mother’s Day

There’s no bond quite like the one between a mother and her young. Like all mothers, Princess wants to comfort and care for her babies—and she deserves a life in which experimenters don’t deprive her of her most important relationships. This Mother’s Day, take action for her and other mothers suffering at the WNPRC by demanding that the lab release all the animals to reputable sanctuaries:

Help Shut Down the National Primate Research Centers

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2021-05-07

Level Up Your Sandwiches With These Vegan Deli Slices

Quick and easy meal options are still a priority once you go vegan, which is why it’s a great idea to pick up a few things like vegan deli slices when you go through the grocery aisles. These are delicious for snacking on with crackers and vegan cheese, or you can put them in your veggie sandwiches for an extra burst of flavor. These brands offer several high-protein varieties that no cow, pig, turkey, or other animal had to suffer for.

Pick up some of these vegan deli slices on your next grocery run:

Tofurky Deli Slices

Stack your sandwiches with any of Tofurky’s vegan deli slices for an easy lunch option. Flavors include Smoked Ham, Oven Roasted, Peppered, Hickory Smoked, Bologna, Italian, and Roast Beef.

Plant Provisions

These slices are made with high-quality ingredients like beets, carrots, and roasted bell peppers. They’re available in three flavors: Black Pepper Beet, Chipotle Chile Carrot, and Tuscan Red Pepper.

Lightlife Smart Deli

With 13 to 14 grams of protein per serving, these deli slices are packed with flavor—and without any animal suffering. Help save cows, pigs, and turkeys by choosing these slices for your next sandwich.

Yves Veggie Cuisine

A combination of vital wheat gluten and tofu makes for the perfect texture for these slices, which are available in Bologna, Ham, Turkey, Salami, and Pepperoni varieties.

Field Roast Plant-Based Deli Slices

This brand is known for its gourmet vegan meats and cheeses, so it’s no surprise that its deli slices are deliciously unique. Find these flavors in a store near you: Mushroom & Balsamic, Lentil & Sage, and Smoked Tomato.