Kategorie: Animals

A box of delicious vegan chocolates is on the way from PETA to Frye Brewing Company in thanks for its quick decision to stop selling beer made with kopi luwak—a type of coffee sourced from the excrement of caged Asian palm civet cats—after hearing from PETA.

Owner Mike Frye told PETA that his kopi luwak beer supplier claimed that the coffee beans are collected harmlessly from civet cats living free in the forest. After watching a recent PETA Asia video exposé revealing that these animals are actually kept inside small, waste-filled cages and fed a diet high in coffee berries, he said, “[W]e agree there is no reason to perpetuate an industry where any animals are harmed or mistreated,” and stopped selling the beer.

“No pint of beer or cup of coffee is worth trapping a sensitive animal in a filthy cage and depriving them of a life,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA urges everyone to follow Frye Brewing Company’s compassionate example, see through kopi luwak’s producers’ lies, and refuse to buy a single bean of this cruelly obtained coffee.”

PETA Asia’s investigation revealed that it isn’t feasible to collect the excrement in the animals’ natural habitat. One producer said that farmers who collect from the jungle can only make up to 20 kilograms of kopi luwak a year.

The kopi luwak industry also presents a pandemic risk: Caging animals amid their own waste—which subjects them to stress and suppresses their immune system—creates a breeding ground for zoonotic diseases. SARS jumped from civet cats to humans, and it’s thought that they may also have been an intermediary vector for the novel coronavirus. Civet cats who are no longer useful to the kopi luwak industry are sometimes sold to markets with unsanitary conditions and put alongside animals of other species—creating breeding grounds for new diseases.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat 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.

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Because a winter storm warning is issued for the San Angelo area, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)

The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:

• Bring Them Indoors

Companion animals should always live indoors. “Backyard dogs” and “outdoor cats”—like those featured in Breaking the Chain, the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.

• Gear Up

Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.

• Don’t Forget Birds

During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.

Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.

PETA has released a cold-weather public service announcement.  For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Because a winter weather advisory is issued for the Oklahoma City area, PETA is sharing tips for keeping animals safe. They are especially vulnerable in cold weather and winter storms, and there were at least 37 cold weather–related companion animal deaths in 2019. (Those are just the ones that were reported—most aren’t.)

The following steps can go a long way in helping animals survive throughout cold weather:

• Bring Them Indoors

Companion animals should always live indoors. “Backyard dogs” and “outdoor cats”—like those featured in Breaking the Chain, the new documentary produced by Oscar winner Anjelica Huston—often go without adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care. They are no better equipped to survive freezing temperatures or extreme weather conditions than humans are, they suffer terribly from frostbite, and they can die of exposure.

• Gear Up

Coats will keep dogs comfortable in cold weather, secure harnesses can help prevent them from getting loose on walks, and booties will protect their sensitive paw pads from the frozen ground. Keep walks short in cold weather, especially for shorthaired dogs.

• Don’t Forget Birds

During extreme winter weather, provide birds and other wild animals with access to an emergency water supply by filling a heavy nonmetal water bowl (tongues can freeze to metal) and breaking the surface ice at least twice a day.

Good Samaritans who see companion animals kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements should note the animals’ exact location and alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone who leaves animals outside to suffer in severe weather may be prosecuted.

PETA has released a cold-weather public service announcement.  For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Following a tip-off from PETA that The Morris was offering foie gras dishes on its special New Year’s Eve menu, law-enforcement officials confirmed that they will investigate and, if warranted, issue citations against the restaurant for violating California’s foie gras ban.

“It’s against the law to sell the diseased livers of force-fed birds in California, so PETA is eager to see The Morris held accountable if it proceeds with illegally profiting from the suffering and exploitation of gentle birds,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat or abuse in any other way”—notes that during foie gras production, several pounds of fat and grain are pumped into birds’ stomachs every day through tubes shoved down their throats, causing their livers to swell to up to 10 times their normal size. In some cases, birds’ organs even rupture. Investigations into farms in the U.S. and Europe have revealed sick, dying, and dead animals—some with holes in their necks from injuries sustained during force-feeding.

More than a dozen countries—including Australia, Germany, and the U.K.—prohibit foie gras production. Companies around the world—including Whole Foods Market and Sam’s Club—refuse to sell it, and top chefs, such as Wolfgang Puck and the late Charlie Trotter, have refused to serve it.

PETA opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview. The group’s letter to San Francisco Police Department Capt. Gaetano Caltagirone is available here. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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