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While recognizing that there are more delicious vegan cookies this year than Santa could fit into a supersized sack, PETA made a list (yes, we checked it twice) of its Top 10 Favorite Festive Vegan Cookies—and the heavenly Matcha Sugar Cookie from Orange & Blossom Modern Patisserie as well as the scrumptious Black and White Cookie from Ben & Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli nabbed spots.

Top: Matcha Sugar Cookie, Credit: Orange & Blossom Modern Patisserie

Bottom: Black and White Cookie, Credit: Ben & Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli

“The deliciously sweet Matcha Sugar Cookie from Orange & Blossom and the unbeatable classic Black and White Cookie from Ben & Esther’s deliver fabulous flavor without using a single egg or splash of milk,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, who knows her vegan cookies, having eaten them for over 50 years. “Every delicious cookie on PETA’s ‘nice’ list helps bring peace on Earth to all living beings in this season of goodwill.”

On a more somber note, every person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals each year daily suffering and terrifying deaths and reduces their own risk of developing heart disease and cancer. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.

Orange & Blossom and Ben & Esther’s will receive framed certificates from PETA and bragging rights for the holiday season. Other winners include the Ginger Pine-Apricot Cookie from Like Mom’s Only Vegan in Cincinnati; the Marzipan Cookie from Sweet Maresa’s in Kingston, New York; and the Chocolate Raspberry Cookie from Bake Me Vegan in Teton Village, Wyoming.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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Today, PETA sent a letter to San Angelo Mayor Brenda Gunter and the San Angelo City Council urging them to reject the Public Art Commission’s misguided denial of PETA’s application to display a statue of a sheep—called “E(n)d Shearin’” after the singer Ed Sheeran—that’s decorated with messages created by renowned New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss describing how these gentle animals suffer in the wool industry. Members of the commission that rejected the statue called it “not fit for downtown” and “contrary to San Angelo’s history,” remarks that defy American values of inclusivity and freedom of expression. PETA notes that the city council’s adoption of the commission’s rejection of “E(n)d Shearin’” would violate the group’s First Amendment rights.

Credit: PETA

In the appeal, PETA points out that the city—once known as the “Wool Capital of the World”—already displays 110 sheep statues but not one addressing how sheep are often beaten, mutilated, and violently killed for wool, as shown in PETA undercover videos on every continent except Antarctica.

“Sheep feel pain and fear, love their flock members, and don’t deserve to be cut to ribbons for wool, something that happens in every shearing shed we have visited,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is urging Mayor Gunter and the rest of the city council to ensure that “E(n)d Shearin’” takes its lawful place downtown so that people who see it understand the suffering behind wool sweaters and scarves and choose to wear vegan. Shearing isn’t just a haircut —it’s often a scary, painful procedure.”

PETA investigations have uncovered cruelty to sheep at over 100 wool operations worldwide—even at “responsible” farms, where shearers have been seen punching, stomping, kicking, and throwing around sheep. Shearers are often paid by volume, incentivizing them to work quickly, and sheep are often left bloodied and in pain as a result. The gaping wounds caused by careless shearers are then crudely stitched up with a needle and thread—without painkillers. Fortunately, most top retailers offer clothing made of natural eco- and animal-friendly vegan fabrics, including organic cotton, linen, Tencel, and modal.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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The demand for ethical consumerism with an emphasis on animal- and environmentally friendly fashion continues to skyrocket, with the market for vegan materials projected to surpass $11 billion in 2027—yet lululemon is a holdout, continuing to sell products made of down, wool, alpaca wool, and cashmere despite exposés revealing that they’re cruelly produced. Is the company driving away compassionate customers by continuing to source and even increase the amount of animal-derived materials it uses? That’s what PETA’s new shareholder resolution aims to find out.

PETA—which owns stock in the company—has submitted the resolution ahead of lululemon’s spring 2024 annual meeting, calling on the company’s board to commission a report that examines whether the company is damaging its reputation and losing sales by continuing to produce and sell these animal-derived materials. The resolution points out that PETA entities have released multiple investigations into the wool, down, cashmere, and alpaca wool industries—which reveal that filthy living conditions, intense suffering, and violent slaughter are the norm and that “responsible” labels are little more than industry humane washing.

An image from PETA Asia’s investigation into a cashmere farm. Credit: PETA

“Every cashmere sweater, wool mitten, and down jacket is made of hair or feathers violently torn from the terrified animals they belonged to,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is a shareholder calling on lululemon to report the true cost of alienating kind customers who refuse to spend their money on brands that perpetuate this horrific cruelty.”

Investigations by PETA entities have revealed workers decapitating conscious geese with a dull axe, stomping on sheep and kicking them in the face, ripping out screaming goats’ hair with sharp metal combs, and leaving alpacas—who were so terrified they vomited in fear—with bloody, gaping wounds after shearing, among many other atrocities.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to reports that at least two dogs belonging to the kennel of notorious Iditarod musher Jim Lanier were killed and others were injured last night when a snow machine struck them during training:

Even when the Iditarod is over, the dogs’ misery never ends. At least four dogs from the kennels of Jim Lanier and Dallas Seavey have been killed by snow machines in the past month, and many dogs who survive this year’s training season will be forced to drag glory-seeking mushers nearly 1,000 miles until their bodies break down. PETA is calling on GCI and its owner, Liberty Media, to cut ties with the Iditarod before its death toll, both on and off the trail, rises any higher.

Lanier was initially banned from the 2020 Iditarod over concerns for his health and ability to care for dogs during the race. He ended up competing anyway but had to withdraw. Since then, other mushers have raced dogs from his kennel, including Hugh Neff, who notoriously had to quit the 2022 Iditarod after the dogs he was forcing to race—who were described as “skinny” and were apparently suffering from diarrhea—were reportedly found in such poor condition that they couldn’t continue.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information about PETA’s investigative newsgathering and reporting, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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