[ad_1] For immediate release:February 24, 2021Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 Houston – For providing animal shelters with solid support through the non-profit group he founded, Leave It for the Pooch, a 14-year-old Houston resident. Jason Kimberly earned Reward from hero to animals from PETA. The youth center is currently collecting T-shirts from animal rescue organizations to create blankets that will be auctioned to raise funds for the maintenance of stray animals.“Jason helps animal shelters stay afloat during difficult times with his extraordinary initiative, kindness and dedication,” says Martha Holmberg, Senior Director of PETA Youth Programs. “PETA is pleased to recognize him for…
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[ad_1] The owners of the mock sanctuary are called to fire the surviving elephants after Dixie disappearsFor immediate release:February 24, 2021Contact:David Pearl 202-483-7382 Fredericksburg, TX – PETA today sent out a letter to infamous former elephant exhibitors Have Trunk Will Travel (HTWT) Gary and Kari Johnson, who currently own and operate The Preserve, an elephant entertainment center based in Fredericksburg, asking them questions about the disappearance and the alleged the death of an elephant named Dixie and insists that they send the remaining elephants under their care in respected reserves.PETA notes that in a recent video recorded before her disappearance,…
[ad_1] Most high school students make some money by babysitting or mowing lawns, and spend their earnings on movie tickets and shopping. But 14-year-old Jason Kimberly from Houston, who has raised thousands of dollars over the past few years, has donated his money to stray animals at shelters – for which PETA awards him the Animal Hero Award.Jason’s story Not only does Jason help animals by raising money for their veterinary care and food, he also founded a non-profit organization called Leave It Buzz, which aims to raise awareness among young people about the plight of homeless, abused and abandoned…
[ad_1] For immediate release:February 24, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Queens, New York – After US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promise to become a vegetarian for Lent honoring late vegan son Jamie Ruskin PETA supporters give away free vegan fish filletlet’s- from her own Bodega No Carne in the Bronx – in her neighborhood today.When: Thursday 25 February 12 noonWhere: Roosevelt Avenue – MTA Jackson Heights Station (junction 74th and 75th streets), Jackson Heights, Queens“We’ve learned enough about fish to know that each one feels pain, has a different personality and wants to keep swimming, so we empathize with them by choosing delicious…
[ad_1] The group video showed chinchillas with pus-filled eyes and visible bones in a breeder’s warehouse, where hundreds of animals are in dire conditions.For immediate release:February 24, 2021Contact:Moira Collie 202-483-7382 Chatfield, Minnesota. – Learning from PETA about the terrible suffering of animals, covert investigation video Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR) near Chatfield, Atlas of pet supplies abandoned MCR as a supplier – its CEO called the terms “completely unacceptable” – and Rochester Community and Technical CollegeThe Veterinary Technician Program has completed its study visits to the mill. Program Manager Dr. Kimberly Rowley said she was “shocked” and “alarmed” by the results…
[ad_1] For immediate release:February 24, 2021Contact:David Pearl 202-483-7382 Oroville, California. – PETA filed a formal complaint this morning with USDA Animal Welfare Director Robert Gibbens, urging the agency to investigate the Barry R. Kirchner Wildlife Fund for clear violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) following a three-year-old leopard named Royal attacked a volunteer and then escaped from his main aviary at the roadside zoo on Saturday.According to the roadside zoo owner Roberta Kirchner and others, a volunteer entered the cage with an adult leopard – a predator strong enough to carry three times its own weight – and…
[ad_1] Unfortunately, yesterday hundreds gray wolves in wisconsin fell prey to greedy and heartless hunters during the state’s first wolf hunt in seven years. Disgusting and pointlessly cruel hunting runs until Sunday or until the state reaches a terrifying ‘the kill limit is 200 innocent lives. The scandalous hunt was ordered after the Jefferson County District Court ruled last week that Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources violated state law by refusing to schedule a 2021 winter gray wolf hunt when the gray wolf was dropped from Endangered Species Act the Trump administration on January 4, 2021 WAN had the opportunity…
[ad_1] For immediate release:February 23, 2021Contact:David Pearl 202-483-7382 Anchorage, Alaska – As Millennium Hotels and Resorts continues to sponsor Iditarod even though other companies have dropped their support, PETA covered People Mover buses in the city center ahead of the race with ads targeting a company that features a dog named Snickers chained to Property of Champion Iditarod.Secret PETA investigation in the “nurseries” of champions Iditarod the drovers for the first time captured the image. Snickers suffered from painful arthritis for years, including when she led John Baker’s team to victory in 2011, but was chained 24 hours a day,…
[ad_1] On Friday, Assembly Member Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) with coauthors Social compassion in legislation and Good Food Institute, presented AB 1289, Smart Climate Agriculture Program. Assembly Member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) co-sponsor of the bill, which created to support California farmers who want to move from livestock – crop production. Helping Local Farmers Transition Will Strengthen California’s Leadership in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, creating jobs in a fast-growing industry, providing healthy and organic food for a growing population, and helping keep family farms in business. “By providing our local farms with the tools and resources to transition to…
[ad_1] For immediate release:February 23, 2021Contact:Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Southlake, TX – AND Compassionate Police Department Award moves from PETA to Southlake Department of Public Safetywho began acting on Valentine’s Day to rescue a dog named Shadow, who fell through thin ice in a frozen pond near White’s Chapel. Sergeant Gaylon Music boldly walked into the pond, broke through the ice and worked his way through the icy water up to his shoulders to reach the dog. He was soon followed by a Shadowguard with a float, and officers worked with him to lift the dog onto the float and haul…