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Veggie Confessions of a PETA staffer

Being born into a family where everybody was non-vegetarian, eating meat was something I was used to – that is, until I was about 7 years old, when I …

Sushi: Animal Abuse, Chemical Toxins and Filth?

Fish don’t really have the best rep. People think they’re slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say …

Mumbai Prison Brings in Veggie Reform

Happy news has come in for veggie supporters from none other than the DIG of prisons in Mumbai. In a filed affidavit, the state’s top prison official Mr Ashok …

Kolkata police official engages in monkey business outside Alipore zoo

PETA India organised a demonstration outside Alipore zoo in Kolkata recently following the theft of eight rare monkeys from the Alipore Zoo last Saturday. A “monkey” clad in a …

Maneka Gandhi Urges Puerto Rico to Stop Monkey Torture

Having travelled to Puerto Rico in 2002 to participate in the International Conference on Peace and Development, leading Indian lawmaker Smt Maneka Gandhi, MP, has now fired off a …

New Investigation Showing Cruelty at Circuses

In 2009, PETA US went undercover at “the saddest show on Earth”—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus—and captured Ringling workers on video as they beat and whipped elephants …

King of Pop’s First Hit Could Help Rats.

Since Michael Jackson’s recent passing, there have been hundreds of news stories ranging from how he influenced just about every musician performing today to how he’s responsible for the …

Contest: Win Free John Abraham and Pam Anderson Posters (and Save the Planet)!

Wanna help the environment and help yourself to a couple of free posters? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In honour of World Environment Day, we’re giving you …

PETA India & AWBI Rescue 9 Dogs from Hell

PETA India’s team of 12 people, including Chief Functionary Anuradha Sawhney and two veterinary doctors, raided the Pune SPCA on 28 May 2009. We learned via a secret investigation …

‘Go Green’ Theme at IIFA 2009 Truly Green with a Veggie Palate

After learning that IIFA 2009 (which will be held in Macau, China) has a ‘Go Green’ theme this year, PETA India wrote a letter to IIFA’s brand ambassador and …