• Thanks for Naming PETA the No. 1 Nonprofit

    Written by Michelle Kretzer

    Thanks to our supporters, PETA just brought home the trophy for Favorite Nonprofit Animal Organization in the 2012 Veggie Awards! The annual awards, presented by VegNews Magazine, celebrate "the very best of all things vegan."

    What sets PETA supporters apart is that you are determined and committed in the quest for animal rights. When we let you know that someone is abusing animals, you e-mail the perps, demonstrate, and write and call the abuser demanding an end to the cruelty. You speak up, march with us, put on costumes, and even strip down—whatever it takes to make people pay attention to animal welfare issues. You proudly sport our shirts and bumper stickers, proclaiming to everyone that animals are not ours to use and abuse. You drive out in the middle of the night—or in the middle of a hurricane—to rescue animals in peril. And you donate your money to fund undercover investigations, literature, doghouses, spay-and-neuter surgeries, emergency animal rescues, and everything else that we do.

    You are the reason that PETA can save as many animals as we do, so we thank VegNews and you. We are honored to share the award for Favorite Nonprofit Animal Organization with every one of you.

  • 'Win It' Wednesday: Cinnaholic Cinnamon Rolls

    Written by Michelle Kretzer

    They've won a bunch of awards, and now you can win a bunch of them! Cinnaholic's vegan gourmet cinnamon rolls have won a peta2 Libby Award and a Best of the East Bay Award in the company's hometown of Berkeley, California, and were ranked number 16 on VegNews magazine's Vegan Bucket List.

    Now, they could rank number one on your list of the most delicious things you've ever won. Two PETA Files readers will each have a half-dozen cinnamon rolls in their choice of any of 11 frosting flavors shipped fresh to their home or a friend's. (If you want to send them to me, I have no problem with that.) Just submit a comment telling us what you love about being vegan or why you're ready to make the switch, and two winners will be selected at random.

    Good luck! 

    Because of shipping requirements, only people living within the 48 continental United States are eligible to win. Two winners will be chosen at random from the animal-friendly comments that are submitted. The contest will end on February 22, 2012, and we'll contact the winners by February 29, 2012. Make sure that you read our privacy policy and terms and conditions, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

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