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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page 1 of 29 10/28/2009 SEAL PROTESTORS ARRESTED Two PETA protestors, holding the sign: "Canada's Shame: End the Seal Slaughter" and chanting, "Ban the hunt," were arrested and charged with trespassing for disrupting the Fisheries Council of Canada fall conference in Charlottetown. PETA protested the national conference because the Fisheries Department oversees the controversial annual East Coast seal slaughter.>more Canadian Press 10/9/2009 PETA BANNER BANNED AT CITY HALL PETA is willing to pay big bucks to the city of Calgary to hang its campaign material that reads, "Time to End the Seal Slaughter." Ashley Byrne, spokeswoman, said PETA wants to help city hall generate some income following news reports that Calgary is scrambling for millions of dollars due to shortfall caused by the recession. >more Calgary Sun 9/29/2009 SINGER PINK, A PETA SPOKESWOMAN, CHEERS MICHELLE OBAMA Entertainer Pink brought her Funhouse Tour to the Washington area last night, but it was her advocacy for PETA and Michelle Obama's animal-friendly attitude that that won her cheers from the local crowd. Appearing at the Patriot Center in Northern Virginia, Pink paused to praise the first lady before launching into Dear Mr. President, her song critical of former President Bush.>more US News & World Report 9/29/2009 QUOTED: PINK ON MICHELLE OBAMA Pink, onstage at Patriot Center Monday night, giving a shout-out to Michelle Obama who the PETA-member rocker praised for being "officially fur-free." It's true, says the White House. For animal-cruelty reasons or aesthetic reasons? "It's Mrs. Obama's personal preference," said her spokeswoman.>more The Washington Post 9/16/2009 PETA STAGES SEAL-HUNT PROTEST, DISRUPTS COMMONS QUESTION PERIOD Animal-rights activists appealed to Canadian politicians to ban the seal hunt by taking their protest to Parliament.>more Canadian Press 9/9/2009 PAMELA ANDERSON'S BANNED PETA STRIPPING AD (VIDEO) PETA is known for its outrageous videos and shocking ads, and they've recently released a new airport security-themed video with Pamela Andersen that has some squirming. The New York Post reports that the CNN Airport Network has refused to run the ad as planned at three New York-area airports, citing concerns that children would see it. PETA's next move is to get the spot added to in-fight entertainment.>more Huffington Post 9/3/2009 BETHENNY BARES ALL Bethenny Frankel is used to baring her soul for the cameras on the Real Housewives of New York City. Now, Bravo’s resident smartmouth—and the head of a growing healthy lifestyle empire that includes “Skinnygirl” cocktail mixes and a NYT bestselling book—is baring her flesh, too, in PETA’s latest “I’d rather go naked than wear fur” ad campaign. TV Guide Magazine stopped by the racy photo shoot on a Manhattan rooftop to get the skinny from her.>more TV Guide 8/24/2009 PETA BUYS TALBOTS STOCK IN BID TO CHANGE POLICY LOS ANGELES, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Animal welfare group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said on Monday it bought stock in retailer Talbots Inc (TLB.N) and will take its case against what it calls cruel Australian wool farming directly to shareholders.>more Thompson Reuters 8/12/2009 NIA LONG GETS NAKED FOR PETA PETA continues to get sexy celebrities to drop trough for its anti-fur campaign. Actress Nia Long is the latest to join the animal-loving organization's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign, posing suggestively in a subway car. "There's no difference, in my opinion, [between fur and] slavery or the Holocaust," Long said. "It's just that we're not dealing with human beings, we're dealing with animals, but it's still a living thing.">more Black Voices 8/10/2009 LADY GAGA ASKED TO POSE NUDE FOR PETA ANTI-FUR CAMPAIGN She's already raised more than a few eyebrows with what she wears, but now Lady Gaga might be raising them with what she isn't wearing (and we're not talking about her refusal to wear pants). That's because she's been asked to bare it all for an upcoming PETA ad campaign, following in the footsteps of celebs like Eva Mendes, Christy Turlington and Pamela Anderson who have declared they'd "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur.">more MTV.com  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next