PETA's Latest Ad Tries to Promote Veganism With an Injured Woman


Updated 02/29/12 1:24 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

PETA Sex Ad

Nothing mixes like sex and veggies if you ask PETA. They anti-meat group isn't afraid to use sexualized women to promote its message. Not surprisingly, PETA's latest ad relies on sex again, but if you ask me, it makes veganism seem anything but appetizing. It features "Jessica," a pantsless woman wearing a neck brace. Jessica is suffering from "BWVAKTBOOM" (Boyfriend Went Vegan and Knocked the Read more

A Look at PETA's Seriously Sexualized Stunts


Updated 03/26/12 10:14 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

PETA Nude Campaigns

Whether or not you wear or eat meat, PETA's overtly sexualized publicity campaigns might leave a bad taste in your mouth. In addition to billboards featuring stars like Pamela Anderson and Olivia Munn going naked for the cause, the animal rights group often holds live spectacles in public places featuring attractive young women, models, or minor celebrities wearing little. For example, UK reality Read more

PETA Tells Mario to Ditch the Fur


Updated 11/17/11 11:35 AM · Posted by · 8 comments

PETA Angry at Mario Tanooki Fox Fur

We may be excited for Super Mario 3D Land, but there's one group who certainly isn't. PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, says that when Mario dons a Tanooki suit in the game, he's giving the green light to would-be fur wearers. According to PETA: "Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur. By Read more

PETA Plans to Launch Porn Site to Promote Veganism


Updated 09/22/11 4:00 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

PETA to Launch Porn Website

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is no stranger to using sex appeal to get people's attention. In the past, the vegan activist group has used images of nude celebs, like Alicia Silverstone, in ads to convince people to give up meat, but now PETA is taking this tactic one giant step further. The animal rights' group plans to launch a pornographic website to promote its message Read more

Yummy Links: From Communal Tables to Bacon Cupcakes


Updated 02/01/11 3:11 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

A Food Critic on Communal Tables and Other Fun Finds From the Web

How do you feel about communal tables? — Inside Scoop SF Do you know how much sugar you consume? It could be a lot more than you think. — Eater Oprah and her 378 staffers are doing a week-long vegan challenge. — Huffington Post Food Learn how Snoop Dogg makes seven-layer dip. — The Feast NY Are you interested in Martha Bakes, Martha Stewart's instructional baking show? — Fork in the Read more

Joan Rivers on Gay Animals


Updated 12/21/10 5:58 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Joan Rivers Wishes More Animals Were Gay

"I just wish more animals were gay — people would pay more attention!" — Joan Rivers in a letter she wrote on behalf of PETA supporting two animal-related bills to City Council President Christine Quinn, who not coincidentally is openly gay. Let's hope Quinn has a sense of humor! Read more

Airport Security Is Not the Time to Recruit Vegans


Updated 10/11/10 11:55 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

New York Airports Reject PETA Ad

Two things that should never be sexed up are animal rights and airport security, but here we are. PETA's latest aggressive ad is of a woman's body in a bra and underwear, saying "Be proud of your body scan: go vegan." This makes two assumptions: first, deep down we care what TSA employees think of our bodies, and that fear is enough to change dietary habits. Fortunately, New York's LaGuardia and Read more

Say What? Lady Gaga Is Crawling in Maggots


Updated 09/15/10 2:58 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 25 comments

PETA responds to Lady Gaga's Meat Dress

"Someone should whisper in her ear that there are more people who are upset by butchery than who are impressed by it. Meat is the decomposing flesh of a tormented animal who didn't want to die, and after a few hours under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh it is and likely be crawling in maggots — not too attractive, really." — PETA's president responds to Lady Gaga's meaty Read more

PETA Names Its Sexiest Celeb Vegetarians of 2010


Updated 07/01/10 1:49 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Olivia Wilde and Bob Harper Named Sexiest Vegetarians by PETA

Drumroll, please: actress Olivia Wilde and Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper have been named PETA's sexiest celeb vegetarians of 2010. The pair — who are both vegans — beat out other sexy notables like Joaquin Phoenix, Hayden Panettiere, and Ellen DeGeneres. Here's what Olivia and Bob told PETA about living a vegan lifestyle. Olivia on being vegan: "Beyond my desire to boycott the torture Read more