When it’s cold and dreary and all the other parks are deserted, Spokane County, Washington’s one and only dog park is always buzzing with activity. Spokane’s first-ever dog park, Gateway Dog Park, opened on October 4, 2006. The opening made front-page news in the Spokesman Review, and one of our dogs, Woofie, was the …
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When I went vegetarian in 1995, I figured I would need just a few months to finish the job and go vegan. After all, my whole motivation to go vegetarian in the first place was to reduce animal suffering, and some of the very worst abuses are endured by dairy cows and …
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It’s that time of the year, when you get to vote for which fur-clad celebrities will make it onto PETA’s annual “Worst-Dressed” list.
Celebrities have a big impact on the fashion industry and on their fans, who often emulate their style, so it’s important that those who choose to wear fur …
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Have you ever had the chance to hang out with wild turkeys? If you have, you know that they are gorgeous, caring, expressive, and intelligent birds. Well, conditions for turkeys on factory farms are a far cry from providing an idyllic life. PETA’s undercover investigation at the factory farms of Aviagen Turkeys, …
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Do you consider any species of bird to be “bad”? If you have a bird feeder in your yard and a cooper’s hawk swoops in and takes another bird for dinner, admit it–don’t you just hate the cooper’s?
It is not surprising that PETA, which was formed to promote respect for …
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