For much of my adult life, my diet was an afterthought. I simply ate when I was hungry, and my choice of food was usually dictated by convenience. Since I spent 50 to 60 hours per week at the veterinary hospital and my cat Whitney had …

This post, written by Liz Graffeo, originally appeared on The PETA Files.

When our friends at PETA Germany found out that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was scheduled to tour throughout Germany this November, they immediately got to work brainstorming ways to get the tour stopped. Since many …

This post written by Karin Bennett originally appeared The Peta Files.

If you are in fabulous Las Vegas this weekend and want to win big, be sure to roll by table number 459 at the Sands Expo Center.

There you’ll find PETA Prime at the “Vegas@50+” conference, organized by American Association …

As a breast cancer survivor, I find October-which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month-to be a bittersweet time for me. On one hand, I’m absolutely joyous that I’ve been cancer-free for 17 years, but I’m also reminded of the suffering that many others still endure. I think about the women struggling with breast cancer …

I was having lunch at Native Foods recently when I noticed a crowd around one of the tables. Upon closer inspection I found a woman who had taken the Julie and Julia challenge, vegan style. (You know that movie about Julia Child’s cookbook that all the vegans I know, including myself, refuse to see …