This post, written by Karin Bennett, originally appeared on The PETA Files.

PETA’s headquarters in Hampton Roads, Virginia, is well known to local residents, many of whom volunteer to help animals in their spare time. Thousands in the area have taken advantage of our low-cost animal clinics …

Actually, to be more accurate, it’s the armadillo’s nose and the mole’s tunnel, but why quibble with semantics? I’m talking about video artist Sam Easterson’s beautiful videos shot from an animal’s perspective by mounting tiny cameras on their backs and in their nests and burrows. He assures viewers that the animals—who have …

In the early 1980s, I received a complimentary copy of Animal Liberation from PETA. Within a few years, I became a PETA member and started to live my life from a different perspective. After moving from Chicago to Ocala, Florida, I started my own animal rights group, called “Marion County Voices For Animals.” We were successful …

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I have always loved Michael Jackson. His music meant the world to me, and I was saddened to hear about his passing.

As a battered wife living overseas, I was miserable. It was Michael Jackson’s music that helped me survive that awful time. I danced wildly …

Well, dear Primers, we did it! We are excited to report that our booth at AARP’s 2009 convention in Vegas was a smashing success.

For those of you who made it there, thank you so much for stopping by. We had lots of fun talking to you about how easy it is …