5 Ways PETA Is Helping Animals in Laboratories This Week

Discover how PETA is exposing cruelty and holding experimenters accountable:

1. Former Beatle and rock icon Sir Paul McCartney is the latest compassionate celebrity to join PETA’s campaign against Texas A&M University’s torture of dogs in muscular dystrophy experiments. Sir Paul’s letter to the school is grabbing headlines around the world!2. Tune in to The PETA Podcast to learn why activist Johnathon Byrne, who has muscular dystrophy, is determined to help us end Texas A&M’s horrific experiments—and why he’s suing the university.

3. PETA supporters in owl masks flocked to Johns Hopkins University to demand that experimenter Shreesh Mysore stop scrambling the brains of majestic barn owls and killing them. The unforgettable demonstration included a recording of the birds’ anguished screeches from inside the university laboratory.peta demo at johns hopkins university against experiments on owls

4. After revealing that experimenter Gregory Ebel had captured 37 crows illegally—resulting in the loss of his state permit—PETA is now urging Colorado State University to rehabilitate the trapped robins he’s still holding captive.

5. To support our campaign against Ebel’s deadly West Nile virus tests on birds, PETA aired our censor-evading teddy bear ad during The Bachelorette in Colorado, giving television viewers a glimpse of what real animals endure in laboratories.