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  • Dog Meat Sold as Chicken; Dog Skin Sold as Leather

    If you’ve eaten “chicken” while traveling in Indonesia and perhaps elsewhere, you may have actually eaten dog meat.

  • Meet Australia’s ‘Sexiest Vegans Next Door’

    It was a tough choice. All the entrants in PETA’s 2017 Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest embodied “sexy” qualities – including compassion, altruism, fitness, and enthusiasm – but we’ve managed to choose two lucky winners who will each receive a weekend getaway at The Beet Retreat and a six-month mystery-box subscription from The Cruelty Free Shop. Let’s…

  • VICTORY! College of Surgeons Pledges to Stop Mutilating Live Animals

    Following a PETA campaign and efforts by our friends at Humane Research Australia, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has announced that it’ll phase out the use of live animals in its Early Management of Severe Trauma programme. RACS President Philip Truskett has confirmed that after looking into the development of manikins and simulators,…

  • Eat Plants, Tackle Obesity

    Obesity is “the biggest public health challenge facing Australia “. But there’s an easy way to maintain a healthy weight: by eating plant-based foods.

  • What to Do if You See Foie Gras on a Menu

    If you see cruelly produced foie gras on a menu, use our letter template to contact the restaurant and persuade it to ditch the vile product.