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Paramount+ officially green-lit Good Burger 2, a sequel to Nickelodeon’s hit 1997 comedy starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, this month. Although the news has children of the ’90s excited to see Kenan and Kel together again onscreen, PETA has a specific request for the reunion. On Thursday, the organization sent a message to the duo asking to consider making Good […]

PETA is gifting Rihanna a faux fur coat after the pop star was seen wearing a full-length authentic fur coat while grabbing dinner this week. TMZ reports the animal rights organization reached out to Rihanna to urge her to steer away from wearing real fur coats. In a letter obtained by TMZ, PETA’s senior vice president […]

Content warning: This post contains images some may consider graphic. Following weeks of controversy, as well as a public callout from PETA, the woman who shot and skinned a Siberian Husky is now reported to be facing a criminal charge in connection with the killing. According to TMZ, a Montana-based hunter by the name of […]

Jack Harlow and Drake are not on PETA’s good side right now.  The animal rights organization is pointing to the duo’s single “Churchill Downs”—which Harlow just released a video for, including footage of him and Drizzy at the Kentucky Derby—and urging them to donate profits from the song to help racehorses, per HotNewHipHop.  “Jack Harlow and Drake […]

Besides acting, James Cromwell is a recognized animal rights activist—and on Tuesday, he was protesting the extra cost of vegan milk in a New York City Starbucks. Footage shared by PETA shows the 82-year-old actor with his hand glued to the register counter of a Starbucks. He’s seated next to another man and a woman […]

Kanye West and the Game have landed themselves in hot water with PETA over the extremely graphic cover art for their upcoming collaboration.  Both rappers took to Instagram Thursday night to promote their forthcoming song by posting identical images of a skinned monkey, originally photographed by Nick Knight, against a blood-red background. Ye and Game captioned the photo with the title […]

Kering and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton released statements in response to PETA’s allegations of animal cruelty against the luxury conglomerates. Earlier this week, PETA released the findings of a recent investigation into an Indonesian slaughterhouse, which detailed the “violent, inarguably cruel manner” in which lizards are killed for Gucci accessories. “The lizards’ legs are tied, then they’re callously thrown around […]

PETA isn’t happy that Chris Brown’s daughter Royalty spent time at Tiger King subject Doc Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari. TMZ reports the animal rights organization views the trip as reckless and illegal, pointing, in particular, to Royalty jumping off an elephant’s head into the water. PETA sent a letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting […]

An Ohio woman has been arrested after police say she punished her dog by locking the animal in a hot car and leaving it to die.  According to WJV, the Sandusky Police Department said in a report Mouheb Ashakih, 58, is being held in the Erie County Jail on a cruelty to animals charge following an alleged incident on […]

Animal rights activists continue to demand justice for Zuul, a North Carolina police dog that was allegedly abused by its handler. The controversy began earlier this week after an anonymous source released unsettling footage of a K-9 training session in Salisbury. An unidentified officer is seen approaching Zuul and shouting “Stay!” before he lifts the canine from its […]