Hey D.C.ers, this one's for you. Tomorrow morning, when you're picking up that cup o' joe and morning paper before catching the Metro, look out for our sleek new "Vegetarian Starter Kit" stands. They are popping up all over the...
Posted in The PETA Files on August 11, 2009 11:40 AM
… now that Russell Simmons has shown her just how cruel the fur industry is. After Russell showed Brooke the video footage from our investigation of Chinese fur farms, she had some great stuff to say. My personal fav: popcrunch...
Posted in The PETA Files on August 3, 2009 05:06 PM
zimbio / CC "Fur is no longer being viewed as a way to floss and show off your status or bank account—it is now a billboard of cruelty on people's back." —Russell Simmons, globalGrind.com He's the founder of Phat Farm,...
Posted in The PETA Files on June 15, 2009 03:01 PM
rushcard / CC Russell Simmons—hip-hop mogul, philanthropist, and editor-in-chief of the online social network developed by and for the hip-hop community, GlobalGrind.com—loves, loves, loves our Veggie Love Super Bowl ad, which was summarily rejected by NBC. To help us make...
Posted in The PETA Files on February 3, 2009 08:56 AM
Babble / CC This weekend in Miami, with friends from Ocean Drive magazine (which runs PETA ads free of charge), I attended the grand reopening of the swanky Fontainebleau Hotel. I was able to chat with vegan mogul Russell Simmons...
Posted in The PETA Files on November 18, 2008 05:28 PM
vibesource / CC You can imagine how delighted we were when Russell Simmons received the "I Am Hip Hop" Icon award on last night's BET Hip-Hop Awards. The Icon award is presented to an individual who has made "notable contributions...
Posted in The PETA Files on October 24, 2008 02:57 PM
People of all different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, and religions have discovered that vegetarian food tastes delicious and is good for our bodies, the environment, animals, and … yes, our souls! Take South Los Angeles, for instance—not exactly the veggie mecca...
Posted in The PETA Files on August 25, 2008 03:28 PM
It's a bird! It's a plane! Wait! It's a plane looking to help birds—chickens, to be precise.Beachgoers flocking (geddit?) to Panama City's crowded beaches had something far more interesting to gawk at this weekend than women in skimpy bikinis, as...
Posted in The PETA Files on July 1, 2008 02:28 PM
‘Cuz why not? Here they are – the top 10 films that’ll inspire you to go vegetarian. Let us know which ones you like best, or feel free to add to the list in the comments. Poultrygeist: Night of the...
Posted in The PETA Files on June 12, 2008 09:37 AM
Rochester/Creative CommonsPhat (adj.) 1. Cool. 2. Pretty Hot and Tempting. Yo, Jack, that 1996 Toyota Corolla of yours is a pretty phat ride! Fatty (adj.) 1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue. 2. Pathology. Characterized by overproduction or...
Posted in The PETA Files on November 1, 2007 03:53 PM
Brittania/Creative Commons There has been a lot of back and forth over the Vick case, but Jamie Foxx’s take on it is probably the most absurd I’ve heard yet. Foxx defended Vick in this story, because he thinks dogfighting is...
Posted in The PETA Files on August 27, 2007 12:30 PM
While the rest of us were working our fingers to the bone responding to the Michael Vick indictment yesterday, PETA Campaigner Mike Brazell got to traipse off to DC to live out my greatest fantasy—eating veggie dogs with a pair...
Posted in The PETA Files on July 19, 2007 11:33 AM
workingpitbull/Creative CommonsThe PETA offices have been in overdrive since last night responding to Michael Vick's recent indictment for dogfighting. The vague statement released by the Atlanta Falcons about this disturbing news is simply not sufficient. This morning, hip-hop mogul Russell...
Posted in The PETA Files on July 18, 2007 12:22 PM