Protesting the Petland Bunny Killer August 18, 2009

Posted by Ryan at August 18, 2009 4:14 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 12 ) | TrackBack

Remember Elizabeth Carlisle? She was the Petland employee we reported on a little while back who proudly posted Facebook pictures of herself with rabbits she drowned while on the clock.

Well, her judgment day arrived, and of course PETA and local supporters were there to encourage prosecutors to punish Elizabeth to the fullest extent of the law.

The maximum penalty for each cruelty charge is six months in jail—totaling a year in prison if Carlisle is found guilty.



Fox 8 News is reporting that two peaceful protesters were even pushed by members of Carlisle's entourage as they left the building. Classy.

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of reading news stories about scumbags at pet stores torturing rabbits and other animals.

What would you say to Elizabeth if you saw her on the street?

Bunnies Drowned at Petland - Warning: Disturbing Image! August 5, 2009

Posted by Ryan at August 5, 2009 1:11 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 53 ) | TrackBack

This image was taken in the back room of a Petland store in Akron, Ohio, and posted on Facebook by Elizabeth Carlisle. She can be seen grinning as she holds two dead, soaking-wet rabbits by the scruff of the neck—rabbits she just drowned while working at Petland.

When asked by a Facebook friend if she drowned the rabbits, she replied "[T]he manager took the pic for me. [S]he reminded me that there were people outside as [I] was swearing at them to just hurry up and die but then she was so kind as to take this picture." She has also stated that rabbits in the store were allowed to "attack and eat each other." The bunnies suffered from "deep wounds all over," "an eye missing," what Petland staff "suspected was a broken jaw," and paralysis from the waist down.

The store has closed, following our complaint, but PETA investigations have revealed time and time again that companies that breed and sell animals are concerned about profits, not animals' well-being.

Please take a moment to send Petland a message, asking the company to end all rabbit sales immediately, by clicking here!

Easter Is Almost Here! April 6, 2009

Posted by Pulin Modi at April 6, 2009 9:10 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

We're all about recycling here at peta2. And with Easter around the corner we wanted to make sure you reuse these completely awesome e-cards that we have around from a couple years ago.

There's this one which features a cute bunny.


And this stars a character who looks sort of similar to Mr. T!

If you're looking to do some educating out in the "real world" at school, church, or anywhere else around town, we've got some flyers for you! One of my favorite things to do in college was to put leaflets inside those plastic eggs along with some candy and leave them all over the place or hand them to friends! It's a creative and really fun approach because people will want to see what's inside these plastic eggs! Make sure you get permission from your school and then try it!



If you hand out the leaflets, make sure you submit a report for points! We'd love to know how it goes!

Caption This Photo February 19, 2009

Posted by Marta at February 19, 2009 3:41 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 22 ) | TrackBack

What caption would you use to go along with this photo? Comment with it below.

Don't forget to write to Armani to urge him to keep the promise that he made by permanently removing all fur from his collections.

Hurry! Call Armani Before The Oscars! February 12, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at February 12, 2009 3:58 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

Alright, so the Oscars are just a few days away and unfortunately for animals, that means Armani's people get to push their pelts out to celebs to wear out on the red carpet. Here's the deal: all of the bunnies need your help to put the pressure on Armani to stop the butchering. Please call Armani's office at 212-366-9720 now and ask them to stop selling fur and if you haven't already, write to him here.

Working for PETA, I've seen a lot of horrible things happen to animals, and it takes a lot to actually turn my stomach, but the video from an investigation into a Chinese rabbit-fur farm—China being a country Armani has purchased fur from in the past—actually made me want to throw up.

In the video footage workers pull rabbits out of cages by their ears and stun the screaming animals with hand held electric devices, often multiple times. Rabbits with cut throats can be seen twitching and shaking, with their eyes wide open, before they die.

Their fur is literally ripped off of their bodies to end up on some one else's back. I don't think any of us here in peta2 could get their screams out of our heads for weeks after watching. Please tell Armani to stop selling fur.

Donna Karan Dumps Fur! December 22, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at December 22, 2008 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 83 ) | TrackBack

Donna Karan, the target of one of our campaigns, has announced that her fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future!

PETA is now calling on activists and supporters to put the brakes on "Donna Karan: Bunny Butcher" antics, which have included protesting outside her boutiques, crashing her runway show, and exposing her cruel use of fur online. This is a win for the real fashion victims—animals, who are routinely skinned alive for their pelts—and will allow all to focus on Armani and other targets while keeping an eye on Donna Karan's 2010 collection.

Karan's announcement came days after PETA launched its (now offline) DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com Web site and after mega-fashion guru Tim Gunn sent Karan and designer Giorgio Armani a video that he narrated for PETA showing animals skinned alive for their fur and urged Karan and Armani to open their eyes to the violent and bloody fur industry.

While Donna Karan has followed in the footsteps of top designers—including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein—Armani still refuses to stop using fur. Armani claims that he "only" uses fur from rabbits who are butchered for meat. We hope that you will take this opportunity to contact Armani to tell him that while the meat of gentle rabbits killed for their fur in China is sold to be eaten, the suffering that they endure is exactly the same. Point out that the cruelty depicted in this video on fur farms in both China and France show animals who are used for both fur and meat.

Thanks to all those who make phone calls, send emails and letters, and anything else you do to help with our campaigns.

Who Loves Bunnies? December 16, 2008

Posted by Marta at December 16, 2008 4:45 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 45 ) | TrackBack

Update 12/22/2008: Donna Karan has announced that her fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future! Read more.

I love bunnies. I had two bunnies growing up, Alexander and Agatha, and I have several friends who share their homes with bunnies. Check out my friends' bunnies, Moses and Peanut. They're BFF.

It's definitely upsetting to think that some heartless people still use fur in their clothing lines—fur from bunnies and other animals. If we could understand animals, I'm sure they'd tell us they want to keep their fur—just as I'm sure all of you reading this want to keep your skin.

Clothing companies and designers are going fur-free like mad these days, but there are some people who are keeping things in the stone age and still using fur. Donna Karan, the designer behind the DKNY line, is one of those people. Animals on fur farms are killed using the cheapest methods available, including neck-breaking, suffocation, poisoning, and anal or vaginal electrocution. Donna Karan knows about the suffering that goes into every fur-trimmed coat, hat, and bag. She previously promised to stop using fur in her designs, but guess what? You'll find the skins of dead rabbits in the Donna Karan line.

Because of this, we just launched a brand-new parody site, DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com. Check out the site for yourself and be sure to pass it on to all of your friends.

Can you believe that animals are still killed for their fur in 2008?

Remember, please never buy or wear real fur. Do it for animals everywhere!


P.S. For more ways to help, check this out.

Animal Heroes! August 4, 2008

Posted by Marta at August 4, 2008 12:53 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 8 ) | TrackBack

Looking for a little happiness to start of your week? You're in luck!

Did you guys catch this story about a bunny in Australia?

A couple's home caught on fire during the night and they were able to escape the blaze unharmed because their companion bunny scratched on their bedroom door, alerting them to the fact that there was a fire in a back room of their house. I bet that family feels extremely fortunate to have that bunny!

This is definitely not the first time an animal has saved a person. I hear about dogs saving lives all the time, but pigs do it, too. One of the most amazing stories is about LuLu, a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, who saved her person's life. It's a wonderful story—you gotta read it for yourself.

I ♥ bunnies and pigs.

♥ Marta

Chowed Down on a Bunny Lately? March 12, 2008

Posted by Marta at March 12, 2008 3:48 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

I haven't snapped, I swear. I'm simply asking because Street Teamer Tiffany passed a sweet Web site along to me, and I wanted to share it with ya.

Easter is rapidly approaching, and people seem to think that since bunnies are the ultimate Easter symbol, they should run out and get every bunny in existence to give as gifts for the holiday. There are a few problems with this situation:

1.) There's a high demand for bunnies around Easter, so people breed more of them.
2.) People get bunnies without thinking about the huge commitment they are making by bringing an animal into their lives. Sadly, a lot of these bunnies get dumped at shelters a month later after the "novelty" wears off.
3.) Bunnies, just like cats and dogs, are part of the animal overpopulation crisis.

So what is the solution? Check out the Make Mine Chocolate campaign. It's all about making sure people know how big of a responsibility a rabbit is before bringing a bunny home. And that the perfect bunny to give someone for Easter is a chocolate one. No commitment and absolutely delicious!

Looking for a little vegan chocolate bunny goodness in your life? There's still a couple of days left in our contest, so "hop to it" if you want to get your hands on some chocolate for free. Or you can always buy your own chocolate bunnies from the PETA Catalog or VeganEssentials.com.

Mmm, will someone please get some chocolate in my stomach, ASAP? I will heart you forever. Thanks.

♥ Marta

Urge bebe To Pull Fur From Its Shelves! November 1, 2007

Posted by Marta at November 1, 2007 6:51 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 10 ) | TrackBack

With Halloween officially over, we're headed into the winter holiday season, and that means it's time to start fighting off unruly crowds at the mall. Yikes! I personally plan on avoiding the mall as much as humanly possible (which I do anyway), but when I do make my way out to purchase some gifts for my family and friends, there's one store I can guarantee will not get my hard-earned money—bebe.

Not only will bebe continue to buy rabbit fur for months after its supposed announcement of going "fur-free" the company also has no plans to drop any fur from its inventory for this fall and winter. This is totally inexcusable. Animals don't deserve to suffer and die all to become just a bit of trim on a jacket. How vain is that?

Like other animals farmed for their fur, rabbits are kept in tiny, filthy cages, surrounded by their own waste. To kill the rabbits, fur farmers break the animals' necks or smash their skulls before stringing them up by their legs to slit their throats.

Check out Ryan's adorable bunny-friend, Bambi, below (AKA peta2's official "spokesbunny."). Can you imagine looking into a bunny's eyes and telling her that she has to die so you can use her fur on your coat? No way, right? Paying someone else to do that is just as bad—actually, it's worse in my opinion. Don't pay someone else to do something you can't even watch. bebe must actually believe that people want to wear bunnies. Ridiculous!

Please contact bebe founder Manny Mashouf and let him know that you will not be shopping at bebe until the company follows the lead of its top competitors, including J.Crew and Wet Seal, who have not only pledged to stop using fur but also pulled it from their shelves. Politely ask the company to make the compassionate decision to go completely fur-free.



Let's save the bunnies!

♥ Marta