Rob Zombie's Holiday Recording and Giveaway November 21, 2007

Posted by Patricia at November 21, 2007 2:07 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 17 ) | TrackBack

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Rob Zombie's a cool dude. I've always been into his music, and being the horror-movie fanatic that I am, I dig his films, too. Although I have to say horror movies never scare me, not even a little, and not even when I watch them alone in the middle of the night. With the exception of the original Halloween, which still gets me, and I'm sure it's that damn music.

So when I found out Zombie was doing a remake of Halloween I was thrilled. But I was even more excited when he agreed to speak up for turkeys and record peta2's Thanksgiving hotline message.

Zombie actually stopped eating meat when in high school after seeing a documentary about slaughterhouses. "It freaked me out, and I found it so disgusting that I stopped eating meat," he says.

People stop eating animals for various reasons, and like Mr. Zombie, it was animal footage that got to me. I had already stopped eating pigs and cows, then saw footage of chickens being raised for food and I immediately went vegan because I was just horrified by what I was seeing.

What was it that made you go veg or get involved in animal rights? Leave me a comment below by November 26 and one of you will win a shirt signed by the master of the macabre himself. If you're the winner, we'll notify you by November 30.

xox

Patricia

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Words from the Road, peta2 Style...part deux November 4, 2007

Posted by Nicole at November 4, 2007 5:21 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

More delicious dishes and complete pandemonium from Silverstein's "I Am Not A Nugget" tour is comin' your way! Silverstein and peta2's outreach staff are out and about informing anyone and everyone about the fact that chickens are not currently included in the Humane Slaughter Act. Because of this fact, pretty much anything can be done to chickens raised for food and no one's protecting them. We're encouraging people that are outraged by this to sign our petition that is asking the government to include chickens in the Act. This would offer the birds just a tad bit more protection than what they're currently getting. It's a step in the right direction and a little's better than nothin', ya know what I'm saying. Anyway, here's a break from the action. Take it away my dear and delightful, Cody...

Hello from the ever so beautiful Vermont! Folks, let me introduce you to some amazing food that we have been able to embark upon.

First we celebrated Susan's day of getting old in Coopersburg, PA. What is that glowing in her face you ask? Well, what's glowing are a couple of incredible cakes from my favorite bakery called Vegan Treats! I'll let you decide which dessert looks better.



On Halloween we got to "chill" in Rochester, NY, and eat trash! Not literally, but we did enjoy a plate named "the trash plate" at a place called Dogtown. The plate consisted of two veggie dogs, chili, and fries! Whoa doggie! I need to grow up...



That night we showed the town that Halloween is every day for chickens and it's hell for them. Think about it, chickens have their throats slit and are sometimes scalded to death in feather removal tanks. That's on top of having to suffer with broken wings and legs. I haven't seen that in any horror film, have you?

Alright folks, time to cruise and we'll see ya'll at the Saints and Sinners Fest!

--Cody "The Hammer"

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"Cut Out Dissection" Month Comes to a Close October 31, 2007

Posted by Ryan at October 31, 2007 3:39 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Boo!

Scary, right? Ok, not really. What is scary though is to think that it's already the last day of "Cut Out Dissection" month here at peta2. Where has the time gone?

Of course, that certainly doesn't mean that the fight is over. High schools and colleges across the country continue to force students to cut up dead animals against their will, despite the fact that there are countless scientific, humane alternatives available.

If you haven't already had a chance to, check out our undercover investigation video at a dissection supplier, titled "Classroom Cut-Ups":

Also, if you were lucky enough to score those free "Cut Class, Not Frogs" stickers we were giving out earlier this month, make sure to hand them out with your candy tonight!

Free stickers and candy, does it get any better than that?

- Ryan

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Excited for Halloween? October 30, 2007

Posted by Pulin Modi at October 30, 2007 10:55 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

The people in our office are getting way too excited about Halloween, and frankly it's scaring me. What are you going to be for Halloween?

Exhibit A:

Go Veg jack-o'-lantern.

Exhibit B:

Notice the PETA logo and ghost in this jack-o'-lantern.

Exhibit C:

Lara dressed like a pumpkin or squash or whatever.

Exhibit D:

Is this sad or clever? I can't decide. My friend Jack didn't have a costume, but made a sign that says 'O'Lantern.' Put Jack + O'Lantern together and what do you get? That's right. Jack-O'Lantern!

Exhibit E:

This is actually how Marta dresses every day for work.

Oh and by the way, Paul from Silverstein wanted to say hello real quickly from the I Am Not A Nugget tour.

-Pulin

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Halloween in the UK October 29, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 29, 2007 1:25 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

Here's a special guest blog from Martin with peta2 UK.

It's Halloween Week.

Last weekend I thought I would try to get into the Halloween spirit and carve a pumpkin and bake some vegan cookies. I got in touch with my inner Goth and really busted out my artistic talents.


I have to admit that as I lack any kind of drawing skill I kind of cheated with the stencil but I think I did really well with my cutting talents and the message is right (yeah I know it should really be SUCKS but I ran out of room). As we know there is nothing more horrific than the way that KFC suppliers treat animals before they are to be slaughtered. Beheading, beatings, being scalded alive and electrocution are all parts of life for the animals that are kept captive for the Colonel.

Now for the cookies. They taste good but unfortunately they look like crap. I blame the icing, but I guess it could be my impatience.


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Martin

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Don't Let Mars Candy Cash In Off Animal Testing October 25, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 25, 2007 4:20 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

Halloween is less than a week away and that means trick-or-treating, school parties, and the consumption of an obscene amount of sugar.

Since the candy company Mars has refused to stop supporting animal tests, it's important that we all help spread the word about this completely horrendous and ridiculous situation.

First, click here to send a message to Mars demanding that they stop animal tests for some candy!

Next, click here to download some leaflets to hand out at school, at stores where it's permitted, and on Halloween itself (both at your house and if you're going door to door).

We'll probably remind you a bit closer to All Hallows Eve, but that's the deal for now. Spread the word. It may be that Mars executives have too much chocolate clogging their decision making ability, so we need everyone to tell them that these experiments are totally unnecessary and cruel.

Thanks!

-Pulin

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Animal Rights Jack-O-Lanterns October 24, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 24, 2007 5:06 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

Yo. Halloween is just days away. You've got your pumpkin. You've got your creativity. You've got a house full of knives (to be used carefully)! Put them together and carve a sweet pumpkin like Korynn did with this friendly chicken design which you may recognize from just about everywhere on the peta2 website! Know what I'm saying?

Make your own animal rights jack-o-lantern and send us photos to StreetTeam@peta2.com and we'll even give you 1000 Street Team points. It can be a slogan, a design, or whatever you think you can pull off as long as it's related to some animal rights issue.

-Pulin

P.S.- Did you know we have jobs and internships available?

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Boycott Mars Candy This Halloween! October 16, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 16, 2007 3:02 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 11 ) | TrackBack

With Halloween creeping up on us like I creep up on people in dark alleys (wait...okay, I'm not that creepy), trick-or-treating candy is selling out like mad. I plan on buying my candy soon, and let me tell you, I will not be purchasing any candy that Mars manufactures. Why?

Mars—maker of M&M's, Snickers, and Three Musketeers, among other candy—has funded cruel experiments in which mice were fed a candy ingredient and forced to swim in a pool of paint and water. The mice had to find a platform to try to avoid drowning, only to be later killed and dissected. Sick, right? Click here to read more and to send Mars a message urging the company to end all support of animal tests.

Please encourage your parents—and your friends, teachers, and classmates—to boycott Mars candy. Here are just a few options to buy instead (click here for a more complete list):

Airheads Taffy
Dum Dums
Fireballs
Goldenberg's Peanut Chews
Jolly Ranchers
Lemonheads
Mambas
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts

Have your parents already bought their Halloween candy? Ask them to return it to the store (and make sure the store knows exactly why the candy is being returned). Let all of your friends know not to buy Mars candy, either, by putting one of these banners on your MySpace or other page.

<a target=_blank href="http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/mars_testing_peta2?c=p22602"><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_button.bmp"></a>




<a target=_blank href="http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/mars_testing_peta2?c=p22603"><img src="http://blog.peta2.com/mars_button_2.jpg"></a>


And now, to leave you with some delicious vegan cupcake loveliness, check out the monster cupcakes that Lara made recently:



Adorable, right?

♥ Marta

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Anyone See Halloween? September 4, 2007

Posted by Pulin Modi at September 4, 2007 4:28 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

If you joined the millions of people who went out to see Halloween this Labor Day weekend, you may have noticed a serious animal rights message in the background story.

What am I talking about? Well, did you catch how the Michael Myers character started out by killing and torturing animals before moving on to human victims?! In fact, it's pretty common knowledge by everyone from the FBI to those working with victims of domestic violence, that cruelty to animals is a warning sign for serial killers and other psychopaths who torture people.

Sure it's nice to enjoy a scary movie every once in a while, but let's not forget to keep an eye out for the real life horrors which we all have the power to stop. Be thankful that you can help both people and animals, and make sure everyone you know is aware of how all suffering is linked! The animals, our families and friends, and the whole world will be a better place as a result!

-Pulin

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