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Jack Black: The Very Best in Cruelty-Free Grooming Products For Men It's no wonder that magazines like Esquire and Men's Health can't stop raving about Jack Black. More

Joan Baez Blasts Columbia University for Cruel Experiments Recognized internationally for her melodious voice, haunting songs, and passion for social justice, Joan Baez embodies the values of understanding and peace that marked the ’60s. More

John Paul Mitchell Systems Celebrates 25 Cruelty-Free Years John Paul Mitchell Systems was launched in 1980 with the help of a $750 loan and great hope for the future. John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell's hair-care business grew as a result of their fair business practices and dedication to high-quality products and services. More

Johns Hopkins University Last year, Science magazine published an article by Johns Hopkins animal experimenter George Ricaurte “saying that one night’s typical dose of the drug Ecstasy might cause permanent brain damage.” The claim was based on the results of an experiment in which Ricaurte says that he injected Ecstasy (also known as MDMA) into the bloodstream of nine squirrel monkeys and baboons. More

Join the Animal Savings Club: Saving Lives With Wise Buys Wouldn't it be great if you could make a difference for animals every time you washed your hair or brushed your teeth? Well, you can, by joining PETA's Animal Savings Club and using your sense and cents to support compassionate businesses and charities. More

Julia Butterfly Hill Named one of the “Most Admired Women of the Year” by Good Housekeeping magazine and one of the “Most Intriguing People of the Year” by People magazine, Julia Butterfly Hill leapt onto the international stage when she climbed up a 200-foot ancient redwood tree and lived in its canopy for 738 days to draw attention to the plight of old-growth forests. She ultimately also succeeded in securing a 3-acre buffer zone! More

Kathy and Mo Say, “Stop Columbia’s Painful Menstrual Tests on Animals … Period!” Kathy and Mo Say, “Stop Columbia’s Painful Menstrual Tests on Animals … Period!” More

Learn How the Tobacco Industry Tortures Animals Although health officials have known for decades that cigarette smoking leads to lung cancer, emphysema, and other diseases, the tobacco industry, in a desperate bid to find evidence to the contrary, still conducts painful experiments on dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits, chickens, rats, mice, and other animals. More

Legally Blonde ... But Definitely Not Lethally Blonde In the smash flick Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde, Reese Witherspoon's character, Elle, and her dog, Bruiser, head to Washington, D.C., to campaign for a ban on cosmetics tests on animals. More

Legally Blonde Costar Jennifer Coolidge Pipes Up for PETA "If you're using cosmetics tested on animals, it's time for a makeover," says Legally Blonde funny lady Jennifer Coolidge, who graces the cover of PETA's popular "Cruelty-Free Shopping Guide." The pocket-sized guide, available from PETA for free, lists hundreds of companies--including Revlon, Bath & Body Works, Est'e Lauder, Hard Candy, Bobbi Brown, M.A.C., and Tommy Hilfiger--that test their products for safety without cruel tests on animals. More

LeMas Ltd. Shoots Live Pigs to Sell Ammo PETA’s release of the secret pig-shooting LeMas video footage has touched off a firestorm of discontent aimed at company officials who are losing friends left and right. More

Life Science Kills Each year, college and university "life sciences" programs consume thousands of animal lives in cruel, crude, and unnecessary physiology demonstrations. Despite the availability of humane and more effective methods of teaching physiology, a number of institutions continue to force inexperienced students, who have no medical or veterinary training whatsoever, to conduct highly invasive and ultimately deadly experiments on frogs, turtles, rabbits, and rats. More

Life-Saving Charity: The Breast Cancer Fund Experts estimate that every 12 minutes an American woman dies of breast cancer, and it is the leading cause of death for women between the ages of 40 and 59. Many people know someone fighting breast cancer--or face their own battle. More

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