Animal Rights

PETA Likes Dolphin Stadium

Santa Claws

Undercurrents

Who's watching the tourists?

A Fine Mess

A troubled wild kingdom looks to set up a SoFla outpost

Letters for January 16, 2003

Rick Is a Wreck

Weakened at Bernie's: PETA Gets the Ponzi Treatment, Too

She will not be streaking at the inauguration.You probably thought today's inauguration ceremonies would provide a day's relief from the death march of victims of area reprobate Bernard Madoff. Well, sorry. Turns out the Palm Beach financial wizard made special-access inauguration tickets disappear ... More >>

Cowed by Bernie Madoff, PETA Shenanigans Are Uninspired

Like we told you earlier, PETA's inauguration day high jinks were hampered by Bernard Madoff, and judging by the photos Deirdra's sending from D.C., the animal rights group had to resort to this old gag.More photos from our correspondent's day in D.C., after the jump.

PETA's Super Bowl Advert is Banned, Legions of Sports Fans Indifferent

Just how irrelevant has PETA become? The one-time-animal-rights-organization-turned-ludicrous-marketing-machine long ago gave up trying to reach people with reasoned arguments about the sanctity of all life or the wastefulness of our meat-happy culture. Instead they've adopted a fairly standard mark ... More >>

Trust Hardcore

Most Precious Blood

D'Artagnan Fed Public Deceptive Foie Gras Claims, Now Has To Eat Its Words

Farm Sanctuary National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the ... More >>

Save the Fishies

Farm Sanctuary National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the ... More >>

Petland Faces Puppy Mill Lawsuit; Dog From Davie Store Raised by Rat Bastard

From Nebraska, to Davie, to the arms of Anthony from Petland.The Humane Society of the United States has filed this class-action lawsuit against Petland, which has several local stores, claiming Petland buys dogs from puppy mills. This actually comes as some good news to my landlord, because now I a ... More >>

Party Animals

From Nebraska, to Davie, to the arms of Anthony from Petland.The Humane Society of the United States has filed this class-action lawsuit against Petland, which has several local stores, claiming Petland buys dogs from puppy mills. This actually comes as some good news to my landlord, because now I a ... More >>

When Animal Activists Attack

Bitten on the set of a Rick Ross video, Mark McCarthy now squares off against animal activists.

Building a Better Food Fest

Bitten on the set of a Rick Ross video, Mark McCarthy now squares off against animal activists.

Once Bitten

Animal rights activist gets sued, shy

Less Rock, More Talk... Part II

Life's a speech — and then you turn 30.

Pit Bulls Banned in Miami Find Refuge in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Life's a speech — and then you turn 30.

Honk If You Love Foie Gras

Duck and Cover

Mellow Fever

ALO

Rabbit Run

In western Palm Beach County, the sugar harvest also brings a bumper crop of bunnies

Bow Woe Woe

Rescue groups in Palm Beach County believe Animal Care & Control is killing dogs that could be adopted

Forecast for West Palm: Expect a Shower

photo courtesy PETATomorrow on Clematis, a spectacle like the one aboveHot chicks. Nude. Showering. In public. The prospect is so dazzling...well... it's damned hard to focus on the political point. But if you can pry yourself away from that photo, we'll give it a try.Before we get to that, it behoo ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of June 18, 2009

photo courtesy PETATomorrow on Clematis, a spectacle like the one aboveHot chicks. Nude. Showering. In public. The prospect is so dazzling...well... it's damned hard to focus on the political point. But if you can pry yourself away from that photo, we'll give it a try.Before we get to that, it behoo ... More >>

Gregg Easterbrook on Michael Vick and Animal Cruelty

​Two weeks ago, former Atlanta Falcon's superstar Michael Vick appeared on 60 Minutes to give his first interview after his release from jail. For those of you living under rocks and sustaining yourselves on grubs and nightcrawlers, Vick was charged in December 2007 with running an illegal dogfigh ... More >>

Why PETA's Dan Mathews Oughta Be Committed

Mathews: Make em laugh​"We'd love it if the world turned vegan tomorrow," Dan Mathews says breathlessly. Mathews is senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the controversial animal rights group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980. When I spoke to Mathews by phone ... More >>

PETA Fretting Over Humane Deaths for Giant Snakes

PETA says: Stun and decapitate​Florida Fish and Wildlife has yet to respond to a July 30th letter from Lori Kettler, senior counsel for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), concerning humane death for Florida's thousands of Burmese pythons. Tori Perry, senior cruelty caseworker at P ... More >>

Clowns Protesting Elephant in the Room

courtesy of PETA and ARFF​Outside American Airlines Arena in Miami this Friday will be a pack of angry clowns. No, it's not a Nickelback concert; it's the circus. And the clowns outside won't be working for Ringling Bros. They're animals rights activists protesting Ringling's treatment of elephant ... More >>

Hollywood Animal Rights Protesters Get Protested

Tara Nieuwesteeg​ Many people were very confused as they drove down Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday. There was a full-on protest on both sides of the street, replete with colorful signs, matching T-shirts, chanting, music, and adults wearing large, heavy dog costumes. Some drivers thought it was a ... More >>

Another Round of Puppy Protests Scheduled for This Weekend

Tara Nieuwesteeg​A few weeks ago, Puppy Palace in Hollywood was the site of a large animal rights demonstration and a simultaneous counterprotest. One side decried puppy mills and held signs that attempted to explain how many dogs go unadopted and die when people purchase expensive, commercially b ... More >>

The Humane Society's Battle With Farmers Began Right Here in Florida

Tara Nieuwesteeg​A few weeks ago, Puppy Palace in Hollywood was the site of a large animal rights demonstration and a simultaneous counterprotest. One side decried puppy mills and held signs that attempted to explain how many dogs go unadopted and die when people purchase expensive, commercially b ... More >>

Puppy Protest Gets Personal in Hollywood

Tara Nieuwesteeg​Over the past couple of months, the protests and counterprotests in front of Puppy Palace in Hollywood have been increasingly heated. In addition to signs and chanting, there have been fake dead dogs, people wearing dog suits, a death toll, sarcastic welcome signs, an impromptu pe ... More >>

The C-9 Basin Serves as a Last Bastion of Lawless South Florida

Tara Nieuwesteeg​Over the past couple of months, the protests and counterprotests in front of Puppy Palace in Hollywood have been increasingly heated. In addition to signs and chanting, there have been fake dead dogs, people wearing dog suits, a death toll, sarcastic welcome signs, an impromptu pe ... More >>

Does Michael Vick Think He Can Host a Party in South Florida and NOT Get Protested?

​Michael Vick, quarterback and convicted dog fighter, is coming to South Florida. He's the official celebrity host of a party tonight at MI-VI (pronounced m-i-six), a nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. And with the tenacious vitriol of a fighting dog, out come the protesters. The animal ... More >>

Mississippi Murder Brings an Army of Mini-Pinschers to Broward Shelter

Photo: Broward Humane SocietyThese miniature pinschers arrived from Mississippi on Saturday after their owner was murdered.​The August 10 murder of John Bullock, a dog kennel owner from southern Mississippi, created well over 100 four-legged orphans, most of whom have made a soft landing at the Hu ... More >>

Huge Dogfighting Bust Went Down Only After Cops Brought Their Pit Bulls to the Fight

Photo: Broward Humane SocietyThese miniature pinschers arrived from Mississippi on Saturday after their owner was murdered.​The August 10 murder of John Bullock, a dog kennel owner from southern Mississippi, created well over 100 four-legged orphans, most of whom have made a soft landing at the Hu ... More >>

Duck Killers on Trial in Palm Beach Gardens

Tragedy in Frenchman's Landing.​In scenic Frenchman's Landing, they came for the ducks.The ducks were captured -- probably in a standard trap that resembles a soccer goal -- and brought to the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. And they were killed.Their probable crimes? Noise and poop.This was Apr ... More >>

UPDATE: Animal Rights Activists Pressure Highland Christian Academy to Stop "Greased Pig" Contest

flickr.comA greased pig contest similar to the one the church has been planning.​It was supposed to be a pleasant Christian festival, scheduled for this Saturday in Pompano Beach. There are supposed to be a few bounce houses, some face painting, a mechanical bull, a beach volleyball tournament, so ... More >>

Animal-Rights Activist Says Elderly Circus Employees Assaulted Him During Protest (Video)

Tara Nieuwesteeg​Last week, we told you about the animal-rights activists protesting the Cole Bros. Circus. They've followed the circus around South Florida, explaining with signs and megaphones that circus employees and patrons alike "support animal cruelty."Last weekend, though, the protest in M ... More >>

Video: Puppy Palace Hired "Thugs" to Protest Protesters

​Since they started earlier this year, the regular animal-rights protests outside Puppy Palace in Hollywood have run the gambit from the awkwardly sarcastic to the deeply personal to the nearly violent. There have been police, PETA cookies, and a petting zoo. This weekend, though, as about 30 prot ... More >>

Lions and Tigers and Clowns, Oh My

​Since they started earlier this year, the regular animal-rights protests outside Puppy Palace in Hollywood have run the gambit from the awkwardly sarcastic to the deeply personal to the nearly violent. There have been police, PETA cookies, and a petting zoo. This weekend, though, as about 30 prot ... More >>

Stupid Sports and Social Pups

​Since they started earlier this year, the regular animal-rights protests outside Puppy Palace in Hollywood have run the gambit from the awkwardly sarcastic to the deeply personal to the nearly violent. There have been police, PETA cookies, and a petting zoo. This weekend, though, as about 30 prot ... More >>

Mercy for Animals Farm to Fridge Tour Stop in Fort Lauderdale April 7

The Mercy For Animals' mobile movie against factory farming.​Mercy for Animals, a nonprofit group best-known for its undercover investigations into practices used at factory farms, will be hitting South Florida just in time for spring break, though beaching and boozing don't really seem to be on t ... More >>

PETA Names Sublime's Apple Crumb Pie The Best Vegan Pie in America

PETA Sublime's apple pie - delicious and cruelty free.​People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals just named Sublime's Apple Crumb Pie ala Mode the best vegan pie in America. The pie, made with an oatmeal streusel, Granny Smith apples and currants, is totally vegan, as is the ice "cream" ... More >>

Activists Target Florida College Students Who Experiment on Animals

Negotiation is OverWatch out, pre-med students.​Beware, collegiate science nerds: Just when you thought it was safe to spend the summer watching "Project Runway" and exploring the effects of medical marijuana, a new threat has emerged. Activists with the radical animal rights group Negotiation is ... More >>

Cat Hoarders, Found With 692 Felines, Face 35 Animal-Cruelty Charges Each (Video)

havenacres.orgPennie Lefkowitz (left) and Steven Lefkowitz with some of their former cats.​Forget everything you know about the crazy cat lady who lives next door with a dozen cats -- the cops say Pennie and Steven Lefkowitz were hoarding 692 cats at their place in Alachua County.The raid for the ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Considers Using Cage-Free Eggs

​First, they introduced a Strawberry Shortcake-flavored coffee this month, and now the company responsible for millions of Americans' morning productivity is considering switching to cage-free eggs. Dunkin' Donuts, it's like you're reading our minds!

Animal-Rights Activists Trying to Ban Circus in Margate for Messin' With Elephants

lahoridanda.blogspot.com​A circus in Margate is probably the most exciting thing to happen in that city for a while, but animal-rights activists plan on showing up to the city's commission meeting tonight to ask them to ban the Cole Brothers Circus from Margate.Why? Cole Brothers seems to have a p ... More >>

PETA Sends "Compassionate Legislator Awards" to Margate Commissioners

guzer.comElephant playing basketball.​Now there's something for Margate commissioners to hang on the fridge -- an award from PETA.For the commission's unanimous vote to ban bull hooks, electric prods, and other devices that can be used to harm animals, PETA announced today that it's sending the co ... More >>

PETA Coffee: A Cruelty-Free Wake-Up Call

PETA CoffeePETA Coffee : For guilt-free mornings.​People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that's pesticide and beast of burden free.  The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically- ... More >>