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Naked Ambition: How PETA's Strategy of Nearly Nude Protesting Pays Off

The letters P-E-T-A stand for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals," but you're forgiven if you thought they stood for "Publicity Events involving T and A." After all, it seems every time there's a slow news day, PETA is there to take up the slack by doing a publicity campaign revolving around attractive and...

Goldfish Racing Down the Drain at Bar Following PETA Protest

Wave the checkered flag. Following protests from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Tacoma, Wash.-based Harmon Tap Room has canceled its weekly goldfish races. The activity had become a Tuesday night tradition for bar patrons, who would cheer on their drinking buddies as they guided cheap feeder fish...

At Camel Fighting Matches, Fans Eat Camel Meat

Hundreds of thousands of Afghan people gathered last week in Mazar-e-Sharif to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, and in addition to the customary food and ceremonies, festival-goers enjoyed one of the region's oldest spectator sports: camel fighting. Sounds gruesome, and judging by the amount of camel spit said to...

PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show

PETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA...

Donna Karan's DKNY Fall 2011 Collection Gets Mixed Reviews, PETA Protest

New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and legendary designer Donna Karan is drawing praise, criticism and protest for her fall 2011 collections. She's showing her Donna Karan New York line this afternoon, but reviews are already in for her career-girl-friendly DKNY collection, which came down the runway...

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (stylized PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.

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