Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the pet project of disgraced HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle, has a new bankroller: Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss. Wyss’s foundation reported giving a $1 million donation to AWA in 2023. AWA had just $1.57 million in revenue in 2023, meaning Wyss’ million-dollar grant is a supermajority of AWA’s funding – effectively putting […]
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HSUS Rebrands as “Humane World for Animals” in an Attempt to Escape its Past
After over a decade and a half of criticism, the Humane Society of the United States seems to have finally waved the white flag. The controversy-ridden animal rights group recently announced that it has changed its name to Humane World for Animals. The move vindicates our 15-year campaign. We launched in 2010 to warn the […]
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New Animal Rights Group, the Wilberforce Institute, Launches to Target Conservatives
There’s a new animal rights group that launched today called the Wilberforce Institute. Normally, this wouldn’t be news; PETA people form new little groups all the time. But the Wilberforce Institute has a different agenda than most: It’s preaching to people who are politically conservative. It’s unusual, like a Marxist group preaching to free-market economists. […]
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Is Upside Foods Going Upside Down?
It’s no secret that the fake meat industry is in the pits. After the IPO of Beyond Meat in 2019, consumers were curious to try the latest iteration of imitation meat. The new plant-based “meat” was supposed to be an upgrade over the cardboard-tasting soy burgers of the past. But consumer interest quickly declined as […]
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Glass Found in Impossible Burger, Lawsuit Claims
Imitation meat uses a lot of industrial additives to try to mimic the mouthfeel and taste of natural meat. Titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, disodium inosinate, and copper sulfate can be found in various products. Australia even prohibited Impossible fake nuggets this spring because they contained a banned substance. Now, a new lawsuit alleges one Virginia […]
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PETA’s 25 Year Anniversary of Killing Pets
While animal shelters work tirelessly to rescue pets and unite them with loving families, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of cats and dogs. According to the latest government filings, PETA euthanized 2,092 dogs and cats in 2022–its highest killing year since 2014. What’s more, PETA has killed nearly 50,000 animals […]
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