Read more PETA stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4845/peta.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:02:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74742/nbc-turns-down-peta-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis is the ad PETA wanted to run during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but NBC shot them down, saying it “does not meet NBC Universal Standards.” As you can see in the video, there’s nary an offensive image, just a little girl describing the horrors of factory farming ("Dear...http://www.newser.com/story/74742/nbc-turns-down-peta-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74364/live-fish-dinner-on-youtube-sparks-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFootage of Chinese diners tucking into a still-breathing fish has outraged animal rights groups. The video, which has attracted thousands of viewers on YouTube, shows the fish being picked apart with chopsticks as diners laugh and the fish gapes. It had been kept alive during cooking with a wet towel...http://www.newser.com/story/74364/live-fish-dinner-on-youtube-sparks-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:34:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73298/peta-drove-me-to-kill-my-cat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuried on the last page of an article about the shiny, happy PETA interns (or, as one passerby called them, “those crazy PETA people”), the Washington Post relates a story of how they contributed to one cat’s untimely demise. Lydia Netzer, who lives next door to the Norfolk interns, says...http://www.newser.com/story/73298/peta-drove-me-to-kill-my-cat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:40:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71767/paris-to-peta-pig-better-off-with-me-than-as-bacon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis Hilton is still squealing with excitement over her new miniature piglet—“It’s a girl!” she tells Us —but she’s not pleased with PETA, which called her a “wretched example” for treating her pets “as disposable.” Not true, the heiress says: “I treat my pets like children. I think it's...http://www.newser.com/story/71767/paris-to-peta-pig-better-off-with-me-than-as-bacon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 9:52:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71669/peta-peeved-over-paris-pig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA has found a new poster child for its ire: Paris Hilton, who recently adopted a $4,500 miniature piglet. Despite naming the animal “Princess Piglette,” TMZ notes, PETA claims the "wretched example" treats her pets like “disposable accessories”—“as disposable as her friends,” to be exact, Digital Spy reports....http://www.newser.com/story/71669/peta-peeved-over-paris-pig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 6:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick will star in an eight-part documentary-style TV series about his life for BET. The Michael Vick Project , due in 2010, will look at Vick’s comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles along with his troubled childhood and—of course—the time he spent running a dogfighting ring. "I just want...http://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:51:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69958/worst-blog-name-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fine, no doubt well-intentioned people at PETA have a new blog, notes Chris Matyszczyk of CNET, and they evidently didn’t put too much thought into the name. It’s called (drum roll please): The PETA Files. At least, let’s assume they didn’t put much thought into it, because if that...http://www.newser.com/story/69958/worst-blog-name-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 9:42:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67123/peta-launches-curious-attack-on-the-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA has rolled out a new ad campaign that does not sit well with the more portly among us, the Huffington Post reports. A billboard in Jacksonville, Fla., features a cartoon of an overweight woman in a bikini with the message: “Save the whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian.” One...http://www.newser.com/story/67123/peta-launches-curious-attack-on-the-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 15:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65839/hey-peta-vicks-an-animal-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat Michael Vick did was pretty reprehensible, but he deserves a second chance anyway, writes Raina Kelley of Newsweek , simply because he’s paid the price for his misdeeds. “He lost his freedom, his job, his worldly possessions, his good name, and the esteem of his fellow players. I don’t know...http://www.newser.com/story/65839/hey-peta-vicks-an-animal-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 11:11:02 CDT