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Scientists Created a $325,000 Test Tube Burger -- But Would You Eat In Vitro Meat?

The good news is we officially can stop stressing about the existence and safety of cloned meat. The bad news is that's because scientists have moved onto bigger (and better?) things. Namely, in vitro meat. See also: - Insects Are an Untapped Source of Food and Could Help End Hunger, According ... More >>

Have You Seen PETA's Newest Animal Sex Ad to Recruit Vegans? (NSFW)

This isn't the first time PETA has gotten sexy to try to persuade people to give up meat or fur or whatever else they want to deprive people of. But its newest ad, created for a PETA Europe campaign, isn't even trying to be subtle with its graphic imagery of animals, ahem, getting it on. See also: ... More >>

PETA to Arizona's Alien-Believing Crowd: Animal Testing Is Practically Anal Probing

PETA, an organization that seems to have a never-ending supply of publicity stunts, has a new one for us -- its appeal to people in Arizona who believe in aliens.See also:-UFO Convention Brings Skeptics, Scientists (and a Few Loonies) to Arizona

PETA Sues California Restaurant For Violating Foie Gras Ban

PETA has announced plans to sue Hot's Kitchen for violating California's recently imposed ban on the production and sale of foie gras. The ban on foie gras has proven difficult to enforce as the wording has been called vague and local law enforcement seem reluctant to dive into duck liver policing. ... More >>

Pigeon Racing Apparently Is Happening in Arizona; Of Course, PETA's Pissed

People apparently are gambling on pigeon races in Arizona, and there's actually a group that cares about it. Of course, that group's called PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).PETA says it's just completed a "15-month undercover investigation" over five states, including Arizona, into ... More >>

Hey Vegans: How about a Test-Tube Hamburger?

​Over the weekend, a Dutch scientist announced he's found a way to mimic the creation of meat in a test-tube -- with the goal of eliminating the entire meat production industry. He says the "meat," made of cow stem cells, will be ready for prime time by this fall. We're not sure which would ... More >>

PETA'S Cutest Vegetarian Kids Contest Less Judgmental Than Its "Your Mommy Kills Animals" Comic Book (Not Really.)

​Hey kids! PETA, the radical animal rights organization responsible for the comic book targeted at young people entitled, "Your Mommy Kills Animals," is currently heading up its 2011 Cutest Vegetarian Kid Contest -- 'cause meat-eating kids are as hideous as their parents!!! PETA's contest hop ... More >>

PETA Bails on Ad Campaign Comparing James Ray Sweat Lodge Victims to Dogs in Hot Cars

Turns out, comparing people tragically killed by a "self-help" guru to dogs left in hot cars is a bad idea.​Turns out, comparing the victims of snake oil salesman James Ray's deadly sweat lodge to dogs left in hot cars has ruffled a few feathers.Imagine that.People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani ... More >>

July 13 In Blogs: All-Star Game, Eye Lounge, High Horse, Jamburritos, and Keith Carmickle

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PETA Not Pleased With State Capitol's Response to Rat Invasion

www.wildcarebayarea.com This is what's going on at the State Capitol -- and PETA's pissed. ​The Arizona Legislature's not in session, but the State Capitol is still swarming with rats. Not the usual elected rats, but actual rodents that are apparently "invading" the building.According to th ... More >>

PETA Compares James Ray's Sweat Lodge Victims to Dogs Left in Hot Cars

PETA​As Oprah-approved "self-help" guru James Arthur Ray prepares for sentencing after getting convicted of negligent homicide for the deaths of three people at a sweat lodge ceremony, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are trying to capitalize on the publicity his case received -- by com ... More >>

Twenty-Four Beefs Killed in Morning Wreck. PETA Weighs in With Shockingly Rational Response

www.steakbarn.com For the 13 cows who survived this morning's attack, the above photo is a glimpse into the future.​We're sad to report that there were 24 bovine casualties as a result of this morning's wreck of a truck carrying 37 head of cattle. Several of the beefs that didn't ... More >>

April 1 In Blogs: Space 55, Pitchfork, Natalie Morris, and Jan Brewer

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PETA "Awards" Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons "Scummiest CEO of the Year" Honors Over Elephant "Snuff Film." Parsons Lashes Back

​Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons' elephant "snuff film" has earned him the first-ever "Scummiest CEO of the Year Award" from the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- an honor with which he's obviously not thrilled.PETA sent Parsons a letter in response to a video he made ... More >>

March 30 In Blogs: Alwun House, Domo Genesis, Beau MacMillan, and PETA

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Arizona State University Refuses to Allow PETA-Backed Student Group to Run Grotesque Video in Student Union -- and We Can't Really Blame 'Em

​The folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are in a huff because officials at Arizona State University refused to allow a student organization associated with the group to run a grotesque 20-second ad on televisions in the school's Memorial Union -- where many students eat.We can't ... More >>

PETA Says "No One Should Need Papers." They're Talking About Dogs

​Leave it to PETA to turn a debate over the lives of millions of HUMAN BEINGS into a ploy to save a few dogs.PETA is running a billboard in Arizona -- playing off the state's controversial, new immigration law -- urging people to adopt "undocumented" dogs.The group contends that "dogs who are bred ... More >>

Mike Tyson at Odds With PETA Over Pigeon-Racing Reality Show

www.upnextinsports.com Iron Mike​ Following the cues of countless other former celebs, boxer and Scottsdale resident Mike Tyson will be featured in his own reality show on Animal Planet, where he will participate in one of the most classic hood-rat games in existence: Pigeon racing. Since t ... More >>

March 22 In Blogs: Barack Obama, Queens of the Stone Age, Il Vanaio, and Mike Tyson

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Barack Obama's Bald-Faced Hypocrisy on Immigration, and the Puente Crew Protests Eric Ho ... More >>

PETA Ad Featuring Porn Princess Sasha Grey Offends Majority of Viewers, Poll Claims

Hot or offensive, you be the judge​Our (ahem) good friends at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have a new ad campaign, and it's actually kinda funny: They are using a porn star to promote having pets spayed and neutered. It's a nice change of pace after listening to crusty ... More >>

PETA Pleading With Arizona Authorities to Confiscate Two Giraffes That Used to Belong to Michael Jackson

www.theonion.com​Officials at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are pleading with authorities in Arizona to confiscate two giraffes that used belong to Michael Jackson but are now held at a wildlife preserve near Page. Lisa Wathne, the organization's "captive exotic-animal ... More >>

Chester Bennington Strips for PETA

www.peta.org​We're used to screaming and hard rock from Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise singer Chester Bennington, but the tough, tatted guy shows off a softer side by advocating for animals in a new PETA campaign...and he's shirtless! The Phoenix native displays his massive collecti ... More >>

Hundreds of Lobsters "Murdered" at Tucson Event After PETA-Endorsed "Humane" Killing Method Falls Through

www.motivatedphotos.com​A new device developed by a British inventor that is supposedly kills lobsters "humanely" before they're cooked.But when PETA attempted to bring the device to Arizona last weekend for a lobster bake fundraiser for the Child and Family Resource Center in Tucson, things didn' ... More >>

November 20 In Blogs: Salvador Reza, Jeff Tweedy, Liquor, and PETA

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Salvador Reza Discusses Joe Arpaio on GRITtv, and Dennis Gilman's Video on Nazis in Arizo ... More >>

Cur Couture

Doggie dress-up artist makes a rare public appearance

Stinging Lessons

UK electro-house duo hits the Rogue

PETA Vilifies Ronald McDonald for Halloween

PETA's "Evil Ronald" mask is probably the easiest way to get your kids to never want McDonald's food ever again.​Anyone looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Well, if you don't mind dressing as a rabid-looking, sadistic clown from hell, the folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of ... More >>

ASU Students Join PETA's Fight to End Classroom Experiments on Animals

www.demotivateus.com​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a new ally in its fight to end certain types of experiments performed on animals in classes at Arizona State University: the students themselves.Well, not all the students, just the ones with the same general furcoat-h ... More >>

The Naughty Vegetarian: Top Ten Fatty Meat-Free Foods

PETA caused some hullabaloo (shocker) a couple months back with a billboard posted in Jacksonville, Fla. that said "Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian." The billboard had a picture of a heavy-set lady on the beach in a not-so-itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie pink polka-dot bikini. Really ... More >>

PETA Offers Governor Brewer a Financial Solution; It Wants to Make the Capitol Building Look Like a Beautiful Salad

www.greendaily.com PETA Wants to turn the Arizona State Capitol into a billboard featuring its famous "Lettuce Ladies"​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer a letter today, offering to rent space on the outside walls of the state capitol building ... More >>

Hot Links: Obama Chooses Montelucia, Coyotes Reportedly for Sale, and a Monkey Mauling

President Obama has arrived in the Valley, and he's cooling his heels at the new Montelucia Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley. The resort is a change from the Biltmore, which has traditionally been politicos' resort of choice (except for George W. Bush, who always preferred the Royal Palms)...This ... More >>

Hot Links: State Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal; Search for Chandler Man Reveals No Clues on Disappearance; US Airways Posts Big Losses

With one hand ready to catch a predicted windfall of federal cash and the other wielding a budgetary chain saw, Governor Jan Brewer prepares to stamp her approval on a new budget that wipes out the state's $1.6 billion deficit. The search is basically over for a Chandler Planning and Zoning Com ... More >>

PETA "Barbecues" Woman to Promote Veganism. Tasty Drumsticks!

Jonathan McNamara Covered in black and red paint, this "barbecued" woman was meant to remind meat-eaters that "all animals have the same parts." Right... The faux Q was PETA's protest of the Cattle Industry's Phoenix convention. Paul Layland's sold hot dogs on the streets of downtown Phoeni ... More >>

Jan. 29 In Blogs: PETA, Coachella, The Cove Trattoria, Arpaio and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: PETA "Barbecues" Woman to Promote Veganism. Tasty Drumsticks! Police: ... More >>

PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center

A female PETA volunteer will strip to almost nothing but body paint and lie on a pretend barbecue grill on Thursday for a protest at the cattle industry's Phoenix convention. PETA seems to enjoy using human flesh to make their point -- the group just received a bunch of publicity ove ... More >>

Jan. 28 In Blogs: PETA, Steelers, Corn, Abu Ghraib and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center Medi ... More >>

PETA Uses Story of Boy Who Killed Dad to Condemn Hunting

Ingrid Newkirk

Nag, Nag, Nag

Gag Reflex

Fast-paced improv troupe channels . . . Neil Simon?

Ewe Rocked Me All Night Long

Uh, make that "brew"

BEST VEGGIE BURGER

Pita Jungle

Dead to Rights

Stripped of pretentious excess, Danny Boyle gets his mojo back in the dig-vid zombie flick 28 Days Later.

For Beta or Worse

Kids picket for the rights of fish-but not the ones on the menu

Naked Jungle

PETA's a no-show for a much-hyped cage match with Barnum & Bailey

Letters

From the week of 28, 2001

Meating Adjourned

P.E.T.A. hates men's guts, loves Jesus. Go figure.

Animal Fights

'They're fighting for their careers, for their reputations, for their money.'

Second Helpings

TOTALLY BASTED