The Spy Within Me
I was a high-tech spy back during the Cold War and the Hot War. Trained as a Russian linguist and radio intercept operator in the U.S. Marines, I worked first at the National Security Agency, then in...
View ArticleBest of PETA Prime: Help Shut Down the Chinese Fur Trade
Cats, dogs, raccoon dogs, rabbits, and other animals are skinned alive in China for their fur. This fur is exported to consumers in the U.S. and abroad and often dyed to look like the fur of other...
View ArticleWhy I Didn't Rescue the Fawn
It was clear that he wanted my help. He was the cutest baby I had ever seen, covered with white spots, mewing a soft call as he walked toward me with pleading eyes looking straight into mine, ears...
View ArticleWhy PETA Is the Beneficiary of My Life Insurance
Quick: what do retirement accounts and life insurance have in common? If you are repulsed by this question, we need to talk-this is exciting stuff! They are both great ways to give PETA a stronger...
View ArticleMoney-Saving Tips at the Grocery Store
A veg diet can be a money saver as well as a life saver for you and animals. Recent increases in the costs of many grocery items, particularly milk and other animal products, have been attributed to...
View ArticleA Seven-Step Plan for Your Future
Ready or not, this is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, so it's a great time to visit PETA's new gift-planning website. Studies show that more than half of Americans do not have an adequate plan...
View ArticleAnimal Minds
Are animals conscious in the way that we are? What goes on in their minds? I can't say for sure, but it doesn't surprise me that elephants distinguish between different human languages as they listen...
View ArticleThe Starling Asks, 'Why Am I So Blue?'
a) Blue? This ain't blue. You don't even know blue. b) So that I match my mate, who looks just like me. c) I eat blueberries and incorporate plant pigments into my feathers as they...
View ArticleWhy I Don't Eat Eggs
I used to eat a lot of eggs, on the premise that eating just the eggs doesn't hurt chickens. I imagined the idyllic barnyard of yesteryear, with a dozen hens pecking wherever they like, enjoying life...
View ArticleAre You Happy Yet?
Perhaps it's an illusion (or maybe just hormones), but as I get older I find that I have a greater sense of inner peace than I did in my youth. I am still astonished by how cruel people can be toward...
View ArticleLeopard Spots and Peacocks
When I see leopards while visiting Africa, I am struck by how different they appear in different lighting, sometimes morphing from moment to moment. If the sun is hidden behind a cloud, if it is dusk...
View ArticleReal CEOs Eat Tofu!
A healthy plant-based diet gives many world-class vegan athletes the energy and strength that they need to be at the top of their game, and it isn’t associated with the health problems, environmental...
View ArticleWhy PETA Is the Beneficiary of My Life Insurance
What do retirement accounts and life insurance have in common? If you are repulsed by this question, we need to talk-this is exciting stuff! They are both great ways to give PETA a stronger voice for...
View ArticleHonesty and Jealousy: A Canine Soap Opera
Is my dog Tipsy always honest? Well, no. Honesty implies a refusal to lie, cheat, or steal in any way. She’s quite good at lying and stealing, even cheating. She employs a wide variety of plots and...
View ArticleAre You Happy Yet?
Perhaps it’s an illusion (or maybe just hormones), but as I get older I find that I have a greater sense of inner peace than I did in my youth. I am still astonished by how cruel people can be toward...
View ArticleWhy PETA Is the Beneficiary of My Life Insurance
What do retirement accounts and life insurance have in common? If you are less than enthused by this question, we need to talk—this is exciting stuff! They are both great ways to give PETA a stronger...
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