PETA Petitions Ham Lake Mayor To Change City's Name To Yam Lake
Animal rights group PETA is petitioning the mayor of Ham Lake to give the city a more "pig-positive" name.
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Animal rights group PETA is petitioning the mayor of Ham Lake to give the city a more "pig-positive" name.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling for the state auditor to look into the University of Minnesota for COVID-19-related killings of animals.
According to the animal rights group PETA, the university asked experimenters to "euthanize [animals] as soon as [their] data is collected."
They're tried-and-true elements of the American language, but now, the animal rights group PETA wants you to stop using coming phrases like "bring home the bacon" and "kill two birds with one stone" -- suggesting that these idioms carry harmful messages.
Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum's Animals crackers in response to pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Minneapolis has another reason to brag about their food scene.
The Great Bear Show, on its website, says it takes orphaned bear cubs, trains them and takes them on the road.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is celebrating Prince's birthday with a free download of his pro-vegan song, "Animal Kingdom."
Last week, St. Cloud resident discovered the license plate and posted a photo online, which soon spread.
PETA is honoring a Duluth man who saved a deer from an icy river last week. The organization says Steven Peterson will be receiving the Compassionate Action Award for saving the deer while on his way home from visiting family in Missouri for Christmas.
Vandals attacked one of the homes of the Minnesota dentist who shot and killed Cecil the Lion. They spray painted "Lion Killer!" on the garage door at Dr. Walter Palmer's Marco Island vacation home in Florida.
Politicians in Minnesota and across the country are sounding off on the death of a protected African lion at the hands of a Twin Cities dentist.
A cat tossed out of a van on May 2 is severally injured but will survive. Now, a $2,500 reward is being offered to find the person responsible.
Some deliciously underdressed women will be bringing new meaning to the term "iceberg lettuce" on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis this Thursday afternoon. The two ladies will be wearing bikinis made from the vegetable, and yes, they'll be wearing them outside.
The animal rights group PETA is a big fan of Target Field. The Twins ballpark made the group's list of Top 10 vegetarian-friendly major league ballparks.
The animal rights group PETA is pressing for legal action after a number of animals at a Duluth zoo were killed amid flash flooding.
A protest on Nicollet Mall Friday morning was tough to miss.
A Waconia, Minn. man has been named the Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door for 2011.
In a place where livestock is a big part of the rural fabric, animal rights can be a sensitive subject. It's one reason a group of students at Eden Valley-Watkins middle school formed a group to discuss the topic.
Animal rights groups protested a donkey basketball game in Fridley Tuesday night, saying the practice of riding donkeys while playing basketball is inhumane and cruel.
