Animals in Entertainment

On a week that marks both Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and World Animal Day, take a moment to reflect on words of wisdom from the “Great Soul”.

The last bull has been stabbed to death in Barcelona now that the last scheduled bullfight has taken place in Catalonia.

EasyJet executives promptly took action and removed all references to bullfighting from their websites after receiving letters from PETA highlighting the barbarity of bullfights.

Ingrid E Newkirk, has just sent a letter to Princes William and Harry pleading with them to refrain from killing birds for sport.

Bollywood beauty Jiah Khan stars in a brand-new ad for PETA to spread the word that animals suffer in captivity.

Carlsberg Group, announced that the company has now pulled its sponsorship of the Polo Cup, a much-criticised elephant polo match to be held in Jaipur, India, this weekend.

Project Nim – the must-see documentary of the year by director James Marsh – details the attempts of scientists to teach a chimpanzee (Nim Chimpsky) sign language.

I hope you’re as excited as I am to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which opens next Friday, 12 August. The movie’s message and CGI special effects are so animal-friendly that PETA US has given director Rupert Wyatt a Proggy Award for recognising that real great apes don’t belong on production sets. […]

PETA US members converged on the Hollywood premiere of the new movie Zookeeper to remember Tweet, a giraffe who collapsed and died on set during the movie’s production.

At least 41 people suffered injuries during Pamplona’s San Fermin festival this year.