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Atta girl!

Pamela Anderson has written a letter to the chief executive of Fortnum & Mason, Ewan Venters, to try and persuade him to get rid of a certain controversial product in his stores!

That product is Foie Gras which is the swollen livers of force-fed geese!

Here's part of what Anderson's letter said:

Tags: activist, animal rights, foie gras, letter, london, pamela anderson, store

When Bob Barker is on the job…we know shiz gets DONE!!!!

The animal lover is tackling the Wyoming legislature for his latest crusade, as the state wants to pass a bill that would protect illegal and cruel acts against animals.

Bob hopes that his influence has a long time GOP'er will influence his Republican buds in WY. Hooking up with his fave tag team partner, PETA, Bob has sent an open letter in hopes of stopping House Bill 126.

He writes:

Tags: animal abuse, animal rights, animals, bob barker, farm, house bill 126, legal matters, letter, peta, politics, wyoming

Ricky Gervais is always looking for a way to inform the public on the harsh realities many animals face.

Even when the motivation comes from a Twitter fan!

A follower of the comedian tweeted Ricky and asked for a retweet so he and his sister can get a dog.

Ricky agreed….but the dog had to be a rescue…and then he took the time out to tweet about shelter dogs in general!

Tags: adoption, animal rights, dog, fan, pets, rant, rescue, ricky gervais, shelter, twitter

With the American Kennel Club's National Championship dog show approaches, there are many questions the AKC must answer.

For starters…why have they been so negligent in their duties to protect America's dogs?

The Humane Society of the United States is imploring the AKC to help take a stand against animal abuse.

According to the HSUS, the American Kennel Club is not protecting dogs, and over-breeding and puppy mills still dominate pet sales in this country.

Tags: american kennel club, animal cruelty, animal rights, dog, humane society of the united states, pets, puppy mills

When something this monumental happens, you have to go home and lead the way!

Casey Affleck has returned to Massachusetts in support of an animal cruelty bill currently making its way through the state legislature.

The actor, who is vegan and a HUGE animal rights activist, is throwing his weight behind the Massachusetts Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, a bill that will outlaw inhumane treatment of animals at factory farms.

Tags: animal cruelty, animal rights, business, casey affleck, factory farms, farm, inspiration, massachusetts, politics

She's a fighter and she did whatever it took to survive!

Goldie was left in a kennel inside of a rental property…alone….for THREE WEEKS!

The golden retriever, along with eight other dogs, was rescued by the Humane Society of North Iowa, where they found Goldie 20 pounds underweight and half her tail missing

Tags: animal cruelty, animal rights, dog, golden retriever, goldie, humane society, iowa, pets, starvation, survival, tail

Wow, Iran…..wow…..

PETA is beyond angry at Iran for launching a monkey in space in an attempt to conquer space.

Photos have surfaced showing a visibly terrified monkey strapped to a "pod" with duct tape and the sad thing…this ISN'T the first time Iran has tried to send a monkey in space.

Tags: aerospace, animal cruelty, animal rights, government, iran, monkey, peta, pod, sad, space