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James Cromwell, nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1995 for his role in Babe, took up the banner of animal rights today in a protest at a New York-area Starbucks. As part of a PETA action against the chain upcharging for non-dairy milk substitutes favored by vegans, Cromwell and one other man glued…

Paramount’s new Jackass Forever film has drawn condemnation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which called for a criminal investigation into the production. The film was released this week and so far has grossed an estimated $20 million. The sequel to 2010’s Jackass 3D, it is the fourth main…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals upped its campaign this week against Paramount’s forthcoming Jackass Forever. In a letter to Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Kimberly Abourezk and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, PETA Cousel Caitlin Zittkowski wrote that the film’s trailer contains “scenes apparently…

Bill Maher has a New Rule you won't see on his HBO late-night show. The Real Time star weighs in on "hipster douches" who wear Canada Goose parkas, in a new PSA for PETA Shot before Maher’s HBO show taped last Friday, he did not mince words: "New rule: No more douches. I mean the hipster douches who piss away $1,000…

2ND UPDATE, 8:51 AM: PETA has responded to HBO’s statement Monday about the use of what the animal-rights group says are abused elephants in the drama series Westworld. Rachel Mathews, PETA Foundation’s Associate Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement, said in a statement: HBO and its producers cannot honestly…

For airing and creating movies and documentaries “exposing animal abuse in marine parks, circuses, and the meat and dairy industries,” Netflix today was named 2017 Company of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA said it was recognizing Netflix for “offering eco-friendly, pro-vegan…

PETA has filed a suit against a Missouri facility that it has been warring with since late last year over the housing of a number of chimpanzees — two of  which were used in Hollywood productions — to get these chimps out of cages and into a sanctuary. Actor Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Battle of the Sexes) is helping…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is reaching out to production crew, announcing that they are offering a $5,000 reward to the anonymous person – whom they call a whistleblower – who filmed the German shepherd being mishandled on the set of A Dog’s Purpose and then gave (or sold?) the footage to TMZ. PETA…

More than 50 protesters demonstrated tonight outside the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood to air their grievances over the family film A Dog’s Purpose. Carrying signs that read, “A Dog’s Purpose Isn’t to Be a Prop” and “For Dog’s Sake Don’t See A Dog’s Purpose,” they were citing charges that a German shepherd named…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said supporters across the nation will engage “in lively protests” in front of theaters Friday on the opening night of the Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures movie A Dog’s Purpose. PETA has called for boycotts of the movie after a behind-the-scenes video was made public…

UPDATED, 1:23 PM: PETA has released a statement in response to producer Gavin Polone’s explanation about the treatment of animals during filming of A Dog’s Purpose, saying: “The disturbing footage from the set of A Dog’s Purpose came just days after PETA’s investigation of Birds & Animals Unlimited — the company that…

Updated 6:29 PM with statement from Amblin (below): Gavin Polone, the producer of A Dog’s Purpose who is also an animal rights activist and has actually written publicly about making sure animals are treated properly in the entertainment field, told Deadline today that he was “horrified” about what happened in a…