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A group of animal rights activists who protested outside of a Toronto restaurant known for serving game meat said they were shocked when they say the co-owner came out and carved up an animal leg in front of them.

A Pennsylvania teen was attacked by a bear while hunting, causing injuries so severe that she almost lost her ear. Following the attack, PETA wrote her a letter, saying, “This seems to be a good opportunity to put yourself in the place of the individuals you and the rest of your hunting party were trying to kill. As terrifying as it must have been to be attacked by a bear, please consider the frightening and painful experiences that hunters set out to impose upon animals.” Lisa Lange, Senior Vice President of PETA, stood by the letter on Tuesday’s The Real...

Frequently dismissed as cranks, their fussy eating habits tend to make them unpopular with dinner party hosts and guests alike.But now it seems they may have the last laugh, with research showing vegetarians are more intelligent than their meat-eating friends. A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who regularly eat meat. Writing in the British Medical Journal, the researchers say it isn't clear why veggies are brainier - but admit the fruit and veg-rich vegetarian diet could somehow boost brain...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's says it's considering more humane methods to slaughter chickens it buys for its restaurants. The fast-food giant says it's studying the possibility of "controlled atmosphere killing," in which chickens are put to sleep with an inert gas, such as nitrogen or argon. Bob Langert, McDonald's senior director of social responsibility says the company's animal welfare council suggested a study of the newer method. It would replace a slaughtering process in which chickens are hung by their legs on a moving conveyor line and pulled through an electrified vat of water. Some of McDonald's European...

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is the world's largest animal rights organization, with more than 800,000 members. Its latest target: KFC, which it accuses of cruelty to chickens. But how ethical is PETA? WAVE 3 Investigator Eric Flack found out. Its tactics can be outrageous, over the top and in your face. PETA's founder Ingrid Newkirk readily admits "we're not afraid of making idiots of ourselves." Since 1980, PETA members have fought to keep animals out of the research labs, out of our and off our plates. In July, PETA released a video it called smoking gun...

If that stupid little hoe can't find other ways to get money off that farm, then SHE'S stupid :) Don't diss on PETA just because they're right, ok? ok. I'm a student at UCLA and a PETA member!

PETA targets actor's ranch Even dressed as Jesus, Bob Chorush knew he was taking on a challenging task. Chorush, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), flew from Seattle Tuesday to spend an hour protesting at Mel Gibson's Beartooth Ranch south of Columbus. What he got for his efforts were a few "middle-finger salutes," one thumbs-up and a visit from a sheriff's deputy. The protest was one of several PETA protests taking place around the country targeting Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ," which opens today. "Mel Gibson has the 'Passion of the Christ,'...

Just when you thought the white male could stoop no lower, PETA tells us that white men don't care about animal cruelty. No, this isn't a joke, though I thought it was when a postcard from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) making such a claim crossed my desk a few days ago. Here's how the PETA assault on white males begins: "If the idea of animals' being castrated without anesthetics on factory farms isn't at all unsettling to you, chances are you're a man and you're white." The purpose of the card ostensibly is to tout...