Ahead of their 94th anniversary (18 November), iconic Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse have been used in a new campaign by PETA to highlight the cruelty rodents endure in forced swim experiments. PETA US Senior Social Media Artist Tiani Hernandez has created a satirical… Read More »PETA Highlights Suffering of Mice and Rats
The University of Bristol is insisting on pursuing cruel and worthless forced swimming tests using rats. PETA will stop these experiments. Here are our latest actions: October 2022: PETA’s “zombies” want to put the final nail in the forced swim test’s coffin. Ahead of Halloween,… Read More »PETA’s Protesters Urge University of Bristol to Ban Near-Drowning Test
“Imagine being dropped into deep water with no way to escape. What would you do?” Lucie Donlan asks in a new PETA video. “As you look for help, you realise no one is coming.” Struggling frantically to keep her head above water, Love Island star… Read More »From ‘Love Island’ to ‘Science Lab’, Lucie Donlan Highlights Cruel Forced Swim Test
Today, partying students looking to rehydrate during Bristol Freshers Fortnight had their thirst quenched – while receiving a lesson about the University of Bristol’s cruelty to animals – when our giant “rat” handed out free rodent-themed water bottles during the student union’s “How to Make… Read More »PETA Hands Out Freebies to University of Bristol Students – But They Come With a Harsh Truth
Ahead of the University of Bristol’s 2022 open day, PETA supporters unfurled a giant banner reading, “Uni of Bristol: Stop Torturing Animals! Ban the Forced Swim Test”. The enormous statement could be seen between Gatton Road and Waverley Street, hanging from the footbridge over the… Read More »Visitors Warned of Animal Torture Ahead of University of Bristol Open Day
A growing number of experts agree that animal “models” for human mental health conditions simply do not work, yet some experimenters keep tormenting mice, rats, and other small animals in an attempt to learn something about post-traumatic stress disorder and other human mental health conditions.… Read More »Why Tormenting Mice Tells Us Nothing About Human Stress
Just as the balloons were ready for lift-off today at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, our massive “rat” had an important message: “The Forced Swim Test Is Full of Hot Air”. We attended the fiesta to demand that the University of Bristol ban the controversial… Read More »PETA Crashes the Balloon Party With a Giant ‘Rat’
Following discussions with PETA entities, 15 companies and three universities, including King’s College London, have declared that they do not intend to use the forced swim test (FST) in the future. Despite this, some institutions are still carrying out or refusing to ban the cruel… Read More »Why Intentionally Stressing Animals Is Not Good Science
Following discussions with PETA entities, 15 companies and three universities, including King’s College London, have declared that they do not intend to use the forced swim test (FST) in the future. Despite this, some institutions are still carrying out or refusing to ban the cruel… Read More »Why Intentionally Stressing Animals Is Not Good Science
Good news for mice in Australia! The University of South Australia (UniSA) has confirmed on its website that it will no longer permit the use of the widely discredited and cruel forced swim test. The decision comes after PETA Australia, Humane Research Australia, and thousands… Read More »A Uni Down Under, the University of South Australia, Comes out on Top for Mice
