Right now, PETA members like you are helping to ease the suffering of abused animals all over the world. I’m glad that you’re part of our team, and I’d like to share recent examples of how our work together makes a difference for animals.
Victory for Animals Used for Food
Quiznos, a huge sandwich chain with more than 5,000 shops worldwide, has agreed to bring about better conditions for animals on factory farms and in slaughterhouses—following nearly a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations with PETA.
These reforms, as well as those made already by Burger King, Wendy’s, Hardees, and many other restaurant and grocery chains—all as a direct result of PETA pressure—are revolutionizing the living and dying conditions of millions of individual farmed animals.
Victory for Victims of Glue Traps
After learning that a Washington Mutual (WaMu) bank in the Chicago area was using glue traps to catch mice, PETA presented JPMorgan Chase—which recently acquired WaMu—with the facts about animals entangled in glue traps, who often suffer from torn flesh and broken bones in their panicked efforts to escape. The company promptly announced that it would permanently ditch glue traps across its branches and opt for more humane methods of resolving conflicts with mice and rats. JPMorgan Chase joins the many other major companies that have agreed to stop selling glue traps, including CVS, Rite Aid (including its subsidiaries Brooks and Eckerd), Walgreens, and Dollar Tree, Inc.
Victory for Animals Used for Clothing
After years of pressure from PETA and animal rights activists nationwide, JCPenney has finally agreed to stop selling fur! PETA first wrote to JCPenney about its support of the cruel fur industry in 2001, and we had kept the pressure on the company ever since. JCPenney now joins other major retailers and designers—including Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Liz Claiborne Inc., Polo Ralph Lauren, J.Crew, and Forever 21—who no longer use or sell fur as a result of PETA’s efforts.
While there’s still so much work left to do, I hope that you take great hope and pride in the progress that we’re making to help animals, which is a direct result of your support. Thank you for your generosity!

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President .