by Ryan Huling

It doesn't matter what kind of project you're assigned in class (book report, PowerPoint presentation, research paper)—you can always use the opportunity to educate people about cruelty to animals, and we're here to help!

Below you will find a mini-archive of resources (some from peta2, some not) to get you started. Just pick the category that you are focusing on, and get started!

Ethical

PETA's Undercover Investigation Videos
"Factory Farming: Mechanized Madness"
"Free-Range and Organic Meat, Eggs, and Dairy Products: Conning Consumers?"
"Animals Can’t Speak for Themselves …"—J.M. Coetzee
ChickenIndustry.com (Compassion Over Killing)
EggIndustry.com (Compassion Over Killing)
"Amazing Animals"

Health

General Vegetarian Health Information
"Vegetarianism: Healthy and Humane"
Vegetarian Information From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
American Dietetic Association Conclusion About Vegetarian Diets
Information About Meat-Based Diets and Obesity
"The Mercury Menace"—The Chicago Tribune

Environmental

"Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America"—The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production NOTE: Large PDF file
Meat and Global Warming
"Vegetarianism and the Environment"
"Livestock's Long Shadow"—The United Nations
"Rethinking the Meat Guzzler"—The New York Times
Veganism vs. Switching to a Hybrid Car—University of Chicago
Meat and the Planet—The New York Times

World Hunger

"Hungry World 'Must Eat Less Meat'"—BBC
"Why Vegans Were Right All Along"—The Guardian

Human Rights

"Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants"—Human Rights Watch
"Killing for a Living: How the Meat Industry Exploits Workers"

Stop Animal Exploitation Now!
Animal Testing Point-Counterpoint
"Ethics in Human Research" by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
"Ethics in Medical Education" by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
"Alternatives: Testing Without Torture"
"Animal Experiments: Overview"
Frequently Asked Questions About Vivisection
Companies That Do/Do Not Test on Animals
Animalearn
HumaneLearning.Info
"Dissection: Lessons in Cruelty"
Dissection Overview
Dissection Alternatives

"Inside the Fur Industry: Animal Factories"
"Inside the Fur Industry: Trapping Maims and Kills"
Frequently Asked Questions About the Fur Trade
"The Millions Ottawa Spends Subsidizing the Seal Hunt"—The National Post
"Calls for China Fur Ban as Animal Cruelty Exposed"—The Standard
"Leather: Animals Abused and Killed for Their Skins"
"Inside the Wool Industry"

"Dogfighting: Dogs Tortured in Illegal Blood 'Sport'"
"Rodeo: Cruelty for a Buck"
"Zoos: Pitiful Prisons"
"Circuses: Three Rings of Abuse"
Circus Factsheets and USDA Violations
"Variation in Stereotypic Behavior Related to Restraint in Circus Elephants"
"Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary"

Pet-Abuse.com (Provides Cruelty Case Records and Court Documents)
"Benefits of Spay/Neuter for Cats and Dogs" —SPAY USA
"Puppy Mills: Dogs Abused for the Pet Trade"
"Euthanasia: The Compassionate Option"

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk's Web Site
PETA's Annual Review
PETA's Victories
PETA's History
PETA's Corporate Campaigns for Animal Welfare