Ep. 443: The Monkey Problem at the University of Minnesota

How camels are treated and abused for the tourists in Egypt will make you sick. Emil Guillermo talks with PETA-Asia's Jason Baker in this reprise of The PETA Podcast Go to PETA.org for more.

Screws into a monkey's skull with little to no pain relief? One researcher's cruel experiments end. Two others must end as well at the labs of University of Minnesota. Take action now. Go to PETA.org.

Protecting the wild mustangs of the West is back in the news. But it didn't start with the Trump administration. More than loopholes, the issue involves competition over federal lands where cattle ranchers have trumped the horses, Native Americans, and animal activists. Kathy Guillermo, PETA Sr. VP discusses one way to solve the problem. Take action now at PETA.org.

How a vegan turned to a No-Oil diet and reversed her diabetes in this reprise of the PETA Podcast. See more about Stephanie's story at PETA.org.  

You know about breathing impaired breeds like pugs, bred for looks that beget health issues. And then there are King Charles Cavalier Spaniels. One St. Louis woman is now suing Petland because she doesn't feel she was adequately warned she was buying a dog doomed to illness. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.  Hosted by Emil Guillermo.   Music provided by CarbonWorks. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!  © PETA, All rights reserved. copyright 2026

PETA and other activists are targetting Marshall Farms in New York for how it breeds and supplies thousands of dogs and other animals for cruel laboratory research.  Dr. Alka Chandna, PETA VP talks with Emil Guillermo about the upcoming march in New York, and how you can help now. Go to PETA.org for more. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.  Hosted by Emil Guillermo.   Music provided by CarbonWorks. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!  © PETA, All rights reserved. copyright 2026

Paul Yoon's "Etna" is a novel told in first dog/first person narrative form. They are all survivors making a life in a post-war-apocalyptic age.  Could "Etna" be the dog story of our time, one that goes beyond animal rights, and addresses animal voice?  And his guide as he wrote it was always his 12-year-old dog Oscar. Emil Guillermo talks with author Paul Yoon about balancing the dog world and the human world in a book about both.

The Oregon Health & Science University's Board of Directors voted to transition the National Primate Research Center toward an end to the use of monkey experimentation. PETA Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo explains how the tough negotiating is only beginning. Go to PETA.org for more.

In California, a sham sanctuary that was the hub for roadside zoo operations has been closed after PETA filed a lawsuit. Debbie Metzler, Managing Director of PETA's Captive Wildlife talks with Emil Guillermo. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.  Hosted by Emil Guillermo.   Music provided by CarbonWorks. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!  © PETA, All rights reserved. copyright 2026

After a PETA investigation found 10,000 parakeets in one inhumane shed at Creekside Birds in Oklahoma, comes this realization. Most of these parakeets are funnelled to the biggest pet stores around the country. Should you buy a parakeet in order to rescue them from this system? PETA's Chrissie Matthies has rescued 8 parakeets and tells Emil how she strives to give them the best life possible. The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is ten million strong and growing.  Hosted by Emil Guillermo.   Music provided by CarbonWorks. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST!  © PETA, All rights reserved. copyright 2026