Past Features
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'Cutest Vegetarian Celebrities' Poll Vegetarianism is hotter than ever, and so are the stars who are following a cruelty-free diet. Tell us which humane Hollywood hotties and Bollywood babes light your fire! More > |
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A Band of Boys Just when you've finally gotten their mega hit More > |
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Activism Around the World Young activists all around the world have been taking part in creative actions to help animals this year: They are raising awareness at their universities, helping out at local concerts and demonstrations, and sharing videos and information on Web sites like Facebook, YouTube, Hi5, Bebo and MySpace More > |
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Alison Goldfrapp's Exclusive Interview For all you electronica fans, Goldfrapp need no introduction. Recently described by www.NME.com as "[s]uave, sophisticated and sexy as hell", Goldfrapp are all that and more! More > |
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Bombay Rockers Exclusive Known for creating music that’s a funky fusion of Bhangra and hip-hop, Bombay Rockers are at it again. More > |
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Celebrate a Vegetarian Holiday The holidays can be murder on turkeys and pigs. This year, carve out a new Christmas tradition by ditching the drumsticks and serving these delicious vegetarian recipes instead. More > |
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Celina Jaitly Is a Champion for Elephants Bollywood bombshell shows her compassionate side by posing with More > |
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Cut Out Cruelty With Sapna Bollywood's hairstylist to the stars speaks out about fashion, tats and taking care of animals. More > |
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Demonic Resurrection's The Demonstealer Is a Rocker and a Talker An icon of the Indian underground extreme metal scene, The Demonstealer talks about his latest album and his love of animals. More > |
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Dishoom Kumar Collaborates With Karmacy in New Music Video Part Bollywood hero, part henhouse heartthrob, our new mascot, Dishoom Kumar, is one righteous rooster More > |
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DJ Swami: Hardcore Vegetarian! DJ Swami, aka Diamond Duggal, is not only a very passionate musician, but also very passionate about animals and vegetarianism. More > |
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E-Card: Colour a Dog's Life, With Remix Tia, Anvesha, Yuvraj and Ranveer – the main cast of Star One's hit series Remix – are the latest to join petaDishoom. More > |
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Exclusive Dipannita Sharma Interview! A top model and up-and-coming actor, dazzling Dipannita talks to us about her career, protecting animals and much more. More > |
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Exclusive Interview With the Late, Great Leon Ireland We deeply regret the sudden death of Leon Ireland, the lead singer of Moksha. On 18 December, petaDishoom lost a dear friend and a dedicated animal advocate, and India lost one of its most prolific rock vocalists. More > |
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Exclusive Vayu Interview 2’blu’ and Ravi from the classic rock band Vayu talk about two of their biggest passions: music and animals. More > |
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Get Active on the Internet! We do our best to speak up for animals, but sometimes it takes a little extra push. That’s where you come in. Get active online and win cool rewards. More > |
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Give Cruelty the Boot Dead is out and always has been. The history of a leather shoe (or any other leather product) includes everything from depriving cows of their families to skinning them while they are still conscious. That's petaDishoom's idea of grisly murder – not fashion. More > |
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Guitar Giveaway kicks off 'Month of Rock' Indian rockers like Pentagram, Indian Ocean, Euphoria and Parikrama not only make must-hear music for our ears, but they also sing the praises of animals every chance they get. More > |
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Having Fun at College Fests All over India, petaDishoom hit the road to hang out with Vayu, Parikrama and you at college festivals. More > |
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Helping Animals with [V] Channel [V] loves PETA, and PETA loves Channel [V]! In fact, Channel [V] just won PETA’s “Company of the Year” Proggy Award (“proggy” is short for “progress”). More > |
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Ho, Ho, Ho - Send This E-Card to Everyone You Know! Ready for a merry mission? 'Tis the season for giving and receiving, so we figured you'd be up for a little bit of both. More > |
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Indian Ocean CD Giveaway What do you get when you combine indo-rock fusion with animal rights? In Indian Ocean's case, the answer is a CD giveaway! More > |
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Introducing Joss Stone’s Vegetarian Ad When Joss Stone burst onto the music scene a few short years ago, she blew everyone away with her powerful, soulful voice – a voice that critics have said “can sting like aged bourbon or melt like strap molasses”. More > |
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Jiah Khan Says, 'Cut Glass-Coated Manja, Not Wings' The petite actor shows how bad it can be when birds get entangled in glass-coated manja. More > |
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Joaquin Walks the Walk He may be the "Man in Black", but he is not the man in leather. More > |
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John Abraham Speaks Up for Animals Read the exclusive interview with this petaDishoom friend and super-successful model, who’s also one of the hottest Indian actors around. More > |
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Join the Fight to Save #99 With Rise Against, NOFX, Joan Jett and More Ever wonder what happens to monkeys who are stolen from their natural homes in places like India and shipped to foreign laboratories? More > |
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Join Us for a March to Celebrate Gandhi's Birthday! An ethical vegetarian and advocate of non-violent social change, Mahatma Gandhi was one of the greatest peace heroes of the 20th century. That's why we want you to celebrate the anniversary of Gandhi's birthday by doing something that would make him proud: urging people to go vegetarian. More > |
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Kailash Kher Speaks Out Hailed as "the singer, composer, lyricist of India" , Kailash Kher is the Sufi sensation who sings from the soul. More > |
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Luke Kenny Speaks to petaDishoom After Hours ... Luke Kenny is a man with many passions – music, films and animal rights. More > |
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Malaika Says Even the Wildest of Birds Do Not Belong in Circuses Bollywood actor and supermodel Malaika Arora Khan is the latest celebrity to join PETA India's bevy of beauties standing up for the rights of animals. More > |
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Meet the Cutest Vegetarians Alive! After narrowing down the hundreds of entries we received from across India to 10 boys and 10 girls, we left it up to you to pick your favourite in each category. With more than 20,000 votes cast, it was an extremely close race. And the winners of petaDishoom's first-ever Cutest Vegetarian Alive contest are ... More > |
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Need a Vegan Belt? Listen up. We’re going to let you in on a little not-so-secret secret. Ready? More > |
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Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Slams Killing of Cats and Dogs for Fur Despite his busy schedule, Trent took time out to narrate PETA's latest undercover fur video � an expos� that looks into the lives of cats and dogs in China's barbaric fur trade. More > |
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Olympian Sushil Kumar Says, 'Go Vegetarian' On the mat, Sushil Kumar is one of the most feared wrestlers in the entire world. But to the millions of animals who are raised and killed for food, he's a soft touch. More > |
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On Dishoom's Radar With so many PETA pals taking the stage at awards ceremonies, we’re beginning to think that, in addition to sheer talent, karma is finally rearing its generous head. More > |
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On Dishoom's Radar From the latest buzz in the music biz to what’s up in the ’woods (both Bolly and Holly), petaDishoom is your source for the latest breaking dhamaka on the newest trends and hottest celebs. More > |
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Our Rendezvous With Parikrama Parikrama need no formal introduction to rock fans. Check out lead singer Nitin Malik’s passionate views about animal rights. More > |
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Pamela Anderson Goes Veggie Gorgeous Pamela Anderson has exchanged her trademark red Baywatch bathing suit for a bikini crafted from lettuce leaves. More > |
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Party: 25 Years of PETA Victories To celebrate 25 years of amazing work, PETA hosted its 25th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Show in style at Paramount Studios' "New York Street" back lot in Hollywood. More > |
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PETADishoom Presents "Testing ... One, Two, Three" As you read this, hundreds of mice, rats, cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, monkeys and other animals are dying in cruel and unnecessary medical and product-testing experiments. In fact, approximately 100 million animals are used in experiments every year. More > |
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Pin Drop Violence Exclusive Hardcore when it comes to music, Pin Drop Violence has a soft spot when it comes to animals. More > |
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Plaster Our New Poster Everywhere We couldn't help but notice how drab and boring your college's notice boards have been lately. Luckily, we've got just the thing to brighten them up: our ultra-cute dog poster! More > |
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Post Your Photos We want your animal rights photos! Do you have photos of you and your companion animal, group shots from a Kentucky Fried Cruelty protest you attended, photos of that time you and your friends handed out leaflets on your college campus or snapshots of the stickers you put up in interesting places to tell people to stop eating animals? More > |
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Rahul Khanna Is an Open Book Rahul Khanna, from films like 1947: Earth and Bollywood/Hollywood, is back in full force and ready to take the film world by storm - but first, he's sitting down with petaDishoom to talk about a new PETA advertisement in which he speaks out for elephants kept in zoos. More > |
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Rockin' Out at College Fests In the past few months, petaDishoom has spent so much time crashing college festivals across the country and partying with hot bands like Junkyard Groove, Indian Ocean and Parikrama that we deserve an honorary degree in "rockology"! More > |
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Say 'Hell, No' to J. Lo Jennifer Lopez, or “J. Lo”, as she is more famously known, is scheduled to perform in Mumbai on Sunday, 23 April. More > |
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Sceptre Speaks Out! Although their music is all about angst and anti-establishment, these heavy metal heavyweights lighten up when it comes to animals. More > |
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Send Our "Jingle Bells" E-Card Featuring a cute chick jingling a bell, this e-card is guaranteed to spread some holiday cheer while reminding everyone to More > |
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Sepultura's Softer Side Sepultura are a metal institution. For the last 20 years, this band from Brazil has sold out shows across the globe by providing the masses with a sinful mix of metal, hardcore, thrash, punk and tribal music. More > |
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Sexy John Abraham Wants Birds to Live Free John Abraham, the irresistible macho actor, has a huge heart for animals. This time he speaks up for caged birds. More > |
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Sexy Shamita Loves Animals Sexy Shamita Singha gives tips on living cruelty-free and having a sexy body! More > |
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Shackled, Beaten, Abused – Elephants Do Not Belong in Zoos” Actor Rahul Khanna stars in a new ad for petaDishoom. More > |
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Shamita Singha's Spicy New PETA Ad VJ, model and Miss India Earth 2001 Shamita Singha stripped down and posed on a pile of peppers to encourage everyone to take the veggie plunge. Check out her ad and see what you can do to make a difference for animals. More > |
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Sherlyn Chopra Speaks Up for Animals in Circuses Sizzling supermodel, actress and singer Sherlyn Chopra asks people to shun the circus. More > |
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Show 'Dancing' Bears That You Really Care Expose the cruelty behind India's dancing bear act by forwarding this gruesome video to as many people as you can. The more people you show – the more people will know about this egregious abuse and the sooner we'll be able to get these battered bears off the streets. More > |
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Simon Helps Dogs American Idol's toughest judge, Simon Cowell, is appearing in petaDishoom's brand-spankin'-new "Too Hot for Spot" public service announcement to help spread the word that a hot car is no place for your cool canine companion. More > |
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Spread Some Love With Our Valentine's Day E-Card! Got someone special on your mind this Valentine’s Day? You’re not the only one. From birds and bees to monkeys swinging in trees – animals love each other too! More > |
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Spread Some Love With Our Valentine’s Day E-Card! Got someone special on your mind this Valentine’s Day? You’re not the only one. From birds and bees to monkeys swinging in trees – animals love each other too! More > |
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Stolen for Fashion Animals are being robbed! But this duo won't take it lying down. Watch as one loveable alligator and one feisty rabbit confront the fashion victims who stole their skins. More > |
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Suhas Gopinath, Youngest CEO Most of us worry about finishing class assignments on time or who to take to the latest Abhishek Bachchan flick. Suhas Gopinath has bigger things on his mind. More > |
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Take Charge to Stop Animal Imprisonment Animals in zoos throughout India are suffering. More > |
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Talking With Thermal and a Quarter TAAQ's Bruce Lee Mani talks shop about music and educating people about animal rights in an exclusive petaDishoom interview. More > |
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Udita Goswami's Canine Crusade One of Bollywood's greatest beauties, Udita Goswami speaks out about her career, helping canines and much more. More > |
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Up and Above: Trendy Hot Spots Got some extra cash? Dine fearlessly at these restaurant chains. More > |
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VJ Raageshwari Exclusive Part Indipop princess, part Bollywood bombshell and part vivacious VJ, Raageshwari rocks at everything she does! More > |
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Vote for 2008's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity! It's time once again to pick the hottest compassionate vegetarian celebrity in PETA India's 2008 Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity poll. Check out this year's list, and vote for your favourite today! More > |
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Win an iPod In honour of our anniversary and the many awesome Indian singers who inspire us to challenge cruel, outdated attitudes about animals, we’re giving away an iPod! More > |
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Win Euphoria's Mehfuz You may think that a rock band by the name of Euphoria wouldn't be interested in anything other than great feelings of happiness and well-being. We hate to say it, but you would be wrong. More > |
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Yana Gupta Says, 'Bears Are Not Item Numbers' Clad in a black pleather outfit created by Bollywood designer Rocky S, model and actor Yana Gupta appears next to the tagline "Bears Are Not Item Numbers" in a new ad for petaDishoom. More > |
