It's after midnight, you've moshed too hard at Warped Tour, and all you want to do is snack on something delicious and vegan-friendly. So ... with food and lasting memories of your favorite bands on the brain, what's a dude or lady to do? I might have your answer ...

Recently, a friend of mine told me about Denny's "Allnighter" program. Basically, Denny's is working with bands (and quite a few that we've worked with!) to create a "Rockstar Menu", personalized by the bands themselves. Our friends Good Charlotte even have a Boca Burrito available on the menu, which I've heard is absolutely delicious if you remove the cheese and the spicy mayo to veganize it! Even better? Sometimes after their shows, the bands involved in the "Allnighter" program throw huge afterparties at the local Denny's. Now that's what I'm talking about.

Personally, I'd love to see a band like AFI create a delicious vegan option. Mmmmm, food. Since I have food on the brain now, here's an old photo of me and my friend Rachel enjoying our favorite late night food, vegan tacos!



What's your favorite vegan late night snack?



P.S.: Have you entered our contest to win tickets to Warped Tour yet? Get on it!

If you're on the peta2 Street Team, you know how easy it is to get free t-shirts, DVDs, hoodies, books and more just for doing things you already do—like stickering your cellphone, handing out leaflets, or just not breakin' hearts. You may also know how much peta2 <3's you. What does that mean for you?

Through the rest of the month of July (while supplies last), every time you earn enough points to order something on the Street Team (it's easy, we swear!) you'll get a free peta2 laminate!



Each laminate comes personalized with your name on it, and once they're gone, they're gone forever—so hurry and check out the Street Team today!

I don't know about you guys, but I'm stoked for the new Harry Potter movie! The movies are getting darker and darker, and I gotta say that I don't think Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will disappoint.

Not surprisingly, the "I Am Not a Nugget" chick always wants to be all up in everything (seriously, it's difficult to get work done sometimes), so we created a banner to make sure everyone knows that chickens aren't nuggets, but they aren't muggles either!

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<embed mce_atts="src,mce_src,quality,pluginspage,type,width,height" src="http://www.peta2.com/ecard/potterbanners/nugget_harrypotter.swf" mce_src="http://www.peta2.com/ecard/potterbanners/nugget_harrypotter.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="300"></embed>
And of course, we all know that chicks dig wizards! Who doesn't, honestly?

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<embed mce_atts="src,mce_src,quality,pluginspage,type,width,height" src="http://www.peta2.com/ecard/potterbanners/nugget_harrypotter2.swf" mce_src="http://www.peta2.com/ecard/potterbanners/nugget_harrypotter2.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="300"></embed>
Add one of these bad boys to your MySpace (or even default one on Facebook!) and send a link to StreetTeam@peta2.com and we'll give you 500 points. You'll definitely make fellow Harry Potter fans smile.

Who's going to see Harry Potter on the 15th? I can't WAIT!

Hey! We just had a meeting to talk about our dissection campaign, and we'd love to get your thoughts! It's time for a quick survey!

Why do you like or dislike our "Cut Class, Not Frogs" slogan?



Would you prefer any of the following slogans instead for our dissection campaign? Please be specific about which one(s) or offer your own suggestion.

• Cut Out Dissection
• Teach Respect, Don't Dissect
• Be Nice, Don't Slice
  
• Dissection Doesn't Cut It
• Dissection Is Dead Wrong

Be sure to let us know why this is your preference.

We're especially interested to hear your experiences with how your friends, parents, and teachers respond to these. So comment below with your thoughts.

Thanks. Remember to please be as specific as possible with your feedback. It's really important to us since we want to make sure we create the best materials for you to educate others about dissection!

Remember a couple of months ago when Bolivia banned the use of animals in all military tests? Well for years PETA has been pushing the United States to do the same.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, the Physicians Committeee for Responsible Medicine (PRCM) has obtained video footage of several Department of Defense military trauma training exercises, and if you've ever needed anymore evidence as to just how cruel, unusual and outright disgusting these needless tests are, see below.



In training exercises that are supposed to simulate the effects of a nerve agent attack, monkeys experience seizures and difficulty breathing. Using monkeys in this exercise is profoundly inhumane, and it also distracts military personnel from the real-world, clinically valid training they need to treat chemical casualties.

Every year, thousands of live animals are shot, stabbed, dismembered, burned, and poisoned in Department of Defense (DoD) training exercises designed to train medics and infantry in how to treat various human battlefield injuries.

What can you do to help? Ask the Department of Defense to act now to end military trauma testing on animals.

So let me guess ... you watch the rad new Cobra Starship video for "Good Girls Go Bad" on repeat, you're counting down the days until Hot Mess comes out (35 days to be exact!), and you want nothing more than to get your picture taken with Cobra's vegetarian frontman, Gabe Saporta.

If you follow Cobra Starship News on Twitter, you may have seen this ...



... and they're not joking. We have a lifesize Gabe Saporta cutout at the peta2 tent on the entire Warped Tour, and he's sporting our Glamour Kills collab tee for our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts campaign. If that isn't hot, I don't know what is—so head on down to Warped Tour, find the peta2 tent, sign our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts petition, and get your photo opportunity on.

You know you want something like this as your MySpace default ...

We always think it's funny to see "Stars: They're Just Like Us!" photos. You know, photos of some celeb going running or picking through the produce at the grocery store to show us that they're just normal people like you and I are. OMG! My fave celeb buys food too! I can't believe it!

Well, people need to remember that animals are just like us too! Check it out (Warning: Cuteness alert!):


They reluctantly get kisses from their moms!


They get jealous when they're not the center of attention!


They spoon with their friends!

What do you think? Are animals just like us? Which pic is your favorite?

If you've logged into your Twitter account today (follow us!), you may have seen something out of the ordinary in the trending topics ...

Exhibit A:


So what is #nothingpersonal anyway? "Nothing Personal" refers to the super sweet All Time Low album that hits the shelves in your local music store today. Not only that, but it also refers to an ongoing joke regarding the album's title and some All Time Low merch bearing the slogan that started this Twitter craze: "@All Time Low: Your New Album Sucks ... Nothing Personal!"

Naturally, fans wanted to get in on the fun, so the band—along with our friends at Glamour Kills— have set up a website where fans can interact each other and post their best "nothing personal" jokes here. Following suit, we want to give you a chance to send us your best "nothing personal" themed jokes, but with an animal rights twist.

Example: "You might be cute if you didn't stuff your face full of animal corpses—Nothing Personal!"

So, what are you waiting for? For your chance to win a copy of All Time Low's new album Nothing Personal, leave us a comment with your best animal themed "nothing personal" joke. The three most creative responses will be chosen as winners. Entries must be received by July 21 and winners will be notified by July 28.

Just so you know ... by commenting here, you're acknowledging that you've read and agreed to our privacy policy. Also by commenting, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.


P.S. Check out our interview with All Time Low's Alex and Jack if you haven't already!

Just wanted to take a second to share this picture of the guys from Rise Against with their very own copies of PETA's Vegan College Cookbook! I gave them copies, and while they were all pretty excited, Tim was especially thrilled as you can see. Ha!


Photo by Bree Kristel Clarke

We've got some more Rise Against stuff in the works coming up, and if you're going to any of their shows with Rancid this summer, make sure you check out the peta2 booth! We have some free stuff for you!

And if you have pictures of you with your copy of the cookbook, send them to us!


P.S. Can you find the Vegetarian hoodie in Rise Against's latest webisode?

Laura Lee-Conboy sent us these photos from Ireland! Reminds me of the human meat-tray demonstrations we sometimes do here in the States.

Take a look!




Photographer: Christine Redmond
Make Up: Gemma Horan
Model: Laura Lee-Conboy

You can actually download the entire book of these powerful, artistic photos. It's entitled Evisceration.

If you have any photos or artwork you've done to spread the word about animal rights, please e-mail us pictures to StreetTeam@peta2.com or upload them here.

What do you think? Why do most people have such a hard time realizing that the animals they call dinner were once living, feeling beings just like you and me?