Featured  We've received word that grocery stores Aldi and Weis Markets may be using glue traps—despite knowing that small animals caught on these devices often tear off patches of their skin, fur, or feathers before enduring a slow, agonizing death. Neither company has committed to not using these indiscriminate traps.  The chain has announced that it will offer vegan options in its 2,000 stores around the world by the end of March. See which dishes will be vegan, share the big news, and then ask KFC, Applebee's, McDonald's, and others to get with the times by adding vegan options to their menus, too!  Tuesday was World Spay Day, but for many of the dedicated animal-protection organizations supported by PETA's Global Compassion Fund, every day is a chance to help change a companion animal's life and prevent countless animals from suffering.  Speak up for cows, pigs, goats, sheep, alligators, ostriches, kangaroos, and even dogs and cats who are in danger of being killed for leather by urging multiple brands to stop selling leather goods and accessories and switch to using vegan leather instead.  More than 150 dogs have already died in this race, not counting innumerable others who died during the off-season while kept on chains or who were killed because they couldn't run fast enough. Learn more about the Iditarod, and then please call The Odom Corporation—a beverage company—during business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST) at 800-767-6366 and press "0." Politely urge it to stop sponsoring the Iditarod immediately, and let us know how the call went.  Great news: Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels, and Noah's New York Bagels are testing out Daiya cream cheese in hundreds of locations across the U.S.! This vegan cream cheese is being offered on a trial basis, so we need your help to make sure that it stays on their menus and makes its way to all locations.  If experimenters at Louisiana State University have their way, many birds could be lured to feeders, trapped, and taken to a laboratory. Once there, they'll likely be caged, intentionally tormented to induce stress and fear, and then killed.  Bears named Nanook and Tutter are dressed in ridiculous costumes, muzzled, yanked around on leashes, and forced to perform demeaning and likely painful tricks with Castle's Bears.  Teach compassion with TeachKind's FREE curriculum kit, order free animal-friendly stickers for your students, and get other creative ideas for your classroom. And of course, sign up for TeachKind E-News at PETA.org so that you don't miss any of the latest news and resources. Urgent Action Needed | 
