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If Louisiana Prisons Go Vegan, Pam Anderson Will Serve Lunch Herself

As Gov. John Bel Edwards works to fix Louisiana’s budget crisis, Pamela Anderson has a plan for the “prison capital of the world.”

Why Should Animals Have Rights?

When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy.

Animals Frozen Alive, Crudely Gassed at Petco, PetSmart Supplier

Small animals were deprived of basic care, terrorized by cats, and gassed en masse in a cooler at a supplier to PetSmart and Petco. Act Now!

Why Are These Models at London Fashion Week Wearing Gas Masks?

Their weird-looking protest drew attention to something many people don’t realize about wearing fur.

Dogs Run Over, Cats Thrown in the Trash: Victims of ‘No-Kill’ Policies

“No-kill” often means slow-kill when shelters turn animals away. Urge your shelter to keep its doors open to all animals in need.

(Graphic) The Odds Are Deadly for Cats Released Into the Great Outdoors

Freezing temperatures, traffic, parasites, illness, injuries, and cruel people are everyday dangers that cats face when released outdoors.

This Horse Became the Walking Dead

The horse-racing and show-horse industries dump “losers” without a second thought.

Yep, More SeaWorld Execs Are Jumping Ship

Where’s the safest place to be if you’re a SeaWorld exec? Apparently, the unemployment line.

Tell Global Retailer Canada Goose to Stop Using Inhumane Fur and Down in Its Jackets!

Can 16 Million People Be Wrong About How Cruel this Jacket Is?

This global “luxury” outdoor apparel line is making jackets with fur from trapped coyotes and down from dead ducks and geese. Tell it to stop now!

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Urge GEICO to Drop Cruel Chimpanzee Ad

Tell GEICO to follow the lead of other companies by agreeing to pull the offensive commercial and to pledge never to use chimpanzees or other great apes in future …

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Fur-Farm Cruelty: Minks and Foxes Gassed en Masse

Thousands of minks and scores of foxes were kept in filthy, wire cages until they were slaughtered—all so that their fur could be turned into clothing.

Hippos Are the Deadliest Mammals in Africa, and the Los Angeles Zoo Wants You to Pet Them

New hippo baby harassed in interactive exhibit.

PETA Gives George W. Bush Another Reason to Remember Us

PETA hopes to help the former president realize that he has “misunderestimated” plants.

Historic San Francisco Retailer Says ‘No’ to Snakeskin

Gump’s is the latest retailer to cut ties to an industry that trades in cruelty and suffering.

Shocking Video of Deer Baiting, Netting Unveiled—Ask City to Halt Terror Trapping

Citizens in Lakeway, Texas, are calling on their city to end the traumatic trapping and butchering of deer. Urge Lakeway officials to adopt humane solutions today.

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Victory! Portland Aquarium Closes Its Doors

The deathtrap for marine animals is shutting down.

19 Common Houseplants That Can Harm Your Animal

Here are 19 of the most common indoor plants that could harm your animals. Some of them may surprise you!

How You Can Help Monkeys in the Year of the Monkey

It’s the Year of the Monkey: Why Are We Still Killing them in Labs?

PETA is working hard to free monkeys from laboratories, and you can help us.

Roadside Zoo Has Grandiose Name, Grotesque Abuse

Animals in these depressing roadside zoos struggle to make it through each and every day.

PETA Time Hop: Watch What Happened When PETA Supporters Disrupted the Westminster Dog Show in 2010

You won’t believe the crowd’s reaction when homeless dogs get a say at Westminster.

Two ‘Coyotes’ on Broadway Cause Shoppers to Do a Double Take

Just in time for New York’s Fashion Week, ‘coyotes’ demand their fur back.

Actor Bellamy Young Is Proud to Be Vegan

Longtime Vegan Bellamy Young Celebrates Food, Compassion With PETA

Actor Bellamy Young says it's "an extreme honor" to join PETA in celebration of her compassionate choice to go vegan almost 30 years ago.

Ever Wonder Why People Wear Fur?

Now’s your chance to find out.

PETA to Help Dogs in Danger After a Dog Park Is Littered With Thumbtacks

After someone strews thousands of thumbtacks around a California dog park, PETA offers a reward and to help pay for CCTV cameras to catch the culprit.

Priests in England Want Catholics to Cut Back on Meat for Lent

Following Pope Francis’ lead, priests in Reading, England, have asked Catholics to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing meat consumption for Lent.

The Great Outdoors? Not for Cats!

Feral and free-roaming cats are tortured and killed in horrific ways, including by being mutilated, shot, and poisoned.

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Vegan Strips Make a Comeback at Strip Club–Turned–Homeless Shelter

Families at the Stark Street Building in Portland, Oregon, will receive healthy, humane snacks from PETA.

Congress Requires NIH to Rethink Primate Experiments

The federal spending package mandates the first-ever scrutiny of experiments on primates, and members of Congress are holding NIH to it.

Victory! Genesco Confirms End of Angora Sales

Retail giant Genesco—the parent company to well-known brands such as Dockers, Johnston & Murphy, and Journeys—has joined over 110 top brands in banning angora wool.

Gideon Raff of ‘Homeland’ Talks to Congress About Humane Military Training

Can Hollywood Magic Save Lives? ‘Homeland’ Producer Gideon Raff Thinks So

Emmy Award–winning Homeland executive producer and combat vet Gideon Raff shows Congress how simulators can replace animals in military medical training.

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PETA in Action

Husky Whisked to Safety
We made sure that this handsome husky, who was found wandering the streets, got to the safety of an animal shelter.
Seagull Saved Thanksgiving Morning
We ensured that this seagull, who was found injured by the side of the road on Thanksgiving morning, was taken to a reputable wildlife rehabilitator.
Chimpanzee Rescued and Sent to Sanctuary
After Lisa Marie was stolen from her mother shortly after birth, forced to perform for humans and spent years locked inside a cramped basement cage. PETA helped secure her rescue and retirement at a sanctuary.
Dog Hit by Car Quickly Rescued
This sweet dog was left to suffer by the side of the road after being hit by a car, but we persuaded local animal control to come to his aid right away.
Bird Freed From Glue Trap
We got this bird, who was found stuck to and struggling on a glue trap, freed by using vegetable oil and then transferred to a rehabilitator.
This Chicken Gets TLC
After over a month of treatment for Dorothy's wounded wing at PETA's shelter, she has found a loving home with a PETA staffer and will be joining four other rescued chickens on a vegan farm.
Scared Stray Transported to Safety
With a PETA staffer's help, this terrified and adorable stray was transported to safety.
Elderly Bears Rescued From Defunct Roadside Zoo
When PETA heard about four elderly bears who had been languishing for decades in tiny pens, we arranged for their transfer to a reputable sanctuary.
Flightless Dove Rescued
We ensured that this dove, who was discovered languishing on the ground and unable to fly, found his way to a reputable rehab facility.
Turtles Sent to Safety
These turtles were whisked to safe hands after a PETA staffer found them abandoned outside a vacated home.
Veterinary Care for Neglected Pony
PETA ensured that this pony, incapacitated by grossly neglected hooves, received veterinary care, and the animal's negligent custodian was ultimately held accountable.
Oreo Adopted
We sprang into action to get this dog, named Oreo, who was chained outdoors and was going to be bred, to a reputable animal shelter. She was adopted in less than a week!
Seal Pup Saved
When PETA was alerted to an unweaned seal pup who seemed to be in distress, we coordinated a rescue with the local stranding center.
Squirrel Transported to Safety
With the help of a PETA staffer, this baby squirrel who was found languishing was stabilized overnight and given to experts for rehabilitation.
Baby Rats Handed Over to Experts
We got this abandoned nest of baby rats, found inside a car scheduled for maintenance, whisked to a reputable wildlife rehabber.
Cat Freed From Fishhook
PETA's mobile clinics veterinary staff assisted this sweet cat, Maddix, who had somehow managed to get a fishhook embedded under the skin of his leg.