PETA Kicks Off World Week for Animals in Labs With Provocative Protests
PETA activists—human and dog alike—are challenging animal abusers who choose to breed, hurt, and kill dogs for cruel experiments.
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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.
Watch: PETA Parody Shows Why ‘the Caveman Diet’ Should Go Extinct
In a world…where people are still eating like cave dwellers, it’s up to one parody video to save the planet.
As Coke Execs Gather, a Graveyard of ‘Dead Dogs’ Appears
As Coca-Cola shareholders gathered in Atlanta, PETA was there making sure that they acknowledged the dogs who have died for the Iditarod.
UPDATE: New Yellville ‘Turkey Drop’ Sponsors to Spare Turkeys
For more than 70 years, Yellville has held a cruel “turkey drop.” Learn about this barbaric event and those who have worked to end it.
New Provocative PETA Ad Shakes Things Up for ‘Adopt a Pet’ Day
Millions of animals are currently in shelters nationwide—2,100 dogs are awaiting adoption in metropolitan D.C. alone. Will you give one of these deserving pups a good home?
How PETA's Cruelty Investigations Department Rescues Animals From Terrible Conditions
PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch discusses how animal abusers are brought to justice and how hedgehogs, sloths, and others are rescued.
© iStock.com/karlumbriacoUrge Nags Head, North Carolina, to Strike Coyote Trapping From Consideration!
Please contact the Nags Head officials below and politely urge them to remove trapping from future consideration. Then, forward this alert to everyone you know!
2018: The Time for Animal Rights Is Now
Until every cage is empty, every chain is broken, and every animal is treated with dignity, PETA will not stop. Will you join us?
© iStock.com/FikMikDrugs, Near Drowning, and Electric Shocks in ‘Child Abuse’ Experiments
We’re demanding that the University of Delaware put an end to these tests.
UPDATE: SeaWorld Will Likely Face Civil Charges for Allegedly Violating Securities Laws
It’s not acceptable to mistreat animals, and it’s not acceptable to lie to investors, either.
Necropsy Shows Dog Made to Pull Sled Inhaled Vomit, Died of Pneumonia
This dog's muscles were wasting away, yet Hugh Neff forced him to pull a sled until he died.
PETA Fights Back After USDA Protects Lab From 'Embarrassment'
The Seattle laboratory shouldn't be embarrassed—it should be downright ashamed. PETA will keep fighting for access to these photos and other vital information.
What PETA REALLY Stands For
Do you know what PETA stands for? Learn the truth about what’s at the core of the world’s largest animal rights organization.
Violett Beane Wants You to Know Why All Animals Deserve Respect
She’s a passionate vegan who wants all animals to be treated equally.
Striking, Checking, and Bleeding: Canada’s ‘Humane’ Seal-Slaughter Process
Canada’s three-step seal-slaughter process is anything but humane. Learn more about the country’s dirty little secret and find out how you can help save seals.
PETA Director Urges Shoppers Not to Be Fooled by 'Humane Washing'
Consumers rely on and deserve truth in labeling, but these marketing schemes are betraying your trust. Find out how to avoid being duped.
A Walk on the Wild Side: Transfer Animals to Reputable Sanctuaries Now!
Please tell A Walk on the Wild Side to stop exhibiting wild animals and urge it to retire the animals at its facility to reputable sanctuaries.
© iStock.com/maximiliHarvard Physicians, PETA Call for an End to Medical Training on Animals
PETA and experts from Harvard University argue that injuring animals in order to practice human medical skills is fraught with cruelty, financial waste, and inferior outcomes.
© Emile HallezAfter Years of PETA Pressure Japan Ends Poisoning Test on Dogs
After hearing from PETA scientists and other experts, the Japanese government has decided to say “sayonara” to a gruesome pesticide test on dogs.
Horse Kicked in Face After Collapsing—Take Action!
A horse carrying tourist gear collapsed in the Grand Canyon and then was kicked in the face by the wrangler. Help us end the abuse of these animals.
5 Easy Vegan Ways to Cook Without Butter
Want less saturated fat in your diet? Here are five vegan hacks for cooking without butter.
©StarMaxInc.comEggless Benedict: Cumberbatch Is Vegan!
While promoting “Avengers: Infinity War,” Benedict Cumberbatch revealed, “I eat a plant-based diet.” Find out what else he does to help save animals.
Urge Levi’s to Use Vegan Leather
Levi’s claims sustainability is sewn into the fabric of everything it does, so why is it refusing to use vegan leather to reduce its environmental impact?
Exposé Reveals Sick Animals Left to Die, Diseases, Filth, and More at PetSmart Stores Across the Country
A 2017–2018 PETA eyewitness investigation of three PetSmart, Inc., stores across the country found systemic neglect and widespread animal suffering.
Help Polar Bear Languishing at Mexican Roadside Zoo
Please ask the FWS not to abandon Yupik at Morelia Zoo and allow her to be moved to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where she can get the care she needs.
©iStock.com/JG1153Fin Whales to Be Hunted in Iceland Again—Help End This!
The wealthy CEO of Iceland’s last fin whale–hunting operation, Hvalur hf, is preparing to start hunting the endangered animals once again.
Tell Castle’s Bears to End Demeaning Tricks and Release Bears to Sanctuaries
Tell Castle’s Bears to stop forcing bears to perform confusing tricks and retire them to reputable sanctuaries where they can have the opportunity roam, swim, and forage.
Suffering in Every Sip: Abuse on an Australian Dairy Farm
PETA’s exposé of an Australian dairy farm reveals the terrible suffering in every sip of milk, slice of cheese, and scoop of ice cream.
PETA in Action
Bodypainted Activists Turn Out for Seals in CanadaIn Toronto, activists braved the freezing weather in order to protest the annual Canadian commercial seal slaughter, in which tens of thousands of seals are shot or beaten to death for their fur. For more information, visit PETA.org/SealFacts.
PETA Replaces Brownie's Old Doghouse for FreeWe replaced Brownie's dilapidated shelter with a custom-made doghouse for free. For more information, visit PETA.org/Doghouse.
PETA's 'Dog' Calls On TAMU to Shut Down Its Dog LabThis "golden retriever" rode the bus on Texas A&M; University's campus to show students that dogs are suffering in their school's cruel muscular dystrophy lab. For more information, visit PETA.org/TAMU.
PETA Helps Move Goats to Foster HomeFor months, PETA has worked with a family in North Carolina who are overwhelmed with goats, cats, and dogs. We've spayed or neutered several dogs for them, and this week, the couple asked us to help get their numbers down by finding new homes for four of the goats. These animals are now in a loving foster home, and we're working on placing them in new homes. For more information, visit PETA.org/CAP.
PETA Custom-Builds House for Pig in North CarolinaWe custom-built a sturdy new house for Yogurt, a friendly adult pig in North Carolina, and her family was very appreciative.
Cora Gets Door-to-Door ServiceWe gave this sweet dog rides to and from our mobile clinic for her spay appointment. For more information, visit PETA.org/MCD.
Horses Receive Veterinary Care on Volcanic IslandPETA Asia—along with a team of volunteer veterinarians and veterinary students provided horses who are forced to give rides up Taal Volcano in the Philippines with free, much-needed veterinary care. For more information visit PETA.org/taal.
Vole Rescued From Torture DeviceIn Florida, we arranged careful removal, and vetting for this vole, found by our caller in her parent’s house stuck to a glue trap—a device designed to ensnare and starve animals on sticky adhesive. Our caller removed the glue traps and convinced her parents to try nonlethal options. For more information visit PETA.org/Gluetrap.
Activists to Passersby in Houston: Circus Cruelty Is Not EntertainmentDuring three Carson & Barnes Circus performances, activists in Houston held signs supplied by PETA to tell passersby that animals exploited in circuses are trained to perform through fear and violence.
PETA Aids Protests for Farmed AnimalsPETA supplied signs for and promoted vigils outside slaughterhouses across the U.S., where protesters provided animals headed to slaughter with water and reminded passersby of the cruelty that animals endure in the meat and dairy industries.
