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We Did It! Coca-Cola Ends Iditarod Sponsorship, Thanks to PETA and YOU
After months of protests, petitions, and pressure, Coke pulled its support of the cruel, deadly dog race. What’s taking Chrysler so long?
California Is Now One Step Closer to Ending Circus Cruelty Statewide
PETA, Sen. Ben Hueso, celebrity activists, and others gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall to show support for the Circus Cruelty Prevention Act.
RIGHT: © iStock.com/Andrea Izzotti Find Out What Secret Gadget PETA Is Giving This Year's Top Oscar Nominees
PETA is giving this year’s top Oscar nominees the chance to blow the whistle on cruelty to animals with the gift of a stealth spy pen.
PETA Seeks Artwork to Place on Proposed Border Wall
As the debate rages over physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, what’s certain is that animals are caught in the crossfire.
© iStock.com/Dantesattic Video: Casey Affleck Asks Texas A&M to Stop Cruel Dog Experiments
Oscar winner and loving dog guardian Casey Affleck tells the story of Jelly and other dogs suffering in Texas A&M’s muscular dystrophy lab.
© StarMaxInc/PETA SeaWorld Is Still Moving Whales Around Like Game Pieces
After promising to stop breeding orcas, SeaWorld is still shuffling beluga whales from park to park and using them to breed more prisoners.
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An Experimenter Torments Rats for a Living—Let's Stop Her!
© iStock.com/fotografixx Violent Experimenters Who Hurt Animals … and Didn't Stop There
©iStock.com/lculig Victory! Victoria Beckham Bans Exotic Skins After PETA UK Appeal
In banning exotic skins from all designs, Victoria Beckham joins Vivienne Westwood, Diane von Furstenberg, and Chanel, which have made the same compassionate decision.
© StarMaxInc.com Are Fish Self-Aware? PETA Explains Why That's the Wrong Question
For the first time, a species of fish has passed the mirror self-recognition test. How long will people ignore the complex lives of fish?
© iStock.com/marrio31 BC Jean and Mark Ballas Share Their Adoption Love Story With PETA
Watch as musicians BC Jean and Mark Ballas gush over their rescued dog, Hendrix, and share why you should never buy from a pet shop or breeder.
San Diego High School Hosts Vegan Food and Fashion Fair
Youth Vegan Revolution hosted the event, which featured a vegan fashion show, a booth about cruelty-free makeup, and a presentation from PETA’s Manager of Fashion Campaigns.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Shuts Down Cruel Animal Lab After Talks With PETA
A whistleblower revealed that the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center used hundreds of cats for decades in cruel medical training.
© iStock.com/absolutimages Victory! Hershey Bans Animal Tests After Talks With PETA
The chocolate giant is pledging not to conduct or fund animal testing to make health claims about its products, saving animals from labs.
WATCH: 'Bird Box' Star Vivien Lyra Blair's Adorable PETA Interview
In a new video, the young “Bird Box” star talks adoption, her favorite vegetarian snacks, and why we should all be kind to animals.
Another Rare Animal Killed by Wealthy American Trophy Hunter
The animal was sitting next to his companion when he was shot and killed for fun by a Texas trophy hunter.
The PETA Oscats: Check Out 2018’s Most Animal-Friendly Films and Stars
SeaWorld shade, vegan superheroes, and Portman in pleather: PETA’s Oscats put animal-friendly films and stars center stage.
© StarMaxInc.com LSU Allegedly Bought Dogs From Shelter to Use in Deadly Training Labs
Learn how staff at Louisiana State University and animal shelter officials lied on forms and failed to maintain records in order to cover up their alleged activities.
The Most Disturbing Dissection Classes EVER
The following science “lessons” prove that the only thing dissection teaches students is how to disrespect animals.
Model Elizabeth Turner’s Sexy New Ad Will Make You Want to Go Vegan
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, model and social media star Elizabeth Turner bares all in a sexy new ad encouraging everyone to eat vegan.
This Black History Month, PETA Celebrates 29 Black Vegans Saving Animals
Countless vegans of color are choosing health and consciousness over animal exploitation and death—proving that going vegan is for everyone.
©starmaxinc.com Judge Tells Horse-Drawn Carriage Industry to Sit Down, Upholds Restrictions
UPDATE: The horse-drawn carriage industry of New York City lost a major legal battle as a Supreme Court Justice ruled in favor of new restrictions.
Victory! Wool Stolen From Sheep Will No Longer Be Sold by Alternative Apparel
We informed Alternative Apparel that sheep are shorn bloody and eventually killed. Now, the company has stopped selling items made of wool.
Crowd Screams As Woman Clings to Captive Elephant's Tusk
A woman tried to take a photo with an elephant at a fair. What happened next is just further proof that exploiting wild animals is a dangerous business.
Meet PETA’s Rescue Team and the Animals They Help
We will never turn our backs on the animals who need us the most. Here’s why.
PETA Action Alerts Perfect for the ‘Year of the Pig’
Let’s celebrate the Year of the Pig by getting these intelligent, gentle animals out of harm’s way. These quick actions are the easiest ways to help pigs.
PHOTO: Cat Nearly Freezes to Death Outdoors in Montana
Fluffy's guardians came home to find their adopted cat outside—injured—buried in snow. Here's how to keep companion animals safe during cold temperatures.
Photos: Animal Clinic of Kalispell PETA Loves This Animal Rights Story About President Lincoln
Sure, he was the “Great Emancipator” and a notable vampire slayer—but we should also celebrate Honest Abe for saving elephants.
PETA in Action
PETA Visits the Super Bowl With a Giant 'Chicken' and a Compassionate Message
A PETA "chicken" and a team of activists passed out free vegan wings outside the exclusive 2019 Players Tailgate party at Pemberton Place in Atlanta.
Penned Puppies Set Free
These puppies lived in an outdoor hutch with their siblings and mother until the owners surrendered them to PETA. They were transferred to a local open-admission shelter, where they'll surely find loving homes.
Bloody 'Sheep' Gather Outside Forever 21 to Urge Shoppers Not to Buy Wool
A protest at a Forever 21 store in Los Angeles followed two new PETA video exposés recorded on sheep farms in Australia, where workers beat and mutilated petrified sheep.
Badly Neglected Pup Gets a Chance at Finding a Loving Home
Harmony was living on a chain with inadequate shelter and being given Kool-Aid to drink instead of water when a kind sheriff's deputy found her and called PETA for help. The owner surrendered Harmony to PETA. She was transferred to an open-admission shelter for a chance at finding a loving home.
A 'Dog Graveyard' Haunts Chrysler Over Deadly Iditarod Sponsorship
PETA supporters at the Philadelphia Auto Show encouraged Chrysler to cut ties with the cruel Iditarod race, which is responsible for more than 150 dog deaths.
PETA Calls On Louisiana State University to Stop Hellish Experiments on Wild Birds
PETA placed an ad in Louisiana State University's student newspaper, The Daily Reveille, on the first day of classes of the spring semester, proclaiming that the school is hell for wild birds who will be used in cruel stress experiments.
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk and Two 'Elephants' Call for an End to Elephant Rides
Leading up to Animal Rights Day, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk was "shackled and chained" in Jaipur while asking passersby to urge the Indian government to ban all elephant rides.
Local Activists Crash Texas A&M;'s Board of Regents Meeting With an Urgent Message
Activists unfurled a banner that listed 100 physicians who work with muscular dystrophy patients and are calling for the end of Texas A&M; University's painful experiments on dogs.
A School of 'Betta Fish' Reminds Shoppers That Buying Them Is Irresponsible
Dozens of PETA supporters gathered outside a Petco store to urge the company to end the sale of betta fish.
PETA Targets the National Institutes of Health With New Bus Shelter Ads
The ads call on the National Institutes of Health to end funding for failed animal experiments and recognize that animals are living, feeling beings, not objects.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, President of PETA