People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The animal rights organization

These Valentine’s Day Lovers Show That Compassion Can Up Your Bed Game

Get the word out: Vegans make better lovers.

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.

Get the Look: Cruelty-Free Date Night With NYX

YouTube star Kristen Leanne and NYX just created your next date-night look, with a fun surprise at the end.

These Vegan Celebs Hit the Red Carpet With Cruelty-Free Fashion

Singer Mýa and fashion blogger Manou hit the Grammys’ red carpet in stunning vegan designs.

This Valentine’s Day, Love is in the Fare!

This Valentine’s Day, treat your sweetie to a romantic dinner packed full of vegan aphrodisiacs. See our recipes.

PETA’s Message at Westminster Is Loud and Clear: If You Buy, They May Die

Don’t take away a shelter dog’s chance at a good home. Avoid dog pageants—like Westminster—which promote the breeding of purebred dogs.

‘Everybunny’ Needs a Valentine—Find Out Why My Rabbit Is Mine

This Valentine’s Day, my sweetheart is also my best friend: my rabbit. Find out the top reasons why my bunny is my valentine!

Urge City of Tega Cay, South Carolina, to Stop Coyote Massacre!

Please contact Tega Cay’s mayor and city council and politely urge them to reverse this decision.

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Dogs Deserve Better Than an Outdated Beauty Pageant

More than 3,000 dogs will be paraded around New York’s Madison Square Garden so that judges can scrutinize every inch of their bodies.

Vegan Food Hall Will Be Your Home Away From Home

HOME Food Hall is under construction and will soon rock Midtown Manhattan with vegan deliciousness.

Want More Right Swipes? Go Vegan

Carnivores, eat your hearts out—your broken hearts, that is.

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These Delicious, Award-Winning Vegan Desserts Take the Cake

Perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any other day, we’ve awarded the top 10 sweet treats nationwide! Find out which took the (vegan) cake.

Corky Has Been a Prisoner for 47 Years—Help PETA Win Her Freedom

Corky is the longest-held captive orca in history, and time is running out.

‘The Suffering Is Real’: Behind the Locked Doors of U.S. and French Dog Laboratories

Video footage exposes the horrors of a french animal testing laboratory where dogs are bred to have muscular dystrophy and live a short and painful life.

PETA to Hallmark: Have a Heart and Stop Exploiting Chimpanzees

Hallmark continues to profit from selling cards featuring chimpanzees who exhibit fear grimaces that look like human smiles.

PETA Demands Investigation After Severely Lame Horse Is Made to Race

Charlie’s Quest was raced almost to his breaking point. PETA rescued the Thoroughbred, and now we’re going after the people responsible.

Urge DSW to Stop Selling Exotic-Animal Skins

By selling shoes made of exotic-animal skins, DSW is complicit in the torment of reptiles. Urge the retailer to stop now.

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Potential Fur Ban in Israel Is a Step in the Right Direction

Israel’s parliament is expected to advance a bill that would ban the sale of fur in the Middle Eastern country.

Urge Manhattan Beach Association to Stop Exploiting Live Animals!

Please urge the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business & Professionals Association to keep events animal-free.

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These Vegan Chicken Nugget Brands Will Fool Your Meat-Eating Friends

Eating compassionately is a choice you can make every time that you eat. So have no fear—vegan chicken nuggets are here!

Watch as This Shark Delivers Good Ol’ Karma to Selfie-Taking Tourist

Finally, one of these selfish, selfie-taking tourists gets what’s coming to her.

Step Into Spring With These Stunning Vegan Stilettos

Whether you’re planning your spring wardrobe or just adding more compassionate options to your closet, these vegan stilettos will take your style to new heights.

‘Sausage Cat’ Breed Not Trendy, Just the Result of Cruelty

Westminster plans to include cats in its “Meet the Breeds” event this year, but vets warn that cats bred for cosmetic purposes could suffer from various health issues.

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10 Things That Happen at Westminster Dog Show That Are Just Plain Wrong

You’ll be shocked to see what people are willing to put their dogs through just for a trophy.

You Thought Your Boss Was Bad: What Work Is Like for Dog ‘Actors’

No one wants animals to be mistreated for films, such as “A Dog’s Purpose”—but they are. So decide for yourself: Could you handle life as a dog “actor”?

Join PETA in Demanding That Restoration Hardware Stop Selling Down

Please encourage Restoration Hardware to stop selling down inserts for its decorative pillow covers.

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Officials in Arcadia, California, Vote to Kill Coyotes—Speak Out Now!

Please contact Arcadia Mayor Tom Beck and the Arcadia City Council and politely urge them to reverse this cruel decision.

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Tom Hardy, Priyanka Chopra, Casey Affleck and Others Speak Up for Neglected Dogs

What if ‘outdoor dogs’ could question their neglectful owners?

OMG! Breyers Secretly Introduces Vegan Almond Milk Ice Cream

We’ve just confirmed awesome reports that a new Breyers nondairy frozen almond milk dessert has hit store shelves in the Midwest.

A Decade After Her Death, Anna Nicole’s Work for Animals Still Shines

Anna Nicole Smith was a model, Playboy Playmate, reality star, and committed PETA supporter.

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PETA in Action

PETA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic Saving Countless Lives
PETA fieldworkers assisted in getting 32 cats spayed or neutered—all from just one community in North Carolina.
PETA Protests the Cruelty of the Fur Trade at Canada Goose in Montréal
Photo credit: L'Urubu. In downtown Montréal, PETA and local activists braved the bitter cold to protest Canada Goose's use of coyotes for fur.
Demonstrators Target UniverSoul Circus Performance in Atlanta
Following the historic news that Ringling Bros. circus will soon close, PETA protesters were on the scene at a UniverSoul Circus performance, reminding passersby of the routine animal abuse in circus acts.
PETA to Military: Save Troops by Sparing Animals in Trauma Drills
PETA protested the shooting, stabbing, and burning of live animals in military trauma training in Jacksonville, North Carolina, home to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
PETA Protests 'A Dog's Purpose' Abuse
After on-set footage revealed a trainer forcing a dog into rushing water on the set of the film A Dog's Purpose, PETA began leafleting, organizing demonstrations around the country, and calling for a boycott of the film.
PETA Leaflets National Museum of African American History
PETA canvassed outside the museum, passing out vegan starter kits with recipes from local restaurant Detroit Vegan Soul inside.
Sheik Gets a Brand-New Doghouse
This pup's previous shelter wasn't going to protect him from the harsh winter, so we brought him a brand-new wooden doghouse. To find out more, visit PETA.org/Doghouse.
PETA Staff Rescues Skunk
Staffers helped ensure that this juvenile skunk, whom they found out in the daytime, was brought to sheltering officials for assessment.
PETA Helps Animals Warm Up During Winter
PETA's Community Animal Project delivered hundreds of bales of straw to dogs (and even chickens!) forced to live outside in freezing weather.
Year of the Chicken
PETA Asia held a vegan lunch for Cherry, a rescued chicken, to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Chicken. She enjoyed a vegan feast of burgers, pizza, and cake.