Chickens are inquisitive, sensitive animals who form social bonds, communicate with one another, and feel fear and pain—yet billions of chickens a year are confined to crowded, filthy sheds, where they live miserable lives before being slaughtered for food. The good news: people everywhere are choosing vegan meals, and restaurants have a huge opportunity to … Read more »
Self-care shouldn’t come at an animal’s expense. The FDA still requires tests on animals for everyday products—including sunscreen ingredients, menstrual products, and toothpastes. Animals are exposed to chemicals, sometimes over multiple generations, for sunscreen ingredients, and are subjected to painful procedures that ignore years of existing human safety data and state-of-the-art non-animal testing methods. What … Read more »
Decades of orca imprisonment, dozens of orca deaths, and hundreds of dolphin deaths define much of SeaWorld’s reputation. The Ying Yang Twins, Uncle Kracker, Jordin Sparks, and Skillet know this, yet they still plan to perform at SeaWorld… Please visit these artists’ social media pages, and politely urge them to reconsider their ties to the … Read more »
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Mobile, Alabama’s City Council pays a private contractor $13,000 or more to slaughter hundreds of beavers annually, allegedly because the city experiences flooding of streets and historical sites. The contractor traps, drowns, and crushes 300-400 beavers to death, then stacks their lifeless bodies in wheelbarrows. These sick raids result in the traumatic abduction of multiple … Read more »
Across the U.S., hundreds of dolphins are confined for entertainment in marine parks. These animals suffer from physical and psychological issues because no concrete tank or makeshift lagoon can provide for the needs of such complex beings. Some of the dolphins displayed in these parks were abducted from their ocean homes decades ago, while others … Read more »
Is mohair ethical? A new PETA Asia investigation reveals what goats’ lives look like on “responsible” mohair farms.
The Year of the Fire Horse begins on Feb. 17, 2026, and is defined by bold moves, rapid change, social shifts, new paths, and a drive to break from the past. Let’s harness the power and energy of this 7th sign of the Chinese calendar and work toward a better future for horses. Horses are exploited … Read more »
It is difficult to overstate how a vegan lifestyle benefits our planet, our body, and most importantly, the animals who suffer and die to fulfill humanity’s appetite. Reducing the amount of animal-derived products you consume is a proven way to prevent or mitigate obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Decreasing … Read more »
To produce foie gras (which literally means “fatty liver”), workers shove tubes down the throats of male ducks or geese and pump as much as 4 pounds of grain and fat into their stomachs, causing their livers to swell to up to 10 times their normal size. The animals are packed into sheds, where they … Read more »
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SeaWorld enslaves and confines animals to small tanks at marine parks around the country, where they are forced to perform unnecessary tricks for “entertainment.”
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Please join PETA in urging the Solano County Agricultural Department to remove all the Yellow-panel stick traps until an ecologically sound and discriminate alternative is secured.
Sign the petition urging the FDA to immediately update its requirements to allow manufacturers to readily use an animal-free test method.
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Urge the HOA to stop torturing wild animals and instead focus on humane measures that are tried and true.
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Contact Hunter Woods Apartments urging them to immediately halt this futile trapping initiative in favor of humane measures which are tried and true.
