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Here they are: the Sexiest Vegetarians Next Door! Check 'em out (you'll be glad you did).
Guess what the Institute on the Environment is saying would have a big impact on the planet? If you've been keeping up with your PETA Files reading, you won't be too surprised.
The meat industry has the deep pockets, but animal advocates have the truth on our side. And our points are being heard loud and clear.
Robot fish! If only these fishies could convince anglers not to have the hearts of robots …
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As Canada prepares for a historic vote on ending the seal slaughter, Canadian actor Emmanuelle Vaugier hosts a video exposé showing exactly why this barbaric ritual must end.
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The Missouri General Assembly passed the state's dangerous "ag gag" bill. Don't let animal abusers on factory farms hide behind an unconstitutional law. E-mail Gov. Jay Nixon and urge him to veto it.
Ask Mexican wildlife officials to release the suffering lone lion at the Zacango Zoo into the U.S. sanctuary where PETA has secured a spot for him.
It's the weekend! This little sloth has a great idea for how to spend it.
As vegan eating goes mainstream, delicious new vegan products are popping up in grocery stores like dandelions in summer yards. Here are some of our favorites.
I would love to put Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan up for a VMA, because the gentle giant's new PETA video, in which he talks about why he went vegetarian and how much he loves animals, is my hands-down pick for Video of the Year.
You'll fall crazy in love with Kiwi Crazy Love and the other sumptuous smoothies on new video website BlendedRecipes.com.
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It's down to the wire: Which lovely lass and good-looking guy will be named peta2's Cutest Vegetarian Alive? Cast your votes!
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We already know that tobacco is harmful without subjecting more animals to cruel, archaic experiments. Tell the Food and Drug Administration to remove animal tests from its guide on tobacco product testing, especially since previous tests have shown that animals don't even develop the same diseases that human smokers do.
A New Jersey cow can spend her weekend fist-pumping (hoof-pumping?) after she escaped from a slaughterhouse. The slaughterhouse owner has agreed to let the cow spend the rest of her life on a farm.
Monkey see, monkey throw rocks. A chimpanzee stuck in a zoo in Sweden is taking out his frustrations on visitors with an old-fashioned stoning. Hmm, I wonder what he could be trying to tell us …?
Taking a page from the chimpanzee's book, two South African cheetahs injured tourists who went inside their "petting area."
Is Fido's food infected? Some dog food has been recalled after a salmonella outbreak.
Cars take a breather as something else gets the blame for L.A.'s smog.
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In celebration of Mother's Day, PETA presents 10 animal mommas in action.
We cried with him in The Green Mile and laughed with him in Talladega Nights, and now we're celebrating with gentle giant Michael Clarke Duncan as he talks about his decision to go vegetarian in his new PETA video.
Urge Avon Lake, Ohio, not to use cruel bowhunting to kill deer. Families are torn apart, many deer are wounded and may take weeks to die, and young animals die of starvation when their mothers are killed.
In the wake of a PETA investigation of a South Carolina hoarder, urge officials to amend the law to prohibit convicted hoarders from acquiring more animals.
Don't let Ringling dissuade Atlanta from enforcing its bullhook ban, which would place the city's entire animal control department in jeopardy.
Following efforts by PETA India, the Election Commission of India has prohibited candidates from using live animals for any part of their campaigns.
Kick off your weekend with Anti-Flag. The outspoken punk band is never silent—especially about injustice. They share their advice on how to "never be silent" for animals.
Once again, animal rights activists in China have rescued a truck full of dogs who were on their way to slaughter.
KFC was ordered to give $8.3 million to the family of a girl who was left severely brain damaged after eating at one of its restaurants, but the chain doesn't want to pay up.
A front group for animal abusers is distorting PETA's euthanasia statistics in order to mislead people about our work. Here's the truth.
Which "sport" kills more than 60 percent of the animals used in it? PETA's investigation may surprise you.
PETA's investigation of pigeon racing uncovered not only massive bird casualties but also abuse and a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling ring. Urge the U.S. attorney general to investigate.
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Your weekly dose of "Awww!" Here are just a few of the animals who were rescued during PETA investigations.
You may already know about feathers, but what else is hiding inside those McNuggets?
A devoted dog puts herself in danger to stick close to her dead friend's side in the middle of a busy road.
Research proves that baboons can learn to identify words. Which word do you think they prefer, "freedom" or "home"?
What does your digestive tract have in common with pig feces?
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We've all seen the disturbing videos of cruelty to animals that brave PETA investigators have filmed, but the investigators themselves stay out of the limelight. If you would like to send a special message to them, here's your chance.
It's almost Earth Day—do you know how you're celebrating yet?
Ask Circus World Museum not to host animal exhibitors who violate the Animal Welfare Act.
After you've read about PETA's breaking horse transport and slaughter investigation, voice your support for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011.
A whistleblower leaked video footage that documented that Coast Guard members hacked goats' limbs off with tree trimmers, pulled out their internal organs, and stabbed them, all while the animals moaned and kicked. Ask the military to replace animals in trauma training with superior human simulators.
Tell the U.S. Department of Agriculture not to slash the number of federal inspectors at chicken and turkey slaughterhouses, opening the door for more abuse of animals.
Veg Week 2012 is upon us. Don't let it pass you by without doing something to help animals killed for food.
It's the weekend! And it couldn't come soon enough for a very sleepy pup.
A new Value [the] Meal campaign (love that name) by Corporate Accountability International is telling hospitals containing McDonald's restaurants that sending patients to the Golden Arches means putting them closer to the pearly gates.
It's almost swimming season: Is your pool equipped with a four-legged life preserver like this one?
What's lean and green and nude all over?
Tell Uniqlo that "unique clothing" shouldn't be made from abused animals. Ask the retailer to stop using wool from sheep who were cruelly mulesed.
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Update: After hearing from PETA and our supporters about the cruelty of the circus and the danger to residents, Bellevue officials denied Carson & Barnes a permit to perform. And after PETA sent a letter to the president of Bellevue University asking her not to host Carson & Barnes, PETA also received a call from the university informing us that, having become aware of the cruelty to animals used by the circus, the university had canceled the circus's appearance.
Carson & Barnes Circus wants to bring its abusive act to Bellevue University in Nebraska. Tell Bellevue officials that cruelty to animals has no place at an institution for higher learning.
Panama is set to abolish bullfighting. Urge President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal to ban the cruel "sport" by signing Panama's entire animal welfare bill into law.
What is Justin Bua calling a "cancer and [pus] sandwich"?
National Public Radio reports on the backlash against dog slaughter in China.
The newest cure for work-related stress: dogs!
Oprah Winfrey is owning her food choices.
It's time for Decision 2012. Cast your votes for the Sexiest Vegetarians Next Door.
Show your fur-free spirit with a PETA SpiritHood. Enter on Facebook to win one.
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