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VIDEO: Elderly Elephant Viola Flees Her Circus Abusers, Runs Panicked on City Streets

PETA urges everyone to help protect elephants by refusing to buy a ticket to any circus that forces them to perform.

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PETA Offers to Help Repair Troubled Dam—If Our Pro-Vegan Ad Is Displayed

As residents of Panguitch, Utah, anxiously wonder if they’ll have to evacuate, PETA is offering peace of mind on two fronts!

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Rescued dog Gordon before and after
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PETA Sterilized 499 Animals in Mexico—and Brought Back One Lucky Pup

Emaciated, riddled with parasites, and with a fractured leg, Gordon was fighting for his life on the streets. But thanks to PETA, this adoptable pup is ready for the good life.

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GreaterGood Scraps ‘Humane’ Claims Following a Warning From PETA

After a warning from PETA, a nonprofit has chosen transparency for the greater good. Now we’re urging the organization to stand by its values by going vegan.

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although not at a Johns Hopkins lab, this beagle kept behind bars for experimentation shows how nearly 65,000 dogs are imprisoned in U.S. laboratories each year
Lab Horrors at Johns Hopkins: NIH Flubs Investigation; PETA Urges Action

Heard about the horrific history of animal testing in Johns Hopkins labs? PETA reveals how the university is getting away with murder—and who their accomplice is.

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OBS Director of Sales ARRESTED for Robbing PETA Investigator

An Ocala Breeders’ Sales exec hoped to hide footage of the last moments of a horse’s life from the public, but PETA won’t let the company cover its tracks.

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Alicia and Bear Silverstone run out of a biology lab with several frogs. Text reads "Cut Class, Not Frogs! Empower your kids to say NO to animal dissection"
Why Animal Dissection Is So Last Century: Alicia Silverstone and Bear Speak Out

Alicia Silverstone’s message is clear: It’s time to say, “As if!” to animal dissection and embrace a compassionate and effective way to teach biology.

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NIMH Funnels Millions of Tax Dollars Into Archaic Animal ‘Fight Clubs’

Unlike in “Fight Club,” our code of honor demands that we expose what the National Institute of Mental Health does to tiny animals with your money.

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close up of a rat, to represent those animals used in decompression tests funded by the U.S. Navy, as well as other cruel experiments
Attention, U.S. Navy: Stop Conducting Cruel Decompression Tests on Animals

Did you know the U.S. Navy funds cruel decompression tests on animals? Learn how PETA collaborated with Navy veterans in a move to sink these experiments.

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PETA supporters dressed as chickens hand out vegan egg samples
Avian Flu Outbreak, Mass Chicken Killings Prompt Nationwide Vegan Push From PETA

Amid a bird flu outbreak in 2024, PETA is hitting cities across the country with a campaign warning of the dangers of eating meat, eggs, and dairy.

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Jason Bateman’s Dairy Endorsement Raises Eyebrows and Harms Cows

PETA lawyers wrote to actor Jason Bateman because he’s spreading Organic Valley’s deceptive “ethically sourced” claim.

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The Wyld Jungle: An Illegal Roadside Zoo Where Animals Are Harassed for Viral Content

The influencer behind an illegal roadside zoo in Temecula, California, has no business exhibiting animals. Here’s what you need to know about the cesspool of suffering known as The Wyld Jungle.

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PETA ‘Primate’ Protests UW Torture on First Day of Class
She Hurt Monkeys, Then Got Promoted: Michele Basso’s Cruel Career Timeline

Michele Basso’s résumé includes animal welfare violations and shoddy surgeries, but it somehow landed her a top role at the Washington National Primate Research Center.

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Atiana sits in front of a mirror surrounded by rabbit statues and cosmetics
Hop Into Atiana De La Hoya’s Bunny-Friendly ‘Get Ready With Me’ Video

Atiana De La Hoya champions cruelty-free beauty, highlighting the importance of not supporting animal abuse when buying cosmetics.

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Jesus defending a bull from a matador
Is Bullfighting a Sin? Check Out PETA U.K.’s New Ad for the Answer

It’s almost Easter, and ahead of the First Meeting of Bullfighting Chaplains and Priests in Zamora, Spain, an urgent message has appeared throughout Rome and Vatican City.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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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, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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