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Eat a Lobster, Kill a Whale: PETA Pinpoints Deadly Web Cast by Fishing Industry

PETA urges anyone tempted to eat a lobster to consider the high cost of putting any marine animal on their plate.

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Woven With Compassion: PETA’s Fish Empathy Quilt Makes an Ocean-Size Impact

It’s up to us to turn the tide against the cruel, destructive fishing industry. Here’s how PETA’s Fish Empathy Quilt is getting people to rethink our relationship with fish.

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Sink Any Appetite for Fish Through Empathy—Replace Statues of Humans Fishing

SHELLebrate fish and other sea life by cultivating empathy and never eating them. Also, find out PETA’s FINtastic idea to replace a California Fisherman statue.

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The Perilous Ripple Effects That Lead Ammo Has on Animals, Humans, and the Planet

While all hunting causes harm, PETA targets the widespread dangers of poisonous lead ammunition to wildlife, humans, and the environment.

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Passionate About the Planet? Then Don’t Miss This New PETA Ad for Earth Day

A fan of Earth Day but stuck on how to contribute? PETA’s witty ad ending with “or put a cork in it” will have you laughing and learning how to help the planet.

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Will This Video on Crustaceans Make You Go Vegan? PETA Dares You to Watch

Crustaceans form friendships and nurture their families. But the way humans treat these sensitive individuals will pinch at your heartstrings—and make you switch to delicious vegan lobster rolls and crab cakes instead.

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Singer Alissa White-Gluz Transformed Into What for This PETA Ad?

Animal advocate Alissa White-Gluz is the lead vocalist in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy and a dedicated vegan.

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dugongs functionally extinct in China partially due to abandoned fishing equipment called "ghost gear"

Dugongs Declared Functionally Extinct in China, Partially Due to ‘Ghost Gear’

Don’t like being “ghosted”? Neither did China’s now functionally extinct dugongs. Read how one of the causes was discarded fishing equipment called “ghost gear.”

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5 Shocking PETA Investigations That Sparked Major Action for Animals in 2022

See some of the shocking findings that PETA’s investigations uncovered—and how our work helped animals in 2022.

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Why the World’s First Octopus Farm Must Not Open

Octopuses are not currently “farmed” animals, but there are plans for an octopus farm to open in Spain in 2023. Take action to help PETA stop this atrocity.

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Worried About Skin Cancer? Eating Fish Found to Be Associated With Melanoma

New science suggests a link between eating fish and developing skin cancer. Learn the facts and what you can do to keep yourself (and fish!) healthy.

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The Secret Ingredient to Teaching Kids Kindness? A Vegan Toy Kitchen!

Help introduce your little one to the importance of a cruelty-free kitchen by “veganizing” your child’s already existing toy kitchen with custom stickers or updated menu items.

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Traveling to Colombia? Try These 6 Enticing Vegan Restaurants

Colombia’s dining scene is full of vegan-friendly spots that won’t disappoint. Here are six wonderful vegan restaurants to try!

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It’s OFISHal: PETA’s 2021 Company of the Year Is Good Catch!

PETA Announces 2021 Company of the Year—‘Sea’ Who Netted the Award

With crispy vegan fillets, savory plant-based crab cakes, and flaky “fish” sticks, PETA’s 2021 company of the year makes it easier than ever to leave sea lives where they belong: in the sea.

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‘Eating Our Way to Extinction’ Is Here: How to See the Eye-Opening Climate Doc

Honor Earth Day 2022 by streaming “Eating Our Way to Extinction,” available globally on Amazon Prime Video today! Read more to find out how to watch it.

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