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PETA Protest for Silver Spring Monkeys
How PETA’s Case for Monkeys Exposed a Hidden World to Everyone

How did PETA’s Silver Spring monkey case rock the boat and make humans question the ways in which we treat our fellow animals? Listen to this interview with Ingrid Newkirk.

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Protesters holding banner that says "Cruelty doesn't fly: AELF Flightservice, Ban Monkey Shipments"
Victory! Pressure From PETA Grounds AELF FlightService’s Cruel Monkey Shipments

We did it! After hearing from PETA and thousands of our supporters, AELF FlightService has agreed to stop flying monkeys to their deaths in U.S. laboratories.

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Animal Companions
In Record-Breaking Heat, PETA Fieldworkers Break Records to Save Animals

From lifesaving relief for chained dogs to vital spay/neuter surgeries (2,910 of them!) and much more, see how PETA helped animals in April, May, and June.

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PETA’s Latest Message to Cialis-Maker Eli Lilly Is Hard to Ignore
BOYCOTT SANOFI: Cruelty-Free Products to Use Instead 

Drugmaker Sanofi doesn’t deserve a single dollar for its near-drowning tests on animals. Shop PETA’s recommended cruelty-free products instead!

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Donkey restrained in Petra
A PETA Supporter’s Generous Commitment to Working Donkeys and Horses

Follow Julie’s inspiring journey—from witnessing suffering to sparking change—to help improve the lives of donkeys and horses in Petra, Jordan.

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PETA CAP worker with Midnight, a black dog
Share Compassion With a PETA Present
With a PETA Present, you can send a beautiful e-card and help animals.
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Rapper C5 standing with arms outstretched on the beach
C5’s Earth Day Anthem: Rapping for Animal Rights

Join C5 as he drops rhymes and truths, collaborating with PETA for a powerful Earth Day message.

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sheep singers for a wool free winter
VIDEO: Ingrid Newkirk Is Helping You Put a Special Spark in the Holiday Season

Ingrid Newkirk has a special holiday message for you that will brighten your spirits and help you ring in the new year ready to help animals.

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Karen Davis and Rainbow
Join PETA in Honoring Karen Davis by Advocating for Birds

Karen Davis helped change how people think about chickens. Here’s how you can help continue her work.

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Calling All Gamers! Learn Why September 10 Is Your Day to Make a Difference

Give PETA a power-up that will boost our vital work and “pwn” animal abusers in laboratories, roadside zoos, and other places.

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animal advocates doing a protest with signs and a large banner that reads "MEAT IS MURDER", to help make a Farmer John slaughterhouse shut down
Flesh-Trafficking Giants Tyson and Perdue to Close Plants in an Attempt to Cut Costs

Companies like Tyson and Perdue are shutting down slaughterhouses in an effort to cut costs as the demand for meat drops.

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
Pledge to Go Vegan
6 Ways Scouts Are Pulling Out All the Stops for Animals

Are you a scout looking for ways to help animals, or do you just want some animal rights advocacy inspo? We’ve got you!

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crime scene photo of dogs crammed by animal hoarders in cages and linked to a "no-kill" shelter
Cruel, Seedy, and Greedy: Comparing Animal Hoarders, Roadside Zoos, and Puppy Mills

How do animal hoarders compare with roadside zoos and puppy mills? PETA spotlights their speciesist similarities and what you can do to help their victims.

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delving into PETA's 'dark side,' showing an illustration of Darth Vader in a laboratory coat and holding a red lightsaber up while looking down on caged marmosets used for experimentation, each with a "Star Wars"-related name, some of whom have already been killed, all to parody the horrific experiments on monkeys at a UMass lab
Is There a ‘Dark Side’ to PETA? Board Our Starship to Shine Light on a Rebel Force

If someone asks, “What’s the dark side of PETA?” we’ve got the answer. Let us shine a lightsaber on the truth of our efforts for animal rights.

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Students Create Powerful Anti-Speciesist Campaigns for the 2023 Young Ones Student Awards

The 2023 Young Ones Student Awards highlights some of the best design work from students around the globe. Here are some of PETA’s favorite anti-speciesist campaigns.

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Animal Companions
Cap Off Your Senior Year With One of These Messages for Animals

It’s time to get out the vegan craft supplies and stick it to speciesism with an animal rights message for everyone to see on your special day.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
PETA’s Milestones for Animals: 1980 to Now
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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?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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