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EGYPTAIR’s Cargo Holds Now Free of Monkeys, Following Worldwide PETA Push
Following a three-month international PETA campaign, EGYPTAIR will stop transporting monkeys to be tormented and killed in laboratories.
When Will Texas A&M Release the Nine Healthy Dogs It No Longer Wants?
Pressure from PETA ended Texas A&M University’s canine MD breeding program in 2019. But then nine healthy dogs were sent to another lab instead of being released for adoption.
PETA Undercover: Meth-Doped Horses Drop Dead on Underground Racetrack
After PETA’s undercover investigation went public, Rancho El Canelo and Rancho El Centenario canceled races over the weekend. Take action to end these underground races permanently.
PHOTOS: 25 Beagles Originally Bred for Experimentation at Envigo Get Some TLC at PETA
Months after PETA’s groundbreaking exposé, Envigo announced that its dog-breeding hellhole will shut down. But our work isn’t over yet…
Victory! PETA Persuades Hospital to Ban Staff From Mutilating Live Pigs
The hospital’s medevac staff had attended training sessions at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in which live pigs were mutilated. Now let’s get the school to end this cruelty.
Sirens, Shrapnel, and Saving Animals in Ukraine: Updates on PETA Germany’s Rescue Team
Staff from PETA Germany and other rescue teams risk their lives to get emaciated and injured animals out of the most dangerous areas in Ukraine. Read more to learn how you can support this vital work.
Free Lolita! Paulina Rubio Urges Miami Seaquarium to Release Lonely Orca Before It’s Too Late
Paulina Rubio, PETA, and many others are speaking out for Lolita, asking The Dolphin Company to let her live out her golden years in a better place.
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PETA in Action
‘Hell on Wheels’: Squawking Chicken Truck Ruffles Feathers
PETA’s mobile billboard—plastered with images of chickens bound for slaughter—visited a food festival in Buffalo, New York, to drive home the message that the kindest meals are vegan.
‘Dead Owls’ Haunt Johns Hopkins University
PETA’s “bloody crime scene” made passersby turn their heads to find out “whooo” they could contact to help end the university’s deadly brain tests on owls. Take action at PETA.org/JHU.
Jermaine Dupri Hosts PETA’s 26th Congressional Veggie Dog Lunch
PETA invited members of Congress, their staff, and the public to celebrate 26 years of vegan progress with Slutty Vegan hot dogs and Jermaine Dupri’s dairy-free ice cream.
Hot-Weather Danger Alerts Go Up in North Carolina
PETA launched a multimedia messaging blitz to remind everyone to bring “outside dogs” inside during scorching weather and that giving them water can mean the difference between life and death.
PETA Protests Vegan Upcharge at New Starbucks Store
Animal rights supporters gathered outside a Starbucks store in New York to demand that the company stop curdling customers’ goodwill by charging extra for cruelty-free, climate-friendly milk.
PETA Fieldworkers Hit the Gas to Help Patches, Diesel, and Others
Our Mobile Clinics Division sterilized 273 animals in one week in North Carolina, and animals including Patches and Diesel received free round-trip transport for their appointments.
‘Guards’ Drench Themselves in ‘Blood’ Ahead of Bearskins Debate
PETA U.K. “troops” marched in London before a milestone debate during which members of Parliament spoke passionately about the need to switch the Queen’s Guard’s caps to faux bear fur.
PETA ‘Animals’ Push Urban Outfitters to Make Vegan Switch
Protesters raised a ruckus outside an Urban Outfitters store in Philadelphia, urging the company to help save animals and the planet by selling products made of only sustainable, vegan materials.
Students Raise Ruckus Over University’s SeaWorld Ticket Sales
Protesters demanded that the University of Central Florida stop selling tickets to SeaWorld until the park embraces animal-free entertainment only.
Who Is Beamish? Meet a Monkey Used in Elisabeth Murray’s Laboratory
Beamish is a monkey born into laboratory experimentation. Sixteen years later, he’s still being experimented on, currently in Elisabeth Murray’s monkey fright lab.
Grave Danger for Pugs, Bulldogs, Boxers: Smash-Faced Dogs’ Tiny Airways Can Kill in Heat Wave
Amid record-breaking heat waves, breathing-impaired breeds—including pugs and French bulldogs—may struggle to survive.
Start Your Morning Right With One of These Vegan Breakfast Sandwiches
You’re just a quick stop away from a warm, savory vegan breakfast sandwich. These chains are serving them up alongside your morning coffee.
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PETA to NIH: No More Tax Money to Lying Primate Center Director
The head of the Southwest National Primate Research Center, who tortures monkeys for a living, just got caught falsifying data on grant applications and in published work on his useless experiments.
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VIDEO: Eyewitness Reveals Bloody Attack of an Orca at SeaWorld San Diego
A visitor who witnessed the bloody attack of an orca at SeaWorld San Diego alerted PETA to the horrific incident. Take action for orcas!
Think You Have What It Takes to Be a PETA Fieldworker? We Want to Hear From You!
PETA’s field team staff are essential service providers—they’re our miracle workers. If you think you have the compassion and diligence to be on the front line, we want to hear from you.
PETA Presents Starbucks CEO and ‘Sustainability’ Leaders With ‘Climate CatasTROPHIES’
PETA sent out three “climate catasTROPHIES” to let Starbucks know that it’s time to actually give a “frap” about the planet.
Billion-Dollar Breeding Industry Busted: How PETA’s Work Freed the Beagles
Listen in as PETA Vice President of Evidence Analysis Dan Paden shares the intense and wild ride following our investigation into a factory farm that bred dogs and sold them to laboratories.
Urban Outfitters Desperately Needs a Humane Makeover. Speak Up!
Francesca Farago and other big names joined PETA at Urban Outfitters’ annual meeting to ask the company an important question.
Why PETA Is Glad USDA ‘Teachable Moments’ Are Over
The USDA’s “teachable moments” proposed that there was a learning curve to treating animals humanely. PETA breaks down why this system was such a failure.
It’s Kids’ Time to Shine! Meet the 2022 ‘All-Star for Animals’ Winner and Runner-Up
Congratulations to PETA Kids’ 2022 All-Star for Animals winner and runner-up! Learn more about the ways these two vegan kids and other nominees are sharing their compassion for animals with the world.
PETA Primate Scientist Eviscerates Experimentation Industry’s Pathetic Secrecy Defense
Animals in University of Washington labs have died from starvation and strangulation. This powerful op-ed lays out why the school doesn’t get to hide the truth about its “oversight” committee.
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Baby, How You Feelin’? These Vegan Stars Are Feeling ‘Good as Hell’
Lizzo isn’t the only one feeling “good as hell” by being vegan. Check out which of your favorite stars have changed what’s on their plates!
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Caitlin Hawks: From Protesting With a ‘Tiger’ to Taking Down a ‘Tiger King’
Lifelong animal advocate Caitlin Hawks discusses how she went from joining PETA in elementary school to fighting for animal rights in the courtroom with us.
Calling All College Students: Get Paid to Lead the Charge Against Speciesism
Want to make the world a better place for animals and get paid to do it? Apply to become a Students Opposing Speciesism campus rep today!
Can Compassion and Science Go Hand in Hand? Yes! Find Out How
Our scientists have a plan to phase out animal tests and improve research for human health. See our Research Modernization Deal here.
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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