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VIDEOS: 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…
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.
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.
A Dog Named Pee Wee Suffered 11 Years, Died Alone in Texas A&M Laboratory
The suffering and death of a dog named Pee Wee is as tragic as it is emblematic of the cruelty in Texas A&M’s muscular dystrophy laboratory. Shut it down!
PETA Urges Pakistani Vet Schools to End Cow ‘Rectal Palpation’ Drills
Veterinary schools in Pakistan reportedly use live cattle in cruel reproductive training exercises, despite the existence of superior, animal-free models.
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Happening Now: PETA Germany’s Fearless Rescue Team Saves More Animals From Ukraine
PETA Germany and its partners arranged a five-day mission to get dogs and cats out of a war-torn region in Ukraine and across the border into Hungary. Learn how you can support this work.
Make Waves for Animals This Summer at These Vegan-Friendly Beach Towns
PETA has selected the most vegan-friendly beach towns in the U.S. Did your favorite boardwalk spot make the list?
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PETA in Action
PETA Makes a Splash Pushing for Lolita’s Release
Protesters urged the Miami Seaquarium to release the long-suffering orca Lolita to a seaside sanctuary on the weekend marking her 52nd year of being confined to the world’s smallest orca tank.
Kids Are All Ears as Ellie the Elephant Entertains and Inspires Them
TeachKind’s animatronic elephant toured summer camps in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, teaching over 1,300 children how to extend compassion to all animals.
Rescued Dog Is on a New Mission—Finding a Loving Home
PETA fieldworkers rescued a dog named Cadet from living outside 24/7 and transferred him to the Virginia Beach SPCA, where his skin will be treated for infection and he’ll have a chance at adoption.
‘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.
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.
SOS Stands Up for Animal Rights
In a bold student-led protest in Los Angeles, members of Students Opposing Speciesism served In-N-Out Burger customers the message that cows, pigs, and other animals used for food are friendly, inquisitive, and smart individuals—not menu items.
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.
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.
Urge Circus World to Stop Making a Spectacle of Animals’ Suffering This World Elephant Day
On the heels of Ringling Bros.’ animal-free return, Circus World Museum—the only taxpayer-funded circus in the U.S.—has relaunched its summer show using elephants. Find out how to take action now.
Federal Records Say Vanderbilt U. Labs Are Free-for-All Cruelty Shacks
In Vanderbilt University’s laboratories, animals have been subjected to invasive experimental surgeries but denied pain relief—and other animals have died of starvation or thirst.
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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.
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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!
PETA Fielded Calls From California to Canada to Help Animals This Summer
On an average day, PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department receives dozens of phone calls reporting cases of animal abuse. Here’s what happens next.
Northern Tool + Equipment Stops Selling Glue Traps—Help PETA Persuade Others to Join the List!
Northern Tool + Equipment joined the list of forward-thinking companies that have ended the sale of vile glue traps. Find out how this will help animals and how you can help PETA urge other stores to do the same.
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Animals Warehoused for Years: What You Need to Know About ‘No-Kill’ Shelters
Dogs, cats, and other animals in “no-kill” shelters need your help. Hear what changes need to be made now to start really saving lives—not pretending to on paper.
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.
Spawn Kindness This School Year: Dissect a SynFrog Instead!
Animal dissection is cruel and dangerous. But there’s good news! The SynFrog promises to give tadpoles a “hoppier” future.
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 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.
PETA Roasts Starbucks for Vegan Milk Surcharge—Here’s What We’ve Been Brewing
Has Starbucks dropped its hypocritical vegan milk upcharge? Not yet—but PETA will keep roasting the company until it does.
Headed Back to School? Order a FREE SOS Activism Kit to End Speciesism on Campus!
Speaking out for animals at school just got even easier! Order a FREE SOS Back-to-School Activism Kit to help you end speciesism on your campus.
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.
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