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Auction Block or Chopping Block? For These Animals Being Sold Like Furniture, It’s One and the Same (PETA Video Exposé)
The Shelby Alternative Livestock Auction is hell on Earth for animals, including a baby goat who was slammed into the side of a pen.
Another Damning Inspection at Envigo: PETA Urges Immediate License Suspension
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized to suspend Envigo’s license and confiscate animals. Yet it has done nothing to render aid to these dogs or stop the violations—take action now!
PETA Exclusive: Crash Witness Exposed to Monkey Saliva Develops Cough, Eye Infection
After lab-bound monkeys were thrown from a truck after a violent crash last week, onlookers stepped in feces and peered into crates. One woman got an eyeful of spit.
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Hurricane-Like Snowstorm Approaching: Help a Dog Like Him Survive the Weekend
Chains, pens, and low temperatures are a lethal cocktail for dogs living outdoors. If you encounter an animal left outside, here are six ways you can help—and even save their life.
PETA Supporters Arrested at HHS Over ‘Monkey Fright’ Laboratory
Seven PETA supporters were arrested for occupying the foyer of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as part of a protest against cruel government-funded tests on monkeys.
WATCH: Treated Like Lawn Decor and Security Systems—Meet the Animals PETA Helped
Every day and night, in all weather extremes, including hurricane conditions and nor’easters, PETA’s field team helps animals right when they need it the most.
A Banner Year for Animal Liberation: PETA’s Unstoppable Wins in 2021! (Video)
PETA won big in 2021: We pushed Taiwan to stop drowning and shocking animals, Canada Goose to ditch fur, ExxonMobil to end its Iditarod sponsorship, and more!
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‘Aliens’ Feast on ‘Human Flesh’ as Part of PETA’s Veganuary Push
PETA members beamed down to Alabama for an out-of-this-world lunch-in to motivate everyone to go vegan in 2022 and beyond.
‘Bloody Snakes’ Hang From Hooks Outside Louis Vuitton
“Scaly” PETA supporters in New York put pressure on Louis Vuitton to join other designers in banning the sale of exotic skins. Learn more at PETA.org/LouisVuitton.
Duckling Statues Urge, ‘Love Us—Don’t Eat Us or Wear Us’
Mrs. Mallard and her sculpted ducklings are sporting brand-new PETA signs encouraging everyone to have a heart for ducks and opt for duck-free cuisine and feather-free apparel.
Roving ‘Monkey’ Rides the Rails Through Seattle
PETA’s “Dorothy” rode the Seattle Link light rail with an important message after experimenters tormented and killed the real Dorothy at the University of Washington’s Washington National Primate Research Center. Take action: PETA.org/Seattle.
Urban Outfitters, Inc., CEO Faces the Music at PETA ‘Party’
Protesters gathered outside URBN CEO Sheila Harrington’s condo to deliver a birthday message: Stop selling clothing made of wool torn off animals.
‘Dead Calf’ at Starbucks? PETA Challenges Vegan Upcharge
A protester caused a ruckus outside a Starbucks location in Florida following reports that the chain had dropped its dairy-free milk surcharge in the U.K. but will continue to charge extra in the U.S.
Partying ‘Dinosaurs’ Celebrate Interim NIH Director
PETA members threw a party in Washington, D.C., for what we hope will be the end of the Stone Age of research at the National Institutes of Health after the Biden administration appointed Dr. Lawrence Tabak as interim director.
PETA Hounds Millennium Hotel Over Iditarod Ties
Protesters descended on a hotel in Durham, North Carolina, to decry Millennium Hotels and Resorts’ sponsorship of the Iditarod dog-sled race, in which more than 150 dogs have died.
PETA Gives Smoky a Free Doghouse
Fieldworkers rushed a custom-made PETA doghouse to Smoky in North Carolina after finding him confined to a cage so small he could barely move.
New York Students Hoof It to Festival to Combat Horse-Drawn Cruelty
Students shook up the Sparkle winter festival by alerting attendees to the disasters that can occur when horses get spooked while being forced to pull heavy loads through chaotic streets.
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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.
You Helped! Abuser Who Left Dogs to Freeze Charged With Felony, Thanks to PETA Supporters
First, we secured the rescue of breeder John D. Jones’ latest victims. Then we urged officials to charge this abuser. And it worked! Now call on officials to ban Jones from breeding dogs again.
Help Someone Go Vegan for Animals’ Sake With PETA’s 21 Tips
From offering a vegan baking cheat sheet to showing you how to find dairy-free cheese that shreds, melts, and satisfies, PETA’s making “Veganuary” even easier with daily tips and actions.
Dog Guardians, Huddle Up: Pats’ Matt Judon Teams Up With PETA
You might see some dogs doing the Matt Judon sack celebration as the Pats’ linebacker tackles chaining.
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PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies program is the ultimate resource for conscientious shoppers, making the quest for cruelty-free products as easy as pie.
Calling All Kids: Tell Build-A-Bear That SeaWorld Is UnBEARable for Animals
The place with the “most fun you’ll ever make” has partnered with an “abusement” park keeping animals prisoner in small tanks. Help your kids send a letter to Build-A-Bear Workshop’s CEO.
Stop ‘Milking’ Monkey Labor: Take a Crack at Kindness, Publix!
In Thailand, terrified monkeys are chained, beaten, and forced to climb trees to pick coconuts. Opting for one of these animal-friendly brands could mean saving a life.
Bravissimo! PETA Celebrates Dolce & Gabbana’s Farewell to Fur and Angora
Dolce & Gabbana has listened! The fashion brand has dropped fur and angora after hearing from over 300,000 supporters of PETA entities.
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Make a Career Out of Helping Neglected Animals—Apply to Be a PETA Fieldworker Today
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 Crashes URBN CEO’s Birthday to Deliver a Message for Animals: ‘No Birthday for Me Because of You’
On the birthday of Sheila Harrington, a CEO of Urban Outfitters brands, PETA crashed the party in behalf of animals killed for clothing.
Why a Recent Highway Wreck Could Cause the Next Pandemic
It was a nightmare scenario: A truck filled with monkeys destined for laboratories was hit by a dump truck in rural Pennsylvania on a freezing night. PETA takes you inside the story.
No One Likes a Cold Heart—Use PETA’s Guide for a Wool-Free Winter Wardrobe
Looking for the perfect vegan coat or wool-free scarf? We can help! Check out PETA’s guide to winter wardrobe essentials.
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Progress for Pigs! Indian State Bans Crates Used to Confine Mothers on Farms
Following a PETA India appeal, Goa has prohibited the use of gestation and farrowing crates, which deny pigs opportunities to forage, build nests for their young, or even take a single step.
The 2022 Iditarod Hasn’t Even Started Yet, and Already at Least One Dog Has Been Killed
The dog-sledding industry is rife with dangers for dogs, including being hit by vehicles. PETA’s urging Jaye Foucher to drop out of the Iditarod and racing altogether, before someone else is killed.
Students: Don’t Just Opt Out—End Animal Dissection at Your School
Every year, millions of animals are killed for classroom dissection. Order FREE stickers and leaflets to help us end it!
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Introduce us to a friend and—if it’s a match—you could make money! PETA is paying up to $1,000 for qualified referrals, so get started today.
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Animals Are Not Warehouses for Spare Parts for Humans
Behind the attention-grabbing xenotransplantation headlines are secret closets filled with butchered, suffering monkeys and tormented, genetically manipulated pigs.
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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