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Groundbreaking PETA Lawsuit Alleges NIH Unlawfully Funds Sepsis Experiments on Animals
PETA’s taking the National Institutes of Health to court over its continued funding of failed sepsis tests on animals.
Your Fun Hurts: New Ad Campaign Shows Dark Side of Animal Circuses
PETA has partnered with award-winning ad agency Ogilvy’s Honduras Team for an in-your-face challenge to using animals in circuses.
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Want to learn about PETA’s bold plans for animals, gain access to extensive discounts from many cruelty-free companies, and even get a chance to win giveaways of our favorite goodies? Sign up for our virtual event now!
You Can’t Trust the Label! All 11 ‘Humane-Certified’ Factory Farms PETA Investigated Were Horrifically Cruel
How much more video footage of suffering animals will it take for the ASPCA, HSUS, and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) to stop promoting sham “standards” for factory farms? Find out how you can help.
Sweet Relief, Thanks to PETA: North America’s Top Cocoa Processor Bans Animal Tests
Learn more about PETA’s vital role as leader of the effort to end crude and lethal tests on animals in the global food and beverage industry.
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Find Us a Licensed Veterinary Technician and We Could Pay You Up to $1,000
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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19 Dogs Want to Capture People’s Hearts, Not Be Held Captive in Cages
Misguided efforts, dried-up funding, zero insight gained—why is Texas A&M University STILL holding dogs from its notorious canine muscular dystrophy laboratory prisoner?
PETA in Action
PETA Brandishes ‘Bloody’ Bags Outside Hermès
Protesters in New York joined the massive international campaign calling on Hermès to bag exotic skins after new footage showed workers on farms owned by the brand mutilating crocodiles.
‘Mermaids’ Make a Splash in Faux-Fish Giveaway
In California, models Lily Easton, Elisha Herbert, and Renee Herbert partnered with PETA to hook tourists on delicious vegan fish tacos.
‘Rat’ Dunked in Tank to Protest Cruel Near-Drowning Tests
PETA U.K. members urged the University of Bristol to ban the widely discredited forced swim test and embrace superior, animal-free research.
Bella Mae and Queen Celebrate Return to Their ‘Kingdoms’
PETA fieldworkers spayed and neutered 287 animals in one week and gave Bella Mae, Queen, and others the royal treatment with free transportation to and from their appointments.
‘Monkeys’ Dump Giant Pile of Coconuts at Publix CEO’s Home
PETA members dumped hundreds of coconuts outside the home of Publix’s CEO in response to the supermarket chain’s continued sale of the monkey-abusing Chaokoh brand.
‘Animals’ Cause Ruckus Outside Urban Outfitters, Inc., Stores
PETA members and supporters in Missouri caused mayhem outside Urban Outfitters, Inc., stores—including Anthropologie and Free People—calling on the company to stop selling anything stolen from animals.
Students Roast Starbucks Over Vegan Milk Upcharge
Across the country, students have been occupying Starbucks stores because the company still charges extra for vegan milk, despite agreeing that it’s better for the planet.
PETA Rallies Against Millennium Biltmore Hotel
To decry the company’s sponsorship of the Iditarod dog race, in which more than 150 dogs have died, PETA supporters descended on the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
PETA’s Mobile Ad Exposes School’s Deadly Experiments on Marmosets
Our attention-grabbing mobile billboard drove through the streets of Massachusetts, slamming the University of Massachusetts–Amherst for tormenting and killing marmosets in experiments. Take action at PETA.org/Amherst.
Rescued! Riley Gets the Chance to Find a Loving Home
PETA caseworkers arranged for Riley’s removal from the cramped pen that she’d been confined to for two years. She’s now in a comfortable, loving foster home while she awaits adoption.
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Leading Primatologist Calls On NIH to End 'Pointless' Monkey Fright Experiments
“The world has marched on and left unimaginative repetitive studies of no particular value, like Dr. Murray’s, behind in the dust.”
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The Season Has Changed, and so Can You—Take Our 3-Week Vegan Challenge
The time is now! PETA’s 3-Week Vegan Challenge will help you make a change to protect animals and the environment while improving your personal health.
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.
Publix and Walmart Are ‘Shelling’ Out for Forced Monkey Labor—Speak Up Now
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.
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Who Is Kshamenk? Meet the Loneliest Orca in South America
For 29 years, Kshamenk has been kept in a cramped tank at Argentina’s Mundo Marino, a seedy marine park. Learn more about the loneliest orca in South America.
Larger-Than-Life ‘Monkey’ Turns Heads on UW Campus
Monkeys trapped in the University of Washington’s secretive underground laboratory can’t pay a visit to administrators to demand their freedom—but Dorothy can.
PETA’s 76th Bear Rescue Is in the Books—Dolly and Fox Family Are Finally at a Real Sanctuary
The sun’s set on Sunrise Side, the now-defunct roadside zoo where an injured bear was neglected and a lion bit off part of a visitor’s finger. If Oswald’s Bear Ranch were clued in, it’d fold, too.
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: 30 Latine Celebs Who’ve Teamed Up With PETA
To honor the important contributions of Latine people to the animal rights movement, PETA’s naming 30 celebs who are smashing speciesism for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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PETA to Urban Outfitters: A Killer Look Shouldn’t Kill Animals
Alpaca, wool, cashmere, mohair, leather, and down—all are produced with extreme violence and fear. Join the campaign to rid Urban Outfitters of these cruel materials!
Victory! The European Parliament Votes YES to a Future Without Animal Experiments
History in the making: The European Parliament supports PETA’s call to end experiments on animals!
Make Someone’s Day—and Save Animals’ Lives: Give Vegan!
Never underestimate the lifesaving power of giving someone a vegan Beyond Guacamole Taco from Del Taco or a delicious, animal-free oat milk latte.
Help Mobilize 1 Million European Consumers to Keep Cosmetics Cruelty-Free in the EU
We need 1 million signatures from European citizens to help keep cosmetics cruelty-free in the EU. Learn how a change in law could affect the brands you use now, and share this with everyone you know.
Ride Along With PETA’s Field Team! We’ll Show You How to Help ‘Backyard Dogs’ in Your Community
Have you ever worried that a neighborhood dog is too thin or noticed that their water bowl is always empty? Helping dogs like this is important and doable, and this PETA video explains it all.
‘Grande’ Injustice at Starbucks! Students Address the Vegan Milk Upcharge With Sit-Ins
Coffee and dairy-free cream, please! Hold the surcharge. The dairy industry exploits cows, and these students have had enough.
Want a Job That Can Change the World? Apply to Be a PETA Audio-Visual Producer!
From animal rescue videos to undercover investigative videos, PETA’s audio-visual team produces some of our most riveting, popular, and effective content. Join our team and use your skills to make a difference!
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The podcast takes listeners inside a group that’s impossible to ignore—the world’s most effective animal rights organization.
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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