How bad do you have to be to lose your own experiments on animals? Ask Michele Basso, former head of the University of Washington’s primate center, whose lab coat is just a Halloween prop now.
Two meat industry insiders are blowing the whistle, reporting cruelty and decrepit, unsanitary conditions at a Safeway chicken supplier.
On a recent podcast, PETA’s Daphna Nachminovitch explained how the policies pushed by Best Friends Animal Society contribute to and worsen the animal homelessness crisis.

PETA lauds that Navy-funded tests on dogs and cats are now banned, but we’re keeping up the pressure until the Trump admin bans ALL military experiments on animals.
A historic new law in Mexico just changed the lives of dolphins used for entertainment. Find out how it happened—and how you can help dolphins in the U.S.
After hearing from hundreds of PETA supporters in Oregon, the state legislature has just issued a critical blow to the violation-plagued Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Do you want to wake up each morning knowing your work is so meaningful that it will save lives? Work for animal rights and you’ll be up before your morning alarm sounds.
PETA IN ACTION
PETA’s
Action
Team

Through education and hands-on training, a PETA-backed veterinary team is teaching young equine handlers in Petra, Jordan, how to prevent painful and deadly colic.
One doctor blows the whistle on bad “science” in a bold interview with PETA.
Three decades later, ‘Babe’ is still changing hearts and minds. See how PETA and James Cromwell are honoring the movie’s legacy.
No matter if the label says “ethical” or not, sheep in the wool industry end up at the same slaughterhouses. Watch and take action!
Urgent Alerts
Change the World for Animals—Take Action Now
Please politely urge decision makers to do the right thing and ditch glue traps from their rodent-control program.
Although PETA stopped a major university from conducting U.S. Navy–sponsored decompression tests on animals, other schools still need to get a clue.
Please urge Locale Magazine to stop promoting SeaWorld.
Please politely urge Van Buren County officials to mandate immediate veterinary care for these horses.
Urge the acting town supervisor to stop killing these wild animals and instead focus on humane measures that are tried and true.
WHAT PETA STANDS FOR


People
I am you, only different

Ethical
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Treatment
Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.

Animals
We are all animals.
That Helps Animals
Cruelty-Free List

Twenty-two monkeys died in agony. Alpha Genesis still holds $19 million in government contracts.
Dogs deserve to breathe, walk, and live without pain. Find out why PETA is suing the American Kennel Club on behalf of pugs, French bulldogs, and more.
Have a kid who respects animals and understands they’re friends, not food? Nominate them today—they could win a trophy, a PETA Kids t-shirt, vegan cookies, and a vegan ice cream party for their whole school!
PETA has obtained evidence showing that yet another monkey has died due to staff negligence at the violation-plagued Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Learn how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just delivered a body blow to the failed National Primate Research Centers, and why PETA is celebrating.
A controversial manta ray kidnapping off the Florida Panhandle is making waves online. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
In the latest of an encouraging series of moves away from cruel and pointless experiments on animals, the NIH just inched closer to ending HIV tests on monkeys.
Any way you slice it, adding vegan cheese is a win for cows, the planet, and the growing number of people who want kind dining options.
What happened to the notorious "Chimp Crazy" villain Tonia Haddix? Find out the latest major update and how YOU can help keep her out of the animal-exploiting business for good.
PETA has been pushing for decades. Now millions of animals will be spared—and there’s more to come.
What does ‘Hellboy’ star Ron Perlman say about fireworks at Niagara Falls? Find out in PETA’s new fired-up video.
Put your skills where your heart is—PETA’s calling, and animals need you! Apply to be an animal care officer today.