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Feds Stall in Release of 1,000 Monkeys to Sanctuary—Your Help Needed Urgently!

Please take action today to urge the secretary of the interior to send these monkeys to sanctuary!

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Watch: A Soldier’s Plea to Stop Violence

This Ukrainian medic on the war’s front lines has a powerful message for the world.

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Lab on Your Tab Got Busted, but What NIH Wants to Do Now Is the Real Shocker

A disgusting lab was busted and a historic number of animals rescued. Yet NIH may want to do the unthinkable. You have the power to help stop it—here’s how to act now.

Got Your Animal’s ThunderShirt for the July 4 Fear Fest?

Learn why the Fourth of July can be a holiday for some but a nightmare for others—and find out how you can protect your animals.

100,000 Monkeys’ Lives Were Up in the Air—Until Now!

PETA’s flying high after learning how 100,000 monkeys were kept on home ground.

Will This Award-Winning Video Get Under the Fashion Industry’s Skin?

A Harry Potter actor, a handful of puppets, and a song you won’t forget—find out which award PETA U.K.’s video just won.

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Join PETA’s Action Team to hear about protests, events, and volunteer opportunities in your area. You’ll also get tips and ideas to help you advocate for animals.

Why Hollywood’s Top Horror Villains Belong in Elisabeth Murray’s Lab

NIH tried to keep PETA—and you—from learning about Beamish, a monkey imprisoned in the National Institutes of Health’s Maryland laboratory.

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Who Tops the List? PETA’s Most Beautiful Celebrity Vegans of 2023 Revealed!

This year’s Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities are acting phenoms AND powerful advocates for animal rights.

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$455 Million Suit Filed Over New York Government Horse Racing Scam

As PETA points to problems at Belmont Park, New York taxpayers are rising to the occasion.

Celebrate Life With a Vegan Eid

This Eid al-Adha, extend your compassion with tasty dishes like vegan lamb shammi kebab and cardamom cookies.

What PETA Stands For

People

I am you, only different.

Human beings create temporary and arbitrary boundaries to exclude beings who aren’t like them. Human beings have justified wars, slavery, sexual violence, and military conquests through the mistaken belief that those who are “different” do not experience suffering and are not worthy of moral consideration.


Ethical

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

We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Ethical treatment—the Golden Rule—must be extended to all living beings: reptiles, mammals, fish, insects, birds, amphibians, and crustaceans.


Treatment

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

All beings desire freedom to live a natural life, according to their inherent desires and instincts. While the lives of all beings necessarily involve some amount of suffering, human beings must stop deliberately inflicting suffering on all beings for our own selfish desires. We lose nothing in replacing a cheeseburger with a veggie burger or a leather purse with a fabric one. But beings we exploit lose their lives just for our fleeting fancy.


Animals

We are all animals.

We believe all beings deserve liberty and respect not because they share the characteristics we admire in ourselves but because they are living beings. We share the same evolutionary origins, we inhabit the same Earth, and we are ruled by the same laws of nature. We are all the same.

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Just How Bad Is SeaWorld? The Death Toll Speaks for Itself

Learn more about the cruelty of marine parks and discover ways to help animals.

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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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The Latest Way PETA Is Calling For a Cease-Fire on One U.S. Army Practice

Whose bloody secrets are PETA’s ads putting on blast? Find out and take action for the dogs, cats, monkeys, and marine animals whose lives are at risk.

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Now on Audible: ‘Free the Animals’ Special Edition

You’ll Duck Out of H&M When You See What We’re Protesting 

A PETA Asia investigation reveals ducks’ agonizing deaths to make Responsible Down Standard–certified down for suppliers of GAP Inc., Guess, H&M, and others.

There’s Something Deadly in Michigan—and PETA Knew It Was Coming

PETA has uncovered documents revealing what we’ve been warning about for months: Stressed-out monkeys imported from overseas have brought a deadly surprise with them.

‘Doc’ Antle’s Downfall: How PETA’s Dethroning the ‘Tiger Kings’

PETA’s been airing “Doc” Antle’s dirty laundry for years—hear updates on what’s next for the animals still imprisoned at his roadside zoo.

VIDEO: Here’s Why the Cost of Dairy Is ‘Too Much’

A new TV spot created for PETA by Christian Carl, Antepost, and Push Pull Production shows a shopper grabbing a wedge of cheese and inquiring how much it costs. Watch what happens next.

Heat Kills! Step Up for Chained Dogs This Summer With These 6 Actions

Chains, pens, and high temperatures are a lethal cocktail for dogs. If you encounter an animal left outdoors, here are six ways you can help—and even save their life.

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Calling Every All-Star for Animals: It’s Kids’ Time to Shine!

Know a kid who respects animals and understands that they’re friends, not food? Nominate them today—they could win a trophy, an assortment of PETA Kids merch, vegan cookies, and yearlong bragging rights.  

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Want to Take Your Scout Troop to the Next Level? peta2 Can Help!

Is your troop scouting for new ways to make a difference? peta2 has the lowdown on the best ways to help animals—Scout’s honor!

Want to Help Stop Tests on Animals? 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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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“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