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Auction Block or Chopping Block? For These Animals Being Sold Like Furniture, It’s One in 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.
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!
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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Chained Dogs Need Help This Winter—Will You Take These Steps?
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.
WATCH NOW: PETA Supporters Arrested at HHS Over ‘Monkey Fright’ Lab
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.
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.
Successo! Moncler to Go Fur-Free After Push From Activists, PETA Entities
Following pressure from animal rights activists, including demonstrations and nearly 100,000 e-mails from supporters of PETA entities around the globe, Italian luxury brand Moncler is going fur-free.
PETA in Action
‘Bloody Lizard’ Writhes Outside Gucci Store
PETA’s scaly protester visited Gucci’s flagship store in Las Vegas to urge the company to join other designers by banning exotic-skin sales. Go to PETA.org/Gucci to learn more.
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.
Free Coffee! PETA Hijacks Starbucks Customers in Surcharge War
A protester’s giveaway of dairy-free drinks got potential customers in Hawaii to shun Starbucks, since the chain still charges extra for vegan milk—despite agreeing that it’s better for the planet.
Guardian and Luna Are Over the Moon for Reunion After Appointment
Our fieldworkers doubled as free taxi drivers for Luna and others in North Carolina by giving them door-to-door rides to and from their spay or neuter procedures.
‘Bloody’ Spectacle Stirs Things Up at Christmas Market
PETA supporters encouraged Philadelphia shoppers at Urban Outfitters (and other stores) to shop with compassion this holiday season and buy only vegan clothing.
Peaceful PETA Protesters Stood It Out Until All Dogs Were Freed From Breeder’s Kennel
PETA protesters gathered inside the Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan for four days, demanding that dogs be rescued from JRT John’s Jack Russell Terriers, a backyard breeding operation.
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.
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.
PETA Fieldworkers Deliver a Doghouse Fit for King
We delivered custom-built doghouses to dogs like King, whose only shelter from the cold was a cracked plastic box.
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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.
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.
Help Get the Remaining 19 Dogs out of Texas A&M’s Labs—and Into Laps
Texas A&M University is shuffling healthy dogs between laboratories and simply watching as ill dogs get sicker. After hearing from PETA, the feds are investigating.
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.
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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.
Urge Build-A-Bear to Stuff Its Cruel SeaWorld Partnership
Please urge Build-A-Bear to rethink its partnership with SeaWorld and stop endorsing this cruelty.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beagles Deprived of Food and Crushed: PETA Exposes NIH Supplier’s Puppy Factory Farm
Video: Thousands of beagle dogs and puppies are confined to barren kennels and cages 24/7 at a factory farm that sells them for experimentation. Help them today!
No One Likes a Cold Heart—Join Alicia Silverstone and PETA for a #WoolFreeWinter
Actor Alicia Silverstone has detailed the cruelty of the wool industry in a new radio ad for PETA. See how you can help push for a #WoolFreeWinter.
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High School Teachers: Get the Latest Tips on Bringing Animal Rights Into the Classroom
TeachKind’s “Challenging Assumptions” curriculum will make discussing social justice issues with high school students easier and more effective. Get your free kit today!
‘Unchain a Dog’ Month: One Team Helps Animals When No One Else Will—Watch for Free on Prime Video
In a film from executive producer Anjelica Huston, follow people who bring shelter, food, care, and more to animals in need. “Breaking the Chain” is available on most streaming platforms.
Listen In: PETA’s Plan to Drive ‘Frankenscience’ out of Town
What you need to know about pig organ “transplants,” “transgender” monkey tests, and what PETA is doing to stop them.
Students: Be a Party Animal at a Venue Where Animals Aren’t Prisoners
If your school is planning to hold an event like prom at SeaWorld or another marine park or dubious aquarium, here are the steps you can take to get it moved to a different location.
Get Crafty With Your Kids and Make Beds for Dogs and Cats in Need
Help kids help animals. Use this step-by-step guide to make creative, comfy beds for the dogs and cats at your local animal shelter—or your animal companions.
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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