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Breaking PETA Exposé: U.S. Army Wounds Dogs, Cats, and Others With YOUR Tax Dollars
What are dogs, cats, and other animals enduring in the U.S. Army’s “classified” weapon-wounding tests? We’re pushing for answers and calling for a ban.
As Hurricane Ian Pummels the U.S., PETA Asia Helps Animals After Typhoon
PETA Asia’s rescue team is on the ground in the Philippines helping the survivors of Typhoon Noru. Learn how you can support their work and save animals’ lives.
PETA Victory! Prison for Lab-Bound Monkeys Won’t Be Built
After a seedy transport company began building a warehouse to hold monkeys doomed to experimentation, we alerted the landowner to the biohazard this posed. Now the company is being evicted.
The Time to Prepare for a Disaster Is NOW—Don’t Wait
What would happen to your beloved animal companions if a natural or human-made disaster were to strike tomorrow? PETA’s laid out all the steps you need to be prepared.
Princess Was a Mother, Prisoner, and Victim of the WNPRC—See Her Story
This is the story of a princess whose life was anything but a fairy tale. She wasn’t born in a castle—she was born in a laboratory.
Help Bring Starbucks’ Vegan Milk Surcharge to a Grinding Halt
Starbucks claims to care about sustainability, but its surcharge for drinks made with vegan milk says otherwise. Help PETA urge the company to do better this International Coffee Day!
Addicted to Torment: When Will Texas A&M Release the Nine Healthy Dogs It No Longer Wants?
Pressure from PETA ended Texas A&M University’s canine MD breeding program in 2019. But then nine healthy dogs were sent to another lab instead of being released for adoption.
PETA in Action
‘Dead Dogs’ Haunt Liberty Media Over Iditarod Ties
PETA descended on Liberty Media in Colorado, calling for its subsidiary GCI—an Alaskan internet service provider—to stop powering a race in which more than 150 dogs have died.
PETA’s Traveling Exhibit Exposes Nation’s Dark History
We brought our “Without Consent” exhibit to Indianapolis following the rescue of 4,000 beagles bred for experiments at Indiana-based Inotiv’s now-shuttered Envigo facility in Virginia.
PETA Supporters Invade Urban Outfitters Meeting Over Clothing Cruelty
Protesters disrupted the Annual Wells Fargo Consumer Conference in California to urge Urban Outfitters executives to commit to creating animal-free, eco-friendly fashion.
Students Expose In-N-Out Burger’s Bloody Speciesism
Bold members of Students Opposing Speciesism served In-N-Out Burger customers in California the message that cows are friendly, inquisitive, and smart individuals—not menu items.
Nyla Gets a New Doghouse—Thanks to PETA
In North Carolina, PETA fieldworkers upgraded the dilapidated “shelter” of a dog named Nyla to a custom-made doghouse to protect her from the cold and heat.
Giant ‘Mouse’ Demands Japanese MSG Giant End Tests on Animals
PETA U.K. supporters challenged Ajinomoto’s use of animals in deadly experiments that aren’t required by law and don’t advance human health. Take action at PETA.org/MSG.
‘Hell on Wheels’: Squawking Truck Ruffles Feathers
PETA’s mobile billboard—plastered with images of chickens bound for slaughter—visited the West Chicago Food Festival to drive home the message that the kindest meals are vegan.
PETA Supporters Encased in Concrete Shut Down Coffee Chain Location
In Nashville, Tennessee, protesters dug their heels in against Starbucks’ punitive price hike on vegan milks—a policy that harms cows, the planet, and customers who are lactose-intolerant.
PETA Fieldworkers Hit the Gas to Help Patches, Diesel, and Others
Our Mobile Clinics Division sterilized 273 animals in one week in North Carolina, and animals including Patches and Diesel received free round-trip transport for their appointments.
PETA’s Plea for Cow Families Takes On Juicy Lucys
New sky-high messages went up near a slew of Minnesota eateries selling cheese-stuffed burgers called Juicy Lucys, urging diners to show compassion for cows by choosing a vegan option instead.
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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.
Caged, Cut Open, and Traumatized: Meet Nick Nack, a Monkey Imprisoned at NIH
Nick Nack has been imprisoned and experimented on for years in Elisabeth Murray’s NIH laboratory. He’s so distressed that he rips out his own hair.
PETA Calls For a Strike on Sex With Meat-Eating Men
PETA is proposing a strike on sex with meat-eating men. Men’s diets cause 41% more greenhouse gases than women’s diets.
Go Inside This Prison Where Babies Are Torn Away From Their Mothers, Tormented, and Killed
Cruelty, disease, meaningless experiments, a waste of taxpayer money, and violations of animal welfare laws: The University of Washington’s primate center has it all. Join thousands in calling for its closure.
A representation of primates at UW
Planning a Canadian ‘ThanksVegan’ Is as Easy as (Vegan) Pumpkin Pie
Prep your vegan menu and learn where to buy all your holiday favorites with PETA’s ultimate guide to hosting a Canadian “ThanksVegan.”
Urgent Alerts
Change the World for Animals—Take Action Now
Search Cruelty-Free Companies
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.
Huge News! Senate Passes FDA Modernization Act
This means we’re one big step closer to ending the archaic requirement for tests on animals in drug development. Now, urge your U.S. representative to support this landmark bill.
Victory! PETA and Coalition of Advocacy Groups Defeat Iowa ‘Ag-Gag’ Law in Court
For more than a century, the public has relied on undercover investigations to expose illegal and cruel practices on factory farms and in slaughterhouses.
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A Toast to Life! PETA Pushes Another Taiwanese Health Company to Drop Tests on Animals
Microbio Co., a Taiwanese health food producer, has banned experiments on animals following talks with PETA. Find out how to encourage others to follow suit.
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Urban Outfitters Turns Animals into Fashion Victims. Speak Up!
Francesca Farago and other big names joined PETA at Urban Outfitters’ annual meeting to ask the company an important question.
‘Cut Out Dissection’ Month: Help Raise the Bar for Science Education
Are you a science teacher, or do you work in a science education–related field? You could become a part of a growing movement pushing for education that’s animal-free, safer, and more cost-effective. Find out how to join.
Listen In: What’s a ‘Food Desert’—and Why Does It Matter to Animals and You?
Food justice is on the menu—and PETA’s serving it up vegan-style to folks across the U.S. Listen in to find out how you can make a difference, too.
Northwestern Experimenters Gone Rogue; Public Left With the Bill
Northwestern University fails both animals and taxpayers by violating minimum animal welfare guidelines in its laboratories. It’s time to shift to human-relevant methods.
Patricia Manterola and PETA Latino Are Making Waves to End Fishing
Patricia Manterola and PETA Latino aren’t letting the fishing industry off the hook for exploiting the ocean.
Photo: © Diana Koenigsberg
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!
Coloring With Kindness: Help Kids Share a Special Message About Cows
Use this free coloring page to help your little one show their friends just how special cows are and how to replace exploitative, animal-based foods with delicious vegan ones.
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.
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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
