TRESemmé Bans All Animal Testing Worldwide, Joins PETA’s ‘Beauty Without Bunnies’ List

TRESemmé is joining Dove, Suave, and other major Unilever brands in going animal test–free! The international hair-care brand worked with PETA to ban all tests on animals worldwide.

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You’re Invited to Ingrid Newkirk’s Virtual Birthday Fundraiser—Join Us!

Celebrate Ingrid’s birthday and give a big boost to PETA’s worldwide work to rescue animals who would otherwise have no hope, through your donation to PETA’s Global Compassion Fund. Reserve a spot today!

Why Did PETA’s Texas A&M TikTok Video Go Viral? See for Yourself!

As Texas A&M University graduates leave campus, PETA is pushing the school to let the 20 remaining dogs who are trapped in its canine muscular dystrophy laboratory “graduate” as well.

Make Twice the Impact to Help Save an Animal’s Skin

PETA is working to protect dogs, cats, cows, sheep, and other animals from being abused and killed for the fashion industry. Donate now and your gift will have twice the impact!

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PETA’s ‘Without Consent’ Brings Speciesism out of the Lab, Into the Light

It’s moving viewers to tears—and action. Experience PETA’s bold new exhibit and see nearly 200 stories about animals used in experiments.

Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore May Be Killed to Appease Ranchers!

Urge the U.S. Department of the Interior to help protect tule elk as well as the ecosystem.

Got Friends? PETA Has a ‘Grand’ Opportunity for You

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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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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BREAKING: Valentino Will Be Fur-Free After More Than a Decade of PETA Pressure

After more than a decade of campaigning—including protests and runway disruptions—by PETA and our international affiliates, Valentino has announced that it will ban fur.

I Was a Scientist at the WaNPRC—Here’s What I Witnessed

For years, this scientist worked at the WaNPRC. Now, she works for PETA. Find out what made her leave the primate research lab.

Find Out Whether Your Favorite Asian Snacks Are Vegan—You Might Be Surprised!

On your next visit to the Asian market, why not try a new snack or two? We’ve compiled some sweet and savory Asian snacks that also happen to be vegan.

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Victory! Pharma Giant Amgen Confirms: No Near-Drowning Tests

The company joined a dozen of its competitors that have banned the useless forced swim test after hearing from PETA scientists. Tell Eli Lilly it’s time to do the same.

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SeaWorld: Give Ariel the Dolphin the Happily Ever After She Deserves

As we begin our second month in confinement, Ariel the dolphin will begin her 28th year of it. Tell SeaWorld to stop subjecting animals to bleak, lonely lives in cramped tanks.

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Raley’s Drops Monkey-Abusing Chaokoh—Cheer On Other Chains to Follow Suit

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.

Keep Frogs ‘Hoppy’ Every School Year—Dissect a SynFrog, Instead!

With the end of a historic school year in sight, one thing remains certain: Dissecting animals has to stop. Learn how the SynFrog is giving frogs a “hoppier” future.

PETA’s Explosive Urban Outfitters Campaign Explored in New Mini-Documentary

“The Face of Fashion Is Fear,” PETA’s campaign to demand that Urban Outfitters drop animal-derived clothing, is featured in a new mini-documentary. Watch today on NowThis!

PETA Asia Exposes Olympic-Size Cruelty: Japan’s Eggs From Hen Hell

A shocking PETA Asia exposé reveals hellish conditions for hens at ISE Foods, Japan’s largest egg producer, which is certified to supply the Tokyo Olympics. Take action!

UMass Uses Hand Warmers on Marmosets to Mimic Menopause—Seriously?

University of Massachusetts experimenters torment and kill marmosets, supposedly to study menopause—which these monkeys don’t even experience.

Know a Compassionate Kid? Nominate Them to Win Awesome Prizes!

Know a kid who respects animals and understands that they’re friends, not food? Nominate that person today—they could win a trophy, a prize pack, vegan cookies, and yearlong bragging rights.

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PETA Shows Public What University of Washington Won’t: Baby Monkeys

Video footage reveals the tragedy of baby monkeys used in experiments like those at the University of Washington. Check it out now.

Hers, Not Yours: Help SOS Speak Up for Exploited Mothers

Call out dairy for what it is: a product of speciesism. These students are on a mission to show the world that a mother’s milk belongs to her. Will you join them?

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‘Not Your Usual Animal Rights Conference’: Get Your Ticket to the Event of the Summer!

Take a virtual ride with PETA’s fieldworkers, learn how to binge-watch with purpose, open your eyes underwater, stop pet-trade pimps, and more. Grab your spot now!

She Was Still Alive—Why You Can’t Walk Away From a Turtle Near a Road

Many turtles are severely injured or killed on roads every year. They can survive for weeks after their shell is crushed. If you see a turtle on or near a road—injured or not—here’s what to do!

Expand Your Empathy: Get ‘Animalkind’ in Paperback Today

Can fish sing? How do elephants communicate? Why do all animals deserve our respect? Find out the answers to these and other questions in “Animalkind” by PETA’s president—now in paperback.

When Protesters Have Ph.D.s: Digging Into PETA’s Push to Advance Science

PETA neuroscientist Dr. Katherine Roe met with University of Massachusetts–Amherst faculty, and it went well. Then she was given the cold shoulder. What’s holding the university back from moving to research that helps animals AND humans?

Animals Need Your Help! Do You Have What It Takes to Work at PETA?

Are you organized? Creative? Dependable? Ready to make a difference? Put your skills to work helping animals around the world! PETA’s looking for researchers, managers, field investigators, and others. Search our job openings and apply today.

Want to Stop Tests on Animals in 2021? We Do, Too—Here’s Our Plan

Compassion and science can go hand in hand. The current system is broken, and PETA’s Research Modernization Deal is here to fix it.

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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