BREAKING: PETA Asia Releases Shocking New Video of ‘Wet Markets’ STILL Operating

New investigative footage reveals blood, dogs’ rotting flesh, terrified cats and frogs, and other deplorable sights at Asian “wet markets,” which are STILL open.

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PETA: Demand COVID-19 Answers on Imprisoned Primates Now

PETA demands immediate, decisive information about possible spread of COVID-19 among monkeys imprisoned at the Washington National Primate Research Center.

PETA Victory! Relief for Big Cats As Dade City’s Wild Things Reportedly Closes

Dade City's Wild Things, which has long been on PETA's radar, is reported to have closed its doors after the last tigers held there were sent to an accredited sanctuary in Colorado.

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This 'Bachelor' Winner Joins PETA's Campaign to Boycott SeaWorld

Reality star Cassie Randolph urges fans to connect their current quarantine with the isolation that dolphins and orcas have experienced at SeaWorld for decades.

Adoptable Dog Transferred for Torment to Another Texas A&M Lab

Cannoli, a young, healthy golden retriever born in the muscular dystrophy lab, has been transferred to another lab—even though Texas A&M had him listed for adoption.

WATCH: PETA President Hosts Virtual Book Tour Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s world tour was grounded due to the COVID-19 outbreak, so she’s taking her “Animalkind” book tour online.

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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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Is this the NIH Pandemic Crisis Plan? Step One: Scare Monkeys With Spiders

While Americans wait for cures for deadly diseases, the National Institutes of Health is sucking out parts of monkeys’ brains and then scaring them with fake snakes and spiders.

PETA Blasts the 2020 Iditarod for Its Disregard for Dogs

Read a roundup of horrific incidents that occurred during the 2020 Iditarod, and find out how you can join PETA in taking action for dogs.

PETA in the Field: Kya, Others Can’t Wait for COVID-19 Pandemic to End

The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving families struggling to feed their beloved dogs and cats. But with your help, our fieldworkers are making sure animals don’t go hungry.

PETA Cheers On COVID-19 Researchers Who Avoid Cruel Tests on Animals

Archaic and cruel tests on animals won't help us quickly find a cure for COVID-19. PETA applauds these scientists who are using non-animal methods.

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COVID-19 Setbacks? Not for This Eatery, Which Went Above and Beyond

You’ve never seen a “fish” fry like this! Good Friday kicked off with an animal-friendly bang, thanks to this restaurant’s fish-free fry with PETA’s Christian outreach division, LAMBS.

60 Members of Congress Agree With PETA: ‘Wet Markets’ Must Close

PETA was the first to call on the World Health Organization to ban "wet markets" globally. Just days later, Sen. Cory Booker and other congressional lawmakers followed our lead.

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Attention, Parents! Virtual Learning Resources for Grades K–12

PETA's humane education division, TeachKind, offers free and fun educational resources for parents to use with their kids—and they're especially useful during this pandemic.

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PETA's Pitching a Big Plan to End Animal Tests—You Can Help

PETA scientists propose the “Research Modernization Deal,” an important new strategy for optimizing investment in biomedical research by eliminating animal experimentation.

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Victory! Longtime PETA Target Hit by New Virginia Law Banning Tiger Cub Petting

PETA is celebrating after Ralph Northam, the governor of Virginia, signed SB 1030—which bans public contact with dangerous captive animals—into law.

7 Reasons Chewy.com Is Dangerous for Animals

PetSmart—a retailer with “no empathy for the animals”—operates Chewy.com. During this coronavirus quarantine and beyond, please, only buy from retailers that DON’T exploit animals.

PETA Invests in Sheep’s and Goats’ Futures During COVID-19 Market Slump

PETA is heading to the boardroom to pressure retailers Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, and others not to sell items that sheep and goats suffered and died for.

PETA Aids Hundreds of Companion Animals During COVID-19 Crisis

Hear how PETA has been busy helping dogs and cats affected by the pandemic from Emily Allen, senior director of our fieldwork program.

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Air France: Stop Shipping Monkeys to Labs for COVID-19 or Any Other Reason

Vaccine trials for COVID-19 are already underway in humans, yet experimenters still want to perform tests on monkeys. Tell Air France not to play this game.

Urge Starbucks to Help Cows During the Coronavirus Crisis With 5 Easy Actions

Like us, cows value their lives. They don’t want to be killed for milk any more than any of us want to die of coronavirus. Tell Starbucks to promote health for all, always.

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Watch: PETA Shows How to Make a Face Mask Using … Underwear?!

Is your store out of face masks? Don’t panic—PETA’s strung together the perfect DIY instructions to spread a message about not eating animals.

39 Tigers From ‘Tiger King’ Facility Now Live in Peace, Thanks to PETA

Before Joe Exotic fled G.W. Zoo, PETA was able to get 39 tigers and other animals away from the “Tiger King” and into reputable sanctuaries, where they’re all thriving.

#Never21: Join PETA and Urge Forever 21 to Stop Selling Wool Now

There’s nothing cute about clothing and accessories that support a bloody, violent industry. Tell Forever 21 to use vegan materials instead.

PETA Slams Many Universities for Coronavirus Killing Spree of Animals

Schools are shutting down experiments and killing animals who, apparently, weren't even considered "critical" to the research mission in the first place.

TikTok: Sharks Dragged From Their Ocean Homes, Abused for 'Likes'

Shame on this beachgoer for dragging struggling sharks out of the water and subjecting them to terrifying abuse. TikTok should ban @braden.lynch immediately—and for good.

PETA Urges Folks Not to Give a Nickel to March of Dimes—Here's Why

The March of Dimes has sewn newborn kittens' eyes shut and killed them. If you're looking for a charity to support this Easter, consider these PETA-approved options instead.

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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