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It’s Not Too Late to Join: Get Your Tickets 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!
Don’t Let PeeWee and Others Spend Another Year Locked in Texas A&M’s Labs!
Texas A&M University used dogs like PeeWee as laboratory equipment in its failing canine muscular dystrophy experiments. Take action now to help free the last 20 dogs.
Is It OK to Buy Birds as ‘Pets’? PETA Says, ‘No Flocking Way!’
Birds are complex, undomesticated animals who suffer greatly when caged in “pet” stores or homes. Here’s why you should never buy birds for sale.
Kroger and Save Mart Count the Cost and Ditch Monkey-Abusing Chaokoh—Your Turn, Publix!
After hearing from PETA, The Save Mart Companies dropped monkey-abusing coconut milk. Help us keep the pressure on Publix to do the same.
Eli Lilly Chooses Junk Science as Competitors Leave It Behind
Why would Eli Lilly, the Big Pharma house behind Prozac, cling to a junk-science test its competitors have already abandoned? PETA dug into the company’s history to find out.
Find Us an Investigative Researcher and We Could Pay You Up to $1,000
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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A Banner Week: Moose Knuckles Follows Canada Goose and Neiman Marcus, Bans Fur
Fur industry workers electrocute, gas, or beat animals to death—but Moose Knuckles, Neiman Marcus, and Canada Goose are ending their support of this cruelty thanks to PETA and grassroots activists’ persistent pressure.
PETA in Action
Monkey Defenders Swarm UW
Carting a “monkey” bearing more than 236,000 signatures, PETA supporters called on officials at the University of Washington to close down the Washington National Primate Research Center. Take action at PETA.org/Seattle.
Urban Outfitters Faces PETA Pressure at Annual Meeting
PETA members in Pennsylvania blasted Urban Outfitters, calling on the company to honor its stated goals of being sustainable and ethical by no longer selling anything stolen from animals.
PETA Protesters to Westminster: Call Off the ‘Doggone’ Show
In New York, protesters recommended celebrating dogs by skipping the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show—which emboldens greedy breeders and jeopardizes dogs’ health—and adopting an animal instead.
DeCALF Your Coffee! PETA Protests Starbucks’ Vegan Milk Surcharge
In South Carolina, PETA protesters called on Starbucks to price vegan milks at or below the cost of cow’s milk, since the chain agrees that animal-friendly milks are better for the planet.
One-Two PETA Punch Takes On Marine Bloodlust Drills
PETA supporters gathered outside the Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the home of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to demand an end to military drills in which Marines eat live animals and decapitate cobras in order to drink their blood. Take action at PETA.org/CobraGold.
Bam Bam, Gatsby, and BJ Celebrate Reunion With Guardians
PETA’s mobile clinic sterilized 311 animals in one week, including Bam Bam, Gatsby, and BJ—who were given free round-trip transport.
PETA Launches Eye-Opening ‘Without Consent’ Exhibit
To challenge the University of Massachusetts–Amherst to rethink its tests on monkeys, PETA erected an exhibit exploring the history of experiments on nonconsenting animals. Take action at PETA.org/UMass.
Vegans Barbecue a ‘Dog’
In Florida, PETA members served up food for thought about speciesism by urging anyone who was disturbed at the prospect of eating a dog to extend their compassion to all animals by going vegan.
Brownie’s Summer Days to Be Spent in Shade After Help From PETA
As temperatures soared in North Carolina, PETA helped Brownie by replacing his useless plastic “shelter” with a custom-made doghouse moved to a shaded area.
Empty the Tanks! Students Lead Protests at SeaWorld From Coast to Coast
From San Antonio, San Diego, and San Jose, California, to Orlando, Florida, Students Opposing Speciesism protested SeaWorld, demanding that the company send the captive dolphins and whales to accredited seaside sanctuaries.
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Murray Torments and Kills Monkeys, and They Call Her ‘Loving’ and ‘Kind’
Pro–animal experimentation extremists cheer on Elisabeth Murray’s terror experiments on monkeys—going so far as to say she’s “kind.”
Summer Weather Calls For Vegan Hot Dogs—Here Are PETA’s Picks
This summer, “ketchup” with friends and family over vegan dogs at one of these top spots.
Brown University: What the Hell—An Animal Welfare Violation Almost Every Month?
Once again, this school excels at neglect, incompetence, and cruelty. Missing animals, deaths by starvation, rogue experimenters, and a live animal in a fridge—Brown’s got it all.
Alan Cumming to COP26: Tackle Climate Change With Your Menu—Go Vegan!
Serving meat at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) would be like serving beer at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Join Alan Cumming and other PETA supporters in calling on COP26 to go vegan.
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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.
Drugged, Dragged out of Water, and Raped—SeaWorld's Dolphin Abuse Exposed
SeaWorld ended its orca-breeding program, but others there are still sexually abused and forcibly impregnated—as the dolphin who recently gave birth in Orlando may have been.
PETA Applauds Global Progress: Skin Allergy Testing Going Animal-Free
A newly approved method can replace skin allergy tests using animals—experiments in which their fur is shaved and a chemical is applied to their exposed skin.
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Students: Level Up and Hit the Streets for Animal Liberation!
Calling all activists ages 13 to 24: Learn how you can be empowered and inspired to get loud for animals—and get free stuff—at SOS’ virtual summer summit. Register today!
PETA to Marines: Grow Up and Take a Lesson From the Girl Scouts
An embarrassing video shows Marines in a frat-party–like frenzy of snake-blood guzzling during survival training. Girl Scouts could teach them to survive better and safer.
A Killer Look Shouldn’t Kill Animals: PETA Turns Up the Heat on Urban Outfitters
Alpaca, wool, cashmere, mohair, leather, and down—all are produced with extreme violence and fear. Join the campaign to rid Urban Outfitters of these cruel materials!
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.
We Did It! Canada Goose Ditches Fur After Massive PETA Campaign
PETA supporters, WE DID IT. After a loud, nonstop, years-long PETA campaign, Canada Goose is ending its use of fur!
Are You an Audio-Visual Producer Who Wants to Save Lives? We Have a Job for You!
From animal rescue videos to undercover investigative videos, PETA’s audio-visual team produces some of our most riveting, popular, and effective content. Join our team and use your skills to make a difference!
Heat Kills: Look Out for Chained Dogs This Summer—Their Lives Depend on You!
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.
Own a Vegan Business? Stake Your Claim to a Coveted Spot at PETA’s Conference
Own a vegan business and want to make a bigger impact? Become a virtual exhibit hall vendor or sponsor at PETA’s “Not Your Usual Animal Rights Conference.” Contact us at [email protected] for more information!
Testing on Animals Has Been a Giant Failure—but PETA Has a Plan
PETA scientists have a plan to phase out animal tests and improve research for human health. See our Research Modernization Deal here.
PETA Went Full Steam Ahead Against Canada Goose—and Won for Animals!
Years of determined PETA protests paid off for animals when Canada Goose dropped fur. From bloody protests to boardroom meetings, learn about our campaign that pushed the brand to change.
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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