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Raising Cane's BBQ demo
PETA Fries a ‘Dog’ at Raising Cane’s Opening

PETA supporters turned heads at the grand opening of a Raising Cane’s with a striking demonstration that challenged customers to consider a simple question: If you wouldn’t fry a dog, why fry a chicken? As people waited, animal defenders “fried” crying golden retrievers modeled after Cane, the company’s beloved canine mascot.

Banners being hung from a bridge that read "Parakeets Suffer and Die for Petco"
Massive Sky-High Banners Call Out Petco for Mass Parakeet Deaths

Baseball fans headed to Petco Park got an eyeful as avian allies stole the spotlight by unfurling massive banners over the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge that read “Parakeets Suffer and Die for Petco.” The message draws on PETA’s undercover investigation into Creekside Birds—a parakeet breeding factory in Petco’s supply chain.

Charli stepping out
AI-Powered Robot Calf Stuns in New York

Outside of Mimi’s Frozen Yogurt in New York City, Charli XC Cow was the cherry on top for customers, inspiring everyone to choose the vegan frozen yogurt option and leave cows in peace.

Many 'purebred' dogs are sick - is yours?
PETA Foundation Lawyers Want to Know: Is Your ‘Purebred’ Dog Sick?

Many “purebred” dogs suffer from conditions linked to breeding for appearance. Subscribers to The Record in Bergen, New Jersey were met with a full-page call to action from the PETA Foundation’s legal eagles.

Hermit crab
‘Hermit Crab’ Protests Crab Races

“Shell No! Stop Racing Crabs!” That’s the message animal defenders brought to the Ocean City Boardwalk outside the Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant and Hermit Crab Races. PETA supporters called on organizers to keep the quirky shore tradition but stop using live animals by switching to robotic crabs, which PETA has offered to provide.

PETA supporters holding up signs and giant crying bear masks
Crying ‘Bears’ Warn Tourists Away From Clark’s Cruel Concrete Bear Pit

PETA supporters gathered outside Clark’s Bears, a roadside zoo in New Hampshire that keeps bears in concrete pits when they’re not forced to perform in circus-style shows, to warn potential visitors about the cruelty on display and to call on Clark’s to release the animals to a reputable sanctuary.

Before and after doghouse
A Shelter for Storm

PETA’s Community Animal Project found Storm chained with no shelter. Fieldworkers gave her a doghouse and spayed her, all free of charge.

Free Okha demo
‘Free Okha!’ Circus Faces PETA Uproar for Forcing Elderly Elephant to Perform

PETA deployed a life-size “crying elephant” outside the Loomis Bros. Circus to call for the release of Okha, a 56-year-old elephant. Okha was captured in India as a baby and has been forced to perform in circus acts for more than 50 years.

Free the Chicken Truck demo
PETA’s Traveling Truck Is Giving Away Vegan Chicken Nationwide

It’s not your average food truck stop! PETA and Just Food Company are bringing free vegan chicken to a stop near you with one simple message: Every chicken is someone. And once you meet them, you won’t want to eat them. Find out where the truck is heading next!

Sheep demo for New York Fashion Week
‘Sheep’ Shock NYFW Crowds Over Cruelty in Wool Industry

Crowds gathered at Rockefeller Center for New York Fashion Week events got a front-row seat to a grisly display when PETA supporters dressed as bruised and bloodied sheep converged outside the venue, converging with lifelike dead lambs and the message, “Wool Kills.”

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