People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

ESCAPED! 43 Potentially Disease-Carrying Monkeys Broke Out of a South Carolina Lab—Now They’re On the Loose

The 43 monkeys who escaped a South Carolina laboratory could harbor dangerous diseases. PETA shares what you’re not hearing.

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Rescuers Were Inches From Death After a Bomb Hit Their Truck—See What Happened Next

After a PETA-supported team rescued a mother dog and her puppies in Ukraine, their truck was hit by a bomb. Learn how to support them and help their vital work continue.

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Tell Louisiana Governor and LSU That a Packed Football Stadium Is No Place for a Tiger!

At Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s heartless request, Louisiana State University (LSU) is reportedly planning to revive a cruel school legacy by forcing a live tiger to endure the intense stress of being crammed into a transport cage and surrounded by a stadium full of fans at football games.

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Stop the Rot: ASPCA Gives Stamp of Approval to These Misleading Meat Claims

What PETA found on 12 farms exposes how the ASPCA, The Humane Society of the United States, and another “animal welfare” group are endorsing massive animal suffering!

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You Didn’t See This One Coming: How a Science Quack Tried to ‘Predict’ Election Results

The National Institutes of Health is backing an experimenter who’s tormenting monkeys to predict the election winners. Here’s why he’d be better off with a crystal ball.

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Rise and Grind! Find Out Why You Should Head to Starbucks Right Now

PETA stirred up change for coffee lovers everywhere by getting this chain to drop the upcharge. Find out how this move will help cows.

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NIH Has Been Misusing Your Money for Years, but This Could Change Everything

This landmark bill would curb the National Institutes of Health’s out-of-control waste of taxpayer funds on animal experiments around the world, and we need your help to get it passed! 

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PETA IN ACTION

‘Monkey’ Calls Out Wasteful Tests on Animals During Washington, D.C., Rally

PETA’s “monkey,” based on a real primate named Beamish, who has been tormented in a laboratory, slipped behind this reporter to ensure his message—for all candidates to redirect taxpayer funds to animal-free research—would reach a wider audience.

Protesters Urge the Pope to Denounce Bull Torture

Concerned animal protectors gathered outside the Blessing of the Animals service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston to call on the pope to stop blessing bullfighters and bullfights.

Ethiopian Airlines Faces Turbulence at Atlanta Airport Over Cruel Monkey Imports

PETA caused a ruckus at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport over Ethiopian Airlines’ transport of endangered long-tailed macaques to U.S. labs. Take action at PETA.org/Ethiopia.

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PETA’s ‘ThanksVegan’ Plea Hits Windsor With Meat-Free Roast Giveaway

Ahead of Thanksgiving—and because Ontario is a top turkey producer in Canada—a flock of PETA supporters urged passersby not to have a hand in birds’ suffering and handed out free, delicious vegan roasts.

Coco Is Sweet on Her New PETA Doghouse

PETA fieldworkers delivered a sturdy, custom-made doghouse for Coco to replace her useless plastic “shelter” after her free spay surgery.

PETA Supporter Infiltrates Giorgio Armani Show Over Use of Wild-Animal Skins

A protester took over a catwalk in New York City, calling on Armani to stop being complicit in cruelty and to shun the antiquated use of animal skins.

Protester Arrested at ASPCA Event Over Factory Farm Endorsement

In New York City, PETA’s “pig” demanded that ASPCA leaders resign from the board of directors of Global Animal Partnership, which enables factory farmers to slap deceptive “animal welfare certified” labels on their products. Learn more at PETA.org/GAP.

Cupcake and Shugga Celebrate Sweet Reunions

PETA’s fieldworkers doubled as free taxi drivers for Cupcake, Shugga, and other dogs in North Carolina by giving them door-to-door rides to and from their spay or neuter procedures.

Chilling Virtual Reality Experience Brings Close Encounters to Eastern Kentucky University

peta2—part of PETA’s youth division—brought Abduction, an award-winning virtual reality experience that encourages empathy for animals suffering in laboratories, including those at universities, to the Kentucky campus.

‘Crying Elephant’ Crashes Shrine Circus Over Bullhook Beatings

As part of a multicity tour, PETA members rallied at Shrine circus stops across Texas, pushing clubs to get with the times by taking animals out of their shows.

Ethiopian Airlines Tears Families Apart for U.S. Labs—See How PETA’s Increasing the (Cabin) Pressure

Packed into dark cargo holds, monkeys on Ethiopian Airlines flights face near-certain death in labs in the U.S.—but protesters are speaking out. Learn how you can help stop this cruelty.

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Kindness Is Always in Season: Learn How to Celebrate ‘ThanksVegan’ 

Prep your vegan menu and learn how to buy all your holiday favorites with PETA’s ultimate guide to hosting “ThanksVegan.”

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Broken Tail and System: This Harvard Scandal Just Caught the Feds’ Attention

Feds have taken a rare step after experimenters put another bloody stain on Harvard’s reputation.

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Turn That Frown Upside Down: Latest Investor in Vegan Fast Food Packs a Punch

Boxer and entrepreneur Mike Tyson is taking a shot at the food industry with an investment in a popular vegan fast-food chain. Will this launch a new vegan revolution?

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Urgent Alerts

Change the World for Animals—Take Action Now

Bears Have Died in This Concrete Pit—Help Young Bears Before It’s Too Late

Urge Three Bears to close the pit and send the bears to an accredited sanctuary where they could get the space and high-quality care that they need and deserve.

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Sea Turtles in Zanzibar Need Your Help!

Join PETA in urging the hotel to do the right thing by ensuring the rehabilitation of these turtles with a local group and doing away with the exhibition of animals altogether.

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Monkeys Scared Awake on Your Dime: Take Action to Balance the Books

You’ve heard of Five Nights at Freddy’s—what about one night with Agnès Lacreuse? Find out how this National Institutes of Health–funded experimenter used your money to terrify monkeys.

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Take Action After Dog Is Mauled to Death at OKC Shelter

Take action today by demanding an independent investigation by an unbiased (non-animal–related) auditing agency into policies and practices at OKCAW and by urging city leaders to require that the facility accept all companion animals taken to it.

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Tell Your Senators: No More Money for Cruel Monkey Experiments!

Don’t wait! If you want to stop the National Institutes of Health from getting millions more in taxpayer money to torment monkeys, here’s what you need to do.

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Judge Rules That Torture Is Somehow Not Cruelty—Speak Out!

E-mail Judge Hourihan and politely explain that rodents experience pain and fear, just like any other animal, and that their torture is never to be excused.

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WHAT PETA STANDS FOR

People

I am you, only different

Ethical

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Treatment

Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.

Animals

We are all animals.

5 Showstopping Ways That SeaWorld Could Thrill Guests Without Harming Corky

By listening to the demands of conscientious people around the world and releasing Corky, SeaWorld could usher in a new era.

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These 10 Quotes From Consider the Turkey Will Change Your Thanksgiving Plans

This powerful book is full of riveting facts, including some jaw-droppers. Consider the Turkey will convert many Thanksgiving dinners into celebrations of life.

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3-Year-Old Dies on Racing’s Biggest Day—PETA’s Response Is Making Headlines

Thoroughbred Jayarebe was only 3 years old—not even physically mature. But at the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar Racetrack, the young horse suddenly dropped dead.

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Christspiracy Is What Compassionate People of Faith Have Long Waited For

Christspiracy provides compelling, evidence-backed revelations about “the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years.”

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Dressed to Distress: Find Out Which Urban Outfitters’ Fits Are Out of Step

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!

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Why Did the Cops Drag a ‘Pig’ Away in Handcuffs From an HSUS Gala?

This proud “pig” was protesting the Humane Society of the United States for supporting a humane-washing scheme that props up cruel factory farming.

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VIDEO: Go Inside a Breeding Facility That Fuels Bad Science and Betrays Beagles

Marshall BioResources workers do this to dogs so the company can sell the animals at a higher rate to laboratories for use in experiments, some of which are tax-funded. Watch the video and take action.

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Extend ‘ThanksVegan’ Beyond the Meal: 6 Animal-Friendly Books

If you’re looking for gifts for the family or new ways to spend ThanksVegan together, check out these compassionate holiday tales.

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Most ‘Purebred’ Dogs Are Sick—Is Yours? Let PETA Foundation Lawyers Know

Did you buy a pug who struggles to breathe, a bulldog who’s sick, or any other “purebred” dog who has health issues? If so, the PETA Foundation’s lawyers want to hear from you.

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Put Your Veterinary Skills for Tigers, Snakes, and Others to Work

We’ve rescued big cats from Tiger King hellholes, stopped circuses from exporting endangered animals for their shows, and more. Will you be a part of our next big victory?

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