A paper co-authored by PETA scientists shows that human cell–based vaginal tissue models have the potential to replace rabbits when assessing the safety of personal lubricants. This non-animal method delivers data that is predictive of human health effects, reproducible across laboratories, and ranks personal lubricants by vaginal irritation potential.
Thanks to PETA’s donation of four advanced TraumaMan human-patient simulators, the practice of cutting open animals as part of learning how to treat life-threatening injuries in humans will no longer be part of Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program. The TraumaMan models, which have arrived at Saudi Arabia’s ATLS National Office, are human … Read more »
Pressure from PETA supporters has once again saved animals’ lives around the world as the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced it will no longer recommend that companies conduct cruel experiments on animals to establish dubious claims about digestion for marketing food and beverage products sold in Taiwan. More than 25,000 PETA supporters … Read more »
Mondelēz International, the maker of Oreo cookies and other snack foods, has just closed loopholes in its animal testing policy after relentless campaigning from PETA and more than 63,000 supporters. After several meetings with PETA, the company has amended its public animal testing policy, which previously allowed myriad horrific and deadly experiments on animals, including … Read more »
After two years of incessant pushing by PETA, and reams of evidence of jockey Jose Nicasio riding at deadly unregulated California racetracks, the California Horse Racing Board suspended Nicasio’s license and banned him from ever reapplying. This sent a clear message to jockeys, trainers, and owners that participating in bush track races, where horses are … Read more »
After hearing from PETA how angora rabbits are confined to tiny cages for their entire lives and workers pin them down and rip fistfuls of hair from their sensitive skin—or shave and cut their hair so violently that they often bleed—Monosuit agreed to ban and remove angora from its website! While Monosuit and more than … Read more »
After talks with PETA, Caribou Coffee—one of the top U.S. coffeehouses with over 800 locations globally—made customizing drinks with vegan milk free for all customers! Previously, PETA awarded the chain for removing the vegan milk upcharge for Caribou loyalty members who pre-ordered on the app. Now, anyone—including those ordering in-store or not signed up for … Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spared 1,600 animals from deadly chemical tests after successfully applying a scientific approach created by the EPA, PETA scientists, and other experts. The adoption of a scientific approach co-developed by PETA scientists to replace rats and mice in cancer tests saves hundreds of animals every time it’s implemented. This … Read more »
In a landmark win for animals, Congress and the Trump Administration banned all live-fire trauma training on live animals throughout the Department of War in 2026, sparing thousands of animals from being shot, grievously wounded, and killed for outdated military training exercises. The ban—stipulated in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes this historic … Read more »
After decades of campaigning against the cruel fur industry from PETA, Hearst Magazines—publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Esquire, Seventeen, and Cosmopolitan—announced that it has banned fur in its editorial and advertising content.
Thanks to PETA’s many protests, runway crashes, and the more than 50,000 supporters who took action, fur is officially off the catwalk at New York Fashion Week! This decision from the Council of Fashion Designers is a major win for many thousands of animals and for the tens of thousands of PETA supporters who rallied … Read more »
After years of persuasion, evidence sharing, and recent meetings with Food and Drug Administration officials, PETA scientists commended the agency’s proposal that recommends pharmaceutical developers no longer use primates, dogs, and pigs who are routinely killed in certain antibody tests to meet FDA requirements.
After discussions with PETA, Alibaba.com banned the sale of fur in the U.S., and AliExpress banned the sale of glue traps on its EU and U.S. websites! These decisions came after they learned from PETA that animals in the fur industry endure a lifetime of suffering in tiny, wire cages before being violently killed, and … Read more »
After hearing from PETA that dogs forced to give tourists sled rides spend the majority of their lives isolated and chained outside in all weather extremes, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours removed dogsledding excursions from its website! The company also confirmed that it does not offer captive “swim with dolphins” encounters in which many dolphins … Read more »
Following the release of PETA Asia’s latest angora investigation, which shows workers yanking rabbits out of tiny cages and suspending them from the ceiling, yanking down on their hind legs, and slicing off their hair with clippers, PETA urged Gwyneth Paltrow’s brand goop to ban angora. More than 33,000 supporters added pressure by also contacting … Read more »
