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 »
The USDA suspended the license of Canton Grand Safari, a roadside zoo in Texas, following multiple complaints from PETA, which included eyewitness reports and social media videos revealing that the roadside zoo was allowing dangerous hands-on interactions with young monkeys.
PETA learned that notorious animal exhibitor, Trunks and Humps, supplied animals for a Christmas event at a church in Texas, resulting in a camel kicking an audience member in the head, apparently knocking her unconscious. After PETA filed a complaint with the USDA alerting it to this incident, the agency issued Trunks and Humps a … 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the Department of War in 2026, sparing thousands of animals from being shot, grievously wounded, and killed for outdated military training exercises.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 »
In a seismic win for animals and science, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it will phase out cruel experiments on monkeys in its laboratory—a long-overdue move that PETA has fought for relentlessly and follows our discussion with the Department of Health and Human Services. PETA thanks the administration for … Read more »
After hearing from several whistleblowers about the horrendous conditions at the Holtsville Ecology Site, PETA and Humane Long Island worked to convince town officials to close this roadside zoo. PETA sent a mobile billboard, and Humane Long Island led on-the-ground efforts to protest the site and speak up in town meetings. Town officials finally made … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans—which has over 200 locations—has stopped charging extra for vegan milk. Now, customers can choose plant milks that are kind to cows, their calves, and the planet without penalty. PJ’s joins the rapidly growing list of coffee chains, including Starbucks and Dunkin’, that have dropped their unjust … Read more »
Dollarama banned the sale of cruel glue traps! After hearing from PETA and more than 60,000 PETA supporters, the retailer, which has more than 1,600 stores throughout Canada, stopped selling these inhumane devices that cause small animals to endure prolonged suffering. Dollarama joins hundreds of companies that have banned glue traps, including CVS, Dollar General, … Read more »
In a significant win for animals, Wisconsin-based Fromm Family Foods—a companion animal food company—has heeded PETA’s call to stop funding cruel experiments on animals at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Food Research Institute, joining numerous other corporate sponsors that have done the same or pulled funds entirely for the institute’s gruesome tests on animals after hearing … Read more »
