URGENT: Protect Wildlife From Cruel Trapping in Their Homes!

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Legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced the Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021, HR 4716, which would ban the recreational and commercial use of body-gripping traps on protected public lands.

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Stolen Organs, Death, and Disease: All You Need to Know About Xenotransplantation

Will the next pandemic come from pig organs? Here’s what you need to know about dangerous and deadly animal-to-human organ transplants.

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UPDATE: Speak Out Against Animal Giveaways in Parkersburg, West Virginia!

Gambill Amusements has made the compassionate decision to forgo animal giveaways at its future events! Thank you to the company and to everyone who spoke up in behalf of the goldfish being doled out as booth prizes at Grand Central Plaza in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Original post: Experts agree that fish are highly complex animals… Read more »

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

Urge your U.S. senators to remove the provisions in the spending bill that would expand the cruel and flawed monkey experimentation agenda.

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Urge Galveston Beach Store to Ditch Hermit Crab Sales!

Join PETA in urging the owner of Murdochs, James Little, to do the right thing by not selling live animals at his store. Then share this alert with everyone you know!

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Bosco the Bear Has Died, but Other Animals Need Your Help—Take Action!

You can help Bosco and the other animals! Urge Pymatuning to close its doors permanently.

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Tell Fowler Township Police to Ditch Cruel Squirrel Youth Hunt!

Urge Fowler Township police and city officials to ditch cruelty and instead promote a message of mercy and compassion.

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Missing Legs, Bloodied Faces, Stick Beatings—Tell Alligator Adventure to End the Violence to Alligators!

Urge Alligator Adventure to provide these animals with a stress-free environment that promotes their physical and social welfare!

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UPDATE: Speak Out for a Cat Possibly Entombed in a Vent!

Urge the New York City Housing Authority to rescue the cat before they starve to death inside an air conditioning duct.

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Ask Oatly to Join PETA in Urging Starbucks to Drop Its Unfair Vegan Milk Upcharge

Ask Oatly to join PETA in urging Starbucks to drop its unfair vegan milk upcharge.

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In Lolita’s Honor, Tell Miami Seaquarium to Send Dolphins to a Seaside Sanctuary

It’s too late for Lolita, but Li’i and other dolphins still need your help!

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Federal Bills Would Allow DOJ to Take On Animal Exploiters: Urge Your Members of Congress to Sign On!

Please ask your senator to sign on to S 2555 and your House representative to sign on to HR 5041 today.

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Urge SeaWorld to Send Dolphins and Whales to Seaside Sanctuaries!

Help all the animals imprisoned by SeaWorld today by asking the company to establish a firm and rapid plan to release them into sanctuaries.

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Promise Broken: Apparently EGYPTAIR Is Again Shipping Monkeys to Their Deaths

EGYPTAIR agreed to stop shipping monkeys to laboratories after pressure from PETA and supporters like you. Now it’s gone back on its word, and we need you to speak up again.

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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