UPDATE: Game-Changing Woocoa Earns PETA’s 2018 Animal-Free Wool Prize
UPDATE: Game-Changing Woocoa Earns PETA’s 2018 Animal-Free Wool Prize

The innovative team’s hemp-, coconut-, and mushroom-derived material is helping to stop sheep from being shorn bloody for their wool.

LEFT: Valery Rizzo
RIGHT: Woocoa
PETA Protests Rat Abuser Who Shocks Babies and Force-Feeds Them Booze
PETA Protests Rat Abuser Who Shocks Babies and Force-Feeds Them Booze

Tania Roth has force-fed babies booze, electroshocked them, and taken them from their mothers—all for tests that are utterly useless to humans.

Butterfly Releases at Weddings and Other Events Are Bad for Animals
Butterfly Releases at Weddings and Other Events Are Bad for Animals

Many butterflies are crushed or die from exposure before they ever reach their destination. Never include a butterfly release at your event.

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Glue Traps Banned, Bear Show Folded, and More of PETA’s June Victories
Glue Traps Banned, Bear Show Folded, and More of PETA’s June Victories

PETA went hard in the paint in June. Check out how we won for animals imprisoned in laboratories, traveling sideshows, and elsewhere.

Canada Is Going Vegan, and Animals Are Winning
Canada Is Going Vegan, and Animals Are Winning

No wonder Canada’s flag has a giant leaf in the middle of it—Canadians are proudly waving the vegan flag from sea to sea.

PETA Sues Texas A&M to Find Out the Truth About School’s Cruel Dog Lab
PETA Sues Texas A&M to Find Out the Truth About School’s Cruel Dog Lab

Public records are crucial to citizens’ understanding of the way their tax dollars are being used. We look forward to the court’s decision on this important case.

PETA Wonders: Was There a Hidden Message in ‘Parts Unknown’ Finale?
PETA Wonders: Was There a Hidden Message in ‘Parts Unknown’ Finale?

In the series finale, an interesting dialogue took place between Anthony Bourdain and PETA friend, vegetarian, and filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.

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UPDATE: Gucci Bans Angora Wool After PETA Exposé
UPDATE: Gucci Bans Angora Wool After PETA Exposé

The company—which banned fur last year—confirmed that it’s joining hundreds of brands that no longer sell items made with hair ripped out of live rabbits.

Live Exporter Suspended After Cruelty Exposed
Live Exporter Suspended After Cruelty Exposed

Australia’s biggest sheep exporter is currently banned from loading any sheep on to ships.

Animals Pay the Real Price for SeaWorld’s Up-Close Encounters
Animals Pay the Real Price for SeaWorld’s Up-Close Encounters

Please, if you care about these animals, don’t pay to “encounter” them. There’s nothing trendy or likeable about a selfie with a SeaWorld captive.

Circus Crowd Flees in Panic As Fed-Up Ostrich Runs From Handler
Circus Crowd Flees in Panic As Fed-Up Ostrich Runs From Handler

In the video, the crowd can be heard laughing at the animal as a circus handler berates the giant bird. The laughs don’t last long, however.

Russia Wants to Capture Wild Orcas, and Pamela Anderson Isn’t Having It
Russia Wants to Capture Wild Orcas, and Pamela Anderson Isn’t Having It

The honorary PETA director is calling on the Russian president to cancel the country’s cruel plan to abduct marine mammals and sell them to marine parks.

4 Themes PETA Hopes You Catch in ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
4 Themes PETA Hopes You Catch in ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’

The “Jurassic World” sequel contains elements that all animal rights activists can get behind and reminds us that real animals need our help today.

Farewell to Koko, the Signing Gorilla
Farewell to Koko, the Signing Gorilla

Koko showed the world who gorillas are, but she paid a price.

What Washington County’s Exotic-Animal Ban Means for This Roadside Zoo
What Washington County’s Exotic-Animal Ban Means for This Roadside Zoo

A Walk on the Wild Side has less than 90 days to relocate the exotic animals it holds captive. Help PETA ensure that they’re moved to reputable sanctuaries.

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