Ricky the rat is auditioning prospective caretakers. Do you have what he’s looking for?
The FDA has received thousands of reports of dogs who have fallen ill after eating jerky-style dog treats. Is your dog safe?
Thousands of amputations are performed every year on perfectly healthy limbs. One vet is determined to stop the madness.
Rain, snow, hurricanes, sweltering summer heat waves, sub-freezing temperatures during winter cold snaps, and floodsyou name it, and Itchy has survived it all.
When Portsmouth Animal Control contacted PETA for assistance, staffers hurried to help the endangered animals.
As wildfires tear through Southern California, homeowners are scrambling to gather animals, basic necessities, and prized possessions as they evacuate. And animal advocates have been busy helping to ensure that the families’ companion animals are safe. Groups, including San Jacinto Valley Animal Services, are opening evacuation centers for small animals, and many fairgrounds in the state … Read more »
Update: After a dog died in a Detroit house fire on Wednesday, PETA is extending our offer of free emergency stickers to 1,000 Detroit-area residents. The following was originally posted on February 12, 2013: Following the deaths of two dogs in a recent fire in Cleveland, PETA is offering free “Please Save Our Animals” stickers to … Read more »
Hannah, my German shepherd-something-something-something mix, and I love our walks. I let her choose which direction she wants to head in, and we ramble off in search of new sights and smells. No matter which path strikes Hannah’s fancy, we always seem to see other dogs out for their evening strolls whose guardians act like … Read more »
We owe it to our animal companions to learn a little “dogese” or “catish,” so here are the meanings of some of the most common animal behaviors.
The following is a guest post from Brophie, who accompanies his guardian to PETA’s Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters every day. As a former “backyard dog,” I spent many years outside in all weather extremes. I didn’t receive the medical care I needed when I was sick or much of anything I needed, really—but what I craved the … Read more »
Update: Midnight has been adopted! Her gloomy past behind her, this free-spirited gal has now been renamed Indie. Her new family reports that she is relishing the safe, comfortable indoor life and that she acts like she has known her canine sister, River, who is also a PETA rescue, for years. Indie has discovered catnip, … Read more »
The following is a guest post from Bubbles, one of the office cats at PETA’s Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters. Hi, I’m Bubbles, PETA’s Director of Office Companionship. It’s a huge job, as you can imagine, providing the other staff with someone to talk to at any time and training them how to be excellent companions as … Read more »
In an important step toward justice for the many rabbits who suffered at Bunny Magic Wildlife & Rabbit Rescue, Inc.—as revealed by PETA—Carole Van Wie, the operator of that nightmarish hoarding facility, was convicted in court of neglecting rabbits. More importantly, she has promised not to take in any more animals and will be on supervised … Read more »
Some visitors to South Carolina turned their vacation into an opportunity to advocate for animals when they spotted two aquariums packed to the brim with slider turtles at a beach shop. The aquariums were full of water, and the turtles had only a small bit of rock and cut-up pieces of a pool toy to … Read more »
If we saw someone choking, shocking, or dragging a dog, we would intervene, right? But chances are, we have—and we didn’t. It can be intimidating to tell another dog guardian that he or she is being cruel, but people who rely on choke, prong, or shock collars to control their dogs need to know about … Read more »
