Category: Overpopulation
Injured Cats, Starving Sheep, and Chained Dogs: PETA Fieldworkers Help Them All
The “dog days” of summer are every day for PETA fieldworkers, who are outside helping chained dogs beat the heat.
You’ve Never Seen Disney Dogs Like This PETA Artist’s Portrayal
Perdita in a puppy-breeding factory and Pluto chained? PETA’s satirical series reimagines these and other iconic Disney dogs.
PHOTOS: PETA’s 2022 Poochella Festival Helps Virginia Dogs Find Loving Homes
PETA’s Poochella adoption festival came back with a bang this year, with dozens of happy dogs looking for loving new homes.
‘Frisky Feline’ Sofía Sisniega Leads Spay-a-Thon for Cats in Cancún
PETA Latino and actor Sofía Sisniega spent the weekend in Cancún as part of an event that sterilized 206 cats in just two days!
It’s the Eye-Opening Event of Spring! Join PETA for a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Teams Helping Animal Companions Around the Globe
Get the tales behind the tails: Join PETA on April 13 for a virtual event benefiting our life-changing work for companion animals in communities most in need. And it’s free—sign up now!
PETA Shares the Valentine’s Day Love With Dogs in Cancún (Photos)
© Daniel GómezPETA Latino went to Cancún for Valentine’s Day—not for a romantic getaway but to share the love with 217 dogs by spaying or neutering them for free!
Public Shelters: Refuge for Animals or Not?
When lockdown resulted in an unexpected surge of adoptions and new foster homes, many shelters chose to leave cages empty, rather than offering refuge to homeless animals.
Victory! Dogs Rescued From Breeder’s Kennel After 4 Days of Persistent Calls and Protests by PETA Supporters
After four days of calls and round-the clock protests by PETA supporters, humane agencies rescued John D. Jones’ latest victims. The dogs will be getting the safety and warmth that they desperately need.
‘Fixing’ to Help: PETA’s Successful Spay/Neuter Clinic in Chichimilá
Chichimilá, Mexico, has a surplus of animals but no lack of heart. A PETA clinic helped residents care for their animal companions.
Bans on Circuses, Fur Farms, Dolphinariums, Pet Stores: Progress for Animals Is Passed Into Law in France!
Vital improvements in France are finally taking shape! From circuses to dolphinariums to fur farms to pet stores—see how this new law will help animals.
Washington Post’s Must-Read Profile on PETA’s Field Team May Bring You to Tears AND Inspire You to Take Action for Dogs
Why is it so vital to lobby for tethering bans and other animal-care standards? After spending a few days with PETA fieldworkers, The Washington Post tells the story.
Sun, Sand, and … Spaying! PETA Latino Returns to Help Cancún’s Companions
PETA Latino visited Cancún last week to support the local city shelter that made good on its promise to perform free spay/neuter procedures for 120 dogs and cats in just two days!
PETA’s Ballsy New ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Ad Will Turn Heads This Father’s Day
PETA’s ballsy new “deadbeat dad” ad in Corpus Christi suggests the perfect Father’s Day gift: a neuter surgery. Check it out now.
Animal Shelters Aren’t Sheltering, and It’s Fueling Cat Hoarders
Here’s another grim example of the results when animal shelters stop sheltering: Hundreds of cats suffered at the hands of cat hoarders claiming to “rescue” them.
With PETA’s Fieldworkers, Every ‘Princess’ Gets the Royal Treatment
Giving Batman a lift, providing Bentley with a “garage,” helping Wendy “fly”—PETA’s field team accomplished all this and more in the first three months of 2021.
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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