Why You Should Think Twice Before Adding a ‘Teacup’ Pig to Your Family
Animal Companions
Why You Should Think Twice Before Adding a ‘Teacup’ Pig to Your Family

We get it: The idea of a micro-mini pig companion is heartwarming. But adding one to your family can have enormous and unexpected consequences.

After Months of Being Locked in a Filthy Box, This Dog Is Living Happily Ever After
After Months of Being Locked in a Filthy Box, This Dog Is Living Happily Ever After

Thanks to the efforts of many—including his loving new guardian—Flint is free to run, cuddle, and play tug-of-war with a dog whose home he now shares.

GOING VIRAL: Chloe the Rescued Beagle and Her Spiky Coyote Vest
GOING VIRAL: Chloe the Rescued Beagle and Her Spiky Coyote Vest

Don’t wait until it’s too late! Learn how a spiky Coyote Vest, like the one seen on this sweet rescued beagle, could save your dog’s life.

Couple Adopts Pig From Shelter, Kills and Eats Her
Animal Companions
Couple Adopts Pig From Shelter, Kills and Eats Her

For one sweet pig and the shelter that rescued her, adoption day was little more than a betrayal.

Dog Given Up for Being ‘Too Puppyish’
Dog Given Up for Being ‘Too Puppyish’

This dog is so cute, his owner couldn’t handle it—literally.

PETA’s Position on Cloning Dogs
Animal Companions
PETA’s Position on Cloning Dogs

After the media reported on celebrities who are having dogs cloned, we’re sharing our perspective on cloning companion animals.

Selfie-Obsessed Beachgoers Use Shark Dragged From the Water for a Photo Op
Selfie-Obsessed Beachgoers Use Shark Dragged From the Water for a Photo Op

According to the shark activist who filmed the incident, this endangered hammerhead will be dead in weeks because of these people’s thoughtlessness.

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Suspected High School Shooter Has Reported History of Animal Abuse
Suspected High School Shooter Has Reported History of Animal Abuse

The deadly violence taking place in schools in recent years has, in many cases, begun with cruelty to animals.

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8 Things That You Should Be Doing in the Year of the Dog
8 Things That You Should Be Doing in the Year of the Dog

This year belongs to the dogs. If you’re not doing these things already, 2018 is a great time to start!

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Photos: From Jack Daniel’s to Canada Goose, PETA Protests to Save Lives
Photos: From Jack Daniel’s to Canada Goose, PETA Protests to Save Lives

Who else spreads the good vegan word as effectively as PETA?

More Explosive Allegations: Iditarod Champ Kills Dogs ‘in Fits of Anger’
More Explosive Allegations: Iditarod Champ Kills Dogs ‘in Fits of Anger’

Weeks before the start of the 2018 race, PETA calls for another investigation into the alleged killing of dogs raised for the Iditarod.

Animal Shelters Ban Canada Goose Coats After Hypocrisy Complaints
Animal Shelters Ban Canada Goose Coats After Hypocrisy Complaints

It’s time for all animal shelters to enact policies that discourage volunteers and employees from wearing fur.

Edgar Is in Search of a Home Nevermore
Edgar Is in Search of a Home Nevermore

Edgar’s days of wandering along the “Nightly” shore are now behind him.

Dog Meat Is Being Served Outside the Olympic Games
Dog Meat Is Being Served Outside the Olympic Games

South Korea is offering monetary incentives to restaurants to stop serving dog meat during the Games. Nearly all have refused.

Dogs Treated as Breeding Machines in Chinese Puppy Mills
Animal Companions
Dogs Treated as Breeding Machines in Chinese Puppy Mills

PETA Asia’s latest exposé found that, as in the rest of the world, dogs and puppies in China’s puppy mills are confined to filthy cages.

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