‘Isle of Dogs’ Gets Right What ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and ‘Crazy Alien’ Got So Horribly Wrong
‘Isle of Dogs’ Gets Right What ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and ‘Crazy Alien’ Got So Horribly Wrong

Dogs take on leading roles in Wes Anderson’s new heartwarming film. Instead of using real dogs, they’re brought to life through stop motion.

Video Report: Dog Locked in Cage, Plunged Into Frigid River for Movie
Video Report: Dog Locked in Cage, Plunged Into Frigid River for Movie

“I witnessed first hand one of the worst animal cruelty acts I have ever seen.”

PETA Calls for ‘Exclusion Riders’ to Protect Animals Used in Films
PETA Calls for ‘Exclusion Riders’ to Protect Animals Used in Films

Frances McDormand just taught the world what an inclusion rider is. Now PETA wants Hollywood to go a step further with “exclusion riders.”

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Announcing the PETA Oscats: These Were 2017’s Best Films and Stars for Animals
Announcing the PETA Oscats: These Were 2017’s Best Films and Stars for Animals

Did your favorite flicks do right by animals?

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Hollywood Animal Handler Found Beating Animals, Has License Revoked
Hollywood Animal Handler Found Beating Animals, Has License Revoked

After years of pressure from PETA, notorious television and movie animal exhibitor Sidney Yost can no longer supply or handle animals for film and television productions.

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PETA Praises Shutterstock for Banning Unnatural Images of Primates
PETA Praises Shutterstock for Banning Unnatural Images of Primates

By adopting this progressive policy, the company has made a huge difference for nonhuman primates, both in the wild and in captivity.

Oscar Contender ‘The Square’ Treated a Great Ape as a Living Prop
Oscar Contender ‘The Square’ Treated a Great Ape as a Living Prop

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk reminds viewers of the cruelty inherent in using animals as “actors.”

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How Hollywood Casts Animals Into a Lifetime of Misery and Suffering
How Hollywood Casts Animals Into a Lifetime of Misery and Suffering

Hollywood must be held responsible for what happens when the cameras stop rolling.

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Movie in Hot Water for Using Abused Elephant in Filming
Movie in Hot Water for Using Abused Elephant in Filming

Adding insult to injury, ‘Saving Flora’ tells the story of an elephant trying to escape the circus—a reality all-too-familiar for elephants used in film.

PETA Asks Leonardo DiCaprio to Help Save ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Co-Star
PETA Asks Leonardo DiCaprio to Help Save ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Co-Star

Chance, the chimpanzee who appeared in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” is yanked by a leash and forced to perform tricks at a Florida roadside zoo.

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Robert Pattinson Refuses to Molest Dog for New Film ‘Good Time’
Robert Pattinson Refuses to Molest Dog for New Film ‘Good Time’

Thankfully, this dog found an advocate in RPattz, but this is one more example demonstrating why it’s never a “good time” to be an animal used in films.

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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Spotlights the Power of CGI
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Spotlights the Power of CGI

The film is laced with anti-captivity messaging, so it’s only fitting that animal welfare was taken into account when digitally creating the stars of the film.

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Video: Rescued Chimpanzee Lisa Marie Finally Has a Family Again
Video: Rescued Chimpanzee Lisa Marie Finally Has a Family Again

The staff and animals waited patiently as Lisa Marie learned to trust. And just look at her today.

Sunder the Rescued Elephant’s Transformation Is Beautiful
Sunder the Rescued Elephant’s Transformation Is Beautiful

It took years, Paul McCartney’s help, and the support of hundreds of thousands of people to win Sunder’s freedom. And his smile is worth it all.

Alan Cumming Joins PETA to Announce Legal Action to Release Tonka
Alan Cumming Joins PETA to Announce Legal Action to Release Tonka

The organization’s landmark legal case seeks to have 11 chimpanzees currently housed at a dismal holding facility be released to accredited sanctuaries.

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