Even a four-time Iditarod champion agreed that dog-sled racing is rife with cruelty and suffering. Here’s how YOU can help dogs forced to run in the Iditarod.
The nearly 200 exhausted, sick, and injured dogs pulled off the trail this year are that many more reasons why the Iditarod must end.
Waccatee Zoo was fined thousands by the USDA after inspectors found that, among other horrors, animals there were forced to drink cloudy, discolored water.
Kevin Lemke used excessive force to whip Good Luck during a competition. Now, he faces his own punishment.
PETA Latino unveiled a massive banner demanding the release of Lolita, who is still languishing in the smallest orca tank in the world.
Why should you stop using the term “sled dog”? PETA explains why this is speciesist and how dogs are “factory-farmed” for deadly races like the Iditarod.
After hearing from PETA, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) confirmed that it is investigating the breakdown of Miss Eau de Vie at Turfway Park.
Last September, France announced historic bans on dolphinariums, the use of animals in circuses, and killing minks for their fur. See what this week’s vote will mean for animals.
This elephant was wandering around his own home. The violence perpetrated by these men was more than heartbreaking—it was avoidable.
Punxsutawney Phil is a vulnerable individual who should be respected enough to be left in peace. Here’s how PETA’s taking action in Pennsylvania this Groundhog Day.
Years after “Doc” Antle shipped tigers to Thailand’s decrepit Samutprakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo, he gave Nat Geo his own twisted story about the facility.
These companies are master manipulators, but PETA’s turning up the heat on each and every one of them with this year’s “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” Awards.
Dogs deserve better than being run to death for mushers’ prize money, and ExxonMobil has acknowledged this truth. The gas giant says it won’t renew its Iditarod sponsorship.
As a shareholder, PETA is calling on Churchill Downs racetrack to do more to help horses. Find out what you can do to help change the deadly racing industry.
PETA has alerted the USDA numerous times about elephant Asha’s mistreatment, as she’s suffered at Natural Bridge Zoo for decades after being abducted from her natural habitat as a baby.
