These Dogs Were Put in Crates—and Never Came Out
Animal Companions
These Dogs Were Put in Crates—and Never Came Out

Not only is confining a dog to a crate for hours (or days) at a time cruel, it can also be deadly.

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Hopeless No More: Meet Some of the Animals PETA Helped Last Month (Graphic)
Animal Companions
Hopeless No More: Meet Some of the Animals PETA Helped Last Month (Graphic)

From delivering doghouses to alleviating suffering to putting the brakes on animal births, it was a banner month for PETA’s fieldworkers and mobile clinics.

PETA to Place Anti-Crating Ad After Child Locked in a Cage in Wyoming
Animal Companions
PETA to Place Anti-Crating Ad After Child Locked in a Cage in Wyoming

With a couple facing charges for caging a child, PETA plans to place a billboard reminding people that no one—child or dog—belongs in a crate.

© iStock.com/Steve Goodwin
Why We’re Urging ‘Teen Mom 2’ Star to Give Up Her Dogs
Animal Companions
Why We’re Urging ‘Teen Mom 2’ Star to Give Up Her Dogs

Following disturbing scenes of abuse, PETA is urging a “Teen Mom 2” star to give her dogs a chance at a better life.

dog photo © iStock.com/a-wrangler
Man Who Starved Pit Bull Gets Jail Time
Animal Companions
Man Who Starved Pit Bull Gets Jail Time

A year after PETA volunteers made a gruesome discovery while out delivering straw bedding, a judge has sentenced a man for cruelty to animals.

Dog Left in Crate When His Family Moved
Animal Companions
Dog Left in Crate When His Family Moved

It was one of those stories that was so appalling that people had to share it. A PETA supporter learned from someone at her workplace about a couple who had moved out of their house and left their St. Bernard there alone, caged in a crate 24 hours a day. She called us immediately. After … Read more »

Dogs Dying in Crates and Cars
Animal Companions
Dogs Dying in Crates and Cars

photofinish2009 / CC by 2.0 Two recent news stories underscore the importance of making sure that dogs are kept indoors when temperatures soar. In South Carolina, a man named Charles Bell has been charged with cruelty after Animal Control officers reportedly discovered that a dog had died in a small wire crate in the man’s … Read more »

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