Category: Euthanasia
Tune In: PETA VP Featured on Podcast Breaks Down ‘No-Kill’ Sham
© iStock.com/mihakonceptcomWhat does “no-kill” really mean? A PETA vice president joined “The Animal Welfare Junction” podcast to discuss the divisive term.
Meet a Few of the Thousands of Animals PETA Fieldworkers Helped This Spring
When an animal is in need, PETA fieldworkers do everything in their power to help. Learn more about their groundbreaking work.
Cruel, Seedy, and Greedy: Comparing Animal Hoarders, Roadside Zoos, and Puppy Mills
How do animal hoarders compare with roadside zoos and puppy mills? PETA spotlights their speciesist similarities and what you can do to help their victims.
Peek Inside: PETA’s Vital Community Work From January to March 2023
PETA received 581 requests for assistance during the first three months of 2023. Meet just a few of the animals whose lives we improved.
Meet the ‘Bertie 5’ and Other Animals Helped by PETA Fieldworkers
When an animal is in need, PETA fieldworkers do everything in their power to help. Learn more about their groundbreaking work.
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.
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.
Why We Euthanize
Euthanasia is not a solution to overpopulation but rather a tragic necessity given the present crisis.
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.
PETA’s Field Team Gives Three Little Pigs and Other Animals a Fairytale Ending
You’ve heard the story of the three little pigs. Watch our fieldworkers rescue three real-life pigs kept 24/7 in a cramped, flooded pen—and meet a few other animals PETA helped this summer.
How PETA’s Fieldworkers ‘Broke the Chain’ This Summer
© Windhound PhotographyMingo didn’t know life outside a cramped, filthy pen. Now, she’s living indoors as part of a family. Meet the other animals PETA helped these past few months.
9 Eye-Opening Takeaways From ‘Breaking the Chain’
“Breaking the Chain” highlights the meaningful work PETA’s fieldworkers do every single day—here are some important takeaways from the film.
Animals Need You to Watch ‘Breaking the Chain’—Now FREE on Prime Video
For the first time ever, a documentary is sounding the alarm on a national crisis affecting dogs and other companion animals. Watch “Breaking the Chain” on demand now.
Observe International Homeless Animals Day by Taking Action With PETA
The overpopulation crisis has left 70 million companion animals homeless in the U.S. Join PETA on August 20 to spread awareness not only of this problem but also of its solution.
Chained Puppies, an Orphaned Owl, and Many More Animals PETA Helped in July
From an orphaned owl to a suffering goose to doghouses delivered, here are some highlights from our field team, which came to the aid of animals in need.
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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