Category: Empathy for Animals
Rescuers in Action: Watch Pregnant Horse Maria’s Jaw-Dropping Escape From Death
As bombs tore apart her home in Ukraine, a pregnant horse desperately attempted to escape an explosion. Watch as PETA-supported teams come to her rescue.
PHOTOS: PETA U.K. ‘Cow’ and ‘Butcher’ Hit COP28 With Warning to Flesh Peddlers Infiltrating a Conference
World leaders got hit with wake-up calls from animal advocates at COP28. Find out why the climate conference must go vegan.
PETA Calls On U.N. to Aid Starving, Suffering Animals in Gaza
The animals in Gaza who are displaced, starving, abandoned, or injured urgently need help. We have asked the U.N. to ensure that relief supplies reach animals in need.
Tune In: PETA VP Featured on Podcast Breaks Down ‘No-Kill’ Sham
What does “no-kill” really mean? A PETA vice president joined “The Animal Welfare Junction” podcast to discuss the divisive term.
Notorious Mt. Hope Auction Makes This Town the WORST for Animals
Three times a year, the Mt. Hope Auction crams thousands of animals into severely crowded pens and stacked cages in its barns. Find out how you can help end this nightmare.
PETA Calls For Federal Probe Into Menopause Experiments at UMass
UMass experimenter Agnès Lacreuse’s lab must be shut down, and PETA has the receipts to show why.
Feds Cite UC-Davis After Two Monkey Deaths; Sheriff’s Office Investigating
PETA successfully urged local law enforcement to investigate the death of a monkey at UC-Davis. Now federal authorities have cited the school for critical violations of animal welfare guidelines.
Watch Rescuers Brave the Bombs to Save 40 Cats and Dogs
Rescued in Ukraine! Twenty-five bombs rained down on a town in one day, but PETA-supported rescuers braved the battlefield to save 40 panicking dogs and cats.
Labcorp Staff Snapped Monkeys’ Bones, and All the USDA Did Was Issue a Paltry Fine
PETA reveals: The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a paltry $9,000 fine after Labcorp staff broke the bones of several monkeys, leading to their deaths.
You’ll Be Wide Awake After Learning About These Sleep Experiments
Stop University of Wisconsin–Madison experimenters from keeping monkeys awake for three days straight in the latest pointless experiment. See what PETA found.
Video: See Rescued ‘Backyard Dogs’ Thrive in Cancún Foster Home
When a local woman alerted us to two thin, chained dogs in Cancún, we acted immediately. See Kal and Abigail now.
Progress! We’re Changing the Industry—and Charles River Labs Is Feeling the Heat
A top importer of monkeys into the U.S. for experimentation is feeling the pressure and an entire industry is changing, thanks to PETA supporters. But there’s still work to do.
Uncovering Cruel Conditions for Hoofed Animals at Roadside Zoos
Hoofed animals endure multiple welfare issues at roadside zoos. PETA nails down each egregious problem and prompts you to help these animals.
PETA Donates Lifesaving Human Simulators to National Albanian Trauma Program
An Albanian surgical program has accepted TraumaMan human simulators from PETA, agreeing to spare sheep deadly tests. Learn the lifesaving details here.
PETA Exposé: Inside NIH’s Annual Party That Celebrates Killing Animals
You won’t believe these National Institutes of Health experimenters’ latest scheme to make themselves appear “grateful” to the animals they’ve tortured and killed.
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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