Victory! University of South Australia Bans Near-Drowning Test
Victory! University of South Australia Bans Near-Drowning Test

The school joins a growing number of companies and universities that have banned this junk-science experiment, in which small animals must swim for their lives, after hearing from PETA and PETA Australia.

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Dead Pigs Cover a Highway After Another Slaughterhouse-Bound Truck Crashes
Dead Pigs Cover a Highway After Another Slaughterhouse-Bound Truck Crashes

For one horrifying moment on a roadside in England, it was as though a slaughterhouse did have glass walls. These pigs’ bodies scattered across a highway are all you’ll need to leave flesh off your plate.

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Mice and Rats Force-Fed Pesticides in Cancer Tests—PETA Scientists Have a Better Plan
Mice and Rats Force-Fed Pesticides in Cancer Tests—PETA Scientists Have a Better Plan

PETA scientists have coauthored a paper that will help reduce the number of mice and rats used in tests to see if pesticides cause cancer in humans.

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Join Ingrid as She Shares Daring Rescues From the New Special Edition of ‘Free the Animals’
Join Ingrid as She Shares Daring Rescues From the New Special Edition of ‘Free the Animals’

Find out how a bloodhound went from a laboratory to a loving home and how four baby chimpanzees were saved in the nick of time, in a riveting virtual event celebrating the launch of PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s special edition of “Free the Animals.”

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Veterinarian Responsible for Racehorse Laoban’s Death Gets License Suspended
Veterinarian Responsible for Racehorse Laoban’s Death Gets License Suspended

The license of the veterinarian responsible for racehorse Laoban’s death has been suspended. But is it enough?

Evil Bidding: Triple W Exotic Animal Auction Cited by Feds Again Over Welfare Issues
Evil Bidding: Triple W Exotic Animal Auction Cited by Feds Again Over Welfare Issues

Triple W and other exotic-animal auctions are nightmarish for animals, who are confined to cramped cages and denied necessary veterinary care.

PETA Leads the Charge: Inside the Global Effort to Take Down Exotic Skins
PETA Leads the Charge: Inside the Global Effort to Take Down Exotic Skins

PETA’s latest week of action is a multifaceted approach to ending the exotic-skins industry. See how folks are getting involved.

Bad Science and Bad Ethics: NIH’s Monkey Fright Experiments Have It All!
Bad Science and Bad Ethics: NIH’s Monkey Fright Experiments Have It All!

A new study confirms what PETA has been saying all along: Government experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s cruel and deadly experiments on monkeys are useless.

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Companies Cited After PETA Uncovers Monkeys Illegally Shipped Across the U.S., Destined for Torment in Labs
Companies Cited After PETA Uncovers Monkeys Illegally Shipped Across the U.S., Destined for Torment in Labs

We caught infamous Worldwide Primates violating a law meant to protect the public. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture has acted.

Looking for Gifts for Mom? Shop Now and Save!
Looking for Gifts for Mom? Shop Now and Save!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and for a limited time at the PETA Shop, you can get handcrafted chocolates, PETA tees, jewelry, and more—at up to 20% off.

PETA Aims to End Injustice With a Surprise Auction Bid on RBG’s Old Fur Coat
PETA Aims to End Injustice With a Surprise Auction Bid on RBG’s Old Fur Coat

PETA hopes that RBG’s fur coat can teach the next generation that ending speciesism—a human supremacist worldview—is crucial for social justice.

VIDEO: Elephant Forced to Give Rides Endures Violent Beating at Thai Tourist Attraction
VIDEO: Elephant Forced to Give Rides Endures Violent Beating at Thai Tourist Attraction

After watching this footage taken at a tourist spot in Thailand, you’ll never step foot in any attraction that offers cruel elephant rides.

Celebrating Earth Day? See How PETA Has Taken Action Against the Climate Catastrophe
Celebrating Earth Day? See How PETA Has Taken Action Against the Climate Catastrophe

To honor Earth Day, PETA is reflecting on some eye-catching demonstrations we’ve held to fight the climate catastrophe.

History in the Making! Animals Now Recognized as Sentient Beings in the U.K.
History in the Making! Animals Now Recognized as Sentient Beings in the U.K.

Thanks to thousands of PETA U.K. supporters and others, the U.K. Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 recognizes what we’ve long known: Animals are complex, feeling beings.

Win! Nestlé Partner AGV Products Ends Animal Tests, Thanks to PETA
Win! Nestlé Partner AGV Products Ends Animal Tests, Thanks to PETA

In some excellent progress for animals, AGV Products Corp., a major Taiwanese company licensed by Nestlé, has ended animal tests following conversations with PETA.

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