Elephant Used for Rides Snaps, Tramples Handler to Death
elephants and other wild animals who don't want to be touched
Elephant Used for Rides Snaps, Tramples Handler to Death

Yet another elephant snaps after being pushed to the brink, and yet another human life is lost. This didn’t need to happen.

Impossibly Adorable Dog Joins Posse of Other Adorable Dogs (Photos)
Animal Companions
Impossibly Adorable Dog Joins Posse of Other Adorable Dogs (Photos)

And they all lived adorably ever after.

Woman Disgusted by Pork Dinner That Resembles a Dog Paw
Woman Disgusted by Pork Dinner That Resembles a Dog Paw

She was grossed out, but we have to ask: “What’s the difference?”

PETA Tells Parents ‘Don’t Let Your Kids Become Hookers!’
PETA Tells Parents ‘Don’t Let Your Kids Become Hookers!’

PETA members help Charleston, South Carolina, say NO to the world’s oldest profession.

Court Rules on Selling Animal-Tested Cosmetics in the European Union
Court Rules on Selling Animal-Tested Cosmetics in the European Union

The ruling is a partial victory for animals.

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VIDEO: Newly Adopted Animals Make a Fresh Start After Louisiana Floods
Animal Companions
VIDEO: Newly Adopted Animals Make a Fresh Start After Louisiana Floods

PETA’s rescue teams transported 62 animals from overwhelmed shelters in flood-ravaged Louisiana to Virginia—watch some of them meet their new families.

Photos: Vegan Fashion Revolution Hits London Fashion Week
Photos: Vegan Fashion Revolution Hits London Fashion Week

A punk-inspired protest showcasing leather-, wool-, and fur-free fashion marked the start of London Fashion Week.

Spotted in Milan: Surprise Vegan Catwalk Pops Up in the Middle of Fashion Week
Spotted in Milan: Surprise Vegan Catwalk Pops Up in the Middle of Fashion Week

Three models rocked designer vegan items in the middle of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan to show that no animal needs to suffer for fashion.

Video: Angela Davis and the Road to Liberation
A sheep, monkey, and cow with Every Animal Is Someone Please, Go Vegan text overlay
Video: Angela Davis and the Road to Liberation

Liberation icon and committed vegan Angela Davis delivers a stirring call for political activism.

Zoo That Previously Shot Baby Giraffe Now Has a New One
Zoo That Previously Shot Baby Giraffe Now Has a New One

The Copenhagen Zoo recently posted a video of a giraffe being born at its park just two years after it shot and killed another one deemed “surplus.”

Victory! Seiyo, Japan Abolishes Pig Rodeos
Victory! Seiyo, Japan Abolishes Pig Rodeos

The city of Seiyo’s annual pig rodeo has now come to a permanent end.

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Bulls Charge Indian Embassies, Call Bullsh*t
Bulls Charge Indian Embassies, Call Bullsh*t

Herds of PETA “bulls” have been gathering outside Indian Embassies to tell the government not to legalize bull abuse.

Animal Planet Stars Asked to Reel in Cruelty
Food
Animal Planet Stars Asked to Reel in Cruelty

Will Las Vegas’ newest eatery help itself to a side of compassion?

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PETA Asia’s Circus Investigation Is Causing a Stir in China
two sun bear cubs forced with a tether to stay standing, with one reaching toward the other
PETA Asia’s Circus Investigation Is Causing a Stir in China

PETA Asia’s investigation that exposed animal abuse at circuses in China is reaching millions of people nationwide—and the government is listening.

Photos: When Snow Globes Turn Twisted
Photos: When Snow Globes Turn Twisted

This snow globe is telling shoppers: ‘s no more wool.’

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