Win for Cows! Oakridge Dairy Drops Misleading Cow Claims
Win for Cows! Oakridge Dairy Drops Misleading Cow Claims

Oakridge Dairy claimed that cows had an “optimal living habitat,” but after hearing from PETA, it removed several false and misleading claims from its advertising.

Don’t Bully Bevo! PETA Calls for Live Longhorn Mascot to Be Spared Cotton Bowl Attendance
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Don’t Bully Bevo! PETA Calls for Live Longhorn Mascot to Be Spared Cotton Bowl Attendance

Subjecting Bevo to the stress of being packed up, hauled from town to town, and paraded around as a sideline spectacle is a recipe for disaster.

PETA Scientists Accept “Invitation” to Tour UMass Amherst Monkey Laboratory
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PETA Scientists Accept “Invitation” to Tour UMass Amherst Monkey Laboratory

University of Massachusetts-Amherst experimenter Agnès Lacreuse publicly says she wants PETA to visit her laboratory. Read our response here.

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Should You Get a ‘Pet’ Chinchilla? Here’s What You Should Know Before Adopting
pet Chinchilla eating lettuce
Should You Get a ‘Pet’ Chinchilla? Here’s What You Should Know Before Adopting

Considering a chinchilla as a “pet”? Chinchillas have unique needs that require special attention and care. Here are important things to know before you adopt one.

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If THIS Mother Orca’s Grieving Ritual Breaks Your Heart, Wait Until You Learn Corky the Orca’s Tragic Story
grieving mother orca carries the body of her dead calf in the ocean
If THIS Mother Orca’s Grieving Ritual Breaks Your Heart, Wait Until You Learn Corky the Orca’s Tragic Story

While the world watches in sorrow as a grieving mother orca carries her dead baby through the ocean, PETA is calling attention to another suffering orca who has been imprisoned at marine parks for 55 years.

In 2025, Let’s Do Better—the Problem With Moo Deng Being ‘Viral’
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In 2025, Let’s Do Better—the Problem With Moo Deng Being ‘Viral’

Pygmy hippo Moo Deng deserves so much better. Here’s the problem with 2024’s viral animal.

Are You Wearing Her Mom? Robot Calf Charli XC Cow Would Like a Word
Charli XC cow
Are You Wearing Her Mom? Robot Calf Charli XC Cow Would Like a Word

Need a shopping buddy who will always tell you the truth? Meet Charli XC Cow, a sassy, AI-powered robot calf who tells folks WHO they’re wearing and WHAT they should buy instead.

Just in Time for Christmas! This Beagle’s Sunset Years Are Finally Looking Golden
Dan and Katherine with Copper
Just in Time for Christmas! This Beagle’s Sunset Years Are Finally Looking Golden

When PETA met Copper, he was emaciated, chained, and had no shelter. Now, the senior beagle mix is proving there’s no age limit on giving or receiving love.

KFC, Burger King, and 16 Others Drop the Bogus ‘Better Chicken Commitment’
Chickens in a crowded barn
KFC, Burger King, and 16 Others Drop the Bogus ‘Better Chicken Commitment’

These companies are just going from one humane-washing scheme to the next. Don’t fall for it.

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Happy Hanukkah! Here Are 8 ‘Mitzvahs’ You Can Do to Help Animals
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Happy Hanukkah! Here Are 8 ‘Mitzvahs’ You Can Do to Help Animals

Celebrate the “Festival of Lights” by doing “mitzvahs” for animals. Here are eight actions you can take on each day of Hanukkah!

PETA to President Trump: NIH Doesn’t Give a Rat’s A** About Waste—Cut $23 Billion!
Billboard image of a photo of a white rat with text reading President Trump: NIH Doesn't Give a Rat's A** About Waste. Cut $23 Billion!
PETA to President Trump: NIH Doesn’t Give a Rat’s A** About Waste—Cut $23 Billion!

As the incoming administration looks to trim government spending, PETA strongly suggests that President Trump slash NIH funding of pointless animal experiments in a mobile billboard near Mar-a-Lago.

Victory! National Watermelon Board Ends Rotten Animal Tests After PETA Push
Victory! National Watermelon Board Ends Rotten Animal Tests After PETA Push

Victory! After a high-pressure PETA campaign, the National Watermelon Promotion Board has agreed to end funding of all fruitless experiments on animals.

Whistleblowers: Egyptian University Cuts Into Dogs for Cruel Trainings
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Whistleblowers: Egyptian University Cuts Into Dogs for Cruel Trainings

Cairo University appears to be mutilating animals in veterinary school trainings, and students demand that it stop immediately.

Ho, Ho, Horrible! Three Roadside Zoos Get a Lump of Coal From PETA for Condemning Bears to Concrete Prisons
Bear laying down at Cherokee Bear Zoo
Ho, Ho, Horrible! Three Roadside Zoos Get a Lump of Coal From PETA for Condemning Bears to Concrete Prisons

Stink, stank, stunk! Three roadside zoos are getting a lump of coal from PETA ahead of the holidays. Find out why you shouldn’t go near them with a thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole.

Bombshell Announcement! PETA’s 2024 Company of the Year is An Angel for Animals
wild ostriches next to a photo of victoria's secret show for PETA's company of the year announcement
Bombshell Announcement! PETA’s 2024 Company of the Year is An Angel for Animals

PETA’s 2024 Company of the Year had us tickled ‘PINK’ when it chose to be an ‘angel’ for animals in its catwalk comeback.

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