Member of Congress Calls Out DOD for Skirting Ban on Animal Use in Training
Member of Congress Calls Out DOD for Skirting Ban on Animal Use in Training

The Air Force is trying to circumvent the ban on using animals in some trauma training, but one congressmember, a lieutenant colonel, is digging in his heels.

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Video: Gone Too Soon, Young Elephant Dies in Zoo
Video: Gone Too Soon, Young Elephant Dies in Zoo

PETA calls on the Oklahoma City Zoo to stop gambling with the lives of young elephants and immediately halt its breeding program.

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Guest Post: Animals Aren’t Numbers
Guest Post: Animals Aren’t Numbers

Statistics don’t tell the whole story. One shelter director explains why she’ll always do the right thing for animals in need.

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Beatles Donate Use of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ to PETA for Adoption Campaign
Beatles Donate Use of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ to PETA for Adoption Campaign

After three decades of being one of the most prolific forces for animal rights, Paul McCartney is still finding creative new ways to promote compassion.

‘The Hobbit’ Actor Works to Get Animals out of Circus Rings
‘The Hobbit’ Actor Works to Get Animals out of Circus Rings

Just like Bilbo Baggins, Martin Freeman has a mission.

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Being Boiled Hurts: Be Kind to Crustaceans
Being Boiled Hurts: Be Kind to Crustaceans

September 25 is “National Lobster Day,” a time to celebrate the clever crustaceans, not eat them.

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These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)
These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)

PETA spays and neuters more than 120 cats and dogs during three-day marathon.

TraumaMan Surgical Simulators End Deadly Animal Labs in Seven Countries
TraumaMan Surgical Simulators End Deadly Animal Labs in Seven Countries

PETA’s donation of $1 million in high-tech simulators will modernize physician-training programs and spare the lives of thousands of animals.

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PETA Nuns Rally for the Pope, and Moby Sings (Praises of Vegan Diet)
PETA Nuns Rally for the Pope, and Moby Sings (Praises of Vegan Diet)

Moby knows there’s no such thing as a non-vegan environmentalist!

PETA Protests at Whole Foods: Reduce Suffering; Don’t Just Lie About It
PETA Protests at Whole Foods: Reduce Suffering; Don’t Just Lie About It

Would you consider it humane to let pigs languish with bulging rectal prolapses? Whole Foods seemingly thinks you should.

Victory! Pigs Saved from the Crosshairs in New Zealand
Victory! Pigs Saved from the Crosshairs in New Zealand

Just days after PETA exposed cruel blood-spatter experiments in which live pigs were shot in the head, the experiments have been stopped.

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Video: Littering Stinks!
Video: Littering Stinks!

This vulnerable skunk was saved from a terrible fate, but many animals who get caught in our litter don’t make it out alive.

Video: PETA’s SeaWorld Street Theater Makes People’s Jaws Drop
Video: PETA’s SeaWorld Street Theater Makes People’s Jaws Drop

In nature, orcas live in close-knit pods, much like humans. Females often stay with their mothers for their entire lives. At SeaWorld, it’s a different story.

Wounded and Scarred Dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium
Wounded and Scarred Dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium

Make the mistake of visiting the depressing Miami Seaquarium and you won’t be the only one scarred for life.

Georgia ‘Bulldogs’ Stop Cutting Up Dogs in Cruel Training
Georgia ‘Bulldogs’ Stop Cutting Up Dogs in Cruel Training

Less than a day after PETA revealed that the University of Georgia was cutting up dogs in crude training drills, the school ends the practice.

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