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With Abundance of Evidence That Dairy Raises Risk of Cancer, PETA Petitions FDA to Include Warning

Research on the health impacts of dairy has revealed results that will make your blood run cold, so we’re insisting that the FDA labels clearly state the risks.

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South Dakota Governor Shot Her Dog and Goat—See PETA’s Response

See PETA’s response to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem admitting that she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, and a goat who smelled “musky.”

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Animals Kept in Filth, Left to Die at Self-Proclaimed ‘Rescue’—PETA Calls For Charges

PETA exposed neglect at this animal-hoarding hellhole posing as a “rescue” facility. Now we’re asking the local prosecutor to file charges against its owner.

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How Did Sick Dog Britney Survive in a Heavily Bombed City? Watch the Video

Britney was cowering in an old barn, hiding from the terrifying onslaught of gunfire in a Ukrainian town, when PETA-supported teams came to her rescue.

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Everything You Need to Know Before Playing ‘Another Crab’s Treasure’

No matter how much of a gamer you are, you’ll love this new video game. 

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PETA’s TeachKind Sends California School District Humane Education Materials Following Killing of Guinea Pig

After a 12-year-old reportedly kicked a guinea pig to death in the yard of a home in Reedley, California, PETA is stepping in to make sure he and his peers are taught empathy to prevent future acts of violence.

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Another Horse Down: Frosten Becomes the Latest Victim of Ocala Breeders’ Sales

PETA is calling for criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for recklessly overdriving young horses to death at Florida under tack shows.

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What’s a Mullet Toss? Five Things to Throw Instead of Fish

Participants in the Flora-Bama Mullet Toss keep hurling fish corpses. Learn how PETA threw a kind “cure” their way to make the event all-inclusive.

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C5’s Earth Day Anthem: Rapping for Animal Rights

Join C5 as he drops rhymes and truths, collaborating with PETA for a powerful Earth Day message.

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Why Were PETA U.K. Supporters Arrested at LVMH’s Annual Meeting?

PETA U.K. members were arrested, but what crimes against fashion is LVMH committing?

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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86 Companion Animals Spayed or Neutered, Thanks to PETA

PETA’s Mobile Clinics Division has helped spay or neuter more than 227,700 companion animals since it began. See the latest lifesaving event!

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Victory! Hadi Shrine Circus Will No Longer Exploit Elephants in Its Shows

Great news! Following a vigorous PETA campaign, a notorious circus will finally stop exploiting elephants in its acts.

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VIDEO: Elderly Elephant Viola Flees Her Circus Abusers, Runs Panicked on City Streets

PETA urges everyone to help protect elephants by refusing to buy a ticket to any circus that forces them to perform.

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PETA Offers to Help Repair Troubled Dam—If Our Pro-Vegan Ad Is Displayed

As residents of Panguitch, Utah, anxiously wonder if they’ll have to evacuate, PETA is offering peace of mind on two fronts!

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PETA Sterilized 499 Animals in Mexico—and Brought Back One Lucky Pup

Emaciated, riddled with parasites, and with a fractured leg, Gordon was fighting for his life on the streets. But thanks to PETA, this adoptable pup is ready for the good life.

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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

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