VIDEO: Trainer Attacked While Forcing Tigers to Perform at Italian Circus
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VIDEO: Trainer Attacked While Forcing Tigers to Perform at Italian Circus

A video of a tiger attacking a trainer during a live circus show is yet another cautionary tale that no one should have needed.

Will This Birthday Gift Push Lewis Hamilton to Speak Out Against the Iditarod?
Lewis Hamilton with megaphone and dog in the cold on the left.
Will This Birthday Gift Push Lewis Hamilton to Speak Out Against the Iditarod?

Lewis Hamilton is a well-known defender of the underdog, and one word from him could be all it takes to persuade F1’s owner to stop giving a financial lifeline to the deadly, shameful Iditarod dog-sled race.

Science Suffers as NIH Funds Scofflaw Monkey Supplier for Dubious Tests
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Science Suffers as NIH Funds Scofflaw Monkey Supplier for Dubious Tests

Monkeys escape regularly from Alpha Genesis, a supplier of laboratories nationwide, where they also often die due to neglect and incompetence. But NIH keeps giving it money anyway.

Victory! Shady Monkey Transporter Shuts Down
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Victory! Shady Monkey Transporter Shuts Down

PETA documented and EXPOSED the violations—and the feds acted on our complaints.

Video: Bulldogs Not Covered Under ‘Lifetime Warranty’ but Win ‘Best in Show’?
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Video: Bulldogs Not Covered Under ‘Lifetime Warranty’ but Win ‘Best in Show’?

VIDEO: A pet shop employee explains why the store won’t offer a “lifetime warranty” on breathing-impaired dogs.

Think You’ll Never Go Vegan? This PETA Ad Reminds You Never to Say Never
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Think You’ll Never Go Vegan? This PETA Ad Reminds You Never to Say Never

Check out PETA’s new ad, which shows what changed many now-vegans’ thinking from “I’ll never go vegan” to “I’ll never eat animals again.”

PETA Gives Publisher of ‘Stray,’ Annapurna Interactive, Two Paws Up
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PETA Gives Publisher of ‘Stray,’ Annapurna Interactive, Two Paws Up

The publisher of the viral video game Stray, Annapurna Interactive, won PETA’s Company of the Year award for its aMEOWzing game.

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James Cromwell Is PETA’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’
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James Cromwell Is PETA’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’

James Cromwell is PETA’s 2022 Person of the Year after he—at the age of 82—superglued his hand to the café counter at a Starbucks store and took other actions for animals.

Down With Down and Feathers: French Fashion Group SMCP’s Ban
French fashion group SMCP bans down and feathers in Fall-Winter 2023, a victory for geese and ducks
Personal Care & Fashion
Down With Down and Feathers: French Fashion Group SMCP’s Ban

Cruelty is never in fashion! SMCP Group told PETA France it will stop using birds for their down and feathers by the fall–winter 2023 season.

New Year, No Furs: California’s New Animal Protections Start on January 1
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New Year, No Furs: California’s New Animal Protections Start on January 1

California’s fur ban starts on January 1. Learn more about the effects of fur production on animals and the environment and how you can help protect animals used for their fur.

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What Is ‘Nochebuena’? Vegan Tips for a Compassionate Christmas Eve
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What Is ‘Nochebuena’? Vegan Tips for a Compassionate Christmas Eve

There are plenty of delicious vegan ham brands to enjoy this “Nochebuena” that will keep pigs off your table during the holidays (and afterward).

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Shriners BEAT UP Peaceful Protesters, Hold Them Against Their Will
A peaceful protestor dressed as Santa is blocked from the exit of the Moolah Shrine by a tall person wearing a fez.
Shriners BEAT UP Peaceful Protesters, Hold Them Against Their Will

This week, Moolah Shriners, who abuse animals in their annual circus, assaulted two peaceful protesters who simply came to deliver coal in protest of their misdeeds.

Dugongs Declared Functionally Extinct in China, Partially Due to ‘Ghost Gear’
dugongs functionally extinct in China partially due to abandoned fishing equipment called "ghost gear"
Dugongs Declared Functionally Extinct in China, Partially Due to ‘Ghost Gear’

Don’t like being “ghosted”? Neither did China’s now functionally extinct dugongs. Read how one of the causes was discarded fishing equipment called “ghost gear.”

SHELL-Bent on Getting Home: Snails Know Where They Want to Go
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SHELL-Bent on Getting Home: Snails Know Where They Want to Go

Even though their maximum speed is 0.029 mph, tiny garden snails will hurry home. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk shares a tale of these mollusks’ determination. 

PETA Wins Lawsuit Demanding L.A. Metro Hit the Brakes on Free-Speech Restraint
peta sues l.a. metro over ad rejections, free-speech restriction
PETA Wins Lawsuit Demanding L.A. Metro Hit the Brakes on Free-Speech Restraint

This win is proof that L.A. Metro’s unconstitutional practices won’t deter PETA’s efforts to end speciesism. For animals, there’s too much on the line.

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