Category: Wildlife
Rocket Raccoon Is a ‘Guardian of the Galaxy’—Learn How YOU Can Be a Guardian of Raccoons
Raccoons face many dangers in the urban jungle. Learn how you can be a real-life guardian of these smart, curious animals.
‘The Little Mermaid’ Returns—How YOU Can Help Real Animals Like Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle
The remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is sure to make a splash, so we’re reminding everyone to help real sea animals.
The Perilous Ripple Effects That Lead Ammo Has on Animals, Humans, and the Planet
While all hunting causes harm, PETA targets the widespread dangers of poisonous lead ammunition to wildlife, humans, and the environment.
Blue Lobsters Have Better Luck, so PETA Releases Dye Kit to Save Them All
PETA’s chemical-free blue dye binds to lobster shells for up to six months when squeezed into water. Here’s how it could help save lives.
Chili’s Is Changing Children’s Placemats to Help Wild Animals?
What did parrots, monkeys, and Chili’s children’s placemats have in common that required a change? PETA has the compassionate scoop.
PETA Saves Animals in the Aftermath of Syria, Turkey Earthquakes
From perilous food shipments to Syria to miraculous recoveries in Turkey—don’t miss the latest updates on the earthquake aftermath and how you can support PETA’s Global Compassion Fund.
Chuck the Cruel Tradition: PETA Offers to Replace Punxsutawney Phil With a Human
A PETA supporter would gladly take Phil’s place if it will spare him a tedious life punctuated only by the confusion and terror of being dangled in front of a noisy crowd every year.
Pass the Nuts! Ingrid Newkirk Shares How Squirrels ‘Talk Tail’
Join PETA President Ingrid Newkirk for a look into the lives, talents, and personalities of squirrels and other animals around the world, and learn how to help them.
Rooftop Romance: A Devoted Stork Couple’s Epic Love Story
How far would you go for love? PETA President Ingrid Newkirk shares how one stork’s devotion to his disabled partner takes him from Croatia to Africa and back every year.
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 Exposé: The CDC Risks Epidemic by Letting Diseased Monkeys Into the U.S.
Thanks to PETA’s exposé revealing that lab-bound monkeys have been imported into the U.S. with deadly pathogens, the CDC has finally taken action. Now more needs to be done.
Trophy Hunter Who Posed With Dead Animal Later Killed Wife
The FBI has identified cruelty to animals as a warning sign of more violence to come.
PETA to COP15: Solve the Biodiversity Crisis, Stop the Monkey Importation Pipeline
As COP15 gets underway, PETA urges participants to consider ending the importation of monkeys to laboratories to help stem the biodiversity crisis unfolding worldwide.
PETA Fielded Calls From Dallas to Detroit to Help Animals This Fall
On an average day, PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department receives dozens of phone calls reporting cases of animal abuse. Here’s what happens next.
Scathing Online Glue Trap Reviews Highlight Home Depot Shoppers’ Regrets
Consumers’ glue trap reviews reveal that these devices are one of the cruelest methods of rodent control. Check out these reviews that PETA found on The Home Depot’s website.
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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