Category: Pests

Did you know opossums almost never carry rabies? Learn why, along with other facts about America’s most populous marsupial.

The lone star tick’s bite transmits a molecule that can cause an allergic reaction to meat and dairy in humans—but whether you’ve been bitten or you’re just looking to ditch meat, PETA’s “Lone Star Tick Cookbook” is for you.

When a California man shot a trapped coyote in the face more than a dozen times, one couple caught it all on camera. Thanks to their quick action, the killer was convicted of cruelty to animals.

An opossum trapped for a North Carolina town’s “Possum Drop” event had to have her badly injured leg removed and will never be free again.

When people come together to cheer for one animal, we have to wonder: What about the others?

A concerned parent told WKMG that when the animals struggled for air, they were held down with rods and hoses were used to spray water in their faces.

“It takes a real garbage person to do this to an animal.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

From the lions who saved a girl from kidnappers to the porpoises who rescued a beloved actor, these animals displayed their courage and compassion.

Get ready to have your day made.

The exhibit shuts down hours early, and the artist flees the scene.

The exhausted animals were trapped face to face, and at times, it looked as though they might be trying to comfort one another.

PETA has been working with companies for years to get glue traps off store shelves. A new viral image is helping persuade people never to use them.