PETA’s Mission Statement
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal liberation organization in the world, and PETA entities have more than 10.4 million members and supporters globally.
PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in laboratories, the food industry, the clothing trade, and the entertainment business. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of rodents, birds, and other animals who are often considered “pests,” as well as cruelty to domesticated animals.
PETA works through public education, investigative newsgathering and reporting, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
Since its inception in 1980, PETA has continually won groundbreaking victories on behalf of animals. Explore some of our most significant milestones and our latest victories.
PETA’s Current Campaigns for Animals
PETA is known around the world as a force to be reckoned with, thanks to our determined and creative campaigns. Explore our current campaigns and join one today to help us achieve more victories for animals.
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PETA’s news page is your source for information about PETA’s campaigns, breaking news about animals, and animal liberation information from around the globe.
How You Can Help Animals Today
Participating in PETA’s action alerts is one of the easiest and most effective online ways to help animals. It just takes a moment—get started now!
PETA brings together members of the scientific, corporate, and legislative communities to improve animals’ quality of life and prevent their deaths.
PETA’s uncompromising, unwavering views may be controversial, but they are always true to our driving mission: to stop animal abuse worldwide.
PETA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation funded almost exclusively by the contributions of our members.
Wherever animals are in need, PETA is there, giving a strong voice to those who can’t speak for themselves.
When an animal is in need, Community Animal Project fieldworkers do everything in their power to help. Learn more about their groundbreaking work near our Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters.
You Can Help Animals Too
PETA and the PETA Foundation are looking for smart, compassionate, hardworking people to join our teams, and you might be a great match!
PETA provides a variety of opportunities at headquarters for those in the Hampton Roads area who are interested in volunteering for animals.
Interning at PETA is an exciting and demanding opportunity – learn all you need to become an advocate for animal rights and apply today!
With PETA’s help, a Swedish science organization is moving Sweden away from animal testing.
Whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s Day, or a Saturday when the temperatures have dipped below freezing, PETA staffers and volunteers are outside delivering dry, fluffy straw bedding and warm wooden doghouses to “backyard dogs” who are forced to spend the holidays—and every day in between—outside and alone. In 2021, we delivered 160 doghouses and almost … Read more »
PETA sends an urgent complaint to the USDA after receiving heartbreaking photos of a white tiger imprisoned at the notorious Cherokee Bear Zoo.
PETA Asia’s exposé of Chinese angora farms has already made a long list of retailers ban the bunny hair. And the momentum is showing no signs of slowing.
In response to a PETA campaign, Polish armed forces stop killing animals in favor of simulation technology that can help save soldiers’ lives.
A sea of “sheep” and “cows” expose the horrors behind Australia’s live-export trade.
You’ve waited patiently all year, and we’ve delivered. Find out which NFL stadiums crossed the goal line and made it onto PETA’s coveted “Top Five” list.
PETA wins a prestigious prize from cruelty-free company LUSH for work in helping to end the abuse of animals in labs.
Watch as PETA President Ingrid Newkirk exposes the deadly consequences for animals of so-called “no-kill” policies and what you can do to stop them.
PETA “orcas” brave cold water and crowds to protest SeaWorld’s blatant attempt to use big bucks to polish its tarnished image.
Crying “orca” destined for SeaWorld stops San Diego traffic and breaks hearts.
The Los Angeles City Council sends a strong message to elephant abusers, leaving circuses scrambling and elefriends celebrating.
While the government mourns former House Speaker Thomas S. Foley’s passing and remembers his ability to reach across the aisle, PETA remembers a man who helped animals.
PETA sends urgent letter to Air Canada with unique money-making suggestion after the airline loses one of its smallest passengers.
PETA is calling on the Dickerson Park Zoo to close its elephant exhibit after the latest horrific death.
