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.
Follow Along With PETA News
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!
PETA is searching for a loving home for Tulip where the sweet orange cat can really blossom—could it be yours? Learn more about adoptable animals now.
Dade City’s Wild Things, which has long been on PETA’s radar, is reported to have closed its doors after the last tigers held there were sent to an accredited sanctuary in Colorado.
PETA responds to the new Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Learn more about the ways tiger cubs suffer for entertainment.
After hearing from PETA how bottlenose dolphins, orcas, and other marine animals suffer in captivity, Snickers officially ended its SeaWorld sponsorship.
Relief may have just come for elephants exploited by Garden Bros. Circus, but other animals definitely still need your help. Find out what you can do now.
Heartbreaking video footage shows a horse used by the carriage industry collapsing in Central Park and then being dragged onto a trailer. 💔
More than 200,000 kind people just like you took action for donkeys in Kenya. Now, donkey slaughterhouses will be banned nationwide next month.
PETA has long called on the Pittsburgh Zoo to end its problematic elephant program. The facility’s latest stunt only strengthens our resolve.
Dogs used in the Iditarod and other sled races live in hellish conditions during the off-season. Don’t believe it? Just see how their kennels compare to a dogfighter’s.
His kindness and bravery will inspire people of all ages to remember their animal companions during emergencies. 😭 ❤
Fishless filets, crabless cakes, and caviar made from seaweed—you can find all this great vegan seafood and more in stores and online.
After a shocking ’60 Minutes’ segment exposed the pork industry, some PETA “pigs” had an important message for passersby: Cut the pork—or risk the runs.
PETA is leading the global fight to end the use of the cruel forced swim test! Learn more about the groundbreaking victory for animals at King’s College London.
2019 was PETA’s most inspirational year yet—and this list is proof! See stunning photos of our boldest protests and most heartwarming rescues of the year.
Looking for more vegan recipes to try in 2020? Get some inspiration from this list of PETA’s most popular vegan recipes of 2019.
