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!
You can’t be a meat-eater and call yourself an environmentalist—they simply don’t mix. Scrub that dirty conscience clean by going vegan this Earth Day.
Renowned artist Daniel Mazzone has always had a soft spot for animals. See the work that the man dubbed “the next Andy Warhol” donated to PETA.
These brands of vegan ice cream bars and sandwiches can be found in major stores across the U.S. See the full list now!
Eating purely vegan and feeling “brilliant,” Zac Efron is the latest celeb to announce that he’s ditched eggs, meat, and dairy “products.”
TeachKind—PETA’s humane education division—will urge this school district to teach kids that violence of all kinds is wrong.
Frances McDormand just taught the world what an inclusion rider is. Now PETA wants Hollywood to go a step further with “exclusion riders.”
Valentine’s Day wasn’t all hearts and smiles. PETA spiced things up with some “tough love” for animal abusers around the world in February.
Don’t wait until it’s too late! Learn how a spiky Coyote Vest, like the one seen on this sweet rescued beagle, could save your dog’s life.
We can’t stop watching all the mouthwatering vegan content that Thrillist is sharing on Facebook. Check out our favorites now!
It’s time for all animal shelters to enact policies that discourage volunteers and employees from wearing fur.
Animals are living, feeling individuals—they’re not props or fashion accessories. Read Violet’s story and learn why you should never dye animals’ fur.
The only thing colder than the winter air? Canada Goose’s cruelty to coyotes and birds.
Find out which celebrities and influencers have announced on social media that they’ve gone vegan in 2018.
According to customer reports, at least two dogs have died and another was seriously injured after visiting a PetSmart in New Jersey.
From Michigan to Florida, dogs are dying in frigid winter weather. Please take your animals indoors, and check out these other lifesaving tips.
