Elena

Elena developed an interest in animal rights in high school after she was given a copy of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation, which encouraged her to combine her passion for writing with her hunger for animal liberation. After graduating from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, she joined PETA’s content team so that she could make a bigger impact for animals while working alongside inspiring, like-minded people. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar, skateboarding, thrifting, and adding to her vast collection of vegan skincare and makeup products.

Trailblazing Congressional Letter Urges NIH to Phase Out Experiments on Animals
Trailblazing Congressional Letter Urges NIH to Phase Out Experiments on Animals

In a trailblazing letter, members of Congress urged the National Institutes of Health to phase out useless experiments on animals.

Mice and Rat Stress Shown to Compromise Experiment Results, New Study Suggests
Mice and Rat Stress Shown to Compromise Experiment Results, New Study Suggests

A recent study confirms what PETA’s been saying all along: experiments on mice and rats are cruel and unreliable.

Progress! Plans for South Korean Horsemeat Pet Food Factory Have Been Scrapped
Progress! Plans for South Korean Horsemeat Pet Food Factory Have Been Scrapped

In the wake of a shocking PETA investigation, pressure from the group and local activists has scuttled plans for a new horsemeat pet food factory in South Korea.

For Groundhog Day, PETA Offers a New Folklore-Based Forecaster: A Persimmon Tree!
For Groundhog Day, PETA Offers a New Folklore-Based Forecaster: A Persimmon Tree!

Instead of using live groundhogs, PETA pitched a new, animal-friendly Groundhog Day tradition to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

Victory! Tiger Exploiter Withdraws Application to Cage Tigers in Vegas Circus Tent
Victory! Tiger Exploiter Withdraws Application to Cage Tigers in Vegas Circus Tent

After hearing roars from PETA and others, one performer has withdrawn his request to cage tigers for his yearlong magic show in Vegas.

2022 Iditarod Will Mark 50 Years of Running Dogs to Their Deaths
2022 Iditarod Will Mark 50 Years of Running Dogs to Their Deaths

The 2022 Iditarod will mark 50 years of running dogs to their deaths. Help PETA spare dogs and end this deadly race.

This Bizarre Dairy Farm Image Looks Like a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode
This Bizarre Dairy Farm Image Looks Like a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode

This disturbing image of a cow strapped into VR goggles isn’t from ‘Black Mirror’—it’s a real-life horror show.

Traveling to Colombia? Try These 6 Enticing Vegan Restaurants
Traveling to Colombia? Try These 6 Enticing Vegan Restaurants

Colombia’s dining scene is full of vegan-friendly spots that won’t disappoint. Here are six wonderful vegan restaurants to try!

This Student Helped PETA Thwart Funding for Texas Primate Lab
This Student Helped PETA Thwart Funding for Texas Primate Lab

For her work against the Southwest National Primate Research Center, this Texas student is receiving PETA’s Hero to Animals Award.

PETA Science Consortium Donates $20,000 Equipment to Spare Rabbits Eye Irritation Tests
PETA Science Consortium Donates $20,000 Equipment to Spare Rabbits Eye Irritation Tests

PETA Science Consortium donated equipment to spare rabbits cruel chemical tests. See how PETA is working to end the Draize rabbit eye test!

PETA Latino Brings Holiday Cheer to Three Cities via Free Vegan Meals
PETA Latino Brings Holiday Cheer to Three Cities via Free Vegan Meals

To ring in an animal-friendly Nochebuena, PETA Latino hosted three massive vegan roast giveaways! See how they brought vegan cheer this year.

These 3 Little Pigs Are Home for the Holidays, Thanks to PETA’s Fieldworkers
These 3 Little Pigs Are Home for the Holidays, Thanks to PETA’s Fieldworkers

Thanks to PETA, three little pigs are home for the holidays. Watch the video from the heartwarming rescue, and keep pigs off your plate.

6 Red Flags to Look Out For in ‘Tiger King 2’ and ‘The Doc Antle Story’
6 Red Flags to Look Out For in ‘Tiger King 2’ and ‘The Doc Antle Story’

Look out for these animal welfare issues throughout Netflix’s “Tiger King 2” and spinoff series “The Doc Antle Story,” and never support roadside zoos.

21 Major Victories That PETA Achieved for Animals in Labs in 2021
21 Major Victories That PETA Achieved for Animals in Labs in 2021

PETA worked hard this year to help animals who are used in cruel experiments. Here’s what we accomplished in 2021!

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Visit SeaQuest Littleton Near Denver
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Visit SeaQuest Littleton Near Denver

SeaQuest Littleton is unsafe for animals, visitors, and even its own staff members—but YOU can do something about it.

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