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.

USDA Cites Tregembo Again for Lack of Vet Care, Decrepit Enclosures
Small monkey in cage
USDA Cites Tregembo Again for Lack of Vet Care, Decrepit Enclosures

PETA submitted four complaints against Tregembo Animal Park last year alone, and the USDA has finally taken action against the decrepit roadside zoo.

Are Parasites in Your Meal? Ditch Fish Before Your Food Feasts on You!
worm in raw salmon fish
Are Parasites in Your Meal? Ditch Fish Before Your Food Feasts on You!

Dangerous parasites may worm their way into fish flesh. Catch kindness, not worms, by eating only vegan seafood.

Even an Iditarod Champion Admitted It: Dog-Sled Racing Is Inhumane
Animal Companions
Even an Iditarod Champion Admitted It: Dog-Sled Racing Is Inhumane

Even a four-time Iditarod champion agreed that dog-sled racing is rife with cruelty and suffering. Here’s how YOU can help dogs forced to run in the Iditarod.

Trophy Hunter Posts Grisly Photos With Giraffe’s Cut-Out Heart
Hunter poses with giraffe
Trophy Hunter Posts Grisly Photos With Giraffe’s Cut-Out Heart

A hunter who killed a giraffe posted selfies to FB showing her posing with the animal’s heart, calling it the “perfect” Valentine’s Day gift.

PETA Latino Hung Massive Banner Demanding Freedom for Lolita
PETA Latino protest for Lolita at the Miami Seaquarium
PETA Latino Hung Massive Banner Demanding Freedom for Lolita

PETA Latino unveiled a massive banner demanding the release of Lolita, who is still languishing in the smallest orca tank in the world.

TikTok C-Section: French Bulldog Reportedly Killed by Fake Vet and Apparent Breeder
TikTok C-Section: French Bulldog Reportedly Killed by Fake Vet and Apparent Breeder

The only surgery that Lyla should’ve received was one performed by a licensed vet, before she was bred: She should’ve been spayed.

Wake Forest U. Skirting U.S. Research Rules for Monkey Torture in China?
Monkeys in cage, Wake Experiments
Wake Forest U. Skirting U.S. Research Rules for Monkey Torture in China?

PETA demands an investigation: Is Wake Forest University complicit in the misuse of U.S. funds in monkey black-site, torture-type experiments?

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue—Spaying and Neutering Beats Dinner for 2
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Animal Companions
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue—Spaying and Neutering Beats Dinner for 2

Roses are red. Violets are blue. If you love your animal companion, here’s what you should do!

WATCH: Mice Struggle to Crawl After Experimenters Crush Spinal Cords
mouse with paralysis in hind legs
WATCH: Mice Struggle to Crawl After Experimenters Crush Spinal Cords

At Germany’s Ruhr-University Bochum, experimenters mutilated mice in useless and unreliable tests. Find out how YOU can help advance research!

WATCH: Racehorse Breakdown at Turfway Park
WATCH: Racehorse Breakdown at Turfway Park

After hearing from PETA, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) confirmed that it is investigating the breakdown of Miss Eau de Vie at Turfway Park.

‘Doc’ Antle Calls Nat Geo Reporter ‘Al-Qaeda to the Max’
worker forces agitated, distressed tiger to pose with roadside zoo visitors
‘Doc’ Antle Calls Nat Geo Reporter ‘Al-Qaeda to the Max’

Years after “Doc” Antle shipped tigers to Thailand’s decrepit Samutprakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo, he gave Nat Geo his own twisted story about the facility.

PETA’s ‘Pants on Fire’ Awards—10 Companies That Deceive Consumers
PETA Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Award with a logo of a burning pair of pants against a blue background
PETA’s ‘Pants on Fire’ Awards—10 Companies That Deceive Consumers

These companies are master manipulators, but PETA’s turning up the heat on each and every one of them with this year’s “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” Awards.

Churchill Downs Refuses Even to Report on Feasibility of Safer Track
Churchill Downs Refuses Even to Report on Feasibility of Safer Track

As a shareholder, PETA is calling on Churchill Downs racetrack to do more to help horses. Find out what you can do to help change the deadly racing industry.

Orangutan Father Swings Into Action to Look After His Daughters
Orangutan Father Swings Into Action to Look After His Daughters

Single parenting can be tough, but this widowed orangutan is nurturing and caring for his daughters.

12 Iditarod Mushers Who Have Skeletons in Their Closets
chained dog in snow
12 Iditarod Mushers Who Have Skeletons in Their Closets

These Iditarod mushers have allegedly committed criminal acts, but even those with clean records may force dogs to run to their deaths. Help PETA call the Iditarod out.

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