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!
Fully recovered from gnarly upper respiratory infections, these kitty overlords are wasting no time in plotting world domination. Restore their faith in humanity—e-mail [email protected]!
Everyone is going to “louvre” Pierre. That’s why PETA is giving the French bulldog carte blanche in choosing the très best new family! E-mail [email protected] to apply.
Liora’s PETA case sheet is filled with notes like, “Such a sweet girl!” The words that came to fieldworkers’ minds, though, when they found her with an embedded collar … those are NSFW.
Say a little prayer for … no, not for Barti, but maybe for yourself—since this one-eyed cat’s list of adopter hopefuls is getting longer than Psalm 119!
“This apartment ain’t big enough for the both of us,” I remind Rakia … Every. Single. Day. Learn why PETA pushed for custody of my latest tortie in training and how you can adopt her.
“There’s something for everyone at Lowe’s”—including dogs! See how the home improvement retailer is helping PETA in breaking the chain with chain link.
Not such a long time ago in a Galax-y far, far away, two keepers of the peace—er, PETA fieldworkers—rescued a small, sickly kitty from the Dark Side and brought him into the light.
Once freed from his Fratelli restaurant-like prison pen, Mouth—the now-adoptable Goonie of a beagle—adjusted to indoor foster home life faster than you can say “do the truffle shuffle”!
Rescuing a tethered, emaciated Chihuahua? For PETA fieldworkers, it’s “fall” in a day’s work. Now, adoptable Chico is looking for a guardian who will never “leaf” him.
From riding on shoulders to snoozing on chests, this kitten’s got talent! If you think you have The X Factor to be Simon’s adoption idol, PETA wants to hear from you.
“What a wonderful world” for Louis, indeed! From braving Cancún’s streets to being showered with love and treats, this adoptable dachshund mix is fixin’ to enjoy true resort-quality living.
Following a sticky, shots-nearly-fired rescue mission, Marmalade’s PETA foster guardians have made sure this kitten’s sweetness is well-preserved! E-mail [email protected] to apply.
At High Quality Research, Temple was mutilated and tormented. Now, see her living her best “high quality” life together with two PETA staff and four other PETA-rescued companions!
Barbara is “the best kitten ever,” right? We know, we know … “leading”! But once you get a load of this adoptable girl’s personality, you’ll have no objections.
Seventeen pounds of Rosemary? Talk about spicing up your life! This petite pup was left overnight at a rural Virginia shelter. Now, PETA’s making sure it’s her thyme to shine.
