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VIDEO: Activists Arrested, Dragged Off Field Protesting TAMU Dog Experiments
Activists Arrested, Dragged Off Field Protesting TAMU Dog Experiments
VIDEO: Activists Arrested, Dragged Off Field Protesting TAMU Dog Experiments

The most talked-about play at Texas A&M’s most recent football game wasn’t made by a player—it was made by PETA supporters rushing the field, urging TAMU to shut down its dog lab.

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Arsonist Gets 11 Years Behind Bars for Animal Abuse, Other Crimes
Almeda fire arson suspect mugshot
Arsonist Gets 11 Years Behind Bars for Animal Abuse, Other Crimes

Arsonist Michael Jarrod Bakkela was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading no contest to animal abuse and other charges.

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Petco: ‘Health + Wellness’ or ‘Suffering + Death’? Get the Facts, Then Decide
Don't Fall for Petco's Humane-Washing Ruse
Petco: ‘Health + Wellness’ or ‘Suffering + Death’? Get the Facts, Then Decide

If Petco wants to be a “full health and wellness company,” it’ll have to ban a lot more than just shock collars.

WATCH: Bear Snaps at Handler Mid-Circus, Is Beaten With a Shovel
Bear Snaps at Handler Mid-Circus, Is Beaten With a Shovel
WATCH: Bear Snaps at Handler Mid-Circus, Is Beaten With a Shovel

It’s not shocking that a bear would lash out after being beaten, and it’s appalling that animals are still being exploited and abused for entertainment in 2020.

From Racetracks to Refuge—This Thoroughbred’s Rescue Story Will Melt Your Heart
former racehorse Pastel saved from slaughter
From Racetracks to Refuge—This Thoroughbred’s Rescue Story Will Melt Your Heart

If local activists hadn’t alerted PETA that Pastel was at an auction, the 18-year-old Thoroughbred wouldn’t be enjoying new pastures and friends at her sanctuary home.

Johns Hopkins Owl Torture Tests: Confirmed Useless, Apparently Illegal
Johns Hopkins University owl torture
Johns Hopkins Owl Torture Tests: Confirmed Useless, Apparently Illegal

Cutting into owls’ skulls, screwing devices onto their heads, poking around in their exposed brains—Shreesh Mysore does this and more, despite admitting the tests could be rubbish.

Still Eat Chicken? Hear What This Former Tyson Chicken Farmer Has to Say
large pile of dead chickens in a shed
Still Eat Chicken? Hear What This Former Tyson Chicken Farmer Has to Say

Chickens freezing to death on transport trucks, dead birds lining the road like a twisted version of Hansel and Gretel’s breadcrumbs—if you eat chicken, THIS is what you support.

Officials Shut Down Illegal Tiger Exhibit on Its Opening Day, Thanks to PETA
All Things Wild exhibit with tigers
Officials Shut Down Illegal Tiger Exhibit on Its Opening Day, Thanks to PETA

It’s unethical to confine tigers to small trailers and haul them all over the place just for selfies. This year, there won’t be any such photo ops at the Cowtown Fair in Fort Worth, Texas.

Wink Without Mink: Fur-Free Lashes Are the Only Way to Go
Mink fur ban Sephora victory
Personal Care & Fashion
Wink Without Mink: Fur-Free Lashes Are the Only Way to Go

So many beauty brands are dropping fur eyelashes, proving what PETA’s been saying all along: Lashes shouldn’t come from a “who.”

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5,000 Dogs, Other Animals Likely Bought Online Found Dead in Shipping Boxes
dead dogs, rabbits, and other animals at a shipping facility in central China
5,000 Dogs, Other Animals Likely Bought Online Found Dead in Shipping Boxes

“It was like a living hell,” said one witness. “[T]he entire place reek[ed] of rotting bodies.”

GRAPHIC: Horses Killed, Dumped on Bike Trail in Los Angeles County
horses killed San Gabriel Valley Bike Trail
GRAPHIC: Horses Killed, Dumped on Bike Trail in Los Angeles County

It’s sickening to consider the pain and fear of these horses’ final moments, and PETA is calling on officials to be transparent and to throw the book at their killers.

VICTORY: Nordstrom Bans Fur and Exotic Skins!
nordstrom fur protest
VICTORY: Nordstrom Bans Fur and Exotic Skins!

Nearly 100,000 PETA supporters wrote to Nordstrom urging it to do better—and it worked! So many animals will be saved now that the company has banned fur and exotic skins.

‘If I Could Give Zero Stars, I Would’—Here’s What Visitors Had to Say After Visiting SeaQuest Aquariums
an otter at a SeaQuest aquarium
‘If I Could Give Zero Stars, I Would’—Here’s What Visitors Had to Say After Visiting SeaQuest Aquariums

If it were possible to give zero-star reviews online, THESE horrified SeaQuest visitors would likely have done so. See what they had to say.

A Fresh Start: PETA Rescues Nala, Siblings From ‘Tiger King’ Hellhole
tiger king roadside zoo lions rescued
A Fresh Start: PETA Rescues Nala, Siblings From ‘Tiger King’ Hellhole

PETA just rescued three juvenile lions from Jeff Lowe’s G.W. Park—and we’re not done coming for the “Tiger King” villain and his animal-exploiting associates.

New Jersey Racing Commission Shows Up All Others, Passes Whipping Ban
Three horses are forced to race
New Jersey Racing Commission Shows Up All Others, Passes Whipping Ban

Historic: The New Jersey Racing Commission is the first U.S. jurisdiction to ban whipping to make horses run faster—and PETA is urging every other racing state to follow suit.

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