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!
Italian couture is notoriously furry, but Marco de Vincenzo’s new collection featuring vivid faux fox, phony pony, and fake snake brilliantly breaks the mold.
SeaWorld recently admitted to sending spies to infiltrate PETA. But it’s not the only animal-abusing corporation that has resorted to underhanded tactics.
What happens to unwanted cats when shelters refuse to help them?
“No-kill” often means slow-kill when shelters turn animals away. Urge your shelter to keep its doors open to all animals in need.
Just in time for Westminster, PETA’s tongue-in-cheek video and bold protest outside the show reveal what breeders really think of dogs.
Looking for “somebunny” to love this Valentine’s Day—and every day of the year? Meet Leela, a rescued rabbit who will steal your heart.
Following pleas from Dr. Jane Goodall, James Cromwell, and Bob Barker, Congress calls for an ethical review of NIH’s cruel baby-monkey experiments.
It’s almost 2016, but a tiny town in North Carolina is still clinging to a cruel event that resembles something out of the Dark Ages.
Jason has never had a cozy home for the holidays—just a cold, filthy crate. Luckily, PETA volunteers found him. Now he has a chance at finding one!
Metta World Peace is back with the Lakers, and not only is his defense on the court dazzling, he’s also a champion animal defender.
Balloon releases aren’t fun for birds, turtles, dolphins, and other wildlife, who can die if they ingest or get tangled in deflated balloons or their strings.
Mei Xiang’s cub is the latest victim of the National Zoo’s panda breeding program.
Life is hell for monkeys in laboratories—and so is the journey to get there.
Grooming isn’t just a beauty treatment—it’s vital to animals’ health and well-being. One dog’s sad and appalling story shows why.
This hard-hitting anti-circus PSA has been recognized as one of the best.
