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!
The 2019 Met Gala kept up with its usual extravagant fashions and runway hullabaloo—but to PETA’s disappointment, this year’s event featured a LOT of feathers.
PETA rescued Murphy from a cage where he lived in complete filth. Watch as this little dog goes from a scared, matted mess to a pup with a shining personality.
Every time we vegans hear someone say, “I’ve never tried vegan food,” we roll our eyes hard. (This poor soul has never had an apple?!)
As much as we wish this were all a plot of a bad B-movie, the world may end simply because people continue to eat animal flesh instead of regular ol’ beans.
After hearing from PETA that sheep are left broken and bloody by the wool industry, Avocado launched a vegan option! Check it out.
Hundreds of retailers and institutions, including 100 airports nationwide, have banned these sticky killers. But we’re not done with glue traps yet.
PETA is hoping this information spreads. It’s the best way of quickly finding a loving adoptive home for this sweet cat.
The industry is now dealing with public outrage over broken bones, whipping, drugging, and deaths on racetracks. PETA is calling for more changes.
New York City has passed its own Green New Deal—but how tough are the Big Apple’s measures against the environmentally destructive meat industry?
Would you club a dog to death? PETA’s heartrending new ads make the connection between the animals we love and the ones some choose to eat.
Don’t put a damper on your dapper with a suit made of materials stolen from abused animals—choose a vegan suit instead!
For a week, residents tried coaxing this cat out of a tree. But they knew that in order to save her life, they needed professional help.
As the chief organization that will end animal testing, PETA salutes these scientists for working to replace animals in explosion experiments.
After hearing from PETA, Ecoalf launched a line of vegan coats and decided to ditch feathers. That’s right—it will be completely down-free by 2020!
The gory end to this poacher’s life is a somber reminder that hunting and killing another living being will always end in tragedy.
