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!
Roman the cat was betrayed by the very people claiming to “save” animals. This is the reality of so many “trap-neuter-release” programs.
PETA scientists spoke at Texas A&M to set the record straight: The school’s cruel muscular dystrophy experiments are a complete failure.
This censorship of critical information about an animal abuser is just the latest example of the USDA’s lack of transparency.
Our food system is failing to end hunger here in the U.S., but a new study proposes we could feed 350 million more people by going vegan.
PETA supporters marched in solidarity with and in support of all the victims of gun violence at March for Our Lives events across the country.
Protecting your baby and protecting animals go hand in paw.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban fur sales following weeks of tumultuous debate between animal rights activists and retailers.
“The dogs used in the Iditarod are being overworked, causing extreme fatigue and exhaustion, in addition to suppressing their immune systems.”
“I witnessed first hand one of the worst animal cruelty acts I have ever seen.”
Chloe stopped by PETA’s L.A. office to show off a recipe from her latest book and chat with actor and fellow vegan Harley Quinn Smith.
“…unfortunately activists make it very difficult to travel with animals today,” according to a comment made by Stardust.
Oscar-Nominated Songwriter Diane Warren tells the military: “Stand Up for Something” and stop killing animals.
Attention, all fashionistas! Another company has seen the future of fashion and gone vegan, and PETA is celebrating with a giveaway.
After the footage was leaked to the media, the slaughterhouse shut down operations—and an investigation is now underway.
We’ve beaten KFC before, and we can do it again. Help PETA save chickens around the world.
