PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk donates a valuable family heirloom to save boars from being culled.
Gna Wyatt, a mother working her way through school, never considered herself to be an “animal rights advocate.” But then dozens of cows needed her help.
In honor of her red carpet funeral, PETA releases audio of Joan Rivers urging callers to “go faux”—pork, that is.
In our weekly celebrity news round-up, Rob Thomas saves pit bulls from a fighting ring, David Letterman says there’s nothing funny about glue traps, and more.
With so much talk about botched executions, PETA wants to show people that death row inmates aren’t the only victims.
A video of an elephant named Chuck who stands on two legs and dunks a basketball with his trunk is making the rounds. But what’s the story behind it?
Ringling Bros. circus gets quite a shock when PETA live-tweets a performance in order to help put the spotlight on animal abuse.
Atrocities in faraway places can make us feel powerless to do anything about them—but there are still ways to help stop the violence.
When a laboratory receives an accreditation that’s considered to be the “gold standard” of animal welfare, what does it really mean for the animals?
From underwater turtle talk to equine sign language, animals have a voice and things to say. But are we listening?
Disturbing images captured by Google’s “street view” car in Chile illustrate the need to spay and neuter. Will Google help end animal homelessness?
Groundbreaking “I, Chicken” lets students see, hear, and feel what it’s like to be a small bird facing trouble.
In our weekly celebrity news round-up, Grimes, Russell Simmons, and Stella McCartney have a challenge for the ALS Foundation.
Two of the more than 400 chinchillas rescued from a California farm are at PETA’s shelter in Norfolk, Virginia, waiting for a new home. Extreme cuteness ahead!
He’s been called “the star attraction.” Six-year-old Blaise Kliebert reportedly wrestles alligators and crocodiles on his family’s reptile farm.
