Category: Pets

For Immediate Release:April 8, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 La Grande, Ore. – To memorialize the more than 25,000 young salmon who were killed when a […]

For Immediate Release:April 4, 2024 Contact:Brandi Pharris 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va, – Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) experimenter Gerald Pepe killed four mother baboons—Jemma, Cookie, Toya, […]

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Nashville – A pair of PETA supporters dressed in fashionable police outfits will be “reporting for duty” […]

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Below, please find a statement from PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch in response […]

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Following news that yet another bird flu outbreak is sweeping the nation and nearly […]

2 min read It looks like Jason Bateman is playing a new role, starring as a deceptive cheese shill. On a recent episode of the […]

For Immediate Release:April 4, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Amarillo, Texas – Following the news that Cal-Maine Foods Inc. killed almost 2 million chickens at an […]

For Immediate Release:April 4, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 New York – Lawmakers around the world are introducing bills that would ban the breeding of dogs […]

3 min read “Bullfighting Is a Sin.” That message is the wake-up call that Catholic authorities need, and PETA Latino is making sure they can’t […]

After learning from PETA that small animals caught on glue traps suffer for days—tearing flesh, breaking bones, and even trying to chew off their own […]

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Upon hearing that Ottawa Comiccon hosted a booth last September that was peddling geckos like trinkets, PETA implored organizers to do away with this kiosk […]

For Immediate Release:April 1, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Craig, Colo. – Following a disturbing pattern of violations at Fitch Ranch Artisan Meat Company in Craig—e.g., […]

6.06.025 – Tethering dogs. (1) Any dog tethered on the property of the owner or custodian shall be restrained by means of a chain, leash, […]

For Immediate Release:March 29, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 San Diego – This morning, 52-year-old San Diego resident Carolina Roberts and another animal ally were arrested […]

4 min read The heat is on for the wool industry, and its members are sweating. Consumers are ditching wool at a fevered pace, and […]

For Immediate Release:March 28, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Concord, N.H. – Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response […]

USA SUCCESS! Army Stops Brain-Damage Test Following pressure from PETA, the US Army stopped funding a cruel brain-injury test on ferrets conducted on taxpayers’ dime […]

For Immediate Release:March 28, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Houston – PETA has just obtained a newly released U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection report dated […]

2 min read Broadway’s newest sensation, Water for Elephants, takes center stage not only for its wonderful performances but also for its exceptional portrayals of […]

For Immediate Release:March 27, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Montgomery, Ala. – Blue Ridge Kennel, an Alabama-based contract laboratory that tests companion animal products on live […]

2 min read Renowned Mexican mixed-martial artist Irene Aldana teamed up with PETA for a powerful ad, delivering a compelling message about how imperative it […]

For Immediate Release:March 25, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – To celebrate her 56th birthday on March 30, Baywatch actor, model, and outspoken vegan […]

After PETA contacted Adams Fairacre Farms and explained that the glue traps its stores were selling torture and slowly kill animals, it agreed to ban […]

For Immediate Release:March 25, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – Mouse-shaped vegan chocolates are on the way from PETA to Adams Fairacre Farms in […]

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We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

For Immediate Release:March 22, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Seattle – Michele Basso, director of the Washington National Primate Research Center at the University of Washington […]

For Immediate Release:March 22, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Austin, Texas – “Thai Monkeys Never Have a Happy Birthday, Jason.” That’s the message that will be […]

For Immediate Release:March 22, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Miami – Please see the following statement from PETA primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding the “not […]

2 min read Ahead of Mexico City’s last bullfight of the season, PETA Latino attempted to air a public service announcement (PSA) urging viewers to […]

Every year at Natural Products Expo West, companies gather to show off new and exciting vegan products that will hit store shelves soon. This year, […]

“Rattlesnake roundups” are barbaric, misguided events that are sometimes held at carnivals, beauty pageants, and festivals. They typically involve forcing rattlesnakes out of burrows using […]

For Immediate Release:March 19, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 East Haven, Conn. – With Easter just around the corner, a group of PETA pig pals will […]

PETA Asia’s investigation into the cashmere industry in Mongolia—where Ralph Lauren obtains the fiber used in its products—revealed egregious cruelty to goats. Workers pinned down […]

3 min read Talk about a class act! California legislators have just proposed a PETA-backed bill that could modernize science education and empower students to […]

For Immediate Release:March 15, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Englewood, Colo. – “Greg Maffei Has Dogs’ Blood on His Hands!” That’s the message PETA supporters will […]

2 min read Dr. Frans de Waal, the primatologist who proved through his research that the cognitive abilities of other species not only rival those […]

For Immediate Release:March 15, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Vashon, Wash. – A Compassionate Fire Department Award is on its way from PETA to Vashon Island […]

For Immediate Release:March 15, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – PETA is urging Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) to end a study in which […]

2 min read A kind Ukrainian named Eldar brought his birthday plans to a screeching halt when he discovered a little dog freezing to death […]

We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

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For Immediate Release:March 13, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Orange County, Calif – Could U.S. Rep. Katie Porter soon be visiting homeless animals in need at […]

3 min read PETA has a message for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass: Strays in L.A. are your fault. Countless animals are suffering because her […]

For Immediate Release:March 12, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Shaktoolik, Alaska – Please see the following statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman: The Iditarod […]

For Immediate Release:March 12, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Nome, Alaska – Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response […]

3 min read Hot dawg—victory! Following years of PETA campaigns, Oscar Mayer will be releasing vegan wieners and vegan sausages. NotHotDogs and Italian- and bratwurst-style […]

For Immediate Release:March 8, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Bluffton, S.C. – PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the […]

For Immediate Release:March 10, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves; 202-483-7382 Anchorage, AK – Anchorage, Alaska — Today, a 2-year-old dog named Bog, who was forced to race […]

For Immediate Release:March 8, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Miami – PETA supporters will gather outside the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida […]

For Immediate Release:March 8, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Winter Garden, Fla. – Earlier today, a 13-year-old PETA supporter named Evan was arrested for peacefully protesting […]

PETA is pulling back the curtain on taxpayer-funded animal experiments at George Mason University (GMU) to reveal violations. Official Animal Welfare Concerns at GMU GMU, […]

PETA is pulling back the curtain on taxpayer-funded animal experiments at George Mason University (GMU) to reveal violations. Official Animal Welfare Concerns at GMU GMU, […]

For Immediate Release:March 7, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President of Laboratory Investigations Kathy […]

3 min read I feel like I have blood on my hands. Like so many other people, I went into the veterinary medicine field because […]

For Immediate Release:March 5, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Point Pleasant, N.J. – Mason Melito, a 19-year-old Point Pleasant native, never misses an opportunity to advocate […]

The Home Office is one step closer to banning the forced swim test. Lord Sharpe of Epsom, parliamentary under secretary of state for the Home […]

For Immediate Release:March 5, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Xenia, Ohio – After learning that locally based reptile mill Reptiles by Mack—which sells reptiles to pet […]

2 min read If a photographer asked you to say “cruelty” before snapping your photo, would you flash a toothy smile? In PETA’s new thought-provoking […]

4 min read SeaQuest is making national headlines amid a series of damning ABC News investigations into its facilities, bringing widespread attention to many issues—animal […]

“With wisdom and eloquence, Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone remind us of what we’ve always known, but too often forget: animals are deserving of our […]

Today, as Victoria Beckham’s brand held its highly anticipated show at Paris Fashion Week, three PETA activists burst onto the catwalk with signs reading, “Viva […]

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on […]

4 min read Welcome, fellow travelers of Arrakis! In a universe filled with sandworms, spice, and intrigue, one might wonder, Can one still uphold compassionate […]

For Immediate Release:March 1, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Amarillo, Texas – With the Smokehouse Creek fire extending to nearly 1.3 million acres—becoming the largest wildfire […]

For Immediate Release:February 29, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Davis, Ariz. – Please see PETA primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel’s statement regarding the U.S. Department of […]

For Immediate Release:February 29, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Beaumont, Texas – To encourage empathy for animals suffering in university laboratories, peta2—part of PETA’s youth division—is […]

A PETA undercover investigation into Atlanta Film Animals (AFA)—a business that trains and provides animals for the film, television, and advertising industries—revealed that behind the […]

Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. That’s why PETA works year-round to end […]

For Immediate Release:February 27, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Atlanta – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding a slew […]

For Immediate Release:February 27, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Seattle – Starbucks saboteur! People visiting the local Starbucks Reserve Roastery—and executives working in the company’s headquarters—will […]

For Immediate Release:February 26, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo about […]

2 min read Although many residents of Taos, New Mexico, are up in arms over the construction of a new slaughterhouse funded in part by […]

4 min read We wanted a vegan guide to Palworld, and Aden Carter from Game Sandwich delivered, showing us his best attempt at a vegan […]

4 min read It’s been flapping around in the news that some experimenters think changing chickens’ genes will fend off avian influenza (bird flu). How […]

3 min read Destroyed homes, gruesome untreated wounds, and a constant search to find enough food to survive—these are a few of the daily struggles […]

For Immediate Release:February 23, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Sacramento, Ca. – A troop of PETA “monkeys” dressed in prisoner garb will make a splash outside […]

For Immediate Release:February 23, 2024 Contact:Rachel Hershkovitz 202-483-7382 Stuttgart, Germany – Earlier today, in an action to mark PETA Germany’s 30th anniversary, dozens of PETA […]

For Immediate Release:February 23, 2024 Contact:Rachel Hershkovitz 202-483-7382 Stuttgart, Germany – While the U.S. is still the land of rodeos, trophy hunters, NRA “sportsmen’s clubs,” […]

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For Immediate Release:February 22, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Georgetown, S.C. – PETA’s bipartisan mascot Chris P. Carrot is on the campaign trail in South Carolina, […]

For Immediate Release:February 21, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Orlando, Fla. – To encourage empathy for animals suffering in university laboratories, peta2—part of PETA’s youth division—is […]

For Immediate Release:February 21, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Kansas City, Mo. – Please see the following statement from PETA Vice President Dr. Alka Chandna regarding […]

For Immediate Release:February 20, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Bossier City, La. – In the wake of PETA’s 10-month undercover investigation into unsanctioned Quarter Horse racing […]

As PETA Germany celebrates its 30th anniversary, its supporters proudly reflect on decades of victories for animals. To mark the occasion, dozens of uniformed PETA […]

PETA-supported animal rescuers in Ukraine are scouring the war-torn streets of Avdiivka, Ukraine, for traumatized dogs and cats who desperately need their help. Watch as […]

For Immediate Release:February 19, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 What:             The failed veterinary care, derelict enclosures, and suffering animals found by federal inspectors at the […]

For Immediate Release:February 18, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Tyler – “There’s nothing noble about exploiting animals!” That’s the loud message that a PETA member delivered […]

Victory! Following a bold PETA campaign, Hallmark, the world’s largest greeting card company, has stopped producing and selling cards featuring harmful and degrading images of […]

Federal officials have confirmed that gear from Maine’s lobster-fishing industry was a factor in the January 2024 death of a young North Atlantic right whale—a […]

For Immediate Release:February 16, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. – Federal officials just confirmed that fishing gear traced back to Maine’s lobster industry […]

For Immediate Release:February 16, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Miami – Today, in an ironic move mirroring that of the wrongful detention of marine mammals inside […]

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For Immediate Release:February 15, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Athens, Ga. – To encourage empathy for animals suffering in university laboratories, peta2—part of PETA’s youth division—is […]

Federal officials from multiple agencies failed to act on overwhelming evidence that horses were electroshocked and injected with street drugs–including cocaine and methamphetamine–at unsanctioned races, […]

PETA has found even more reasons to ask your legislators to take action and dam the flood of taxpayer money that the National Institutes of […]

For Immediate Release:February 14, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner Nashville – Starting next Wednesday, PETA will show its eye-opening exhibit “Without Consent,” which explores the troubled history […]

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For Immediate Release:February 13, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Following reports that a barn housing animals at Southeast Whitfield High School in Dalton […]

For Immediate Release:February 12, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 New York – Moments ago, a PETA supporter stormed the Coach fashion show at the James B. Duke […]

A PETA-supported team in Ukraine called Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK) rescued several baby goats (kids) recently, effecting an adorable “kindergarten.” The war had taken everything […]

For Immediate Release:February 11, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Miami – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new report revealing another slew of federal […]

Last year, PETA was alerted to the proposed rezoning of land along W. Arkansas Highway 12 in Highfill, Arkansas, which is reportedly a well-established nesting […]

For Immediate Release:February 9, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Kansas City, Mo. – Ahead of the big game on Sunday—one of the biggest days of the […]

For Immediate Release:February 9, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Detroit – With overnight temperatures expected to drop back below freezing in the upcoming week and because […]

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Today, PETA sent a letter to Aaron Landrum, president and CEO of Chance Rides, the largest manufacturer of amusement rides in the country, asking that […]

We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

For Immediate Release:February 7, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Miami – A just-released U.S. Department of Agriculture report reveals that the Miami Seaquarium was cited following […]

For Immediate Release:February 7, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Milwaukee – Ahead of Ash Wednesday (February 14), PETA supporters will hand out free Good Catch vegan […]

For Immediate Release:February 6, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Kansas City, Mo. – Kickoff may still be days away, but Kansas City has already scored. Ahead […]

For Immediate Release:February 6, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Since the area remains under a flood watch with more rain expected in the […]

We’re all unique individuals, not numbers. Labeling and numbering have long been default modes of human behavior and organization. Relegating inanimate objects to the realm […]

The music industry’s biggest names were making some noise for Noize vegan leather jackets at the GRAMMY®Gift Lounge this year! PETA partnered with Noize to […]

For Immediate Release:February 2, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Please see the following statement from neuroscientist and PETA Director of Scientific Advancement and […]

For Immediate Release:February 2, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Bryan, Texas – In honor of the birds who burned to death in a massive fire that […]

For Immediate Release:February 2, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Oklahoma City, Okla. – Rep. Jim Olsen has introduced a bill in the Oklahoma House of Representatives […]

“Eat a chicken and the penguin gets it!” Sounds like something straight out of a movie, right? But this isn’t some corny Hollywood scenario—it’s a […]

In Avdiivka, a city in Ukraine that has experienced some of the worst destruction since the war began, animals are in desperate need of help. […]

Why do bulldogs, boxers, pugs, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, and other flat-faced dogs struggle to breathe? Breathing-impaired breeds (BIB) have been intentionally bred to have […]

For Immediate Release:February 1, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Provo, Utah – Following the arrest of a teenager who allegedly duct-taped fish to ATMs and other […]

Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Birmingham, Ala. – Beginning on February 5, PETA will bring its eye-opening exhibit “Without Consent” to the University of Alabama at Birmingham […]

For Immediate Release:January 31, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Craryville, N.Y. – PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to […]

On Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every other day of the year, thousands of animals are chained or penned outside 24/7 in all weather extremes, and […]

For Immediate Release:January 30, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Pine Bush, N.Y. – Today, New York State Police informed PETA that they’ve arrested a harness racing […]

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Sec. 6.7. Tethering. No person shall tether, fasten, chain, tie, or restrain an animal, or cause such restraining of an animal to any object except […]

For Immediate Release:January 26, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Detroit – “Would you like some vegan cheese with that victory dance?” Attendees of the Detroit Lions […]

For Immediate Release:January 26, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Littleton, Colo. – After PETA filed numerous formal complaints with federal and state authorities detailing egregious animal […]

For Immediate Release:January 27, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Grant County, Ind. – Please see the following statement from PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Welfare […]

Victory! SeaQuest Littleton, the slimy shopping mall aquarium in Colorado that doubled as a death trap for animals, is finally shutting down. Soon, the infamous […]

PETA has just been alerted to the plight of a horse who has reportedly been downed and unable to get up for at least four […]

For Immediate Release:January 25, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Naples, Fla. – Local diners just might think twice about chowing down on fried chicken after they […]

For Immediate Release:January 25, 2024 Contact:Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Rome – This evening, PETA U.K. activists wearing T-shirts reading “Stop Blessing Corridas” disrupted a prayer service […]

As any parent of young kids knows, Bluey is extremely popular. Both kids and parents take away great lessons from the show. And in the […]

People experiencing menopause and perimenopause may benefit from taking a holistic approach to their health, including examining what they eat and how it may affect […]

PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies program is delighted to welcome Axe—the world’s No. 1 men’s fragrance brand—to its list of animal test–free companies, meaning that […]

What:             In a dizzying display, PETA supporters wearing monkey masks will descend on Harvard University’s campus tomorrow as “experimenters” in lab coats torment them […]

For Immediate Release:January 22, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Miami – Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to […]

After a years-long PETA campaign that included lawsuits, celebrity ads, letters to county officials, and lively rallies, including this month at the Miami-Dade County Mayor’s […]

For Immediate Release:January 19, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Philadelphia – A Heroic Dog Award is on its way from PETA to a local dog named […]

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on […]

For Immediate Release:January 18, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Lake Worth Beach, Fla. – His depiction of a family of turkeys gathered around a table with […]

For Immediate Release:January 19, 2024 Contact:Sara Groves 202-483-7382 Georgetown Charter Township, Mich. – A Compassionate Fire Department Award is on its way from PETA to […]

If you’ve ever endured a sleepless night or pulled an all-nighter to study, you know how miserable it feels to be sleep-deprived. Roadside zoos and […]

For Immediate Release:January 19, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Olympia, Wash. – State representatives have just introduced a landmark bill that would require transparency at the […]

For Immediate Release:January 18, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Eugene, Ore. – Travelers heading to baggage claim at Eugene Airport just might rethink any wool scarves […]

For Immediate Release:January 18, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Cape Coral, Fla. – Diners in Fort Myers and Cape Coral just might think twice about chowing […]

SeaQuest aquariums are cruel indoor mall petting zoos where animals have been deprived of veterinary care, confined to cramped enclosures, and forced into direct contact […]

For Immediate Release:January 17, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 South Windsor, Conn. – A whole lot of monkey business is going on at Whole Foods’ grand […]

For Immediate Release:January 16, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Winston-Salem, N.C. – Starting Monday during the final run of its tour, PETA will bring its eye-opening […]

On grassroots tours that leverage three of PETA’s virtual reality (VR) programs—“I, Orca,” “I, Chicken,” and “I, Calf”—animal advocates help the public see the world […]

Picture this: Rural North Carolina. Christmas Eve 2023. Three PETA fieldworkers are wrapping up a heartrending but fruitful day. It’s dark, they’re hungry, and tomorrow’s […]

Who among us wouldn’t agree that abuse and oppression are wrong? Racism is wrong. Sexism is wrong. Speciesism is wrong. But what are we doing […]

For Immediate Release:January 12, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Brownsville, Texas – Residents of the town recently designated as the “unhealthiest city” in the U.S.—in a […]

For Immediate Release:January 12, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Gillett, Ark. – In advance of the Gillett Farmers and Businessmen’s Club’s annual Gillett Supper—for which dozens […]

For Immediate Release:January 12, 2024 Contact:Amanda Hays 202-483-7382 Decatur County, Ga. – A PETA scientist will join local residents at the Bainbridge City Council meeting […]

PETA was recently alerted to the plight of four dogs reportedly kept chained 24/7 at a residence on Rabbit Hill Road in Eldon, Missouri. The “shelter” provided to […]

Update (January 12, 2024): The rabbit was brought inside and will remain there for the duration of this cold spell, and his owner has agreed […]

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on […]

For Immediate Release:January 11, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Va. – Prompted by Mark Zuckerberg’s out-of-touch announcement that he and his family, including his young […]

Imagine you’re a common shell parakeet—also called a budgie—in constant danger of being crushed to death or badly injured by humans. Bred into existence for […]

As humans succumb to currently untreatable diseases and average life expectancies drop in the U.S., scientists waste time and taxpayer dollars creating and treating symptoms […]

For Immediate Release:January 4, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Sarasota, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.-17) has signed on as a cosponsor of the bipartisan […]

A PETA undercover investigation revealed babies violently ripped from their mothers and sick animals languishing in pain were just part of business as usual at […]

For Immediate Release:January 3, 2024 Contact:Brittney Williams 202-483-7382 Kingwood, Texas – Damning U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports just obtained by PETA reveal that local […]

Wagnificent news! After learning from PETA that bulldogs, pugs, and other breathing-impaired breeds (BIB) chronically suffer from an array of physical disabilities due to their […]

For Immediate Release:January 2, 2024 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Brazoria County, Texas – PETA has uncovered plans by Charles River Laboratories, the largest importer of monkeys […]

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PETA celebrated many massive victories this year after blowing the lid off cruelty to animals on farms, at racetracks, and at roadside zoos all over […]

Known for her popular business, extraordinary creativity, phenomenal makeup skills, and standout performance on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Kim Chi pushes the boundaries of traditional beauty […]

Legendary drag queens Alaska Thunderf*ck and Heidi N Closet have teamed up with PETA for a striking ad campaign that celebrates beauty by advocating for […]

For Immediate Release:December 27, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Los Angeles – Oh no she better don’t wear makeup that hurts animals! As everyone prepares to […]

An article in The New Yorker by bestselling novelist Jonathan Franzen is lifting the veil on how “no-kill” policies at animal shelters—even those funded by […]

For Immediate Release:December 27, 2023 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Lebanon, Pa. – After learning that Lebanon plans to host the Lebanon Bologna Drop, PETA fired off […]

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on […]

We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

If helping animals is your 2024 resolution, you may want to pick up a new cookbook to help you enlighten your taste buds and end […]

Another damning revelation has further underscored the rampant abuse of migrant children in the meat industry. Duvan Pérez, who was only 16 years old when […]

In a first-of-its-kind study, TeachKind’s animal rescue stories were shown to boost reading comprehension and help students score higher on Common Core State Standards assessments. […]

Parents, beware: What you put in your kids’ cereal—or on their plate—could be a matter of life and death. A new study has identified cow’s […]

Eager to help your fellow animals? Each PETA action alert is a great way to accomplish this goal. Below, we reveal how we get things […]

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, the promise of a fresh start invites us to reflect on the impact of our […]

When kind Ukrainian soldiers discovered a pregnant dog searching for safety near the front lines, they gave her refuge in their bunker—where she later gave […]