People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Will 43 Macaques’ Jailbreak End in Freedom or a Death Sentence?

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Progress: OHSU Has Made a Life-Saving Decision for Pigs

Great news for pigs who will be spared from Oregon Health & Science University’s surgery lab this year!

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Uproar! LSU Forces a Live Tiger Back on the Field

Wait, what decade is it? Tell Louisiana State University to leave live animal mascots in the past and leave tigers in peace!

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What Made Actor James Cromwell Throw a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Trash?

PETA is calling on the ASPCA and the Humane Society of the United States to stop being apologists for animal abusers and factory farms. Learn more.

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U.S. Army Resumes Gruesome Animal Testing With Weapons

Over 250 Veterans Join PETA to Take Aim at Army’s Weapon-Wounding Tests on Animals

After the U.S. Army quietly resumed mutilating animals with weapons in gruesome experiments, veterans are demanding a ban on the tests.

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Rise and Grind! Find Out Why You Should Head to Starbucks Right Now

PETA stirred up change for coffee lovers everywhere by getting this chain to drop the upcharge. Find out how this move will help cows.

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Ethiopian Airlines Tears Families Apart for U.S. Labs—See How PETA’s Increasing the (Cabin) Pressure

Packed into dark cargo holds, monkeys on Ethiopian Airlines flights face near-certain death in labs in the U.S.—but protesters are speaking out. Learn how you can help stop this cruelty.

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PETA IN ACTION

PETA’s ThanksVegan Message Lands in Times Square

Ahead of Thanksgiving, a sky-high appeal landed in New York City urging everyone to have a delicious “ThanksVegan” meal that leaves turkeys and all other animals off the menu.

Protesters Push Crate of Shrieking ‘Monkeys’ in Front of Ethiopian Embassy

PETA U.K. members delivered a shipping crate of shrieking “monkeys” in London to represent the primates Ethiopian Airlines transports for deadly experiments. Take action at PETA.org/Ethiopia.

Protesters Urge the Pope to Denounce Bull Torture

Concerned animal protectors gathered outside the Blessing of the Animals service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston to call on the pope to stop blessing bullfighters and bullfights.

Chicken or Chaffinch? PETA U.K. Points Out There’s No Difference

A PETA U.K. supporter served up songbird “wings,” urging anyone horrified by the thought of eating them to extend compassion to all birds, including chickens, and not be an animal-eater.

Coco Is Sweet on Her New PETA Doghouse

PETA fieldworkers delivered a sturdy, custom-made doghouse for Coco to replace her useless plastic “shelter” after her free spay surgery.

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PETA Latino Calls For End to Monkey Exports to Labs at COP16 Conference

Primate defenders in Colombia urged government leaders to keep monkeys out of experimenters’ clutches and shift to human-relevant, animal-free research methods. Learn more at PETA.org/RMD.

PETA Protester Arrested at Humane Society Gala Over Factory Farms

In New York, a “pig” protested the Humane Society of the United States’ support of a humane-washing scheme that promotes factory farms. Learn more at PETA.org/GAP.

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Racing ‘Monkey’ Urges University to Sprint Toward Better Science

PETA supporters joined the Alaska Airlines Dawg Dash held at the University of Washington, reminding attendees about the hidden horrors monkeys face in the school’s underground primate prison. Take action at PETA.org/Seattle.

PETA Interrupts Neuroscience Summit to Demand End to Absurd Experiment

Protesters interrupted a speech at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, calling for Michael Platt to stop tormenting monkeys in an experiment that doesn’t advance human health.

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‘Screaming Turkey’ Truck Confronts Thanksgiving Shoppers Nationwide

PETA’s hyperrealistic “turkey transport” truck showed Los Angeles shoppers that behind every trussed-up turkey is a once-living, sensitive individual who was crammed onto a truck for a terrifying, miserable journey to their death.

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Kindness Is Always in Season: Learn How to Celebrate ‘ThanksVegan’ 

Prep your vegan menu and learn how to buy all your holiday favorites with PETA’s ultimate guide to hosting “ThanksVegan.”

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NIH Has Been Misusing Your Money for Years, but This Could Change Everything

This landmark bill would curb the National Institutes of Health’s out-of-control waste of taxpayer funds on animal experiments around the world, and we need your help to get it passed! 

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5 Showstopping Ways That SeaWorld Could Thrill Guests Without Harming Corky

By listening to the demands of conscientious people around the world and releasing Corky, SeaWorld could usher in a new era.

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Broken Tail and System: This Harvard Scandal Just Caught the Feds’ Attention

Feds have taken a rare step after experimenters put another bloody stain on Harvard’s reputation.

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Urgent Alerts

Change the World for Animals—Take Action Now

Bears Have Died in This Concrete Pit—Help Young Bears Before It’s Too Late

Urge Three Bears to close the pit and send the bears to an accredited sanctuary where they could get the space and high-quality care that they need and deserve.

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Sea Turtles in Zanzibar Need Your Help!

Join PETA in urging the hotel to do the right thing by ensuring the rehabilitation of these turtles with a local group and doing away with the exhibition of animals altogether.

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Monkeys Scared Awake on Your Dime: Take Action to Balance the Books

You’ve heard of Five Nights at Freddy’s—what about one night with Agnès Lacreuse? Find out how this National Institutes of Health–funded experimenter used your money to terrify monkeys.

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Take Action After Dog Is Mauled to Death at OKC Shelter

Take action today by demanding an independent investigation by an unbiased (non-animal–related) auditing agency into policies and practices at OKCAW and by urging city leaders to require that the facility accept all companion animals taken to it.

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Tell Your Senators: No More Money for Cruel Monkey Experiments!

Don’t wait! If you want to stop the National Institutes of Health from getting millions more in taxpayer money to torment monkeys, here’s what you need to do.

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Judge Rules That Torture Is Somehow Not Cruelty—Speak Out!

E-mail Judge Hourihan and politely explain that rodents experience pain and fear, just like any other animal, and that their torture is never to be excused.

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WHAT PETA STANDS FOR

People

I am you, only different

Ethical

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Treatment

Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.

Animals

We are all animals.

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Turn That Frown Upside Down: Latest Investor in Vegan Fast Food Packs a Punch

Boxer and entrepreneur Mike Tyson is taking a shot at the food industry with an investment in a popular vegan fast-food chain. Will this launch a new vegan revolution?

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You Didn’t See This One Coming: How a Science Quack Tried to ‘Predict’ Election Results

The National Institutes of Health is backing an experimenter who’s tormenting monkeys to predict the election winners. Here’s why he’d be better off with a crystal ball.

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Create a ‘ThanksVegan’ Menu to Remember With These Recipes

Let these delicious recipes inspire you to create a show-stopping "ThanksVegan" menu that's comforting and compassionate.

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Christspiracy Is What Compassionate People of Faith Have Long Waited For

Christspiracy provides compelling, evidence-backed revelations about “the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years.”

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Dressed to Distress: Find Out Which Urban Outfitters’ Fits Are Out of Step

Alpaca, wool, cashmere, mohair, leather, and down—all are produced with extreme violence and fear. Join the campaign to rid Urban Outfitters of these cruel materials!

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VIDEO: Go Inside a Breeding Facility That Fuels Bad Science and Betrays Beagles

Marshall BioResources workers do this to dogs so the company can sell the animals at a higher rate to laboratories for use in experiments, some of which are tax-funded. Watch the video and take action.

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Extend ‘ThanksVegan’ Beyond the Meal: 6 Animal-Friendly Books

If you’re looking for gifts for the family or new ways to spend ThanksVegan together, check out these compassionate holiday tales.

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Most ‘Purebred’ Dogs Are Sick—Is Yours? Let PETA Foundation Lawyers Know

Did you buy a pug who struggles to breathe, a bulldog who’s sick, or any other “purebred” dog who has health issues? If so, the PETA Foundation’s lawyers want to hear from you.

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Stop the Rot: ASPCA Gives Stamp of Approval to These Misleading Meat Claims

What PETA found on 12 farms exposes how the ASPCA, The Humane Society of the United States, and another “animal welfare” group are endorsing massive animal suffering!

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Put Your Veterinary Skills for Tigers, Snakes, and Others to Work

We’ve rescued big cats from Tiger King hellholes, stopped circuses from exporting endangered animals for their shows, and more. Will you be a part of our next big victory?

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