People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

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NIH Has Been Fueling a Ring of Killers With Your Cash—This Could Stop It

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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Animals Don’t Have to Be Blood Bags—One News Outlet’s Meticulous Work Exposes Why

Following PETA’s investigation, veterinary chains cut ties with a blood bank that drained animals’ lives away. Now, one bold Louisville, Kentucky, reporter is asking, “What is the alternative?”

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New Whistleblower Images Expose How One Company Gets Rich While Animals Die

There’s a network of companies that sell animals for use in tax-funded experiments. Meet the biggest players—starting with Marshall BioResources.

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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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PETA UK's projection to call out LVMH at the olympics in Paris. The projection on the Eiffel Tower says "The Olympics: sponsored by Cruelty to animals"

PETA France’s Olympic-Sized Takedown Could Make LVMH Shed Its Skin

One Olympic partner has skeletons in its closet, but PETA France projects that a bold move may cause it to change its ways.

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Bombs Were Closing In From All Sides—but Rescuers Were Determined to Save Lives

The PETA-supported team and the five dogs and cats huddled together in the dark, narrowly escaping a missile strike. Learn how to support rescuers’ work in Ukraine.

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Long-Tailed Macaques Remain on International Red List—Will Feds Take Action Now?

Sound evidence wins the day: Long-tailed macaques will remain on an international list of endangered species, despite attempts by animal experimenters to boot them off.

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PETA IN ACTION

‘Python’ Bashed With Hammer Outside Gucci Store

In Hong Kong, PETA Asia’s “scaly” protester urged Gucci to join other designers by banning the sale of exotic skins. To learn more, go to PETA.org/Gucci.

‘Blood on Your Cans!’: PETA Rattles Whole Foods Over Ties to Thai Monkey Abuse

Chained “monkeys” called on a Whole Foods location in Texas to dump Thai coconut milk, as that country’s coconut industry depends on the forced labor of pig-tailed macaques. Take action at PETA.org/Coconut.

Special Delivery! PETA’s Stylish Message Shocks H&M Shoppers

“Bloody” mannequins reminded passersby in Los Angeles that behind every piece of down-filled clothing were ducks and geese who suffered greatly and were slaughtered.

PETA U.K. Protester ‘Trapped’ in Tank Pleads With TUI

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PETA U.K. Protester ‘Trapped’ in Tank Pleads With Travel Agency

Outside travel agency TUI’s holiday store in Birmingham, England, an “orca” pleaded with the company to end its promotion of marine parks.

Queso’s New Custom Doghouse Is All That and a Bag of Chips

A tire was Queso’s only “shelter” until PETA fieldworkers swooped in and gave him an actual doghouse to provide him with shade during the blazing North Carolina heat. Help others like him at PETA.org/Doghouse.

Harvard President Glitter-Bombed in Protest of School’s Experiments on Monkeys

In Massachusetts, a PETA supporter disrupted Interim President Alan Garber’s speech on Alumni Day, demanding that the school end experimenter Margaret Livingstone’s tests on baby monkeys. Take action at PETA.org/HarvardUpdates.

‘Polar Bears’ Occupy Nevada Starbucks Over Earth-Killing Pro-Dairy Policy

PETA pointed out that Starbucks’ upcharge for vegan milk encourages people to opt for dairy, the production of which releases vast quantities of the greenhouse gases that melt ice caps and kill polar bears. Take action at PETA.org/Starbucks.

PETA Defends Coyotes by Calling For State Protections

Protesters at the California Fish and Game Commission headquarters called for regulations that ban gassing coyotes and prohibit cities from hiring private trappers to kill “song dogs” on public land.

Sick Cats Denied Vet Care at Blood Bank; PETA Urges Gov. Holcomb to Intervene

PETA supporters rallied outside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, urging Gov. Eric Holcomb to push for cruelty charges against The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank because authorities have failed to take meaningful action for more than five months. Learn more at PETA.org/Blood.

‘Students Opposing Speciesism’ Urges Campus to Go Vegan

Compassionate students at Texas State University gave up valuable study time to share how dairy and other animal-derived products harm animals and devastate the planet.

Why Hollywood’s Top Horror Villains Belong in Elisabeth Murray’s Lab

Urgent action needed! Tell Congress to shut down a tax-funded lab wasting our time and money and to release the surviving monkeys to a sanctuary, before it’s too late.

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You’ll Be the Star of Your Fourth of July BBQ With These Vegan Recipes

Independence Day should mean freedom for animals, too. This Fourth of July, invite your friends and family over to show them just how delicious dairy-free and vegan cookin’ can be.

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See Crabs in a Whole New Light With a Video That’s Shore to Astound You

Ingrid Newkirk’s video about crabs and other animals featured in her bestselling book Animalkind will inspire compassion for all. Be sure to share it with a friend!

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Miami Seaquarium Refuses to Leave—Now the County Is Turning Up the Heat

PETA praises Miami-Dade County for defending vulnerable animals despite the Seaquarium’s delays.

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Urgent Alerts

Change the World for Animals—Take Action Now

URGENT: Speak Up for Abandoned Animals in Fresno, California, Today!

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Tell Drugmaker Sanofi to Stop Near-Drowning Test on Mice

Please take action by urging Sanofi to join some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in banning this worthless test.

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Animals Are Desperate to Flee From Cedar Point Amusement Park—Help Them Now!

Urge the theme park to end its animal displays and stick to thrill rides and roller coasters!

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43,000 Monkeys Need You to Stop Charles River Labs’ Latest Scheme

Not everything in Texas should be bigger. Charles River Labs’ new building plans are proof of that. You can help save tens of thousands of monkeys before it’s too late.

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Urge Portland Pickles to Reconsider Cruel ‘Zoo Animal Night’!

Urge the Portland Pickles to reconsider “Zoo Animal Night.”

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Urge United Technical Operations in San Francisco to Ditch Glue Traps!

Urge the senior vice president of technical operations at United Airlines requesting that any glue traps be removed immediately.

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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.

What Corky the Orca Has Endured—and How Her Life Could Have Been

Comparing the exploited life of Corky the orca with what it could’ve been offers a compassionate perspective. Let PETA inspire you to help her.

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Rats, Rejoice! Will the U.S. Take a Hint From Down Under?

Great news! Following conversations with PETA, an Australian university will switch to sound science to advance its research into human depression and anxiety. Tell Sanofi it’s time to do the same.

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Dogs Don’t Smile With Their Tongue Out: How to Know When It’s Too Hot for Spot

Even if it doesn’t feel too hot outside to you, it can be dangerous for your dog. Find out why your dog is panting and how you can help keep them safe in hot weather.

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Louisiana School Menus Could Soon Have a Divine Twist After New Law Passes

Louisiana is now mandating that its public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, which may lead to a drastic shift in how students and educators view eating animals.

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If H&M Really Cares About Birds, Here’s What It Needs to Do 

Duck defenders descended on the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen with an important message for H&M’s CFO: Let ducks and geese keep their feathers!

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Freshly Squeezed … Murder? Mice Need You to Help Axe a Rotten Policy

It’s National Mango Month, but this fruit organization’s cruel and deadly experiments on animals are nothing to celebrate. Help us core this rotten business.

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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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What’s the Buzz on Cicadas? A Free Printable Helps Kids Find Out

PETA Kids’ free resource will give you everything you need to help kids learn about kindness to insects—so you don’t have to wing it.

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They’re Here, They’re Queer, and They’re ‘Coming Out’ for Animals—Take a Look!

Which of your favorite LGBTQ+ celebs are also all about animal rights? Check out PETA’s list of famous queer vegans as we continue to celebrate #Pride Month!

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Coming to a City Near You: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Take Down Speciesism

See PETA’s president in person! After this event, you’ll have a new spring in your step, knowing you’re an integral part of the “all” in “all together now.” See a list of all upcoming tour stops and get your tickets here.

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Company Splits From the ‘Banana Derby’: This Monkey-Exploiting Spectacle Is Beyond Bananas

After hearing from PETA, a company has peeled away from a notorious monkey-exploiting exhibit known as “the Banana Derby.”

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How Can You Help Dogs in the Sweltering Summer Heat? This Film Will Tell You

Daphna Nachminovitch, featured in Anjelica Huston’s life-changing film Breaking the Chain, shares how fieldworkers aid neglected animals every day—and how you can help them, too, this summer.

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