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Summer Is for the Dogs—Keep Them Inside!

Hotter weather can be especially hard on dogs kept outside, often leading to severe flea infestations. PETA treated this pup, Cane, with topical and oral medications to relieve his itching and discomfort from flea bites, at no cost to his guardian.

Billboard showing a photo of a dead 'mouse' with text reading "Septic Fail: Mice suffer and die in sepsis tests at QMUL - with no human benefits"
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‘Dead Mouse’ Slams Cruel Sepsis Experiments at London University

At Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), PETA UK placed a new billboard just a stone’s throw from the campus, warning prospective students that experimenters at the university are tormenting mice in cruel and useless sepsis experiments that consistently fail to lead to effective treatments for humans.

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Break Up With Cheese–You Deserve Better!

peta2 has been hitting the ground running with The Breakup, urging young people to ditch their toxic relationship with dairy and go vegan. You may have seen us at various festivals this spring, including Let’s Go, Beyond Wonderland, Project GLOW, and Vans Warped Tour. Keep an eye out for your breakup besties at more festivals this summer!

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Animal Defenders Warn Tourists About Bear Pits

“Bear pits are prisons.” That’s the stark message PETA supporters brought to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg as they staked out tourist hot spots to warn visitors away from cruel roadside attractions. Three Bears General Store keeps black bears Daisy, River, and Dolly confined 24/7 to a barren concrete pit.

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PETA India Launches New AI-Powered Robot Goat

Using cutting-edge technology, PETA India has unveiled ‘Awaaz,’ an adorable robot goat who engages in gentle, interactive conversations in English and Hindi, asking children and other passersby: “Do you consider me a friend … or food?” Awaaz will be visiting college campuses and city centers to engage with people across the country. Check it out!

A trio of 'aliens' feast on a prop astronaut
What If Aliens Treated Us the Way We Treat Animals?

Following the release of the Pentagon’s UFO files, otherworldly visitors invaded Florida’s Space Coast to offer some food for thought by feasting on a “human astronaut” as part of PETA’s appeal to urge Earthlings to go vegan and treat all animals with compassion.

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Born to Defend Animals: PETA Founder Marks Birthday With Vegan Ice Cream Giveaway

PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk celebrated her 77th birthday as only she would: by parking PETA’s fun “I Scream” truck on the National Mall, encouraging adults and children alike to have a blast screaming for free vegan ice cream—and make her birthday wish come true by trying vegan.

Demonstrators offering vegan chicken
War on High Prices! PETA’s ‘Commando Chicks’ Fill Gas Tanks and Hand Out Vegan Chicken

With consumers feeling the pinch of high gas costs, PETA’s Commando Chicks swooped in yet again to help everyone save money, the planet, and the lives of chickens who are tormented and killed for their flesh. The radiant regiment filled the first 100 drivers’ tanks with $10 of free gas and got passersby pumped about delicious vegan chicken.

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‘Ghost’ of Tormented Monkey Haunts UW Ahead of Grim Anniversary

PETA’s monkey mascot Dorothy appeared at the University of Washington on the eve of the eighth anniversary of her namesake’s death. She joined prospective students on a campus tour. The haunting visit educated tour participants about the plight of the real Dorothy, who spent her final years frail and sick in UW’s underground primate prison before being killed.

Demonstrators holding signs while a 'chicken' is butchered
A Bloody Scene Greets Raising Cane’s Grand Opening in New York

Chaos at Cane’s! Anyone stopping by the latest Raising Cane’s grand opening had some food for thought when PETA members bearing yellow caution tape and sauce buckets brimming with “blood” gathered outside the chicken chain to “close” it with a slash.

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