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Join PETA’s Action Team to hear about protests, events, and volunteer opportunities in your area. You’ll also get tips and ideas to help you advocate for animals.

Hear Their Voices

The great visionaries of the last century all realized that might never makes right. All animals want to be free. Hear their voices. Watch now!

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Take a Picture for Earth Day

Help animals and the planet this Earth Day by simply taking a picture!

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Canada Shame
Canada’s Shame

During Canada’s annual war on seals, hundreds of thousands of seals are slaughtered for their skin.

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Military Trauma Training

Thousands of healthy animals are used by the military for trauma and chemical casualty training exercises every year.

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Terrans for the Ethical Treatment of Zerglings

At the StarCraft II launch event in Irvine, California, we showed that even space aliens deserve our respect.

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Call In for Animals Used in Circuses

Animal circuses are dwindling in popularity, so Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus relies on local news stations to promote its performances. Call your local station, and ask it to stop.

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Buddy Icons and Avatars

These free PETA animal rights buddy icons should work with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, and other messenger and online services. Directions for Installation For AIM Open AIM, and click on the icon below. For MSN Right-click on your favorite PETA buddy icon or avatar and choose “Save Picture As ….” Save the buddy … Read more »

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TeachKind’s Teacher Appreciation Contest: We Have a Winner!

Meet the inspiring teachers we’re recognizing in TeachKind’s Teacher Appreciation contest for showing compassion to animals this school year!

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Desktop Wallpaper

Download a PETA wallpaper design for your desktop! We’ve created some PETA wallpaper designs just for you. Now you can download one of our designs and decorate your personal computer! Just follow the directions below and pretty soon you’ll have the most compassionate and stylish desktop around. Download Instructions Download a Desktop Wallpaper for Mac … Read more »

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Tell Ballet and Opera Attendees That ‘Fur Is Tutu Cruel’

Help spread the word by attending operas and ballets like The Nutcracker to let attendees know about the fur industry.

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Urgent
The Face of Fashion Is Fear. Urban Outfitters Brands Must Change!

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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Join Students Opposing Speciesism

Join Students Opposing Speciesism (SOS) as we rise up and demand empathy for everyone—regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or species.

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10 Reasons Why You Should Say No to Cruel Elephant Rides

Trust us: When you discover just how cruel elephant rides are, you’ll cut them from your travel bucket list.

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Search for Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: Makeup, Personal-Care Products, and More

PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies program is the ultimate resource for conscientious shoppers, making the quest for cruelty-free products as easy as pie.

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SeaWorld of Hurt
SeaWorld of Hurt

SeaWorld enslaves and confines animals to small tanks at marine parks around the country, where they are forced to perform unnecessary tricks for “entertainment.”

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Adoptable Animals

We invite every caring person to join us in working toward the day when every animal has a loving home.

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Urgent Alerts

Video Shows Beagles Kept in Feces-Covered Cages at Lab Supplier’s Facility

TAKE ACTION and urge the USDA to revoke Marshall’s license.

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Urge Rural King to Stop Selling Cruel Glue Traps!

Contact Rural King now and demand that it stop selling cruel glue traps.

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Rabbits Violently Killed for Fur—Tell Mud Bay to Stop Selling Fur Toys!

Act now to protect rabbits exploited and killed for their skin by urging Mud Bay to stop selling fur!

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Animals Force-Fed Feces and Sliced Open—Urge Oreo Maker to End Cruel Experiments

Urge Mondelēz International to stop testing on animals and join PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program.

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Just Let Them Live: Urge Feds to Send Alpha Genesis 43 to Sanctuary

Take action TODAY to help make it happen.

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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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“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 the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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