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Just in Time for Christmas! This Beagle’s Sunset Years Are Finally Looking Golden

When PETA met Copper, he was emaciated, chained, and had no shelter. Now, the senior beagle mix is proving there’s no age limit on giving or receiving love.

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Humane Scam! Why the ‘Better Chicken Commitment’ Is a Factory-Farm Promotion

Find out which “animal protection” groups are promoting animal suffering by supporting the “Better Chicken Commitment” and other humane-washing ploys.

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Happy Hanukkah! Here Are 8 ‘Mitzvahs’ You Can Do to Help Animals

Celebrate the “Festival of Lights” by doing “mitzvahs” for animals. Here are eight actions you can take on each day of Hanukkah!

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PETA to President-Elect Trump: NIH Doesn’t Give a Rat’s A** About Waste—Cut $23 Billion!

As the incoming administration looks to trim government spending, PETA strongly suggests that President-elect Trump slash NIH funding of pointless animal experiments in a mobile billboard near Mar-a-Lago.

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All the New Vegan Products Coming in 2025

Wondering what the new vegan products of 2025 will be? Here are some that I’m looking forward to trying in the new year.

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VIDEO: Police Detain PETA Supporters for Dumping Coal on a CEO’s Doorstep 

The action is part of PETA’s campaign urging Shriners circuses to get off the “naughty” list.

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Victory! National Watermelon Board Ends Rotten Animal Tests After PETA Push

Victory! After a high-pressure PETA campaign, the National Watermelon Promotion Board has agreed to end funding of all fruitless experiments on animals.

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PETA Exposé: Harvard Experimenter in Cahoots With Alpha Genesis Primate Prison

PETA has discovered that a Harvard Medical School experimenter is jetting down to South Carolina’s Alpha Genesis, a prison notorious for monkey escapes and violations.

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Whistleblowers: Egyptian University Cuts Into Dogs for Cruel Trainings

Cairo University appears to be mutilating animals in veterinary school trainings, and students demand that it stop immediately.

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Ho, Ho, Horrible! Three Roadside Zoos Get a Lump of Coal From PETA for Condemning Bears to Concrete Prisons

Stink, stank, stunk! Three roadside zoos are getting a lump of coal from PETA ahead of the holidays. Find out why you shouldn’t go near them with a thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole.

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Global Compassion Funded Petra Veterinary Clinic Is Helping Many Animals

A team of veterinarians backed by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund helps hundreds of suffering donkeys and camels every single week. Find out how you can help.

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Food
How a Major Arena Went All-Vegan for a Superstar

Discover how one big-time artist just got a major arena to go all-vegan, and how other artists have done the same thing.

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PETA's Historic 2024 Wins
Animal-Free Science, Compassionate Clothing, Vegan Coffee: How PETA Took 2024 by Storm

Animal-free science, compassionate clothing, and vegan coffee—how PETA proved that every animal is someone in 2024.

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Bombshell Announcement! PETA’s 2024 Company of the Year is An Angel for Animals

PETA’s 2024 Company of the Year had us tickled ‘PINK’ when it chose to be an ‘angel’ for animals in its catwalk comeback.

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Just in the Nick of Time! PETA-Supported Team Rescues Horses Seconds Before Drone Strike

Several animals were struggling for survival on a farm that was likely hit by a missile strike in Ukraine. Learn how a PETA-supported team helped them.

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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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