Danny Prater

Danny spent the formative years of his life in rural Ohio, living among corn stalks and log cabins in the shadow of a ghost town that burned to the ground in the 1840s. Fittingly, you can often find him wearing plaid and sporting a burly beard. With a communications degree in hand from The Ohio State University, he moved to Los Angeles in 2012. In his free time, Danny likes to go for “long-ish” jogs, maintain his self-appointed title as the greatest Dr. Mario player on Earth, and dote upon his two feline companions and numerous succulents.

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Right On, Target! Company Ends Glue Trap Sales After Hearing From PETA

By keeping vile glue traps off store shelves, Target is proving that it has a big heart for small animals.

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Kentucky’s New State Regulations Prompt a PETA Push for Animal-Free Shrine Circus

PETA is pushing for animal-free Shrine circuses in Kentucky after the state adopted regulations limiting the use of endangered animals for entertainment.

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PETA Calls For Investigation After UMass Fails to Report Marmoset Escape to Feds

Marmoset monkeys at UMass were physically harmed on multiple occasions as a result of employees’ improper handling. PETA is calling for action.

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Burberry Bans Exotic Skins After PETA Campaign

Big News: Burberry Bans Exotic Skins Following PETA Entities’ Campaigns!

Burberry has banned exotic skins following campaigns by PETA entities. Will Hermès, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton be next?

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Animal Companions

Why You Should Never ‘Like’ or Share Videos of Animals Being Teased on Social Media

If you come across a social media post or video showing animals being teased, speak out: Leave feedback and help inform others about why these things are harmful. Learn what to say now.

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PETA Science Group Presents Awards to Promote Non-Animal Tests

PETA scientists regularly award promising researchers with the tools they need to replace animal tests with modern, kinder methods.

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These Businesses Helped PETA Grow Our ‘Go Vegan for the Earth Day’ Campaign

These businesses participated in PETA’s push for a vegan Earth Day in 2022. Learn how you can carry on the legacy of this animal- and eco-friendly holiday every day.

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Roadside Zoo ‘Single Vision’ Fined by Feds for Alleged Animal Welfare Act Failures

Over and over again, the roadside zoo Single Vision in Melrose, Florida, has put animals and visitors at risk of injury and even death.

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Get the 30th Anniversary Edition of Ingrid Newkirk’s ‘Free the Animals’ Today: Available on Audible Now

Order the newly expanded special edition of “Free the Animals”—with thrilling real-life backstories of the most daring animal rescues in U.S. history.

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Feds Take Aim at Bearadise Ranch After TV Crew Feeds 300-Pound Bear

After receiving a tip from PETA, the USDA slapped Bearadise Ranch owner Monica Welde with a critical citation and an official warning.

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Mice and Rats Force-Fed Pesticides in Cancer Tests—PETA Scientists Have a Better Plan

PETA scientists have coauthored a paper that will help reduce the number of mice and rats used in tests to see if pesticides cause cancer in humans.

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Evil Bidding: Triple W Exotic Animal Auction Cited by Feds Again Over Welfare Issues

Triple W and other exotic-animal auctions are nightmarish for animals, who are confined to cramped cages and denied necessary veterinary care.

Week of Action to Take Down Exotic Skins

PETA Leads the Charge: Inside the Global Effort to Take Down Exotic Skins

PETA’s latest week of action is a multifaceted approach to ending the exotic-skins industry. See how folks are getting involved.

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PETA Aims to End Injustice With a Surprise Auction Bid on RBG’s Old Fur Coat

PETA hopes that RBG’s fur coat can teach the next generation that ending speciesism—a human supremacist worldview—is crucial for social justice.

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PETA Calls On Feds: Cut Funding to Monkey Laboratories Amid Chagas Disease Risk

In addition to being cesspools of suffering, monkey breeding and experimentation facilities have failed to address or even admit the potential public health threats that they pose.