Michelle Reynolds

Michelle first learned about the cruelty of factory farming while pursuing a degree in journalism at the University of Kentucky. She signed up for an agriculture course as an elective simply because it filled a hole in her schedule. That class, chosen by chance, precipitated her “aha” moment: She immediately stopped eating animals and started learning everything she could about animal rights. When not writing for PETA, she enjoys traveling, listening to The Beatles, spending time on the water near her home in Florida, and doting on her guinea pigs, Duke and Bogart, who were rescued during one of PETA’s PetSmart investigations, and her dog, Capone, whom PETA rescued from a chain.

Top PETA Rescues of 2019

From Dogs to Pelicans: Unforgettable PETA Rescue Stories From 2019

PETA and our supporters are an unstoppable force for animals. Here are just a few of our favorite rescue stories from the past year.

PETA's Community Animal Project Fieldworkers

See the Sweet Faces of Animals You and PETA Helped in November 2019

See the pelican, fish, crabs, dogs, and other animals whose lives were forever changed by PETA fieldworkers and your donations.

Pamela Anderson Golden Retriever

Pamela Anderson Offers to Adopt Every Dog in Texas A&M’s Laboratory

Would you rather be tormented and killed in useless experiments or get to live with Pamela Anderson? Yeah, same here.

© Carmelo Redondo

Pennsylvania Hunters Torture Injured Deer

Hunters Who Tortured Deer Criminally Charged, Thanks to Public Outcry

Following demands by PETA and hundreds of thousands of others, felony charges have been filed in connection with the disturbing video of hunters torturing an injured deer.

Pretty tan and brown hamster in peach blanket

Experimenters Terrorize and Kill Mice…to Show They Have Personalities?

Mice are intelligent, affectionate, and altruistic. We don’t need “terror tests” on them to tell us that.

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Pip, Deaf Dog Rescued by CAP

Video: Deaf Dog Rescued by PETA Gets His Christmas Miracle

See this spirited special needs dog go from fenced and forgotten to adopted and adored.

The Animal People Documentary Poster Art

Joaquin Phoenix’s Newest Must-See Film: ‘The Animal People’

“The Animal People” is the story of a group of advocates determined to shut down the world’s largest animal-testing lab and an industry hell-bent on stopping them.

© The Animal People

Fiona Oakes, Marathoner Willing to Run Iditarod to Save Dogs

World Record Marathoner Offers to Run Deadly Iditarod in Place of Dogs

Dogs forced to pull sleds in the Iditarod must run the equivalent of about 36 marathons in a row. World record marathoner Fiona Oakes is willing to run it herself to save them.

© Running for Good

Hunter Does Nearly Naked Photo Shoots With Corpses

Hunter Kills Animals, Does ‘Sexy’ Photo Shoots With Their Corpses

Hunters like to claim that they don’t get perverse pleasure out of killing, but these photos strongly suggest otherwise.

The Secret Lives of Animals

It Looks Like a Children’s Book … but Look Closer

Just in time for the holidays, PETA is releasing “The Secret Lives of Animals,” a new “children’s book for adults.” Looks sweet, right? Look closer.

A pretty Jersey cow feeding her baby calf in a green grassy pasture on a Montana ranch. No people in this high resolution color photograph with horizontal composition.

‘Psychotic’ Cow Who Attacked Man Was Trying to Save Her Baby

A mother cow attacked the man who stole her baby—and we can’t say we blame her.

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#PETATrumpsThanksgiving

Why Is PETA Asking People to Be More Like Trump?

This might be the only story you’ll see Colbert AND Hannity cover. See what PETA is doing, and follow along with hashtag #PETATrumpsThanksgiving.

PETAxNAE Boots

Personal Care & Fashion

The New NAE x PETA Boots Are Here! Snag a Pair While You Can

PETA and nae (No Animal Exploitation) created these shoes to embody our shared ethos: enjoying a life free from harming humans, other animals, or the planet.

© nae

elephant rides, elephant deaths

Another Elephant Collapses and Dies While Being Forced to Give Rides

Despite the chains around him and his mahout’s sharp bullhook, Kanakota lay down while hauling his fourth load of tourists that day. He never got back up.

© Moving Animals

texas A&M, dog laboratory protest

Video: James Cromwell Arrested, Cuffed Protesting Texas A&M Dog Lab

The Emmy winner, Oscar nominee, and badass defender of animals and the planet continued calling out TAMU and its atrocities even as authorities hauled him out.