PETA Reaches Out, Changes Lives

Every year, PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) and Cruelty Investigations Department (CID) transform the lives of thousands of animals, often turning bleak existences into happy endings.

Take this too-cute-for-words fellow, Max. His owner called PETA for a free doghouse. When our CAP team arrived to assess Max’s needs, they discovered that his only shelter was a television stand. And he had no life at all! Chaining is prohibited in Max’s town, so the owner gave him up, but the loneliness, frustration, and harsh elements that plague millions of chained dogs hadn’t yet killed this puppy’s appreciation for human beings—just look at his face!

Fishing hurts, and in this next case, it mutilated a cat. Moby was discovered by a teenager who brought him home and then realized that a fishing hook was impaled in the cat’s lip. The girl called PETA for help. We rushed Moby to a veterinarian, who determined that the hook had been there for days and that Moby’s injury was infected. Moby is now purring through his recovery at PETA headquarters and has an excellent home lined up for him after his stray-holding period is up.

Now, we’d like to thank you, in advance, for taking action on behalf of animals: Scout your neighborhood to find that injured or homeless cat who might be hiding under a car; enlighten the owners of that defeated dog who crouches, 24/7, in the corner of a backyard; or support our work to help suffering animals like those described above. You could very well be some animal’s only hope, and your determination to help them can make happily-ever-after rescues like these happen in your own neighborhood.

Written by Karin Bennett