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PETA Asks LVMH When It Will Stop Fueling the Next Deadly Pandemic

With its pandemic-fueling potential, LVMH’s sale of fur and exotic skins shows a total disregard for everyone’s life.

Pangolins: Hunted for Meat and Traditional Medicine, Blamed for COVID-19

Shy, solitary pangolins want to be left alone to forage and climb trees—not be sold for soup at “wet markets,” where diseases like COVID-19 originate.

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Calif. and N.Y. Lawmakers Join PETA in Push to Ban Deadly ‘Wet Markets’

PETA has been calling for a ban on live-animal markets from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. Every government body should be doing the same.

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Why Is a PETA Supporter the Only One Left at Largest U.S. Pig Slaughterhouse?

This member withstands the cold in front of a Smithfield plant, the largest pig slaughterhouse in the country, as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the meat industry.

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COVID-19 Setbacks? Not for This Eatery, Which Went Above and Beyond

You’ve never seen a “fish” fry like this! Good Friday kicked off with an animal-friendly bang, thanks to this restaurant’s fish-free fry with PETA’s Christian outreach division, LAMBS.

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Scientists Worldwide Work to Fight COVID-19 Without Hurting Animals

Around the globe, there are a number of animal-free experiments already underway aimed at developing a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19. Learn more.

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Watch: PETA Shows How to Make a Face Mask Using … Underwear?!

Is your store out of face masks? Don’t panic—PETA’s strung together the perfect DIY instructions to spread a message about not eating animals.

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PETA Thanks Jack Dorsey for $1B COVID-19 Relief—but What About Animal Tests?

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has pledged $1 billion for global COVID-19 crisis relief. PETA says, no animal-testing strings attached, please.

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PETA in the Field: Kya, Others Can’t Wait for COVID-19 Pandemic to End

The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving families struggling to feed their beloved dogs and cats. But with your help, our fieldworkers are making sure animals don’t go hungry.

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PETA Releases EXCLUSIVE Footage of Wet Markets in 6 Countries, Including China

New footage of wet markets shows terrified bats in cages, gloveless humans handling carcasses on blood-streaked countertops, flies landing on raw flesh that’s for sale, and more.

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A Puzzling Gift for Australia’s Prime Minister

After Prime Minister Scott Morrison called puzzles “essential,” PETA Australia sent him a customized jigsaw puzzle to piece together the best way to avoid future animal-borne illnesses.

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PETA Asks Shareholder Questions at Ralph Lauren and Capri Annual Meetings

PETA is heading to the boardroom to pressure retailers Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, and others not to sell items that sheep and goats suffered and died for.

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Could a Chaotic Seattle-Area Primate Lab Become a COVID-19 Hotspot?

PETA has grave concerns for the monkeys locked up at the federally funded Washington National Primate Research Center in Seattle. Learn why.

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COVID-19 Won’t Stop PETA President’s ‘Animalkind’ World Tour

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s world tour was grounded due to the COVID-19 outbreak, so she’s taking her “Animalkind” book tour online.

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PETA’s Business Tip for SeaWorld: Let Animals Go, Not Employees

PETA is calling on SeaWorld to use the coming weeks to develop a plan to move orcas, dolphins, and other captive marine mammals to seaside sanctuaries.

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Category: COVID19