Joaquin Phoenix, a True ‘Brother Bear,’ Sticks Up for Bears in Traveling Show

The “Bears of Bearadise Ranch” exhibitor is using the connection between bears she exploits and “Brother Bear” as advertising. But the film’s star has a different perspective, one of empathy.

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Victory! After Years of Dedicated Effort, PETA Secures a New Life for Exploited Chimpanzees

Six chimpanzees who endured years of deprivation at the defunct Missouri Primate Foundation are now safe at a lush, accredited sanctuary and will never be exploited again—thanks to PETA.

Pocono Snake & Animal Farm Continues Its Legacy of Cruelty

Fred, a capuchin monkey, died at Pocono Snake & Animal Farm after wasting away for years. Even after several citations from the USDA, animals continue to suffer at this hellish roadside zoo.

PETA Exposes UMass Cruelty: Hamsters Kept in Total Darkness for Over 6 Months

UMass experimenters went rogue and kept young hamsters in constant, complete darkness for 200 days—even though they were approved to inflict the torture for only half that time.

PETA’s Community Animal Project: Don’t Miss Midnight’s Smile, Jaxon’s Snack-Time Fort, and More

Once upon a “Midnight” dreary? Not for this smiling pup! See how PETA’s field team helped ensure that no one was weak or weary, despite rising summer temperatures.

A Potential ‘Catastrophe’: PETA Comes for Butterball Over Whistleblower Revelations

“Super tom” turkeys, “catastrophes,” and pointless prayers—a whistleblower report has PETA urging Butterball not to pile more pain on top of the systemic abuse already inflicted on birds.

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Big Pharma Corp. Eli Lilly Refuses to Ban the Forced Swim Test

Why would Eli Lilly, the Big Pharma house behind Prozac, cling to a junk-science test its competitors have already abandoned? PETA dug into the company’s history to find out.

A Victory That’s Been in the Works Since the ’80s: Neiman Marcus Goes Fur-Free!

After decades of pressure from persistent grassroots activists and PETA, Neiman Marcus Group will stop selling fur at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores.

Slaughterhouse Escape: PETA Friend Diane Warren Rescues Final Missing Cow

No stranger to saving animals, PETA pal Diane Warren stepped in after 40 cows escaped from a slaughterhouse. Thanks to her, the final missing cow—now found—will live at a sanctuary.

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Authorities Shoot and Kill ‘Pet’ Chimpanzee After Owner’s Daughter Is Attacked

PETA warned Tamara Brogoitti that she’d created a ticking time bomb by keeping Buck the chimpanzee as a “pet.” Now, her daughter is injured and Buck has been killed.

Famous Photographer Mike Ruiz Reminds Everyone ‘Leather Is Someone’s Skin’

PETA unveiled a 70-foot-high billboard in the middle of New York City, reminding people that leather is someone else’s skin and urging everyone to shop vegan.

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Kate del Castillo to SeaWorld: Stop Sexually Abusing Dolphins

Imagine being immobilized and forcibly impregnated. That’s the reality for female dolphins at SeaWorld, so Kate del Castillo is calling the company out.

Twitter’s Taking Out the Trash—Will It Bin Speciesist Language, Too?

Twitter gets it: Words matter. It banned hate speech that’s dehumanizing on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, disability, disease, and nationality. Will it consider species, too?

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PETA Honors Prince and Promotes Vegan Wool in New PSA

PETA is honoring Prince on what would have been his 63rd birthday by sharing his anti-wool message with those who need to hear it most: the fashion industry.

These Viral, Graphic Incidents Prove It: Animals Don’t Belong in Circuses

A tiger convulsing, a distressed bear urinating on herself, a lion mauling a handler—we didn’t need any of these viral incidents to know that animals don’t belong in circuses.

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